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Ihe Stapoafo.
DRDINAN Noes,
Passed hy the state Convention at Its third Ad.
jOurned Session.

mo. 24l
An c)rdinsuce for the relief of such persons az may
suffer from the destruction Of the Records Of Hert
ford County, occasioned by the burning of the
Court House and Clerks Offices of said County.
WHEKExs In the month of March last, the Court
House Of HEREFORD county was burned by the pubic
enemy, ind with the Court House was destroyed
the CLERKS Offices of said county, whereby tho for
mer records of wills, deeds, and other instruments
of writing were destroyed and the title OF the cltl
aens cf said county to their property II not en''rely
qost are a loose ard confused condition; ano'
1ohsTeas, the county of lIertford met with IKE
misfortune in March, 1850, by having Its court
House and records burnt by some person;
and cherens evil then remedied as lar prac
sicable by the passing act by the General Assem-
DIV at it session of S3O-3l, entitled ian act tor
the relief of such persons as may suffer from the
destruction of the records Of Hartford county occ
stoned BY the burning of the Court House and
Clerks offices of said county," chapter LAVlll, and
the further passage of another act of the General
Assembly, at its session of 1928, entitled ian
act in addition to an act passed at the last session OF
the General Assembly Of this St6f, in relation to
the burning of the records of cue county of Hert-
fort" chapter XCVl; and, aOhereas, the like caam-
ity has happened to the county Of HEREFORD again
by the burning Of the Court House and the public
records of the county by the public enemy: There
fore,
Be it ordained By the delegates Of the people OF
North Carolina in Convention assembled, and At Is
hereby ordained By tile authority of the same, That
the same and identical provisions Of the before reclt
ed acts Of the General Assembly Of the session OF
1s3O-'sl, chapter LXVIII; and of the session Of
1922 chapter XCVI be. and the same are hereby
revived and re-enacted and made applicable to the
present wants. necessities and condition of the conn
ty Of Hertord to all intents and purposes and with
the force and effect if the two before recited
acts of the General Assembly herein specially
set forth with all and every of their parts and pro
Visions
Passed and ratified in open Convention; May 10th,
A. D., 1862. W. N. EDWAk
Teste: Pres OF Convention.
WALTER L. STEELE, Secretary.
L. C. EDWARDS, Assistant Secretary.
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From the Fayetteville Observer.
M TILE DTTRTIG


Numerous friends of Col. ZEB. B. VANCE take the
liberty of presenting him to the people Of North
Carolina as an eminently suitable candidate for the
Office of Governor at the next regular election in
August
1t is confidently hoped that he will not forbid the
liberty thus TAKEN and that he will yield his consent
thereto.
1t is hardly necessary to add here that Col.
Vance, though comparatively young, has distn-
guished himself in the Legislative Councils OF this
State and the late United States. Immediately on
the receipt of Lincoln's proclamation calling tor
troops to subjuga;e the South, he joined company
of Infantry and has continued service ever since;
has been regularly promoted from private, by his
fellow soldiers, to his present high position in the
army, and more recently at the late battle of New
bern, he fully sustained the proud reputation of his
ancestors for vaor and heroism and for himself
in that bloody conflict all imperishable fame Col.
Vance is emphatically the man for the emergency
now upon u.s. He is young and full Of energy
prudent, wenformed bold and fearless. May ne
consent to this suggestion and be elected!
MANY CITIZENS.
May 20, 1862.
ourselves taken any part in bringing out candidates
| for Governor, we have heretofore published COM
INDICATIONS recommending Gov. Graham and Gov.
Morehead for that Office always an important one,
but now vitality so. To-day we publish another
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS like those above named,
comes from sources entitled to the respect of our
readers, as they have ours, -recommending Col.
Vance.
In accordance with our determination, heretofore
announced, We have always intendedsto select from
the candidates the man who may seem to us best
fitted for the emergency. And in supporting such
a one, we shall endeavor to avoid all incorporate
zeal, our object being in this as in all things else
during struggle for freedom, to unite all parties
and all men in furthsrancs Of the great causs.-Fay
Obserser.
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hereby ordained by tho authority e the aa'ae .ns.
the Public Treasurer pay to R. D. Williams OF ne"
Hanover, nine hundred and sixty-eght dollars .rI
John N. Whitford, Of Craven, seven hundred anu
thirteen dollars and fifty cents to Dr. Q. wins,ow;
and fftv cents: to Henderson county, two thousand
two hundred and seventy dollars and scventy;iss
cents to Kahnweiler & Bro, of Mcklsn6urg, thre %
hundred and twenty-six dollars; Jacob Ludwick, OF
Cabarrus, fourteen dollars and twenty cents; hay
wood county, six hundred and twenty dollars IRE.
dell county, fifty dollars; to Allegheny county; one
thousand three hundred and seventy-eight dollars !;
to D. c. Murray, thirteen dollars and sixty.nine
cents; and that he be allowed the same IN the SET
Element of his public accounts.
Passed and ratified in open Convention, the 18th
day Of May, A. D. 1852. ,,,n,
Teste Pres. OF Con-
w. L. STEELE, Sec
L. C. EDWARDS, Asst Sec
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L. c. EDWARDS, Asst Sec.
mo 80. /

Resolution in favor of the Doorkeepers.
Resolred, That the Public Treasurer be directed
to pay to John c. Moore and Drury King, doorkeep-
ers of the Convention, the sum Of tiftyone dollars
for discharging the duties of VIM r. Lowell princi-
pal doorkeeper, during his absence of seventeen
days and that the Treasurer be directed to pay the
further sum Of ten dollars each to Messrs Moore
and King and also W. R Lowell, as extra allowance
for services doorkeepers during the present
sion.
Passed and ratified in open Convention on the 18th
day Of May, A. D., 1862. w. N. EDWARDS,
Tes:e: Pres. of Con.
W. L. STEELE, Sec.
L. G. EDWARDS, Asst Sec.
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e. Re.olvea, That five hundred copies Of the Orai,
nances and Resolutions Of the Convention De prn.sa
and distributed in same manner as the JOURNALS
thereof. IL 1otb
Passed and ratified in open Convention tue z. CIV
day Of May, A. D., 1862. rnw.Rns.
q.ste. - Pres Of Con.
WALTER L. STEELE, Sec
L. G. EDWARDS, Asst Sec.
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mo- 80
An Ordinance to Repeal an Ordinance passed at
the present Session of this Convention. entitled
can Ordinance Amendatory of an Ordinance to
raise North Cardinals quota OF Confederate
Troops" passed and ratified the 18th day OF Feb
ruary, A. d., 1862, and to extend the PROVISIONS
as to Bounty to certain other persons.
SECTION |. BE 1T ordained by the delegates OF
the people OF North Carolina, in Contention as
senbled. and it is hereby ordained by the author
itv of tho same That an ordinance entitled " An
Ordinance amendatory of an ordinance to raise
North Cardinals quota of Confederate Troops"
passed at the present session of this Convention be,
and the same is hereby abrogated and annuled j,
Sec Q. Be it turtle, ordained, That bounty OF
fifty dollars, deducting the bounty already paid and
received shall be paid by the State to all priyates,
musicians and non commissioned officers, as follows:
To all volunteers between eighteen and thlrty.nVe
years of age for three years or the war, including
those accepted directly by the Confederate Govern,
mcnt where North Carolina is or may be creaiteo
for the same; to all volunteers between eighteen
and thirty five years of age for less TERM re-enSt
ing or continuing in service BY virtue of the con-
scrpton act of the Confederate Congress, for three
wears or the war, including other former service
to all persons substitutes excepted mustered into
companies already organized, or which may oe
organized into companies preparatory to active ser
vice by virtue Of the provisions OF the SAID act Oh
Congress; to all volunteers over thrty-hve years OF
age who may decline to be discharged under the
provisions of the said act of Congress, and be re-
tanned in the public service; to all volunteers under
eighteen years ofage for three years or the war who
shall elect AMI be bound to remain in service; to all
persons who have volunteered since the 10th day Of
February, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.
Sec 8. Be it further ordained, That the command
ing officers Of companies, hattaons, iments or le-
gions, volunteering directly to the Confederate Gov
| ernment claiming bounty, shall make out such
muster rolls and returns as the Governor may re-
quire.
Passed and ratified in open Convention on the
10Th day of May, A. D., 1862
w. N. EDWARDS,
Teste: Pres. of Con-
w. L. STEELE, Sec.
L. c. EDWARDS, Asst Sec.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.

OfFICE OF oECRETARf OF STATE,
!, Rufus II. Page, Secretary of State in and for
the State Of North Carolina, do hereby certify that
the foregoing are true copies of the originals on file
in this office
Given under my hand, this 2lst day of Nav, 1852.
RUFUS Fl. PAGE.
Secretary of State.
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No. %.
Do1.k:. :. c,. DoIk Tn1r1oc

Resolution in favor Robt Towlcs
Resolced, That Robert Towles be allowed twenty
dollars for his attendance this Convention during
the present session of this Convention and that the
Public Treasurer be directed tc ray the same
Passed and ratified in open Convention. the 10th
day of MAY, A. D., 1862. W. N. EDWARDS,
Teste: Pres of Con.
W. L. STEELE, Secretary.
L. C. EDWARDS, Asst Sec.
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mo. 4Q.l

An Ordinance declaring what Ordinances of this
Convention shall have permanent operation.
SECTION l. Be 1t ordained By the delegates Of
the people Of North Carolina in Conoention assem-
6led and 1t ss hereby ordained By the authority of
the same, Tha. the following Ordinances passed by
this Convention shall be of permanent operation,
and be irrepealable BY the General Assembly, viz:
l. An Ordinance to dissolve the union between
united with her under the compact of government.
entitled "The Constitution Of the United States y
H. "An Ordinances defining treason against the
State"
Ill "An Ordinance to Iatify the Constitution Of
the Provisional Government Of the Confederate
States of America" a. '-,F7
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No. &C.
An Ordinance to legalize the laying of Taxes in
Union County

Union County.
Be it ordained by the Delegates Of the people of
North Carolina, in Convention assembled, and it
ishercby ordained by theauthority Of the same That
the act of the Justices of the Peace of Union county,
laying tax for the year eighteen hundred and six
tytwo, though done by less than majority, be, and
the same is hereby declared to he legal.
Passed and ratified in open Conyention..tne 10th
day of May, A. d., 1862. W. N. EDWARDS,
Teste: Pres. of Con.
w. L. STEELE, Sec'y.
L. C. EDWARDS, Asst. Sec'y.
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mo. 3O.l

IN0. 81.
Resolution tor the publication Of the o,d;,. !.
the present session of the Convention VI
Rssolced, That the Secretary of State cau.. :,
Ordinances and Resolutions passed and rat;tsa He 10
sS present session Of this Convention Sc pub
Raleigh - '"e city of
M and ratified in open Convention on the 10Th
Tc 10y VI nay A. D., 1862. W. N. EDWARDS,
". L. STEELE, Sec. 80 . o0"'
L. G. EDWARDS, Asst sec
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A,o., INC. s1.1
allowed by Il. tR se, payment Of certain
Me-, ordained By the delsgatss NJ ths nsnn,. ~
oa''''ao, in Convention assss.0soS r arg It !,
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mo. 20. I
An ordinance requiring the Public Treasurer 70 re-

An ordinance requiring the Public Treasurer 70 re-
deem mutilated Treasury notes.
5s u ord@ined By the Delegates of the people of
Ssrss carolina in Convention assembled and it Is
it shy, o "a by the authority Of the same, That
plicaton by the holders Of mutated Treasnr, vi sp
t ;oeem the same with other notes of like denom'
% and that he be required to keen a record
.s;s mes mus redeemed, in separate book for
th,s purpose and make report of the same to the
,o Passed and ratified in open Conve,to, =, H..
Teste: ~ LDWA ARDS,
WAITE, T. s-r,, Co.,. Pres of Con.
L. {. EDWARDS, Asst Sec'y.
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mo. 35.1

No. IS.
An Ordinance concerning the collection of Taxes in
certain Counties.
]. BE 1t ordained, &c., That the Sheriffs of such
counties as shall be invaded or taken posses
sion of BY the enemy, shall severally, at the time
prescribed by law, settle their accounts with the
Comptroller, so far as they shall have received or
collected the State taxes and the residue of the tax
es for which they chargeable they shall account
for and pay into the Treasury such time as shall
be prescribed by the next General Assembly.
2. Be it further ordained, That it shall not De
the duty of the Treasurer, as is now PROVIDED oy
law, to move for summary judgment against sucn OF
the aforesaid Shers as shall not have been able 70
collect and pay over the full amount OF the taxes WIN
which they are severally chargeable.
3. BE 1T further ordained, That the Pena'ues
prescribed in the act of the General Assembly, en-.
titled IAN Act entitled Revenue" ratified the 23rd
day of September A. d. 1861 for the failure to list
taxable property shall not apply to persons living
in such counties as have been invaded and taken
possession OF by the enemy.
Passed and ratified in open Convention or the 18th
day of May, A. D. 1862. ~ NJ pnwApns
Teste: fres' OF Con-
w. L. STEELE, Sec.
l.. C. EDWARDS, Asst Sec.
No. &c.
An Ordinance to allow certain persons to vote for
Governor in other than the Counties in which
they reside.
SECTION l. Be 1t ordained by the delegates Of the
people OF North Carolina in Convention assembled
and it Is hereby ordained by the authority Of the
same, That any citizen of this State who shall be
entitled to vote for Governor in the county wherein
he ia domiced shall be entitled to vote for Govern
| or in any county in this State.
SEC. 3. BE it further ordained, That it shall or
may be lawful for the Shers of the counties in this
State, in the possession Of under the control of
the enemy, to compare the polls of their respective
counties for Governor and members Of the Legisla-
ture at any place in this State they may think
proper.
| SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, That this ordi-
nance shall be and continue in force for and during
the present war, and no longer, unless sooner re.
pealed or modified by the General Assembly.
Passed and ratified in open Convention, on the
! 18th day of May, a. D., 1862.
Ieste: Pres. of Con.
". L STEELE, Sec. -.
L. G. EDwARps, Asst Sec.
fNo
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mo 81
An Ordinance to enable the Western Railroad Com
panv to complete their Road

An ordnance 10 ENABLE the w eStern railroad CON-
panv to complete their Road
Section l. Be it ordained by the delegates of the
people of North Carolina IN Convention assembled,
and 1t Is hereby ordained by the authority of tile
same That part Of section fifth of an act of the Leg
islature of North Carolina ratified February 10th,
eighteen hundred and sixty-one entitled IAN Act
to enable the Western Railroad Company to extend
their Road from the Coalfelds to the North Carolina
Railroad" which requires the President of said road
to certify to the Governor that the Company has
purchased the iron rails chairs and spikes and will
forthwith proceed to lay down and complete each
section of ten miles before said company is entitled
to receive the sum of one hundred thousand dol
lars" be- and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That the lien
created by the said act shall extend to and cover
both the eastern and western divisions of said road
and all the other property of said corporation
Passed and ratified in open Convention on the 10th
day of May, A. d. 1862.
". n. EDWARDS,
Ieste: Pres. Of Con.
W. L. STEELE, Sec
l.. e. EDWARDS, Asst Sec
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NO. 871
"eSoiauon 10 print the Ordinances and Resolutions
OF the Convention.
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mo. 39.l
An Ordinance to make further Provision for the
Public Treasury.
l. Be it ordained By the delegates of the people
of North Carolina in Convention assembled aud 1t
IL hereby ordained by the authority Of the same,
That the Public Treasurer is authorized to issue
two millions more of Treasury notes. in sums of five
dollars ten dollars and twenty dollars, each in the
following amounts, viz: eight hundred thousand in
five dollars, seven hundred thousand in ten dollars,
and five hundred thousand in twenty dollars in &C
cordanee with the provisions of the ordinance passed
Feb 26, 1862, should it in the opinion of the Gov
ernor and Treasurer become necessary to do So and
that said notes shall be fundabe, provided for in
said ordinance.
2. Be it further ordained, That in the event of
the Treasurer being unable from any to issue
said notes. that he be allowed to borrow any por-
ton of the said two millions from the banks or 9TH
er sources.
8. Be it further ordained That the public Treas
urer be authorized to issue ten thousand dollars in
denominations of five cents, and ten Thousand dol
lars in ten cents, in addition to the amount hereto
fore issued by him Of said denominations.
T. Be it further ordained. That he have author
iy to employ discreet person. if necessary, to
be approved of by the Governor, and whose appoint
ment shall be published in three newspapers Of this
city, to sign coupon and State bonds for the Public
Treasurer.
5. Be 1t further ordained, That if any one shall
falsely FORGE knowingly pass, offer to pass any
false, forged or counterfeit paper purporng to be
Treasury note or bond, or coupon of any such bond
issued under this ordinance Of this State, he shall
be liable to indictment in the Superior Courts in
the county in which such offence may be commit
ted and conviction therefor, shall suffer all the
pains and penalties according to the 59th section Of
the 34th chapter Of the Revised Code
Passed and ratified in open Convention on the
18th day of May, A. D., 1862
w. N. EDWARDS,
Teste: Pres. of Con.
WALTER l.. STEELE Secy.
L. G. EDWARDS, Asst Secy.
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mo % !

No. 2s.1
An Ordinance to repeal the ninth section of the
Charter of the Cheraw and Coalfelds Railroad,
as amended by the Legislature of 1s6O-'6l
Be 1t ordained, by the Delegates Of the people of
North Carolina, in Conoention assembled, and it is
hereby ordained by the authority of tile same, That
section nine ofan passed in 1861 to revive and con-
tnue IN force an act to incorporate the Cheraw and
Coal6elds Railroad Company, passed at the session
OF 1861 chapter sx:ysix, be, and the same is
hereby repealed: Prouided, That the said Cheraw
and Coalfelds Railroad Company shall do as much
work and expend as much money in the construc.
tian Of their road north of the Wilmington Char.
lotte and Rutherford Railroad as they do south at
the same time; and said road shall not cross tan or
connect with the said Wilmington, Charlotte and
rutherford Railroad further west than twelve miles
from the town of Rockingham, and shall in five
years after the close of the present war, complete
the road to the Coafelds in Chatham county, or its
charter Shall thereupon cease and determine.
Passed and ratified in open Convention. on the
10th day of May, A. D. 1862.
Teste: D...
WALTER L. STEELE, Sec. - O
L. T. EDWARDS, Asst Sec.
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3uC6 Stdll Ue uelu as ~ OuCe 10 Tue
and may be recovered of such stakeholder, or his
executors administrators or assigns, at the suit of
said company, either by summary motion, in any
court of superior jurisdiction in the county where
the delinquent resides on previous notice of ten days
to said subscriber, by action of assumpsit, in
any court of competent jurisdiction, or by warrant
before any Justice of the Peace, when the does
not exceed the sum of one hundred dollars and in
all cases Of assignment Of stock, before the whole
amount has been paid to the company, then for all
due on such stock, both the original subscri-
bers and the first and all subsequent assignees shall
be liable to the company and the same be recovered
as above described
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, That the debt
of the Stockholders due to the Company for stock
therein either as original proprletors, first
subsequent assgnees shall be considered of equal
dignity, With judgments in the distributions of as
sets of deceased stakeholder by his legal represen
tatives.
Sec. II. Be 1t further ordained, That said Com
pany shall issue certificates Of stock to its members
and said stock may be transferred in such manner
and form as may be directed by the bylaws of the
Company.
Sec. IL. Be 1t further ordained That the said
Company may at any tine increase its capital stock
to sum sufficient to completesaid road, by opening
BOOKS for subscription Of new stock, or borrowing
money on the credit of the company, and on the
mortgage Of its charter and works, and the manner
in which the shall be done in either case shall
be prescribed by the Stockholders.
Sec. 10. Be 1t further ordained, That said Com
any shall have power Of using any section of said
road constructed by them, before the whole of the
said road is completed. and may charge for trans
portation thereon.
Sec H. Be IL further ordained, That all contracts
or agreements, authenticated by the President and
Secretary of said road shall be binding on the Com
pany, either with or without seal Such mode Of
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SILVER ALLoYs.-.The alloys with cop
per constitute plate and coin by the ad-
dition Of small proportion Of copper to
silver, the metal is rendered harder and
more sonorous, while its color is scarcely
impaired. Even with equal weights OF
the two metals, the compound is white ;
the maximum of hardness is obtained
when the copper amounts to one fifth OF
the silver.
For silver plate, the French proper
tons are, VI parts silver, ! copper; and
for trinkets, 8 parts silver, 2 copper"
Hardest silver solder, parts fine silver
and one part copper; this is difficult to
fuse, but is occasionally employed for
figures
Hard silver solder, parts silver and l
part brass wire, which is added when the
silver is melted, to avoid wasting the zinc.
= Soft silver solder for general use, parts
6ne silver, and part brass wire. by
some few, I part Of arsenic is added, to
render the solder more fusible and white,
but becomes less malleable; the arsenic
must be introduced at the last moment,
with care to avoid its fumeA
Silver is also soldered with tin solder,
e tin, lead, and with pure tin.
Silver and Mercury are used in the
plastic metallic stopping for teeth.