The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-05-26

EREAs, THE LAST GENERAL ASSEM-
by an act entitled, "A supplementary
at to take the sense of the people of the
State relative To the proposed amendment
of the Constitution" did enact as follows !:
Whereas. bill tn 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
t.p by two-thirds of each house respectively,
In the precise words following: "A bill {"
amend the Constitution of the State OF North
Carolina :"
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 our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty four, bill. entitled "a bill to
amend the Constitution of the State al North
Carolina" was read three times III each
house of the said General Assembly, and
agreed to by three-fifths of the whole mum
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 four of the amend
ed Constitution, and the directions con-
tanned in the second section of the said bill :;
aud it il the intention, by this bill, TO agree
tn the preamble and first section of the bill
of. r,.said. containing the said alteration OF
the Cons titution of this State: And whereas,
a large number of the people are distran-
chised by the freehold qualification now re-
quirrd of voters for members of the Senate;
therefore. BE IL enacted by the General As
sembLy Of the State Of North Carolina. and II
ishereBy enacted by the authority Of the same
tuo- thirds of The tChoLe number Of members Of
each hOuse conc4rring. That the second
clause of the third section of the first article
of the amended Constitution, ratified ny the
people of North Carolina. on the second
Monday of November, in II g year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and thirty five, shall
he amended tn read a. follows: ''EUery free
tchite man Of the age Of t,ceniy-On gears. BE-
ing a ndttre or naturdlized citizen Of The
United States, and tChO has been an lRhdbl-
tant OCthe State for t,ceiUe months Immediate
iy preceding the day Of any election, and
shall hare Paid public tares, shall be entitled
10 UOtc for a member Of The Senate for the DIS
trict IN Which he resides
And whereas, it was further provided by
the said act. that the foregoing amendment
to the Constitution of this State, embodi
ed in the preceding section, be submitted
by the Governor to the people ON the first
AOo6s Clay
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 Commons, that
polls will be opened on the first Thursday in
August next, by the Sheriffs of the respec
tive Counties, at the election precincts
within the same, tn take the sense of the
said voters "a TO the ratification of said
amendment tn the Constitution of the State;
those for ratification tn vote with written
or printed tickct-"APPrOred;" those OPP
posed thereto TO vote with a similar ticket
mot APprored."
Given under my hand. as Govern
or of the State of North Carolina. at
LIS. 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. Scc'y.
May 90, 1857. ON