CONVENTION.
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Al the late election in August vote was
taken on the subject Of Convention TO
change the Constitution. As the vote in
favor of Convention, did not amount TO a
majority of all the votes polled, it is now
doubted whether Convention can be prop
erly convened.


The Constitution of the State provides:


ART. s, SEC. / Every twelfth year af-
ter this Constitution shall have taken effect,
at the general election held for Governor,
there shall be poll opened, in which the
qualified electors OF the State, shall express
by vote, whether they are in favor of calling
a Convention or not; and ii there shall be a
majority Of all the votes given at such cleo
lion, in favor of Convention, the Governor
shall inform the next General Assembly
thereof, whose duty it shall be to provide by
law for the election of the members of
the Convention, the number thereof, and the
time and place of meeting; WHICH law shall
not be passed unless agreed 10 by MAORI
iy of the members elected TO both branches
of The General Assembly.


The vote on the question of Convention
at the election was very small-and although
majority of votes on that subject, was in
favor of Convention-siill that Imajorliy
was far short Of the majority of the whole
number of votes gives Tor Governor, mem
bers Of the Legislature, &c. Under such
circumstances, where there was not ma.
Joriy of the whole number of voles given
in, in favor of convention, will the Gov
ernor or Legislature be authorized 10 act il
the premises? The words of the section
above quoted seem TO be positive, and re-
qnre majority of the whole number O
votes given in at the election


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