The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1869-11-26

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then tihall be a conYelsn.
VIE it further enacted, That
an -.sctiI,ti for delegates to conven,
ton of the people of the State shall
Re held in the several counties there
Of at the same time and Places and
tIat said election shall be held at all
the precincts and voting places es-
tablished by law, aud shall be man
aged aud conducted by the Commits
sioner of Re gistration and other prop
er officers of the counties respective
", in the same manner and under the
same rules and regulations that mem
bers of the General Assembly are now
elected. as heretofore prescribed by
section lat of this act, and it is here
by decla red to be the duty of the
Governor to issue his proclamation
to the several Commissioners of Reg
istrtion of Pe State Immediately sf
ter the passage of this act requiring
them to hold and conduct the same
as herein provided. The said Com
missioners of Registration shall ad-
vertise the time and places of said
election as in cases of members of the
General Assembly.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That
the whole number of delegates elect
ed to said Convention shall be seven
ty-fve.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That
each one of the Representative Dis
triots, as established by the appoint
ment act of 19,h of February, 1852,
shall constitute a district. and elect
and send to said Convention exactly
the same number of delegates that
they have representatives in the Gen
eral Assembly by said said act of sp-
Portionment.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That
each one of the Pictorial Districts. IS
established by said act of sppOrtion-
ment, shall constitute a district, and
elect and send to said convention
each one delegate.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That
the votes in the Representative and
Pictorial Districts shall be compared
at the several places where the votes
for the members of the General As
sembly were compared in the last
August election.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That
no person shall be eligible to a seat in
said convention who is not twenty
one years of age, and who has not
been a citizen ofthe State for twelve
months, and of the county and dis
trict from which he is elected six
months Immediately preceding the
election.
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That
alIlaws requiring test oaths to enable
persons to become candidates for Of
fee, or requiring Judges and Clerks
Of elections totake said oath. shall
not apply TO the election to be held
under this act.
Sec. 10 Be it further enacted,
Thatin case of the dsalb,- refusal to
serve, resignation or removal from
this State Of any delegate. the vaean-
Oy thereby shall be filed in the same
manner prescribed by law for the fill
ing Of vacancies in the representa-
tion, 10 the General Assembly.
SEC. II. Be it further enacted.
That it shall be the duty OF the Com
missioner Of Registration Of each
county IN the Stale, Immediately af-
ter said election, to make a complete
return to the Secretary OF Stale of
the votes cast ''for Convention" or
mo Convention, y and for delegates
Ia his county. The certificate of |
election ofthe returning officer or Of
foers Of the county or districts, shall
be Prima ffqeia evidence Of the right
Of any delegate to q searin said con-
yen. ion; sub .css if contested, TO be