Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-06-18
PROCLAMATION,

By has Erceemcy DAVID S. REID Governor of the st too
North Carona.
WHEREAS threeths of the whole number of members of
each House of the General Assembly did at the last session
pass the following Act:
AN ACT TO 4MEN2 THE Cossr,IgrIos OF Norm
members the Senate conflicts with the fund
mental principles p Of Liberty; Therefore . IF u,
State of North Caro,a and hereby enacted by the
hory Of the threehs of the whole number Of mem
third section of the first Article Of the amended Constitution
ratified by the people of North Carolina the second Mon
day of November D. 1885, be amended by striking out
the words and possessed of freehold within the dis
rict of fifty of land for months next before and at
the day of election that the said clause Of said section
shall read oows All free white of of TWEEN
tone years Except hereinafter declaed who have
Immediately preceding the day of any election and
shall have paid public taxes shall be entitled to vote for
2. Be 1t further enacted That the Governor Of tho
State be- and he hereby directed issue bis Pocama
ton the people North Carolina at least months be-
fore the election for members of the General Assembly
setting forth the Puror of this Act and the to
the Constitution herein proposed which Proclamation shall
be accompanied by true and perfect copy of the Act
thentcaed by the certificate Of Secretary of State and
of the published all newspa
this state and posted in the Court Houses of the
spectve Counties in this State at least six months before
the election of members to the next General Assembly
Read three times and agreed by threehs of the whole
number of members of each House respectively and ratified
in General Assembly, this the 24th day of January 1851
W. EDWARDS, S. s.
STATE North CAROLINA. }
Office of Secretary of State.
l. WILLIAM HrI Secretary of State, in and for the state
Of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing is
true and perfect copy of Act of the General Assembly Of
this State off from the original the file in this Of
Given under hand this 3ls day of December 1851
WIN. HILL Sec'y of State.
AND WHEREAS, the said act provides for amending the
Constitution of the State of North Carolina confer
qualified voter for the House of Commons the right
to vote also for the Senate.
Now, therefore, to the end that it may he made known
that ii the aforesaid amendment to the Constitution shall he
agreed by twothr of the whole representation in each
house of the General Assembly it will then be submit
ted to the people for ratification have issued this Pro.
in conformity with the provisions Of The before
cited Act.
In testimony whereof Dawn s. REID Governor of tn,
State of North Carolina hath hereuno set his hand and
caused the Great Seal of said State to be affixed
Done at the city of Raleigh, the thirtyfrst
zday Of December the year of Lord thous
.%****.*eight hundred and fyo and In the 10th
year Of our independence
By the Governor, DAVID 8. REID
THos. SETTLE, Jr Private Secretary.
Persons into whose hands this Proclamation may fall will
please that copy Of 1t posted in the Court House
Of their respective counties.
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