The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1869-11-20
i Ji1 10 authorize the people to call con
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4 Gijt 10 authorize the people to call con
UentioH, and for other purposes.
Whereas According to section ! article
!, Of the Declaration Of rights all power is
Inherent in the people, and al free govern
ments are founded on their authority and
instituted for their peace, safety and happi-
ness; and
Whereas, Il is declared that, for the ad-
yancement Of these ends, the people have,
at all times, an inaienaGie right to alter,
reform or abolish the government in such
manner rs they may think proper; and
Whereas, In the opinion Of this General
Assembly, the public exiSencies do now de-
maud the exercise Of these inherent and re
scrvad po~ers on the part Of ttge people OF
the State therefore,
Section l. BE it enacted Nv the General
Assem- bly, ofrthe State of feAnessee, That.
every male person not convicted and rem
dered infamous for crime, Of the age Of p
wears, being q citizen Of the United States
and a citizen Of the county where he may
offer his vote, six months next preceding the
day Of election, is hereby authorized 10 as
=, mbIe on the third Saturday of December,
1869, at the several places Of holding cleo
tons IN the several counties, and vote for or
against calling q Convention To amend, re
wise, or form and make Il new Couatitu ton
Tor the State; and no certificate or other
qualification than the foregoing shall Ice re
CURED by the Judges holding said elections.
See, 2 Be it further enacted, i h at IN
submitting the question OF u convention to
the 2eopie, they shall have written or print
ed on their ballots the words q Convention,
or No CONVENTION; and the number OF
votes cast for a convention be greater than
tue votes cast against convention, then
there shall be a convention
500. Pc r further nracfrd that an % lec-
ton for delegates to a convention Of rhe PEG
rIe Of the State shall be held IN tia. several
counties thereof at the same time and
places, and that said election shall be held
at all the precincts and voting places es-
tabIished BY law, and shall be managed and
conducted by the Commissioner of Registra-
ton and other proper officers Of the com.
ties respectively, in the same manner and
under the same rules and regulations that
members Of the General Assembly are now
elected, as heretofore prescribed By section
Ist of this act, and it is hereby declared to
be the duty Of the Governor to issue his
proclamation to the several Commissioners
Of Registration Of the State Immediately al
ter the passage Of this act requiring them
to hold and conduct the same as herein pro-
vided. The said Commissioners of Regis
tration shall advertise the time and places
of said election as in cases Of 10 smbers Of
the General Assembly
See. 4 BE it further enacted, That the
whole number Of delegates elected to said
Convention shall be seventy five.
Sec. 5. BE 1t further enacted That each
one OF the Representative Districts, as es-
tabiished by the apportionment act OF 18th
of February, 1882, shall constitute a dis
trict, and elect and send to said Convention
exactly the same number Of delegates that
they have Represe natives in the General
Assembly By said act OF apportioDm ent
Sec g. BE it further enacted, That each
one Of the FIoaterial Districts, as establish