The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-07-14
Equal Suffrage.
AN ACT to amend The Constitution OF IN
STATE of North Carolina.

Equa1 suffrage.
g AN ACT to amend the Constitution OF me
State Of North Carolina.
Whereas, at the session of the last Cen
eral Assembly. begun and held at Raleigh
on the third Monday of November, in the
wear of our Lord. one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty four, bill entitled "a bill t"
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 CT 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 foHr of the amended
constitution, and the directions contained
in the second section of the said bill; and
it is the intention by this bill t" agree to
the preamble and first section of the bill
aforesaid. containing the said alteration at
tie constitution of this State and whereas,
a large number of the people are di>fran-
quired of voters for members of the Senate
therefore,
SEC. l. BE At enacted by the General As
srmbly of me State Of North Carolina. and ii
ishereJy enacted by the authority Of 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 arti-
Gle 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 man of the age of twcnty-one
years, being n native or naturalized citizen
of the United States, and VINO has been
inhubitant of the State for twelve months
immediately preceding the day of any cleo
ton, and shall have paid public taxes, shall
be entitled to vote for member of tie
Senate for the district in which he resides"
Ratified The 1lh day Of December, 1861
4 Supplementary Act 10 take The sense Of he
People ofhc State reiatire to the proposed
Amendment Of The Constitution.
Whereas, a 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
Cardinal
Whereas, at the session of the last Cen
eral Assembly, begun and held at Raleigh,
on the third Monday of November, in the
year of our Lord one thou sand eight hun
dred and fifty -four. bill, entitled IA 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 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 four of the amend
ed Constitution, and the directions contain
ed in the second section of the said bill
and it is the intention. by 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,
O large number of the people are disfran-
chised by the freehold qualification now re-
quired of voters for members of the Senate
therefore,
Be ii enacted by The General Assembly of
the State Of North Carolina, and 1t is hereby
enacted by the authority Of the same. two
thirds of the whole number of members of
each house concurring,) That the second
cause of tie 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 man of the age of twenty one years.
being native or naturalized citizen of the
United States, and who has been an inhabi
tant of the State for twelve months imme-
dihtely preceding the day of any election
and shall have paid public faxes, shall b.
entitled to vote for member of the Senate.
for the district in which he resides
SEC. 1. BE IL enacted By the General As
Sembty Of The State Of North Carolina, and
at rs hereby enacted by the authority of the
same, That the foregoing amendment of til,
Constitution of tAs State, as embodied in
the preceding section, be submitted by the
governor to the people on the first Thurs
day in August, 1857, sixty days notice hav-
ing been given in ten newspapers.
SEC. .. Be 1t further enacted. That the
courts of pleas and quarter sessions. of the
several counties in the State, at the term
thereof to be held next after the first day of
April, 1857. shall appoint two inspectors to
superintend the polls to be opened at each
AID every separate election precinct in the
said counties, for aScertaining the will of