Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-24
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A PROCLAMATION.

"A PROCLAMATION,
By His Ercelency DAVID S. REID, Governor of the
State of North Carolina. :
WHEREAS, three-ffths of the whole number of mem
bers OF each House of the General Assembly did the
last session pass the following Act:
AN ACT to amend the Constitution of North
Carolina
WHEREAS, The freehold qualification 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 1t is hereby enacted
By the authority Of the three-fths 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
of land for months next before the day of eec
on that the said clause of said section shall read
as fohows All free white men of the age of twenty
years except is hereinafter declared) 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 member of the Senate.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Governor
of the State be- and he is hereby directed issue his
Proclamation to the people of North Carolina at least
six months before the election for members of the
General Assembly, setting forth the purport of this Act
and amendment 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 published in all the newspapers of this State
posted in the Court Houses the respective Coun-
ties in this State, least months before the election
of members to 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 Oath day of
January, 1851. ] G. DOBBIN, s. H. G.
w. N. EDWARDS, y. s.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, }.
Office of Secretary of State.
l. WILLIAM HILL, Secretary of State, and for the
State ofNorth Carolina do hereby certify that the fore
going is 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 3lst
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 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
agreed by thirds of the whole representation
in each house of the General Assembly, it will then
he 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 State of North Carolina, hath hereunto set his hand
and caused the Great Seal of said State to be affixed
~, Done at the City of Raleigh, on the thirty
.:s !: &: i ;s
'SSSfS<" 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 it is posted in the Court
House of their respective Counties.
Q All the newspapers in the State will publish the
above oener than week till the next August
election.