Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-27


mo Convention" and if the number ,
votes cast for convention be greater tina
the vote cast against a convention, the
there shall be a convention.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That a
election for delegates toa convention of th
people of the State shall be held in the ses
eral counties thereof at the same time an
places and that said election shall be hel
at all the precincts and voting places es
tablished by law, and shall be managed an
conducted by the commissioners of regis
tration and other proper officers of tn
counties respectively, IN the same name
and under the same rules, regulations AM
restrictions that members of the Genera
Assembly are now elected. And it is here
by declared to be the duty of the Governo
to issue his proclamation to the severa
| Commissioners of Registration of the Stat
at least 80 days before the time appoint
ed for holding said election, recurring
them TO hold and conduct the same a
herein provided. The said Commissioner
of Registration shall advertise the time anC
| places as in cases of members of the Gen
eral Assembly.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the
whole number of delegates elected to said
convention shall be 100, and that each one
of the 25 Senatorial districts shall each com.
pose district and elect each one delegate
to said convention.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That each
one of the Representative districts, as es-
tablished by the apportionment act of 18th
February, 1852, shall constitute a district,
and elect and send to said convention ex-
lxy Of al hat
they have Representatives in the General
Assembly by said act of apportionment.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted. That each
one of the Pictorial districts, as established
by said act of apportionment, shall consti-
tute district, and elect and send to said
convention each one delegate.
Sec. Z. Be it further enacted, That the
votes in the several Senatorial, Represen-
tative and Pictorial districts, shall be COM
posed at the several places where the votes
for members of the General Assembly
were compared in the last August election.
Sec s. Be it further enacted, That no
person shall be eligible to seat in said
convention who is not 81 years of age, and
who has not been a citizen of the State for
- months, and of the county and district
from which he is elected, six months i'm
mediately preceding the election.
Sec. .. Be it further enacted, That sec
ton of an act passed February %, 1867,
entitled "an act of alter and amend an act
passed May 3, 1866, and all other laws re-
quiring test oaths in order to procure GER
tifcates to constitute persons electors, and
to enable them to become candidates for
offices in Tennessee be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec 10 Be it further enacted, That in
case of the death, refusal to serve, resigna-
ton or removal from the State of any dele
gate, the vacancy occasioned thereby shall
be filed in the same manner prescribed by
law for the filling of vacancies in the repre-
sentation to the General Assembly.
Sec II. Be it further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the Commissioner of
Registration of each county in the State,
Immediately after said election to make a
complete return to the Secretary of the
State of the votes cast ''t0r convention" or
''3l0 convention" and for delegate in his
county The certificate of election of the
returning officer or officers of the county
or districts shall be pJrimd fHcid evidence Of
the right of any delegate to a seat in said
convention, subject, if contested, to be de-
cided in the manner the convention may
prescribe.
Sec. 70. And be it enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the Governor and
Secretary of State to compare the returns
made by the Commissioners of Registra-
ton, and if a majority of those voting be in
favor of a convention, it shall be the duty
of the Governor Immediately to issue his
proclamation announcing the result, and
converting said convention in the city of
Nashville on the - day of --, 1869,
and when so assembled said delegates shall
organize themselves into a constitutional
convention by the election of President
and such other officers as they may deem
necessary.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, That said
convention shall adopt such rules and regu-
lations for its government and the transac-
ton of business as it shall think proper,
and that the members and officers of said
convention shall receive the same cOmpen-
sation as is now allowed by law to the mem
bers and officers of the General Assembly
of the State, and to be paid in the same
manner by the Treasurer.
Sec. H. And be it further enacted, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
Mr.. Steele moved to adopt the report Of
the committee recommending the adoption
of the bill in lieu. Agreed to.
Mr. Smith of Washington, moved to
strike out all after the enacting clause OF
the bill in lieu, and to insert the provisions
of the bill offered by himself few days
ago, constituting the General Assembly a
convention of the people Rejected blythe
following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Agee. Baber, Boyett,
Brown, Clark of Haywood, Curl, Hunley,
Keeney. Kenney, McBath, McClary, Nc
Council, Roach, Scott, Slimp, Smith and
Snodderly-1G.
Noes-Messrs. Baker, Barry, Barton,
Boyd, Bright, Caldwell, Casey, Cheatham,
Clark of jackson, Colville, Cox, Dunlap,
Eckel, Glenn, Hampton, Harris, Horn
berger, James of Hamilton, James of Smith,
Jones, Kelly, King, Knight, Lackey, Lay
man, Longacre, McGaughey, Morrison,
Nicks, Nixon, Rhea, Rosson, Russell OF
Hickman, Russell of rutherford and Bed
ford, Saunders, Sherrod, Singletary, Spears,
Steele, Stephens, Thomas Tucker, Walker,
Warren, West, White, Wilson, Young and
Speaker Perkins-5l.
Mr.. Steele moved that the bill reported
from the Judiciary Committee be passed
on its second reading. Carried by the fol
lowing vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Baber, Barry, Boyd,
Boyett, Bright, Caldwell, Casey, Cheatham,
Clark of jackson, Colville, Cox, Curl,
Dunlap, Glenn, Hampton, Harris, Horn
berger, James of Hamilton, James OF
Smith, Jones, Keeney, Kelly, Kenney,
King, Knight, Lackey, Longacre, McClary,
McGaughey, Nicls, Nixon, Rhea, Roach,
ROsson. Russell of Hickman, Russell of
Rutherford and Bedford, Saunders, Sher-
rod, Slack, Smith, Spears, Steele, Stephens,
Taylor, Tucker, Walker, Warren, West,
White, Wilson, Young, and Speaker Per
kins-52.
Noes-Messrs. Agee, Baker, Brown,
Clark of Haywood, Eckel, Hunley, Lay
man, McBath, Mcconnell, Morrison, Scott,
Singletary Slimp, and Snodderly-1i.
Mr. Steele moved that POO copies of the
bill be printed. Agreed to.
On motion of Mr. James, of Hamilton,
the bill was then made the special order fol
1890 A. NJ. next Thursday.
RAILROAD RECEIVERS.
Senate bill to change the mode of APP
pointing receivers on delinquent railroads
was taken up as the special order, on third
reading.
Mr.. Hornberger moved to insert in the
last line of the third section, after over and
above the necessary, the words ''repairs
and. Adopted.
Mr.. Rhea moved TO amend the last line
of the third section by adding ''and pay.
ment may be made in bonds of the State at