Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard., 1852-04-24
A PROCLAMATION,

BIZ His Erceiacncy Dawn s. RE1D, GoreraOr Of III
State of North Carolina.
WHEREAs, three-Afths of the whole number OF menu
hers of each House of the General Assembly did at the
last session pass the following Acts
AN ACT to amend the Constitution OF North |
- Carolina. ........ Ht. a-. . /
WHEREAs, The freehold qualification now required
for the for members of the Senate conflicts with
the fundamental principles of liberty Therefofe,
SIC. l. Be it enacted By the General assembly Of
the State of North Carolina, and It Is hereby enacted
by the authority Of the sar'e threo-ehs OF the whole
second clause of third section 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 pos
sessed of freehold within the district OF hy acres
land for six months next before and at the day OF cleo
ton" that the said clause of said section shall read
as follows: All free white of the age of twenty
one years except is hereinafter decared who have
been inhabitants of any one district within the S'ae
twelve months Immediately preceding the day of any
election and shall have paid public taxes shall be entitled
to vote for q member of the Senate.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted That the Governor
the State be- and he is hereby directed to issue his
Proclamation to the people of North Carolina, at least
six months before the next election for members OF the
General Assembly, setting forth the purport of this Act
and the amendment the Constitution herein proposed
which Proclamation shall be accompanied by true and
perfect copy of the Act authenticated by the certificate
of Secretary of State and both the Proclamation and
the copy of this Act the Governor of the State shall
be published in all the newspapers OF this STATE
and posted in the Court Houses of the respective Coun
ties in this State least six months before the election
of members to the next General Assembly.
Read three times and agreed to by threehhs OF the
whole number of members of each House respectively,
and ratified in General Assembly this the 24th day OF
January 1851, G.. DOBBIN, s. H. G..
/ w. N. EDWARDS S. 8.
SrArE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
| Office of Secretary of State.
l. WILLIAM HILL, Secretary of State, in and for the
State ofNorth Carolina do hereby certify that the fore
going is a and perfect copy of an Act of the Cen
era Assembly of this State drawn off from the original
on file in this Office Given under my hand, this LIST
day OF December, 1851.
WIN. HILL Secy Of State.
/ AND WHEREAS, the said Act provides for amending
the Constitution of the State of North Carolina
confer every qualified voter for the House of Com
mons the right to vote also for the Senate;
Now therefore, the end that it may be made known
that if the aforesaid amendment to the Constitution shall
agreed by thirds of the whole representation
in each house of the General Assembly, it will then
be submitted the people for ratification, have issued
this my Proclamation in conformity with the provision
of the before recited Act.
In testimony whereof, DAVID S. REID, Governor o.
the of North Carolina hath hereunto set his hand
and caused the Great Seal of said State to be affixed
.,sSS&e. Done at the City of Raleigh, the thirty
SkNV@E first day of December, in the year of ou'
SHANSN Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty
:S' one, and in the 10th year of our IndePen
, 'S5SSFs' dence.
By the Governor, DAVID 5. REID.
TaoMAs SETTLE, Jr. Priuafe Sec'y.
Persons into whose hands this Proclamation may fall
will please that copy of it is posted in the Cour
, House of their respective Counties