Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-07-11
STATE OF NoRTH.CARoL,y.

VtHEREAS, THE LAST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
IL by an act entitled ga supplementary net o ,.t
the sense OF the people of the State relative 10 the nn
amendment of the Constitution did enact AS GJlm
hereas, bill to amend the Constitution IF ,bn Ss
NorthCarolna has been read in each house Of ,he n
General Assembly on three several days. and agreed hr
two-thlrds OF each house respectively in the nrc; &
following; "a bill to amend the Constitution of the S,as
of North-Carolina:" VI '' ''a'e
Whereas at the session of the last General Assembly
begun and held at Raleigh, on the third Monday f V"'
ber IN the year of Lord thousand eigb bnudS
and hfty-fnur BILL entitled ga bill to amend the C"n
tuition OF the State of North Carolina was read three times
in each house of the said General Assembly and J 20
by three-hhs of the whole number of members of e,b
house respectively And whereas, the bill SO agreed 10
1 nah been duly published six months previous to the er
ton OF the members Of this present General Assembly
according to the clause of section of article four Of the
amended ad the directions contained in the
second section of the sand bill and is the intention h
inns DILL to agree to the preamble and first section of te
OIL Aforesaid, containing the said alteration of the Cons
tuition OF this State And Whereas large number of the
required OF voters tor members of the Senate; therefore,
he at enacted by tie General assembly Of Tie Ile Of N
Ca1ohna, md is Ae,e1y enacted By the authority Of the
house eoncu1nq That the second clause of the third Sec
ton OF the trst article of the amended Constitution ratified
by the people of NorhCarona The second Monday of
November IN the year of Lord eighteen hundred and
th'rtyhve, shall be amended to read follows: "ray
,r "t;. s'.fe man Ct tile age Of tre4tyone gears, being
has been an inAaItuat Of tile Suite a, taceipe nous i'm.
paid public tares shall be entitled cate tr member
the Senate for tile district in ahich he resides"
And whereas, it was further provided by the said act
that the foregoing amendment to the Constitution of this
State embodied in the preceding section be submitted
by the Governor to the people the first Thursday
August, 1851 sixty days notice having been given in
new spapers":
NOW, THEREFORE, do hereby give notice to all persons
entitled to vote for members of the House of Commons
that polls will be opened the first Thursday in August
next, by the Sheris of the respective Counties the
election precincts within the same to take the Of the
said voters to the ratification of said amendment the
Constitution of the State those for ratification with
written printed ticket" dpprOced" those opposed
thereto to vote with similar tcket-"Not App,o,ed"
Given under my hand, Governor of the
IT. 81 State of North Carolina at 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. Secy.
May IL, 1857. lls5-60dw
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