The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-11-21
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LROT 81 The NOnEeniinn.
IL org Rizsli0n having been completed
. The Coarensl1n wfsli indnsiIiousIy 10 u0Tl
IN disrhaEgs o. The important duties a.
signed il. and Il HE latest daie from Mon
lerey llhe evfnirg n September 22) mos
81 The provisions 81 The proposed GonsIi-
iuiion had been passed upon in Commit.
lee Of the Whole. and The Convention was
experied 70 gel through lis work .. d al.
j0urn during The FIRST week IN October.
A Bill of Rights precedes the consii
tuition. uhich, as adopted in Committee
Of The Who'll. embraces twenty sections
Of the usual rllarasier Of such provisions.
The question 81 slavery. The only point
las The California ssysl on which il was
supposed . controversy would arise. was
settled unanimously. and without debate.
by The adoption Of a section utterly pro-
hibiiing slavery within The Stale. The
words Of this seeiion. whlrh is numbered
IL. are as follows: . Neither SLAVERY nor
involuntary seryilude. unless for The pun
ishmenl Of crimes. shall ever be tolerated
IN lhe Siale." Some Few Of the mem
hers were in fsror Of submitting This ques-
lion 10 be voted upon by The people. but
Ihe proposition was not urgently pressed,
and was rejected almost unanimously.
proposition had passed in Committee
81 The Whole d prevent free c0l0red per-
sors from settling III California. and also
10 prevent owners OF slaves from convey
ing them 10 lhe Stale for The purpose Of
liheraiing them; bar. as much division Of
opinion existed on lie subject. and some
apprehension was entertained lest il might
leopard The ratification Of the Constitution
by Congress. the California thinks il pro.
babIe thai il will be stricken oul BY Tie
Convention.
The suffrage question was the source
of considerable debate. and was finally
disposed OF by admitting 10 The privileges
of electors all male citizens OF the United
States who are lweniy-one years Of age
and for six months residents in California.
lexcepl Indians. Alrsans, and the descen-
danis OF Africans.
The Legislature is TO consist of two
branches-an Assembly and Senate
with such general powers. privileges and
dulles as are ordinarily given TO such boz
dies. The members Of the Assembly are
10 be elected annually, and of the Senate
biennially. No person can be member
ofthe Legislature who has moi been resi-.
dent al The State for one year. The mum.
Der Of members Of The Assembly j. never
10 be less Than tweniy.four, nor more than
iwenty.slx, until the population of The
Stale ,hall amount 10 one hundred thou
sand and after that period The whole
number OF members of the Assembly is
moi 10 be less III n thirty nor more Than
eighty. The Senate is never 10 consist
Of less than one.lhird nor more than one
half The number Of The Assembly.
The Executive Department consists Of
a Governor and Lieutenant Governor, 10
be elected biennially by the people; a
Secretary of State, 10 be appointed by the
/ Governor. BY and with the advice and
consent of the Senate; and State Urea.
surer. a Comptroller, Attorney General,
and Surveyor General, each of whom is
TO be elected by The Legislature for the
first term, and afterwards by The people
The Governor is invested with the usual
powers conferred on such funciionaries
including The veto, and the duties Of the
other State officers are similar 10 those o
relative rank in other States.
i Banking corporations and lotteries are
prohibited ndall other corporations, ex
cept for municipal purposes, are 10 be es
tablished under general laws, The stock
holders TO be individually liable far al
their debls. Considerable debate occur
red on provision which allows corpora
lions to be formed for receiving deposiie.
of gold and silver, il having been urged
that, under such provision, an irrespon
! sible system OF banking might grow up
but the section was finally so amended al
, 10 avoid all The objections advanced, an,
in that shape il passed.
The boundary, judicial. and education
. al questions were not decided al The dat,
! of the laies, adyices from Monterey.
: nIutiny and Outrage. We learn from
The Pacific News thai, owing 10 the higl
wages paid 10 seamen in the merchan
service al San Francisco, being from sl3'
10 $3.50 per month"; The greatest difficult
ty has been experienced, and the slricies
surveillance required on The part Of ib
naval officers 10 prevent the men attaches
TO The United States squadron from dc
sorting. As consequence Of this stat
OF things, on the night Of Thursday, n
/. 18th September, boats crew Of iv
{ men, belonging 10 The United State
: schooner Ewing, attached 10 the servic
0 Of the coast survey, effected their escap
!. by suddenly seizing and throwing Owe
t board Lieutenant Gibson, The officer
$ command. Although taken wholly b
surprise, the gallant young officer dragge
i into the water with him two Of his heal
i less ASSISTANTS. Here a desperate sirn!