The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1856-07-05

WHERAs, an act was passed by the last G ZEN
2r'I HssenIp'y OF by vote Of three
ffths of all the members thereof, a duly certl-
fed copy Of which is follows:
AN ACT to amend the Constitution Of the
+ State of North Carolina.
i WuERAs, 4 large number Of the people are
disflanchiscl by the freehold qualification now
required of voters for members of the Senate,
Therefore,
/ SEC l. Be II enac,cd by The General assembly
of the .Stats of NortA Cnrolinn, and 1t IS here5y
euacted bY the nuthorUy Of the same. (threehfths
Of the whole number of members Of each House
concurrng,) That the I'd clause of the 1st sec
ton of the 1st article of the amended COnsttn-
ton ratified by the people of \ North Carolina
on the second Monday in November, in the
wear of onr Lord eighteen hundred and thirty
five, shall he amended to read 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
hab.tant of the State for twelve months immc-
diately 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. 9. BE II further enacted. That the Gov
ernor of the State be, and he is hereby directed
to issue his proclamation to the people OF
North Carolina at least six months before the
next election for members of the General As
SemDlV, Settlng 1ortn the phFpofC Oh thlS act,
and the amendment to the Constitution herein
proposed which proclamation shall he accom-
panied 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 cause to be published in ten newspapers
of this State, at least six months before the
election Of members to the General Assembly.
| Read three times and ratified in General
/ Assembly this Sd day of February. 1855.
SAM'L P. HILL,
/ Speaker Of The JIoasc of Commous.
WARREN WINSLDW,
Speaker of the Sennic.
! State of North Carolina,
| Office of the Secretary of State.
I, William Hill, Secretary of State in and
for the State of North Carolina, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is true copy of the
original as ratified and file in this Office.
Given under my hand this oath day of Jann-
ary, 1856.
w. HILL Secretary Of State.
Now, therefore, in conformity to the Consti-
/ tuition of the State, and the requirements OF
the aforesaid act, do issue this my Proclama-
| ton, making known to the people OF North
Carolina the provisions of said act and the
| amendment thereby proposed to be made to
the Constitution of the State, and do cause the
same to he published in ten newspapers of this
State SIX months before the election OF inem-
bers of the next General Assembly.
l In testimony whereof |, Thomas Bragg,
Governor of the State of North Caro-
| Ina, have hereto set my hand and
| Il. S. caused the great seal of the State to
be hereto afixed. Done at the City OF
Raleigh, this the Gath day of January,
A D., 1856, and in the soth year OF
our Independence.
THOS BRAGG.
BY the Governor:
PULASKI CoWPEE,
Pirate Secretary.
Raleigh. Jannary q, 1856. s26m