The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-14
state OF North Carolina.

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 Constitutions did enact as follows:
Whereas, bill to amend the Constitution
of the State of North Carolina, has been
read in each house d 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
CarUlina:"
Whereas, at the session of the last Gen
eral Assembly. begun and held in Raleigh,
on the third Monday of November, in the
year of 0nr Lord one thousand eight hun
drcd and fifty, four, bill, entitled Ia bill to
amend the Constitution Of he State of North
Carolina" was read three times in each
house of the said General Assembly. and
agreed to by three ffthS # the whole num-
Der 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 t"ur of the amend
ed Constitution, and tn" 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
aforesaid. containing the said alteration of
the Constitution of this State: And whereas,
a large number of the people are disfran-
chised by the freehold qualification now re-
quired of voters for members of the Senate;
therefore, BE It enacted By Ire General as
srmJty oCthe Staie Of North Carolina. and 1t
iahcrrby enacted By lie Gnihoriiyof the same,
t11o- thirds ofthc achoie au9,ber Of members Of
euch hoDse c0ncUrriag, 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, in the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and thirty five, shall
be amended to read as follows 'Ecery free
lcLjtc man otHc age othcc"ty-One gears. be-
ing a nattcc or n0furali~cd ctti-cR Of the
Tuifcd States, and agho has been an inhabi-
t0,,t ofthe State for hceire 1tonttS i,nmediatc-
iy preceding the dag q aay elcciion, and
&haii hare paid public tares. shatL be entitled
Ia cole far q member Of tie >saute for The DIS
trict IN tchich he restless"
And whereas, it was further provided by
the said act. ''that the fore%"ing amendment
II the Constitution of this state, as embodi-
I'd in the preceding section, be submitted
by the Governor to the people on the first
Thursday in August, 1857, sixty days no.
tiCe having been given in ten newspapers:
NOW, THEREFORE,, do hereby give
notice To all persons entitled to vote for
members of the House of Coramons, that
polls will be opened on the first Thursday in
August next, by the Sheritfs OF the reSpec-
tive Counties, at the election precincts
within the same. TO take the sense of the
said voters as to the ratification of said
amendment to the Constitution of the State:
those for ratification t" vote with a written
or printed tickct-''APProrcd;" :" those OPP
posed thereto to vote with Il similar ticket
Not ApProrcd."
Given under my hand, as Govern
or of the State of North Carolina, at
H..S.l the Executive Office in the City of
Raleigh. on the 18th day of May,
A. D.. 1857.
By the Governor: THOS. BRAGG.
PULASKI CowPER, Pr. Src'y.
May 20, 1857. pm