Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-07-30
A PROCLAMATION,

By his Erceency DAVID S. RGtD Governor Of the st CT
North Carolina.
WHEREAS threeffs of the whole number members of
each House of the General Assembly did at the last seson
pass the following Act
WHEEEAs The freehold qualification now required for the
mental principles of liberty; Therefore,
SEC l. Be it enacted by the General Asse'nTg Of he
orty of the same threcHfths of the number mem
bers of each House concur9g that the second clause of
ratified by people of North Carolina the second Mon
day of November A. d 1885. be amended by striking out
trct Of fifty acres Of land for six months before and
the day of election that the said clause of said section
shall read follows All free white men of heage OF TWEEN
tyone years Except hereinafter 1ecare who have
been inhabitants Of district within the State twelve
shall have paid public taxes shall be entitled to vote cr
member of the Senate
SEC 2 Be 1t further cnacrd That the Governor of the
State be- and he is hereby directed to issue Ills Procana
ton to the people of North Carolina at least six months he
setting forth the pupOrt of this Act and the amendment to
the Constitution herein proposed which Proclamation shall
be accompanied by true and perfect copy of the Act aH
thentcaed by the certificate Of the Secretary of State and
both the Proclamation and the Of this Act the Govern
the State shall to be published in all the
pers this aud posted i'll the Court Houses Of the
.pecye Counties in this State. at least six months before
the election of members to the next General Assembly
Read three times and agreed by OF the Whole
number of members of each House respectively ard ratified
in General Assembly, this the oath day of January 1851
" \. EpWAEDS S, S.
STATE OF NORTH CARol.fxA,
Office of state
WILLIAM Hill Secretary of State, in ana for the State
of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing
this State, off the original the file in this Of
fee Given under my hand this 3iSt day OF 9'l
WIN HILL, Sce'J OF State.
AND WHEREAS, the said act provides. for amending the
Constitution the of North Carolina, to- confer
every qualified for the House of Commons tire right
to vote also for the Senate
Now, therefore, the end that may he made known
that if the aforesaid amendment to the shall be
agreed TO by wohrds Of the whole IN each
house of the General Assembly it will then be submit
ted to the people for ratification have issued this Po-
aation in conformity With tie provisions f the before
cited Act, .,..-
In testimony whereof DAVID s REtD, Governor Of thu
State of North Carolina hath ereunto set his hand and
caused the Great Seal Of said State to be affixed
******* Done the city Of Raleigh, the hirtyfrst
ay of December the Of our Lord one thous-
x*eight hundred and yne, and IN the 10th
year of our independence. <,
THos SETTLE, Jr, Private Secretary
Persons whose hands this Proclamation may fail will
please that of posted in the Court House
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