The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-01-27

suld Convention sbaH be belu aud
conducted by aud Under the laws
OF this State IN the same mauner
aud AZ the same places rs election
tor members OF the Legislature are
now held in this STATE; aud all per-
sons who are qualified electors M.
derthe laws OF this State, shall be
entitled to vote at said electi0u,
and the votes cast at sand election
shall he cOun,ed, certified aud re-
turned IN the same manner, and
within the same time aud by the
same officers, as now provided by
law in Cases of general election, aud
certificates shall issue as in elect,on
of members Of the Legislature, to
such persons chosen as delegates TO
said Convention, receiving the high
est nnm Der of votes. Aud 1t shall
be the duty of the Secretary Of
State to certify the result OF said
election to the Governor within tit-
teen days after tue day OF said cleo
ton.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted,
That said delegates shall be called
to order at II O'Clock M. OH the day
herein fixed therefor, by the Chief
Justice, or one of the Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court of
the State, who, it there be not u
quorum present, shall adjourn them
to the same place, and from day TO
day, until u quorum shall appear,
and on tue appearances of quorum
he shall administer to each OF them
an oath to support the Constitution
of the Quilted States, aud that he
will not knowingly propose or sup
port any alteration or amendment
of the present Constitution of the
State in conflict with the COnstitu.
ton OF the United States or any
amendment thereto, and each dele
gate shall take and subscribe to said
oath.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted,
That as soon as a majority OF the
delegates elect, shall have appear
ed and been sworn, as provided IN
the foregoing section, they shall
then proceed to elect their own pre-
officer, employ eeS and ser
wants rs they, from time to time,
shall find necessary, sUd may ill
vacancies that may occur, and If
IA vacancy shall occnr among the
the same shall be filed,
if practicable, in the same manner
as like vacancies are filed by Law
in cases of vacancies in the LegiS-
SEC. T.. Be it further enacted,
That the Constitution as framed By
said Convention, shall be submitted
% the qualified electors of the State
or ratification or rejection, and F..
shall not be binding until the same
shall have been ratified by the quail
fed electors OF the State, and the
'aid convention shall prescribe the !
node whereby the sense OF the
qualified electors OF the State shalt
De taken aud recorded.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted,
That the compensation of the dele.
to said convention shall be
our dollars per day, for each day !
aid convention shall be in session, !
md the same mileage now allowed !
" law TO members OF the 'LeglSla- /
ure ; and the said convention shall {
* the amount OF compensation Of ;
Is officers, employees aud servants. !
SEC. O.. De it further enacted,
hat the sun OF thirty Thousand I
or so much thereof as may ;
necessary, be and the same is i
appropriated out of any mo- c
in the Treasury, 0 otherwise
pproprlate,l, TO pay the expenses I
said Convention, ii held. Aud
be Auditor OF Public Accounts is
Iereby authorized 10 draw his war y
ant or warrants III the Treasurer :
or said amount, or SO much there t
f as may be necessary, Oh the GER a
i6cate OF the President of said h
Convention, in favor of the dele +
.atts, officers, employees aud SER s
ants of said convention. t
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, l
hat this Act take effect aud be in :
Orce from aud alter its passage. e
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