Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-04-15

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: Every free white of the age of
twenty one years, being native naturazed citi
zen OF the United States, and who has been an in.
habtant of the State for twelve months immediately
preceding the day of any election, and shall have
laid public taxes, shall be entitled to vote for a
member Of the Senate for the district in which he
resides" Ratified the 1Ih dny Of December, 1856
A SUPPLEMENTARY ACT TO TAKE THE SENSE OF THE
PEOPLE OF THE STATE RELATIVE TO THE PROPOSED
AMENDMENT TIE CONSTITUTION.
Whereas, bill to amend the Constitution of the
State of North Carolina has been read in each house
of the present General Assembly 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.
Carolina
Whereas, at the session of the last General As.
sembly, begun and held at Raleigh, the third
Monday of November, in the year of our Lord
thousand eight hundred and fifty four, bill, en-
titled "a bill TO amend the Constitution OF the State
OF North Carolina" was read three times in each
house of the sal General Assembly, and agreed to
by threc-fifths of the whole number of members Of
each house respectively. And whereas, the bill
agreed to hath been duly published six months
previous to the election of the members of this pres
ent General Assembly, according to the clause of
section one of article four of the amended Constu.
ton, and the directions contained in the second
section of the said bll and it is the intention, by
this BILL 10 agree to the preamble and first section
OF the hiil aforesaid, containing the said alteration Of
the Constitution of this State: And Whereas a large
number of the reople di>franchsed by the free
hod qualification now required of voters for mtm-
berS of the Senate; therefore,
BE 1t enacted by the General assembly Of the State
J Norfh- Car"lina, md it is hereby enacted by the
auth"rNy gf the same, two thirds Of the whole
number of members of each house concurring) 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 h>.ndred
and th'rt! five, shall be amended to read follows
Every free white man of the age of twenty-one
years, being native natnralizrd citizen Of the
Unit States, and who has been an inhahitant of
the State for twelve months immediately preceding
the d,y 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 |. Be IL enucted By the General assembly Of
the Si0te Of Morrill, CnIOIina nnd it ia hereby enact
ed by the n"thority Of The same, That the foregoing
amendmen, to the Constitution of this State, EN-
bodied in the preceding section, he submitted by the
governor +" the people on the ti,st Thursday in
August 1857, sixty days notice having been given
Sin ten newspapers.
Sec 2. BE it further enacted, That the courts of
pleas and quarter sessions Of the several counties in
the State, at the term thereof to lie held next after
the first day of April, 1857, shall appoint two in.
spector> to snperntehd the polls to be opened as
each and every separate election precinct in the said
counties, for ascertanng the will Of the freemen of
North-Caro!na relat to the ratification Of said
amendment; and if any such court courts shall
fail to make such appointments or if any person so
appointed shall fail to appear and act such al the
election hereinafter directed to be held. it shall be
the duty O! the sheriff of the county, his deputy
at any precinct with the advice of justice of the
peace, if justice be present. with the advice of
three reehoders, to appoint inspector where the
court shall have failed to make an appointment, or
in place Of any person who has been appointed and
failed to appear and act and the inspector in
spectors thus appointed after hcng duly sworn
faithfully to perform their duties in such election
shall have the same authority if appointed by
court aforesaid.
Sec. g. BE 1t further enacted That it shall be the
duty of the sheriff. in each and every county in the
State to open polls at the several election precincts
in his county, the fist Thursday in August, lS57
and the same shall be kept open for day from
the hour of ten O'Clock in the morning to the hour
OF >ix O'Clock in the afternoon under the same rules
and regulations as now exist for the election OF
members of the General Assembly, when all per-
sons qualified according to the constitution to vote
for members of :he House Of Commons may vote for
or against ratification Of the said amendment :;
those desiring such amendment to vote with writ
ten or printed ticket "Approved" those of
!
'Not Approved" That said sheritfs shall compare
and certify the results of the elections, before
| the Saturday following and transmit the same in
twenty days thereafter to the COVER of the State.
SEC. 4. BE it further enacted, That it shall he the
duty of said SheriffS to make duplicate return Of
the polls, in their respective counties, to be-
fore the clel of the county court copy of which
shall be deposited in said clerks Office and the other
copy transmitted to the governor Of the State at
Raleigh. within twenty days after the holding of
sad pols
SEC. 8. Be 1T further enacted That the sheriff. BE-
allowed the same compensation for this other
elections; ana any sheriff or other officer appointed
t" hold said election whv shall fail in his duty &C.
cordng to the requirements of this act shall forfeit
and pay to the State the sum of one thousand dol.
lars, to be recovered in suit to be Immediately
instituted by the solicitor of the circuit before the
, superior court Of the county,
SEC 6. BE it further taacfed, That it shall be the
duty OF the governor soon as he shall have re
ce'ved the returns of the sheriff. in the presence of
the secretary Of State, public treasurer and comp
tr"er. to compare the votes for and against rati
| h"ation OF said amendment; and if it shall appear
that majority of the votes poled are in favor of it.,
he shall f'rth~ ith issue his proclamation, announc
ing the result; and thereupon, the governor shall
cause to he endorsed on the said amendment as en-
rolled by the two houses of this General Assembly,
and shall annex thercunto certificate under his
signature declaring the said amendment has been
ratified bv the people of North Carolina and the
secretary of State shall countersign the said certii-
cate and thereto the great seal ofthe State and
the said amendment, enrolled with the certificate
aforesaid shall be forever kept among the archives
Of the State in the office of the secretary aforesaid
| Ratified the Sth dry of Jdnnary, 1857