The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-07-04
PROPOSED
Alterations and Amendments
Thereto, Adopted BY the
State Constitutional
Convention, and
Submitted to the People for their
Ratification or Rejection,
March 20, 1870.

MHEhEAc, Inc people Oh inc territory OF
the United States south Of the river Ohio,
having the right Of admission into the
General Government as q member State
thereof, consistent with the Constitution Of
the United States, and the act Of cession Of
the State of North Carolina, recognizing
the ordinance for the government Of the
territory Of the United States northwest Of
the Ohio river, by their Delegates and Rep
resentatiyes in Convention assembled, did,
on the sixth day Of February, in the year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred
and ninety-six, ordain and establish q Con
stitution, or form Of government, and mu-
tually agreed with each other TO form them
selves into . free and independent State, by
the name of the State Of Tennessee; and
WHEREAS, The General Assembly of
said State of Tennessee pursuant to the
third section Of the tenth article Of the Con-
stitution,) by an act passed on the 9th day
Of November, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-three,
entitled, IAN Act to provide for the calling
Of Convention, passed in obedience to the
declared will Of the voters Of the State as
expressed at the general election Of August,
in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and thirty-three, did authorize and
provide for the election by the people Of
delegates and representatives, to meet at
Nashville, in Davidson county, on the third
Monday in May, in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four,
for the purpose of revising and amending
or changing the Constitution; and said Con-
%yention did accordingly meet and form q
Constitution, which was submitted to the
people, and was ratified by them on the first
Friday in March in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty-6ve;
and
WHEREAS, The General Assembly ofsaid
State of Tennessee, under, and in virtue Of
the first section of the first article of the
Declaration Of Rights, contained in and
forming a part Of the existing Constitution
Of the State, by an act passed on the 18th
day Of November, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and si~xty-nine,
did provide for the calling of q Convention
by the people of the State, to meet at Nash
vile, on the second Monday in January, in
the year Of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy, and for the election
Of delegates for the purpose Of amending or
revising the present Constitution, or of form
ing and making a new Constitution; and
WHEREAS, The people Of the State, in
the mode provided by said act, have called
said Convention, and elected delegates to
represent them therein Now, therefore,
We, the Delegates and Representatives
Of the people Of the State Of Tennessee, duly
elected and in Convention assembled, in
pursuance Of said act of Assembly, have or
dained and established the following Con-
S~titution and form of government for this
State, which We recommend to the people
of Tennessee for their ratification That is
to say