The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-23
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, 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
Carolina -
Whereas, at the session of the last Gen
eraF Assembly, begun and held in Raleigh,
on the third Monday of November, in the
year of oar Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and fifty four, bill. entitled "a bill to
amend the Constitution of the State of North
Carolina was read three times III each
house of the said General Assembly, and
agreed to by three-fifths of the whole mum
her of members of each Pectiveiy.
And whereas, the bill so agreed to hath
been daily published six months previous to
the election of the members of this present
General Assembly, according t" the clause
Of section one of article four of the amend
ed Constitution, and the directions con-
taiued in the second section of the said bill
to the preamble and first section of the bill
afcrr said containing the said alteration of
the Constitution of this State And whereas,
a large number of the people are dsfran-
chised by the freehold qualification now re-
quircd of voters for members of the Senate;
therefore. Be II enacted by the General AS-
scmbiy ofthe STATE Of North Carolina. and 1t
IS hereby enacted by the authority Of the same,
taCo thirds ofthe ,ohOte namJcr If members Of
each house cORcUrriBg, 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, i'll the year of our
Lord eighteen hundred and thirty five, shall
he amended to read as follows: "EUery free
,c7iitc man oftEc age oft1centy-One gears, be-
ing q nntirc or naturdti1ed citizen Of the
United States. and aOhO has been an inhdbi
tant of the State for t,cetrc months lnomcdiate-
H preceding the day Of any etection, and
shalt h0cc paid pubLc ta.reS, shaft be entitled
10 rOte fDr Il member Of the Senate for The dis
tict IN which he resides"
Aud whereas, it was further provided by
the said act. that the foregoing amendment
to the Constitution of this State, embodi-
I'd in the preceding section, be Submitted
bv the Governor to the people on the hrst
Thursday in August, 1857, sixty days no.
tice having been given i'll ten new>papers":
NOW, THEREFORE,. l 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 i'll
August next, by the Sheritis of the reSpec-
tive Counties, at the election precincts
within the same. to take the sense of the
said voters as to the ratification of said
amendment to the Constitution of the State;
those for ratification to vote with a written
or printed ticket-'.ApProrcd:" those .op-
posed thereto to vote with similar ticket
Not APProred."
Given under my hand, as Govern
or of the State of North Carolina, at
TL.S.l 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 26, 1857. Pm