Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-22
the Committee on Elections was read and
oRDIxANCE.


ORDINANCE.
|. Be it ordained by the Convention
That it shall be the duty of the seyera
officers of the Sta.e, authorised by Law
to hold elections for members of the Gen
eral Assemly and other officers, to opel
and hold an election at the place of hold
| ing said elections in their respective coun
ties, on the fourth Saturday in March
1870, for the purpose of receiving thu
votes of such qualified voters as may de
sire to vote for the ratification orreiectior
of the Constitution recommended by thi,
Convention. And the qualification OF
voters in said election shall be the same a:
that required in the election of delegates
to this Convention.
2. 1t shall be the duty of said returning
officers, in each county in the State, to
enroll the name of each voter on the poll
books prepared for said election, and
shall deposit each ballot in the ballot-box-
ee respectively. Each voter who wishes to
ratify tue New Constitution shall have
written or printed on his ticket, the words
''New Constitution, or words of like
import; and each voter who wishes to
vote against the ratification of the New
Constitution, shall have written or printed
on his ticket, the words sold Constitu-
ton, " or words of like import.
3. The election shall be held, and the
judges and clerks shall be appointed, as in
the case of the election of the members
of the General Assembly and the re-
turning officers, in presence of the judges
or inspectors, shall count the votes given
for the "New Constitution" and those
given for the Constitution, " of which
they shall take correct estimate in said
poll books. They6hall deposit the origi-
nal poll books of said election with the
clerks of the County Courts in the re-
spective counties, and shall, within five
days after the election, make out
accurate statements of the number
of votes in their respective counties for or
against the ''New Constitution" and i'm
mediately forward by mail one copy of
said certificates to the Governor and one
to the Speaker of the Senate So soon as
the poll-books are deposited with the
County Clerks, they shall certify tO.the
President of the Convention an accurate
statement of the number of votes cast for
or against the ''Ncw Constitution, " as
appears on said poll-books. And if any
of said returning officers shall fail to make
the returns herein provided for within the
time required, the Governor shall be
to send special messengers for
The result of the vote in these counties
whose officers have SO failed to make re-
Turns.
t. Upon the receipt Of said returns,
t shall be the duty of the Governor,
speaker of the Senate and the President !
II this Convention, or any two of them,
o compare the votes cast in said election, |
md if it shall appear that majority of all !
he votes cast for ''New Constitution, y
t shall be the duty of the Governor, |
speaker of the Senate and President of |
his Convention, or any two Of them, to |
ppend to this Constitution a certificate of |
he result of the votes, from which time |
he Constitution shall be established as the |
Constitution Of Tennessee, and the Gov
nor shall make proclamation Of the
e5ult
5. The Governor Of the State is re
ucsted to issue his proclamation as to |
he election on the fourth Saturday in
larch, 1870, herein provided for.
PRINTING.
The various propositions on printing the
ournals and new Constitution were re
erred back TO Committee on Printing.
Mr.. Williamson, from the Committee |
n Expenses, reported and recommended
hat the per diem Of the officers of the
be the same as in the Senate.
ADOPTED.
Mr.. House, of Williamson, offered &
cs0lutiOn that the capital of merchants
hall be taxed, not higher than the adj
alorem tax on other property, which,
fter some discussion, was passed over
until tomorrow morning at
inc o'clock.