The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-06-25

Vote: Davidson 55, Noodhn A.
| On Wednesday, 10Th, an ordinance to amend
the Revised Code on the subject of oaths was re-
ported, requiring suspected persons to take test
oath under process from Judge or Magistrate
The ordinance to amend the Constitution con.
corning Jewish disability was read the third time
and passed.
On Thursday the Goth, ordinance to amend
the 4th section of the 18th Article of the Amend
ments to the constitution, substituting '-Confed
crate" for "United" before the word States" was
passed.
On motion of Mr. Graham, Capt J L Bridecrs
(who was present in the lobby invited to take
seat in the Hall.
The Convention agreed to adjourn tomorrow,
the Goth, till the Sd Monday in November.
TAXATION, REVENUE, AND THE PUB
Lie DEBT.
The following the Ordinance submitted the State
Convention by Judge Rufin chairman of the commit
tee TO whom the matter REFERRED
IN ORDINANCE in relation 7aration, Revenue and
Public Debt IN this Stale
Section l. Be it ordained That the third section of
the fourth article of the amendments of the Constitu
ton be and the same is hereby annulled.
Sec. q BE it further ordained, That all free males
the age of years and under the age of
forty years, shall be subject to capaon not
less than the laid land of the value of three
hundred dollars, aud other free person shall be
liable to taxaton; and also, land and slaves shall be
taxed according to their value and the tax slaves
may be as much but not more than that land, ac-
cording TO their respective values; but the tax on
slaves may be laid their general average value in
the State their value in classes in respect
and other distinctive properties in the discretion of
the General Assembly, and the value be assessed in
such modes as may be prescribed by law Provided,
That nothing herein contained shall prevent the
empton from taxation of soldiers the public service
of free males slaves in of bodily inrmity,
of such real estate as hath hitherto been exempted
by law.
Sec 3. Be it further ordained, That the whole pub
lie debt, including that created before the first day of
March, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty and
still existing shall at any time exceed the Of
twenty millions of dollars of principal money and no
debt shall hereafter be contracted. unless it shall be
authorized by act passed by majority of the whole
number of members of each house of the General
Assembly, in a vote taken by yeas and nays. The
sinking fund now constituted by law. shall be con-
nued and duly applied to the said existing debt until
the shall be paid if adequate that purpose and
if the same prove inadequate, the deficiency shall be
supplied either by taxation loans that the whole
of said debt shall be puncually paid it shall fall DUE
and whenever debt may hereafter be contracted
aforesaid the General Assembly shall in the auhor
zng the same, provide for the annual collection and
application of sufficient pay the interest agreed
to be paid thereon, and Also sum not less than one
per centm of the principal of the said debt for thirty
four years; and the said of per centum shall
constitute sinking fund, which shall be invested in
the bonds certificates of debt of this State Of the
of them and shall be applied to the payment Of the
said debt, for which it laid when the same shall
fall due, and the act laying such tax shall not be
pealed until the prcipa and interest of the said debt
shall be fully paid unless the repeating contain
other adequate provision by taxation for the due
payment of the principal and interest the shall
become payable: Provided, however That temporary
loans not exceeding the further sum of one hundred
thousand dollars, at any time may be authorized
by the General Assembly, by as aforesaid if the
same be made payable out of the accruing in
the same next succeeding year And provided
further shat the General Assembly uthorize loans
otherwise contract debts any amount deemed
necessary and proper for the expense of the State in
of War, instruction invasion; and in such
cases. and also in respect debts incurred and
pendtures made hitherto for the purposes of the
America including this State and the United States of
America, accounts tha be only kept in the Treasury
Department. and any amounts received in money
stocks in liquidation thereof from the Confederate
States shall be applied the debt contracted by this
State for those purposes, if then payable, shall
stitute sinking fund and be invested aforesaid
10 be applied to the payment of such debts
the shall fall due: and if the shall not
he sufficient to discharge the said debts in full
the deficiency shall be supplied by taxation. nv
loans: and if by loans, then provision shall he made
for the repayment thereof in the herenbcfore
prescribed for general debts contracted hereafter.
AGE OF MILITARY OFFIcERs-The New York
Express states that the age of the General officers
in Lincoln's army run as follows: Scott, aged IS ;
Wool, 10; Harvey, IS; Mansfield, 60; Totten, head
of the Engineer Corps. so; Thayer, Engineer, so;
Craig, head of the Ordnance Department, &c;
Ripley, Ordnance Department, 70; Sumner, 65;
Lawson, Surgeon General, so; I.arncd, Paymas
ter General, 10; Gibson, Commssary General;
Churchill, Inspector Genera and Thomas Ad1t.
General, are old men, having entered the army in
the beginning OF the present ccntury--C ,. on in