The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-04
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 Constitution did enact as follows ::
Whereas, I 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-thlrds Of each house respectively,
III the precise words following: "a bill to
amend the Constitution ofthe State of North
Carolina" :"
Whereas, at the session of the last Gen
eral Assembly, begun and held in Raleigh,
on the third Monday of En-Pmber, III the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dreG and fifty four, Il bill, entitled "a bill to
amend th" Constitution Of the State of North
Carolina" was read three times in each
house of the said Genera! Assembly, and
agreed to by three fifthS Of the whole num-
Der Of members of each house respectively.
And whereas, the bill 50 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 til" directions con-
tanned i'll 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, continuing the said alteration Of
the Constitution of this State And whereas,
large number of the people are Gisfran-
chiscd by the freehold qualification now re-
quircd Of voters for members of the Senate;
therefore. BE Il CaGcted hy Hc GcncraL As-
&cmLiy tie State of f-NOr,| Car0iia0. aad IL
IS hcrebJ enacted By he a4'Lority ofthc same,
J.. IL, .g
cuct hOHSc coRcurriH@, 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 TIE year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and thrty-tive, shall
be amended to read as follows: '.Erery free
@-tjte n,@" 0fte age Cft~c"'y-c"e gears, be-
in@ Il h0tirc ar ndtUruti>cd citi-cn of the
UnHcd !Stufes, ard 2cho hds been an inhaGi-
tart d tie state far tlcciUc mOHthS Immediate
~ prsccdin@ the dag ot' any cicctioa, and
strait hare pail public taxes, >haI be entitled
to co'S jDr member ct' the Senate for tic dis
trjct IL ~hich he restless"
And whereas, it was further provided by
tie said act, that the foregoing amendment
t" the Constitution Of thisState, as cmbOdi-
rG in the preceding section, be submitted
by the Governor to the people on the first
Thursday in August, IS:5;77, sixty days no.
tice having been given in ten newspapers'':
NOW, THEREFORE,, do hereby give
notice tn nI persons entitled to vote for
members Of the House of Commons, that
polls viii he opened on the first Thursday in
august ncxt. by the SheriitS of the respcc-
tive Counties, at the election precincts
within the same. to take the sense of the
said voters as to the ratification of said
amendment t. tiIe Constitution of the State;
Hose for ratification to vote with written
pr printed tichct-''ApFrored:" 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
L.S.7 the Executive Office III the City of
Raleigh. on the 18th day Of May, |
4. D.. IS57.
By the Governor: THOS. BRAGG.
PuLAsKI CowPER, Pr. Sec'y.
May 81. 1857. 2m