The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-07
State Of North CareIi.a.

WHEREAS, THE LAST GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY,. by an act entitled, "A supplementary
act to take the sense of the people of the
State relative to the proposed amendment
of the Constitution" did euact as follows ::
Whereas, bill to amend the Constitution
of the State of North Carolina, has been
read in each house of the present General
Assembly on three several days, and agreed
To by two-thirds of each house respectively,
in the precise words following: "A bill to
amend the Constitution of the State of North
Carolna:"
Whereas, at the session of the last Gen
eral Assembly, begun and held in Raleigh
OF the third Monday of November, i'll the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty four. bill, entitled ~ bill to
amend the Constitution of the State of North
Carolina" was read three times in each
house of the said General Assembly. and
agreed to by three -ffths of the whole mum
ber of members of each house respectively.
And whereas, the bill so agreed to hath
been duly published six months previous to
the election of the members of this present
General Assembly, according to the clause
of section one of article four of the amend
ed Constitution, and the directions CON
tanned in the second section Of the said bill:
and it is the intention, 10y this bill, to agree
to the preamble and first section of the bill
af rrSaid, containing the said alteration of
the Constitution of this State And whereas,
a large number of the people are disfran-
chSed by the freehold qualification now re-
CURED of voterS for members of the Senate;
therefore. BE IL cnacicd by tie General as
sanity ofihc state of North Carolina. and IL
IS hcrcby enacted by Tie authority 0fthe same,
ttcO thirds Of the tciioje numbcr of members Of
cach hou&e concnrriag, That the second
clause of the third section of the first article
of the amended Constitution, ratified by the
people Of North Carolina. on the second
Monday of November, i'll the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and thirtyt five, shall
be amended to read aS follows '.Erery free
tritIic man 81 The age ot tt5r1Hty- one gears. be-
ing a RdfjCc or nGiaraiiccd ciii>cH If tie
Uajtcd States, GRd tChO has been az imhuGi-
taHi ot'iic STATE fir ftcclcc moHthS intmedjaie-
iy Pr.ccdiHg tic day cf any cLrcijoa. and
$h0N horc puid pHJiic torcs, $hait he entitled
to roic FIR q m.cmLer Of tie .rc4a!c jjr The dis
trjci II. rtich he rcsjdcs."
And whereas, it was further provided by
the said act, ''thafthr foregoing amendment
to the Constitution Of this State, as embodi-
ed in the preceding section, be submitted
by the Governor to the people on the first
Thursday in August, 1857, sixty days no
tee having been given i'll ten newspapers":
NOW, THEREFORE,, 90 hereby give
notice To all persons entitled t. vote for
mrInhvrS of the House of Commons, that
polls will lie opened on the first Thursday III
August next, by tie Sheritf> of the rcspcc-
tive Counties, ut the election precincts
within the same, "a take tie sense of the
said voters aS to the ratification Of said
amendment f" the Constitution Of the State;
those for ratification to vote with IL written
or printed tickct-''APProred;' those op
posed thereto TO vote with IL similar ticket
Not APPsorc%."
Given under nv hand as Cavern
or Of tie State of North Carolina at
IFS the Executive office i'll the City of
Raleigh. on the 18th day of May,
\. D.. 1857.
By the Governor: TiOS. BRAGG.
PULASKI CoWpER, Pr. Sec'y.
May IS, 1S.I7. 2m