The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-06-26

to each representation In the ratio d
voters registered rs aforesaid, as nearly
~ may be. The convention in Virginia
shall consist Of tho same number Of
members M represented the territory
now constituting Virginia in the most
numerous branch Of the Legislature OF
said State in the year eighteen hundred
and sixty, TO be apportioncd 20 aforesaid.
Src. 3. That nj said election the regis
tered vgt@w Il each sibHte sh,eu vs>p fe
or annh1n&A eDusentidA = - DsrGk
Z stitusion therefor under this act Those
voting in favcs Of such convention
shall have written or printed on the bal.
ivi, ~ sa'rh they vote for delegates,
us aforesaid, the words /" For a conven-
ten and those voting against such
convention shall have written or nrinted
on such ballots the words " Against
convention The person appointed to
snperin'end said election, and to make
return Of the votes given thereat, as
herein provided, shall coun, and make
return Of the yoies given for and against
convention and the commanding gen.
crsl 10 .shom the same shall have been
returned shall ascertain and declare the
total vote in each State for and against
convention. If "a minority Of the votes
given on that question shall be for
convention, then such convention shall
be held as hereinafter provided ba, If
a majority Of said votes shall. be against
convention, then no such convention
shall be held under this act Proe.a.i,
That such convention shall not be held
unless a majority Of all such registered
voters shall have voted on the question
Of holding snch convention.
SRc 4 That the commanding general
Of each district shall appoint as many
boards of registration as may be neces-
sary, consisting OF three loyal officers or
persons, to make and complete the reg
istr1tion, supcrinsend the election, and
make return 10 him Of the votes, list Of
voters, and of the persons elected M del
egates by a plurality Of the votes east at
said election and upon receiving said
returns he shall open the same, ascer.
tain the persons elected as delegates as.
cording 10 the returns OF the officers
who conducted said election, and make
proclamation thereof, and if majority
Of the votes given on shat question be
for q convention, the commanding gen.
eral, within sixty days from the date Of
election, shall notify the delegates to
assemble in convention, ut time and
place TO be mentioned ia the notification
aud said convention, when organized,
shall proceed to frame a constitution
and civil government according to the
provisions Of this act and the ac, to
which it is supplementary and when
the same shall have been SO framed
said constitution shall be submitted BY
the convention for ratification to the
persons registered under the provisions
Of this act at an election to be conducted
by the officers or persons appointed or
to be appointed By the commanding
general, ns Aereinbesorc provided, AMI
10 be held after tho expira.ion Of thirty
days from the date of notice thereof, to
be given by said convention and the
returns thereof shall be made to the com.
handing general Of the district
SIC g. That IT, according to said re.
turns, the constitution shall be ratified
BY majority of the votes Of the regis
tered electors qualified as herein speci.
fed, cast at said election tat least one
half Of all the registered voters voting
upon the question of such ratiiica,ion,)
the president Of the convention shall
transmit copy of the same, duly ccrti-
fed, TO the President Of the United
States, who shall forthwith transmit the
same to Congress, If then in session, and
II not in session, then Immediately upon
its next assembling and IL it shall,
moreover, appear to Congress that tho
election was-one a, which all the regis
tered and qualified electors in the State
Ind nm opportunity to vote freely and
without restraint, fear, or the influence
Of fraud, and il the Congress shall be
satisfied TINT such constitution meets
the approval Of majority Of all the
qualified electors in the State, and II the
said constitution shall be declared by
Congress to be in conformity with the
provisieas Of tho act 70 which this 10
supplementary, and the other provisions
Of said act shall have beon complied
with, and the said constitution shall be
approved by Congress, the State shall
be declared entitled to representation,
and Senators and Representatives shall
I be admitted thcresrom as therein pro-
vidcd
sse & That al, ,lcc,ion, in the state.
mentioned in the suid aAct 10 provide
for the more efficient government Of the
rsbc! States" shall, during the opera
| ton of said act, DO by ballot and all
officers making the snid registration Of
voters and conducting said elections
shall. before entering upou the discharge
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