The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-01-21
SENATOR SMITHS BILL,
Calling Constitutional Convention
for Arkansas,

| or Arkansas, The Dill is as toIloWS;
Section /. That convention to
revise and amend the present con-
stitution of the state, or to propose
a new constitution, is hereby called
to meet in the hall of the House of
Representatives in the city of Lit
tie Rock, October /, 1895, Said
convention shall consist of 100 mem
bers, to be chosen as follows, name
| ly! Each county shall have one
delegate; two shall be chosen from
each of the six Congressional dis
tricts Of the state; not more than
six delegates at large shall be from
the same county, Any qualified
elector shall be eligible as a dele
gate. The convention when assem-
bled shall be the Judge of the quail
fcations, election and return of ITS
members.
Sec, 2. An election for delegates
shall be held August 10, 1895; and
the Governor is required to issue his
proclamation Immediately after the
passage of this act, directing an
election to be held in each county
in the state on the above date for
delegates to said convention, Said
election shall be held and conducted
at the same places and in the same
manner as elections for members of
the General Assembly are now re-
quired to be held, and all persons
qualified TO vote under the consti-
tuition and laws of this state shall
be entitled to vote at said election,
and the votes cast at said election
shall be counted and returned in
the same manner and within the
same time and by the same officers
now provided by law in cases Of gen
eral elections, and certificates shall
be issued by county election COM
missioners to delegates elected, in
cases of the delegates to be elected
from the several counties, and by
the Secretary of State and Govern.
or in cases of delegates from the
several Congressional districts and
the state at large, Returns shall
be made to the Secretary of State
of the vote for said delegates from
said Congressional districts and
from the state at large in the same
manner as now required by law in
cases OF state officers other than
those known and designated as con-
stitutional officers All provisions
Of existing election laws that are
applicable shall be in force in hold
ing the election hereby provided
for,
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty Of
the delegates elected aforesaid to
assemble at the time and place de.
siguated in the first section Of this
act, with generalpowers Of adjourn.
ment, IT shall be the duty of the
Secretary Of State to call said con
yention to order, and to submit all
the returns Of the election Of dele.
gates in his possession, and read
the aforesaid proclamation Of the
Governor. After said delegates
shall have taken an oath to support
the constitution and laws Of the
United States and to faithfully dis
charge their duties as delegates
they shall organize by electing ont
Of their number as president ant
by selecting such other clerks anC
employees as may be actually need
ed in the transaction of business, A
majority of the delegates author
lied by this act shall constitute q
quorum, and a majority of vote
cast shall be necessary to an elec
ton
Section 4, ia case a vacancy oc
ours in the representation from am
county the same shall be filed by
appointment by the Governor, ]
a vacancy occurs in The representa-
tion from a congressional District
the same shall be filed by The re
malnng delegates from alI sucl
districts, and any vacancy IN tn,
delegation from the State at lar8,
shall be filed by the remaining del
egates at large,
Section 8, The compensation o
delegates to said convention shal
be $500, to be paid In such install
ments as the Constitution shall di
rect provided, at least one'iourtl
thereof shall not be paid until aGte
the convention shall have com
pleted It's work, The compensation
Of employees shall not exceed 50 pc
day,
Section g. The sum Of $1,000 !
hereby appropriated out Of an
money In the Treasury not other
wise appropriated, to delray tn
expenses Of said convention, an