Proceedings Of The Missouri State Convention Held At Jefferson City July 1861

Author : Missouri State Convention
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ISBN 13 : 9781331335603
Total Pages : 340 pages
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Download or read book Journal and Proceedings of the Missouri State Convention written by Missouri State Convention and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Journal and Proceedings of the Missouri State Convention: Held at Jefferson City and St. Louis, March, 1861 Sec. 6. Said Convention shall adopt such rules and regulations for its government, and the proper transaction of business, as they shall think proper. They shall have the same privileges as the members of the General Assembly now have, by law; and the officers, members and assistants of said Convention shall receive the same compensation as is now allowed by law to the officers, members and assistants of the House of Representatives; and said compensation shall be allowed and paid them in the same manner. Sec. 7. In cases of contested elections to said Convention, the contending candidates shall pursue the same course and be governed by the same rules, as are now prescribed by law in relation to contested elections for members of the General Assembly; and the Convention shall be the judge of all such contested elections for membership therein. Sec. 8. In case of vacancy occurring in said Convention, by death, resignation, or otherwise, of any member, the same shall be filled in the same manner as now prescribed by law for filling vacancies in the State Senate. Sec. 9. All persons qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, under existing laws, shall be entitled to vote for delegates to said Convention. Sec. 10. No act, ordinance, or resolution of said Convention shall be deemed to be valid to change or dissolve the political relations of this State to the Government of the United States, or any other State, until a majority or the qualified voters of this State, voting upon the question, shall ratify the same. Sec. 11. The County Clerks of the several counties, immediately after the returns shall be made to his office, on said act or ordinance of said Convention, so submitted, shall certify the same to the office of the Secretary of State, when the Governor shall announce, by proclamation, the result of said election. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 21, 1861. I, B. F. Massey, Secretary of State, do hereby certify that the foregoing act, entitled "An act to provide for calling a State Convention," is a true and correct copy of the original roll of said law now on file in this office. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of office. Done at the city of Jefferson, the 21st day of January, 1861. In conformity with the requirements of the foregoing law, I, C. F. Jackson, Governor of the State of Missouri, hereby direct and command that you cause the notice of the time and place of holding said election within and for the county, of which you are the Sheriff, to be given in accordance with the provisions of said law. In testimony whereof, I have here-to set my name, and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Missouri. Done at the City of Jefferson, this 21st day of January, A. D. 1861; of the Independence of the United States the eighty-fifth, and of the State of Missouri the fortieth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.