The North-Carolinian., 1856-02-09
A PROCLAMATION.


HK HIS ExcELLEscx THOMAS BRAGG
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
WHEREAS an act was passed by the last G ell
cral Assembly of this State. by vote of three
fifths, of all the members thereof. a duly cert
s. eopy---S s%4.;,-i. ;---.o follows: -gs-e -
~ \ iCE.t-7,amend the <ssa=.asn,.o". IN M
~ ~- state OF North Carolina.
WHEREAS, A large number of the people are
disranchIsed by the freehold qualification now
required of voters for members of the Senate
Therefore,
SEC. l. Be Il cnceled By The General assembly
Of he Staie of Norm Cdrol5na, ond IL Is hereby
enactcd By The oukhority Of the same (thrce-ffths
of the whole number of members of each House
concurring.) That the 2d clause of the 1st sec
ton Of the Ist article of the amended Constitu-
ton. ratified by the people of North Carolina
on the second Monday in November in the
year of onr Lord eighteen hundred and thirty
five shall he amended to read as follows:
Every free white man of the age of twenty -one
years, being native naturalized citizen of
the United States, and who has been an in
habItant of the State for twelve months imme-
diatcly preceding the day of any election, and
shall have paid public taxes, shall be entitled
| to vote for member of the Senate for the
district in which he resides
| SEC 2. BE 1T further enactca, That the Gov
ernor of the State be, and he is hereby direcAed
to issue his proclamation to the people of
| North Carolina, at least six months before the
next election for members of the General As
sembly setting forth the purport Of this act,
and the amendment to the Constitution herein
proposed, which proclamation shall be accom-
| panied by true and perfect copy of the act
authenticated by the certificate Of the Secretary
Iof State, and both the proclamation and the
coy of this act, the Governor of the State
shall capse to be published in ten newspapers
of this Estate, at least six months before the
sectionl lof members to the General Assembly
Il Readl three times and ratified in General
ASSEMBLY this Sd day OF February 1855.
i SAML p. HILL,
Speaker of the House of Conzmons
! IA WARREN WINSLOW,
r. SpeaAer ef The Senate
1 - State Of North Carolina,
E Office of the Secretary OF State.
Il William Hill Secretary Of State. in and
for kthe Estate of North Carolina, do hereby
lcerFfy that the foregoing is a true copy of the
original as ratified and file in this Office
ven under my hand this oath day of Janu-
All 1856.
w. HILL, Secretary Of State
Pw, therefore, in conformity to the Consti
trl of the State, and the requirements o.
ts foresaid act, 1 do issue this my Proclama
tpI making known to the people of Nortf
, ca lima the provisions of said act and ths
~ bdment thereby proposed to be made tt
b4 Constitution of the State, and do cause th,
g to be published in ten newspapers of thi
- " six months before the election Of mem
T. cf the next General Assembly.
In testimony whereof |, Thomas Bragg
Governor Of the State of North Caro-
lna have hereto set my hand ant
IS. caused the great seal of the State t.
be hereto affixed. Done at the City O
Raleigh, this the oath day of January
't A. D., 1855, and in the sOth year c
M Independence.
THOS. BRAGG.
G By the Governor:
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D. Prscatc ,Secyctary
er 1salegl, January "a, 1856. 836m