The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-07-04

/. BE iorldine5 by The Convention, That
it shall be the duty OF the several officers Of
the State, authorized by law 10 hold cleo
tons for members of the General Assembly
and other officers, to open and hold an
election at the place Of holding said cleo
tons in their respective counties, on the
fourth Saturday in March, 1870, for the
purpose Of receiving the votes Of such quail
lied voters as may desire to vote for the
ratification or rejection Of the Constitution
recommended by this Convention. And
the qualification Of voters in said election
shall be the same as that required in the
election Of delegates to this Convention.
=. II shall be the duty Of said returning
officers, in each county in the State, to en-
roll the namc Of each voter on the poll
books prepared for said election, and shall
deposit each ballot in the ballot boxes 70
spectively. Each voter who wishes to nti-
fy the 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 "Old Constitution, :" or words Of like
import.
Z. 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 tho Judges
or inspectors, shall count the votes given
for the New Constitution and those
given for the "Old Constitution" Of which
they shall take a correct estimate in said
poll books. They shall 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 respec i've counties for or
against the "Ncw 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 coun.
ty Clerks, they shall certify to the Prosi-
dent Of the Convention an accurate state
ment Of the number of votes cast for or
against the New Constitution" as ap-
pears on said poll books. And if any Of
Salu EeLurnlD8 OlnCeIS Snan IaH 10 MAKE the
returns herein provided for within the time
required, the Governor shall be authorized
to send special messengers for the result Of
the vote in those counties whose officers
have so failed TO make returns.
4. Upon the receipt Of said returns, il
shall be the duty of the Governor, Speaker
Of the Senate and the President Of this
Convention, or any two Of them, to COM
pare the votes cast in said election, and il
it shall appear that majority of all the votes
cast for or against the New Constitution"
were for ''New Constitution" it shall be
the duty Of the Governor, Speaker Of the
Senate and President Of this Convention,
or any two Of them, to append to this Con-
stitution a certificate Of the result Of the
votes, from which time the Constitution
shall be established as the Constitution Of
Tennessee, and the Governor shall make
proclamation ofthe result.
5. The Governor of the State Is request
ed to issue his proclamation as to the cleo
tion on the fou tn Saturday in March, 1870,
herein provided for.
JOHN G. Brown, President.
Attest:
7. e. s. RUsswURN, Secretary.