Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-22
A PROCLAMATION,

BIZ HIS Ercetoency Dawn S. REID, Governor Of tn
State of North Carolina.
WHEREAs, three-ffths of the whole number OF mem
bers OF each House of the General Assembly did at the
last session pass the following Act:
AN ACT to amend the Constitution of North
Carolina. ......
WHEREAs The. freehold qualification required
the electors for members of the Senate conflicts with
the fundamental principles of liberty Therefore,
SEC. l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly Of
the State of North Carolina, and 1t IS hereby enacted
Jy the authority of the same threefths of the whole
number members of each House concurrng that the
second third section # 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 fifty acres
of land for six months next before at the day of cleo
ton that the said clause of said section shall read
as follows: All free white men of the age of twenty
one years Except hereinafter declared who have
been inhabitants of any 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 1t further enacted, That the Governor
of be- and he is hereby directed, to issue his
Proclamation the people of North Carolina, at least
six months before the next election for members of the
General Assembly, setting forth the puror 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 and
1.-THE copy of this Act, the Governor OF the State shall
be published in all the newspapers OF this State
in this State least six months before the election
of members to the next General Assembly
Read three times and agreed to by hreei OF the
whole number of members of each House respectively
and ratified in General Assembly, this the Oath day OF
January, 1851. ] G.. DOBBIN, s. II. =.
w. N. EDWARDS, s. S.
u STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Office of Secretary Of State.
l. WILLIAM HILL, Secretary of State, in and for tn
State ofNorth Carolina, do hereby certify that the fore
"a tr1e anil rHect of an
eral Assembly of this State drawn off from the orgina
on file in this office Given under my hand, this 3ls
day OF December, 1851.
, WIN. HILL Secy Of State.
AND WHEREAS, the said Act provides for amendin
the Constitution of the State of North Carolina so
to confer every qualified voter for the House OF Com
D mons the right to vote also for the Senate;
Now therefore, the end that may be made know
that if the aforesaid amendment the Constitution sha
he agreed by thirds of the whole representado
in each house of the next General Assembly, 1t will the
be submitted to the people for ratification, have issue
this my Proclamation in conformity with the provision
= of the before recited Act.
= In testimony whereof, DAVID S. REID, Governor
the State of North Carolina hath hereuno set his han
and caused the Great Seal of said State be afixet
.zSSSSs. Done the City of Raleigh, the thirty
.SEWM&t first day of December, in the year Of OF
sSAN Lord one thousand eight hundred and tifs
:. By the Governor, DAVID 8. REID.
Thomas SETTLE, Jr. Private Sec'y.
: Persons into whose hands this Proclamation may fal
will please that copy of it is posted up in the Cou
e House of their respective Counties.