Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-07-31
A PROCLAMATION,

By His Erceue7lcy DAVID 8. REID, CorernOr of III
State of North Carolina.
WHEREAS, three-ffths of the whole number of mem
bers OF each House of the General Assembly did the
last session pass the following Act:
AN ACT to amend the Constitution of North
Carolina.
WHEREAS, The freehold qualification now required
for the electors for members of the Senate conflicts with
the fundamental principles Of liberty Therefore,
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
the State Of North Carolina, and it Is hereby enactcG
by the authority Of the tbreo-tbs of the whole
number of members of each House concurring the
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 the words pos
sessed of freehold within the district fifty
of land for six months next before and the day of cleo
tton, thatAbe said clause of said section shall read
follows: All free white Of the age of twenty
years except is hereinafter declared) who have
been inhabitants OF any one district within the State
twelve months Immediately preceding the day of any
election and shall have paid public taxes shall be entitled
to vote for a member of the Senate.
Sec. 2. Be tt further enacted, That the Governor
of the State be- and he hereby directed issue his
Proclamation to the people of North Carolina least
six months before the next election for members of the
General Assembly, setting forth the purport of this Act
and the amendment to the Constitution herein proposed
which Proclamation shall be accompanied by and
perfect copy of the Act authenticated by the certificate
of the Secretary of State and both the Proclamation and
the copy of this Act the Governor of the State shall
to be published in all the newspapers of this State
and posted in the Court Houses of the respective Coun-
ties in this State at least six months before the election
of members to the next General Assembly.
Read three times and agreed by three-fths of tho
whole number of members of each House respectively
and ratified in General Assembly, this the oath day Of
January, 1851. ] G. DOBBIN, S. II. G.
w. N. EDWARDS, s. S.
STATE OF NORTH CSRoL1xA
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 true and perfect copy of Act of the Cen
eral Assembly of this State drawn off from the original
file in this Office. Given under nv hand this 3lst
day OF December, 1851.
VIM. HILL, Sec'y of STATE.
AND WHEREAS, the said Act provides for amending
the Constitution of the State of North Carolina as
to confer every qualified voter for the House COM
mons the right to vote also for the Senate
Now, therefore, to the end that it may be made known
that if the aforesaid amendment the Constitution shall
he agreed by thirds of the whole representation
in each house of the next General Assembly it will then
be submitted to the people for ratification issued
this my Proclamation in conformity with the provisions
of the before recited Act.
Iu testimony whereof, Dawn 8. REID, Governor Of
the State of North Carolina hath hercunto his hand
and caused the Great Seal of said State be affixed.
~ Done at the City of Raleigh on the thirty
sGTS&, first day of December, in the year Of our
2EHMA&: Lord, thousand eight hundred and fifty
$50 one. and in the 18th year OF our IndePen-
'<Sr1' dence. 49,.
By the Governor DAVID 3. REID.
TaoMas SETTLE Jr Prt1Gte Sec,y. ,u
Persons into whose hands thiS Proclamation ay fall
win please see that copy Of it 10 posted in the Courl
House of their respective Ccunties-..--,-, Geo
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