Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-02-29
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA }
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Emily Moore IS Charles Moore @ and others, heirs
at law of M. A. Moore.
Petition for DO1ver.
TT APPEARING TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE
Clerk of this Court that Charles Moore of the de-
PENDANTS in this case resides beyond the limits of this State
in the Wilmington Journal for six weeks notifying said de-
fendant of the filing of this petition and that unless he
the same will be taken comssso and heard parte as to
Feb. IL, lS56.-ls4-It12l-6t L. ~ " Pr adv adv IS 81
A PROCLAMATION,
BY HIS EXCELLENCY, THOMAS BRAGG, COVER
NOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
WaEEEAs An Act passed by the last General Assem-
bly, OF this State by vote of threeths of all the
bers thereof duly certified copy of which follows:
AN AC to amend the Constitution of the State of North
Carolina.
WHEREAS, large number of the people dsranchsed
by the freehold qualification required of for
Sec. I. Be 1T enacted By the General assembly of the
State Of North Carona and 1t IS hereby enacted by the
members of each concurrng0 That the I'd clause of
the l section of the lst article of the amended Constitution
ratified by the people of North Carolina thesecond Mon
day of November in the year Lord eighteen hundred
and thlrtyfve shall be amended to read follows Every
naturazed citizen of the United States and who has
been nhabitant of the State for twelve months mmed
g Ptecedfg the day OF any and shall have paid
Senate for the district in which he resides.
be- and be- berev % ne his
the people of North Carolina at least months before
election members OF the General Assembly,
ting forth the puport of this and the amendment to the
Constitution herein proposed, which proclamation shall be
accompanied by true and perfect copy of the act authent
Gated by the certificate of the Secretary of State and both
the and the copy of this act the Governor of
the State shall to be published ten newspapers of
this State at least months before the election members
to the General Assembly.
Read three times and ratified in General Assembly this Sd
day of February, 1855
SAML. P HILL,
Speaker of the House Of Commons
WARREN WINSLOW,
Speaker of the Senate
State of North Carolina,
Office of the Secretary of State. {
l. William Hil Secretary of State in and for the State
of North Carolina do hereby certify that the foregoing
true copy of the original ratified and file in this Office
Given under my hand this oath day of January 1856.
w. HILL, Secretary Of State
Now therefore, in conformity the Constitution of the
State and the requirements Of the aforesaid act
this my Proclamation making known to the people North
Carolina the provisions of said and the amendment there
by proposed be made the Constitution of the State
do the be published in newspapers this
State six months before the election of members of the
General Assembly.
In testimony whereof ThQmas Bragg. Governor Of the
State OF North Carolina, have hereto set my hand
and caused the great seal of the State be hereto
H. 81 affixed. Done at the City of Raleigh, this the oath
day of January, A. D., 1856, and in the 80h year
of our Independence. THOS. BRAGG
By the Governor:
PULASKI CowPER,
PrlDdte Secreta y.
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