Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-04-21
A PROCLAMATION,


BIZ His EresGeney DAVID 8. REID, Governor Of III
State Of North Carolina. -
WHEREAs; three-ffths Of the whole number OF men-
bsrs OF each House Of the General Assembly did Al the
last session pass the following Act:
AN ACT to amend the Constitution of North
Carolina. I. .-.+ "'
WHEREAS The freehold qualification now required
for the electors for members Of the senate WIN
SEC. /. Be IL enacted By the General Assembly Of
the state of North Carolina, and Is hereby enacted
6y the authority of the same. three-fhs Of the whole
number of members of each House concuring, that 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 out the words and pos
sessed of freehold within the same district of fifty acres
of land for six months next before and at the day Of cleo
tton" that the said clause Of said section shall read
as follows: All free white men Of the age OF twenty
one wears except is hereinafter decared) 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. W ~. ...
SEC. 2. Be IT. further enacted, That the Governor
of the State 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 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
of the Secretary of State and 10th the Proclamation and
the copy of this Act the Governor Of the State shall
cause be published in all the newspapers Of this State
and posted in the Court Houses of the respective Coun
this State least six months before the election
of members the next General Assembly.
Read three times and agreed to by threefhs of the
whole number of members Of each House respectively,
and ratified in General Assembly, this the 9th day OF
January, 1851. J Z. DOBBlN, =. II. y.
w. N. EDWARDS, =. s..
STATE 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 and perfect copy of an Act OF the Cen
eral Assembly of this State drawn off from the original
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 SO as
confer every qualified voter for the House of Com
mons the right to vote also for the Senate;
Now therefore, to the end that may be made known
that if the aforesaid amendment the Constitution shall
he agreed to by thirds of the whole representation
in each house Of the next GeHeral Assembly, it will then
be submitted the people for ratification, have issued
this my Proclamation in conformity with the provisions
of the before recited Act
In testimony whereof DAVID S. REID, Governor of
the of North Carolina, hath hereunto set his hand
and caused the Great Seal of said State to be affixed
11SSsSs Done at the City of Raleigh, on the thirty
sHHMNEt first day of December, in the year of our
3&ANN: Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty
1SSSZ$ one and in the 18th year Of our IndePen-
'S5SSS1 dence.
By the Governor, DAVID 3. REID.
THOMAS SETTLE, Jr Private Secy.
Persons into whose hands this Proclamation may fall,
will please that copy OF posted in the Court
House of their respective Counties.