The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-07-02
THE STATE CONVENTION

Friday last at 2 p. IN. fixed upon for adjournment
until the Sd Monday in November During the
last days of the session some important Ordinances
were passed, two of which publish in full Geo.
pied from the Standard of Saturday. one, transfer
ring the n. G. troops to the Confederate Govern
ment introduced by Mr. Graham) to be controlled
and paid by that government; the other, changing
the taxation system of the State. These ordinan-
ces are important, and we are sure we could not
I'LL our space with more interesting matter They
will be found below
| The Convention also passed an ordinance allow
ing soldiers, in and out Of the State to vote for
Clerks, Sherifs, members of Assembly, Governor,
members of the Confederate Congress, and Pres-
dent and Vice President. resolution introduced
by Judge Howard, of Edsecombe, requesting tho
! President of the convention to notify Hon Henry
j. Clark, the Speaker of the Senate, Of the absence
of Gov. Ellis from the State, and requesting Mir
! Clark to perform the duties of Governor during
such absence, was rejected. We learn that Gov.
Ellis will return this week. and we suppose if he
finds himself unable to discharge the duties of the
Office, he himself will request Mr. Clark to assume
| the office.
We understand that the convention ordered the
issuing of s250,000 worth of State bonds to the
! viii Char. & Ruth Railroad. to pay Cor work al
ready finished This is part of the subscription
authorized by the last Legislature.
! AN ORDINANCE
TO provide for the disposition State Troons and Vol
un'eers, raised undrr the acts of tho General Assem-
bly,, respectively en- tied AN Act raise ten thou
sand State Tr"oFs," ratified the Sh of May aud AN
Act to provide for the public defence" ra fled the
| dave Of NAY md f,ro tbarn
l Be it ordained by the Delegates of the peo-
pie Of North Carolina, in Convention assembled,
| That the State Troops levied under the act of the
| General Assembly. first aforesaid which have
| been Termed imto Regiments, with proper compile
ments Of officers and men, be, and the same are
| hereby transferred, by regiments, to the Confed-
crate States Of America, upon the same terms and
conditions as if they had been raised under the
authority OF the Confederate States
2. Be it further ordained by the authority afore-
said, That all levying and recruiting of troops un-
der said Act shall cease and discontinue from and
after the 10th day of August next; and that all
troops which shall have been raised under said Act
prior to that day, shall be organized into Regi-
mcnts and transferred to the Confederate States, in
the manner and upon the terms and conditions
aforesaid. And if there shall be an excess in the
number of said troops, sufficient to form bat
TALON, companies or company, such excess may be
organized according to its appropriate number, and
transferred in like manner.
3, Be it further ordained, That all appointments
of officers under said act, either in the line in
| the staff, over and above the number appropriate
to and required by the regiments, battalions and
companies thus organized, shall cease and be vaca-
ted on the said goth of August next; and that His
EXceliency, the Governor, may, in his discretion
order any Quarter Master, Commissary or Medical
stores, owned by the State, and rot required for
| immediate use, to be turned to the said Con-
# derate States, upon proper receipts for the arti
cles thus delivered to be taken by the officers &C
| countable for the
| 4. Be it further ordained, That all commissions
to officers in the aforesaid State troops issued by
the Governor and Military Board under authority
Of the act of the General Assembly to create a
| Military Board, ratified the 10th day of May,
1861, who shall remain in service after the Goth
day of August next. aforesaid, hereby ratified
and confirmed, notwithstanding any provision in
| the Constitution Of the State for a different mode
| of appointment
5 Be it further ordained, That the naval forces
and vessels of this State be transferred to the Con-
| fcderate States, uIon the same terms and
ditinns that provided to State troops in the
second section of this ordinance, the said vessels
| to be paid for accounted for upon terms to be
agreed upon by the Governor with the Confederate
States; and that after the Goth day OF August next
all naval officers of this State shall be discharged
and all vessels OF the Navy not accepted by the
Confederate States shall be sold under the drec-
ton of the Governor
And ,rhrrcas The President of the Confederate
States, through communication from the Secretary
of War; has informed this Convention that he will
accept from this State into the service of the Con-
fedcrate States two thousand volunteers for twelve
months in addition to the four regiments already
in said service and cannot accept any greater
number of volunteers for twelve months,
g. BE it therefore ordained by the authority
aforesaid, That all volunteers who have been cllled
out by the order of the Governor for twelve
IN .nths. over and above the four regiments afore-
said and two thousand men to be designated by
the Governor and rendered to the President for
service as aforesaid, shall be discharged the
2nth day of August next; Provided. That any Of
said Volunteers who shall Sisnify their desire to
enlist in the State troops aforesaid, or in any corps
that may be called for by the President in the
mean time. shall be discharged forthwith to the
end that they may enter such service And provi-
ded further, that the Governor shall again tender
such volunteers by regiments to the President of
the Confederate States, and if the Preside mt shall
agree to accept them, or any part OF them, by or
before the Goth day Of August next, 1t shall be
the duty Of the Governor to order them, as
many of them as the President shall accept, into
the service of the Confederate States, and dis
charge Only the residue. Provided further, That
any volunteers discharged as aforesaid, shall, in