Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-07-18
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Isture-a majority of the whole number OF votes cast
bnr necessary to selecOn provided however, that in
those Congressional Districts in which the law provides
that the returns shall be at place other than
the county town in such county, instead of the place desg
sated by law.
THE selection of candidates for members of the
General Assembly shall be by the Subordinate Councils
the following manner, viz For members Of the House of
Cmnons for Sheriff. Clerks of the County and Superior
Courts County Solicitors and all other officers elected by
he people the County Courts if there be but Cou
the vote of the najorv-if there be than Coun
oil in the county, then each Council sh, select dele
n,p for every thirteen MEMBERS counting fractions in
bs same and when delegates from the several Councils
shall have met such time and place may be agreed
upon the majority shall make the seection provided
however that where there is than Council in
county the Council the county seat shall have the
to appoint the time and place for the assembling county
conventions for the nomination of candidates. and calling
General meetings the Order in said county for the good
Of the In the selection of candidates o State Sena
from the Councils in the Districts where the Disrict.s
composed of more counties than shall meet at such
time and place may be agreed by them, and then and
there make the nomination.
SEC In the election of candidates for Mayor Inten
dent Of towns and Of for the same the Sub
ordinate Council in such town shall make the nominations
by ballot and in those towns where the several wards
vote separately for Commissioners in the the cand
dates shall be nominated for ward at time instead of
nominating the whole Board by general ticket majority
of the whole number of ballots cast being necessary to
choice
SEC G-In the selection of candidates for electors of
President and Vice President the Subordinate Councils in
each Electoral Dis rct shall each select three delegates
shall such time the good of the Order may
lure the ticket to be formed at the places fixed by law
far comparing the votes in such electoral Districts and
proceed select the candidate for Eecor in that electoral
District The rules, regulations and progssions shall
be observed 10 the place and of making the
Congress.
SEC In all nominations herein provided for whether
by the State Subordinate Councils the vote shall be by
ballot.
S.-lIembers CT the order who shall fail to sustain
the nominations Of the for Office, shall be dealt with
in the following manner, VITA member OF the Order VINO
shall merely fail for the candidate OF the Order
be reprmanded by the President in the presence OF his
Council; and for the second offence shall be expelled
aow themselves tie be run opposition candidates against
the same shall be expelled Members of the Legislature
shall refuse support the nominee Of the State Coun
c for offices be filled by the General Assembly, shall be
reported by the President of the State Council to the Sub
ordinate Council to which such member may beong to be
dealt with provided however that in all these cases here
provided every such recuscant member SHALL before be-
Ing deal! wh be duly notified appear before the Coun-
c and be heard in defenceand if hree-fourhs of the
CJunc then present, shall suppose that the recuant
member has acted ignorant from want Of appre-
ciat;on of his obg CATION the Council may, by vote of
threeOurth him. upon the promise that he will
SEC 9-When a member is expelled BY any one of the
Subordinate Councils the shall be notified to the
President Of the State Council with the name age and oc-
cupaion Of the person cxpecand the President of the
Council in the State Tie PERSON 50 expelled to be thus pub
E&teI as earer and tror nnaeory the notice or re,
gad good and the President Of the State Council
shall keep hand blank notices printed, for immediate
In the decision of all disputed questions that may arise
in the State Council shall be taken per CAPITA
ess call for division by counties is seconded by one
fourth of the members which the vote
SHALL be taken by counties majority of the delegates from
the Subordinate Council Councils in each county repre-
sented casting votes the said county is entitled
to members III the House Of Commons OF the State Legs
s In & the decision % Of all ST the ho hos of
F apply in the election of officers of the State Council and
10 Nominations fer political office place.
ARTICLE y.
Sec. 1-For the entire work of the Order including
Ritual the Constitution of the National Council the Com
sutiOn Of the State Council and the Constitution for
Subordinate Councils each Subordinate Council shall pay
the of five dolars and for dispensaton and
charter for opening Councils the applicants therefor shall
pay the of three dollars.
Sec. Each Subordinate Council shall pay annual
contribution of 25 cents for each member under its urs
dcton half be paid into the Treasury of the State
Council to be paid by the Secretary to
that the Subordinate Councils may exempt from the
payment of this contribution such of its members they
may suppose it would bear heavily ~ upon
No alteration amendment of this Constitution shall be
made unless proposed in writing and signed by at least
seven members of the State Council submitted at least
day before its adoption, and afterwards concurred In by
tWo-thIrds of the members present.
OFFICERS OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA STATE COUNCIL.
PF PEsCUD, Raleigh.
PRESIDENT,
JOHN NJ. MATHEWS, Elizabeth City.
W. Fl. HARRISON, Raleigh.
E. L. HARDING, Raleigh.
MARSHAL,
S. z. PHILLIPS, Raleigh.
CHAPLAIN, 1r.- ..
REV. JAMES REID, Louisburg.
The PORTLAND TRAGEDY.-The New York Com.
mercial Advertiser, eminenty conservative in its
views, after publishing all that has appeared in de-
fence of Mayor Dow's proceeding on the occasion of
the recent alleged riot, thus up its estimate of
the transaction
Against rioting of all classes-against any VIC
lent opposition to existing lawsuits journal has
ever borne its most earnest and unfnching protest
and it not likely that views that subject
be relaxed. But we never can stand silent by ano
see people excited to anger by the questionable
course Of the executive of the laws, and then by
that executive shot down because they are
angry. And really, all the accounts taken into con
sderaton, this appears to be the substance of the
whole matter. Mr. Dow, the specially chosen exc
cutve of the prohibitory liquor law, himself pur.
chased liquor without law and held it for sale citi
demanded that it should be seized and des
troved it was technically seized, but neither re
moved nor destroyed; the people pressed for i'm
partiaty in the administration of the law; they gath
cred in crowds around the place containing the out
awed liquor; they laughed and shouted the polio
entered with fire arms; excitement grew; the May
Or losing sight of the fact that his act had cause
the excitement magnifed the disturbance into riot
and with slight, if any, warning, directed upon tn
assembled multitude the destructive fire of mlitar