Tarboro' press., 1851-02-08
General assembly.

7e days the longest ever held in this
State. There were passed about SO
nublic acts, 900 private acts, and so reso-
lutions. We publish the Captions of all
the acts and resolutions, and will insert
in full some Of the most important ones
We commence with the Act in relation
to Equal Suffrage. which is as follows:
Equal Suffrage .Act An act to a
mend the Constitution of North Carolua
as follows:
Uhereos, the freehold qualification
now required for the electors for members
Of the Senate, conflicts with the funda
mental principles of liberty: Therefore,
Be ii enacted by the General .4ssen'
big ofthe State Of North Carolina, and
it is hereby enacted By the authori/y Of
The sunae-three- fifths of the whole num-
Der of members Of each house concurring
That the second clause Of the third sec
ton of the first Article Of the amended
Constitution, ratified by the people of
North Carolina on the second Monday Of
November. A. D. 1885, be amended by
striking out the words-''and possessed OF
freehold within the same district, Of hf-
ty acres of land for six months next be
fore and at the day of election;" so that
the said clause Of said section, shall read
as follows: 2. All free white men Of the
age OF twenty one years except as is
hereinafter declared) who have been in
habitants of any one district within the
State, twelve months Immediately preced
ing the da, Of any election, and shall have
paid public tax, shall be entitled to vote
for member of the Senate.
Be it further enacted, That the Gov
ernor Of the State be, and he is hereby
directed 10 issue his proclamation 10 the
people of North Carolina, at least six
months before the next election, for mem
bers Of the General Assembly, setting
forth the purport of this bill and the a.
n1endment to the Constitution herein pro-
posed; which proclamation shall be accom-
panied by true and perfect copy of the
bill authenticated by the certificate Of the
Secretary Of State, and both the procla
nation and the copy Of this bill the Gov
ernor of the State shall cause to be pub
lished in all the newspapers of this State,
and posted in the court houses Of the res
pective counties Of this State, at least six
months before the election Of members to
the next General Assembly.
Resolutions in relation to the en-
couragement of Home Industry. as fol-
lows:
WHEREAS, The Southern States of this
Union have, since the formation Of the
Federal Government, fostered and nour-
ished the manufacturing and mining inter
ests Of the non-slaveholding States, by
voting to impose high taxes on importa
tions from foreign countries, which might
come in competition with the production
of the laborand industry of the aforesaid
non-slaveholding States; and whereas
these acts Of generosity anil self sacrifice
have been unapprcciated at the North, ane
the people Of that section show disposi
ton to make unceasing attacks upon ou
institutions and property; therefore
ReS0lUed, That the State Of Nertl
Carolina feels herself under no furthe
obligations, by the votes Of her represen
tatives in Congress or otherwise, to pro
tect the'' home industry" Of the non
slaveho'ding States.
Resolved, That if our own industr
needs protection, it can be better effecte
by State than by Congressional Iegisle
tion
Resol0ed, That the present tariff is hig
enough 70 afford sufficient revenue TO ca,
ry on an economically administered go,
ernme0t. and ought not to be increased.
Resot0ed, That the foregoing Resol,
tions be transmitted to our members
both Houses Of Congress. with reoue
that they lay them before their respecti,