The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-01-05
IN sENATE.
Medntsdav. peremher !.

IN SENATE,
"Wednesday. December ii.
NJ. Thom,.. from The committee m
prssilegrs aud elections. 10 ~hem was re
fefred d resolution on The subject nl IL
legal grIpsns msde By certain Sheriffs :.
ihe last Eabernslerial election. presented
0 report.
Mr.. Morehesd observed. This was .
Fepor'. iavoIving matters Of vital impor
lance. and he vas ayerse 10 the commit
tees being di.chsrgedby The presentation
Of sreposi; be fully concurree in the op,n
isns II expressed. and a. this sutjrc, had
heeaso fully considered before this com
miifee. he shoald move 10 re-commii The
report. with instructions 10 The commiuee
. report bill IA conformity ,herewilh.
Mr. Edssr5s moved 70 Law the reror,
nron The labfs. After few .. IN rks from
Messrs. Jayner. Thomas. Edwards aud
Murshesd; on mntian OF Nfr. Spraill. The
rerofs vas ordered 20 be printed, and
lsid npon Ire tsblc.
Mr.. Moore preserved , report from The
joint select cnmailise On Congressional
Districts, areanpmied by iiIs foilosins
bill. u;iich was read, and on motion u
Mr.. S,,aighi. ordered % be printed. and
made ihe ordsr Of The day Tor Wednss
day nexi:
aSsc.l. Be itsensct~d ny the General
Assembly Of The Sale of Nof,sl Carolina.
sad d j. hereby enacled by he authority
of ihe same, rhs, he ,hirs section II The
SAID scl be, and is hereby 30 altered and
amended, Tor ne purpose cfeleeting Rep
resensiives " The Congress Of the Unlt-
Cd S,a'sss - % divide INA Stale INTO nine.
instss Of ihireea districts. And The ssid
bl6e districts ssall BE- composed OF The
f0ll0wing eovniies. 10 vi:
The fIh district, shsll be con posed of
The counties Of w Ike, Chatham. CuDber-
land. Moore, Johnston and Wayne.
The issi ai@,siei, .hsll be con- pns ell u
The ccan,ies Of Cherokee, Msc.n. Hay
wood. Bancombe. Henderson, Ruther-
ford. Burke, YsIcey. Ciesselsad and
Caldwell. s.
The second district. shall be composed
of The conn'ies # Mrckleubarg. Lincoln,
Iredrll, Davie, Rowan and Gsharu..
the third district. shsll be composed
81 fshs. W.lkes, Surry, Stokes, Rock.
iLgbsm aisd Cs%~ell,
The iouflh dIs,Hrt. shall be composed
81 The c,vsil.s oisRichmond. Nnngntpe
~. Ahssh. Stasly. Randolph. Dyidscn
and Gvilford: .
The stath Sisirirt. shsll be composed
oil the counties 4 Rabesan. Columbus,
Blsten. Bn,as~ick, New Hanover.
sampson. DsplIa, Lenoir, Jones and
0asio~.
The seventh DISTRICT. shsll be rompns-
ed Of ibs caunuss 1t 0rsnse. Person,
Granville, Franklin. Warren and Halifax.
The eighth d,s.rie,, shall be com pos.
I'd Of the eoonnss Of ssss. Edgeconb.
PIT. Essas.rt. Washington. TyrfeIl,
Hyde. c1ayen, Catieset and Greene.
The ninth s.s,tie,, .haII BE composed
RI tie counties Of M,riia. Rer,,r, iiert-
lord Northampton. Gates. Chosan Per-
qhimoas, pssdco!snk, Camden and Cur
n.pek.
Each Of which di.triris Hal be entitled
Ia elect and send one Representative 10
the Congress OF The United Sites.
Sec. 2. Beit further enacted. That tie
Eighth seciinn D! said sc,. shall be, and |
tie same is hereby. so amended. a. 10
make il the duty Of ,he sheritFs or o'her
returning officers. Of The caunies of each
of The said Jis ric $. To meet tace,her nn
HE Thursday nexl. afler each election, n
cpm?sre the polls. a The places heteinaf.
Der named. bu 10 other respects under The
same rules and regulations as are reqnIr-
ed BY said art--,hs, is to say. In the first
Dis r.ri, II The cnur, house Ia Ashesile,
In The country of BunconBe The sc.
cnnd district. st Noun, Mourue. in s,p
eopnty ii trsdef--la the thlrd district. at
tie courthouse 10 Korklofd, in the coun.
~ III Surty In ,h- lpuflh dissnef. at
II nts0mrry court hnuse-in the iiflh
district. Al Aserasborough. 10 The county
II gumheii.nl lin tho stxlh district, ii
Sauta Washington. in the county 81 l,
Msh Hasotef--ln Die ssyenh dl..riet.