Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-12
A PROCLAMATION,

A PROCLAMATION,
BIZ HIS. Ercettency Dawn 5. REID, Governor OF IN
State of North Carolina
WHEREAS, three-ffths of the whole number OF mem
bers 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 now required
for the for members of the Senate conflicts with
the fundamental principles of liberty Therefore,
SEC. 1. Be it enacted By the General Assembly Of
the State of North Carolina and it is hereby enacted
BIZ the authority of the same, three-hths OF the whole
number of members of each House concurrng 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 district of fifty 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
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 1t further enacted That the Governor
of 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 purort of this
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 the Secretary of State and both the Proclamation and
the copy of this Act, the Governor of the State shall
to be publSneu In all newspapers Oh
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 to by threefths of the
whole number of members of each House respectively,
and ratified in General Assembly, this the oath day of
January, 1851. g. DOBBlN, 5. II. =.
w. N. EDWARDS, s. S.
STATE OF North CAnoL1NA, !
Office of Secretary Of State.
WILLIAM Hill, Secretary of State, in and for the
State ofNorh 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 my hand, this list
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
confer every qualified voter for the House of 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 to the Constitution shall
be agreed by thirds of the whole representation
in each house of the General Assembly, will then
be submitted to 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 State of North Carolina hath hercuno set his hand
and caused the Great Seal of said State to be affixed
,,SgSsS. Done at the City of Raleigh, the thirty
tIKMss&s first day of December, in the year of our
3gSNf: Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
'NSS2c one, and in the 10th year of Indepen-
'SSsiSt' dence.
By the Governor, DAVID S. REID.
Thomas SETTLE, Jr. Private Sec'y.
Persons into whose hands this Proclamation may fall
will please that copy of is posted up in the Court
House of their respective Counties