Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-08-04
A PROCLAMATION,

By HIS Encelency Dawn S. RElD, Corernor of III
State of North Carolina.
WHEREAS, three-ffths of the whole number Of meln-
bers OF each House of the General Assembly did
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 1t enacted by the General assembly of
the State Of North Carolina, and it Is hereby enGcte0
By the authority Of the same threcffhs 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..
1855, be amended by striking the words pos
sessed of freehold within the district of fifty
of land for six months next before and the day of cleo
that the said clause of said section shall
follows: All free white men of the age of twenty
years except is hereinafter decIared) 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 the State be, and he is hereby directed his
Proclamation to the people of North Carolina least
six months before the election for members of the
General Assembly, setting forth the purpot of this Act
and the amendment to the Constitution herein proposed
which Proclamation shall be accompanied by and
perfect 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
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 to by three-hs of the
whole number of members of each House respectively
and ratified in General Assembly, this the Gath day Of
January, 1851. ] G.. DOBBIN, s. II. G.
w. N. EDWARDS, =. 8.
STATE OF North CARoL1KA
Office of Secretary of State
I, WILLIAM HILL, Secretary of State in and for the
State ofNorth Carolina, do hereby certify that the fore
going and perfect copy of Act of the Gen.
eral Assembly of this State drawn off from the original
file in this Office, Given under my hand this Sigt
day OF December, 1851.
WIN. HILL, Sec'y Of STATE.
AND WHEnEAs, the said Act provides for amending
the Constitution of the State of North Carolina 3
confer every qualified for the House 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 the Constitution shall
he agreed by thirds of the whole representation
in each house of the General Assembly, il will then
be submitted to the people for ratifcaop 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 set his hand
and caused the Great Seal of said State TO be affixed
Done the City of Raleigh, on the thirty
SsXWESs first day of December, in the year OF our
SSSMNS. Lord, one thousand eight hundred and hfty
1SSSSSS one, and in the 10th year OF our 1ndePen-
By tbs coyernor. DAVID 8. REID
TaonAs SETTLE, Jr. Private Sec'y. - s=--~
Parsons into whose hands this Proclamation may fall
will please see that copy of it is posted in the CouTE
House of their respective Counties :