Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-05-20
FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
FOR CONGRESS:
l.. OBJ. b R ANCH ,
OF WAKE
STATE OF NoRTu-CARoL1NA.

WHEREAS, THE LAST GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
w by act entitled "a supplementary to take
amendment as of the did enact as dwsp
Whereas bill to amend the Constitution of the State of
General Assembly three several days. and agreed by
twohrds Of each house respectively, the precise words
following; "A bill to amend the Constitution of the State
Whereas at the session of the last General Assembly.
begun and held at Raleigh the third Monday of Novcm
Der, the of our Lord thousand eight hundred
and fftynur BILL entitled "a bill to amend the CunsIi-
tutor Of the State of was read three times
in each house of the said General Assembly, and agreed
by threetts of the whole number of members of each
house respectively And Whereas the bill agreed
hath been duly published six months previous the elcc
ton of the members of this present General Assembly,
according to the clause of section of ar,c four of the
amended Constitution, and the directions contained in the
second section of the said and it is the intention by
this BILL agree to the preamble and first section of the
hi aforesaid containing The said alteration of the Cons;
of this State And whereas large number of the
people DISTINGUISHED by the freehold qualification
required of for members of the Senate; therefore,
larolina ami 1t is Aereby t,lacd By tie authmy If tie
same, te-tds Of tile srAole number Of neJe,s Of each
coacaing, That the second clause Of the third
ton Of the first article Of the amended Constitution ratified
by the people of Carolina. the second Monday of
thirtyive, shall be amended read follows: "Ecey
free ~hite ma" Ct the age Of t,re4tyH"e geas, betng
natse or nat"a't:ed citizen Of tile United Suites and ~ho
has been inhabitant Of tile Stste FIR tae!re mo"hs
rsI rats tases MaH e eat"sd 10 sets mem5er Of
And Whereas it Was further provided BY the said act.
'hat the foregoing amendment 10 the Constitution of this
State embodied in the preceding section be submitted
by the Governor the people the first Thursday in
August 1857, sixty days notice having been given in
spapers":
Now THEREFORE, do hereby give notice to all persons
entitled for members OF the House of Commons
that polls will be opened the first Thursday in August
next by the Shers of The respective Counties at the
election precincts within the take the OF the
said to the ratification OF said amendment the
Constitution of the State; those for ratification with
written or printed ticket. 1pn"sed;" those opposed
thereto to vote with a similar ticket-"Aot Appoeed"
Given under my hand Governor of the
RI State Of North Carolina, the Executive office
L. NJ in the City of Raleigh, the 18th day of May,
A. D., 1857.
By the Governor: THOS. BRAGG.
Pulaski CowPER, Pr. Secy.
May Is, 1857. lls5-6odw.
- The Democratic Pioneer, GoldsbOrough Tribune
Wilmington Commercial, North Carolina Standard, Raleigh
Register Greensboro Times, Charlotte Democrat Western
Sentinel, Asheve News and Rutherford Democrat, will
publish the above weekly for the space of sixty days. and
send copy Of paper containing advertisement, with bill
for SAINT, to the Executive department.