The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-06-07
THE NULIFICATIoN BILL

i ne 1olloWlnS Act was passed. Dy the LeSiSla-
ture just closed:
Sec. l. Be 1t en4cted by the General Assem-
biz ofthe State Of North Carolina, and 4 ,eere-
Ly enacted by the authority cfthe same, That
any person to- whom writ of hobeds corpus
has been, issued and served, who wlfully fails or
refuses undo any pretence whatever, to obey the
mandate thereof, or the orders Of the judge or
court thereon, before whom the same is heard, or
who knowingly or Intentionally prevents the
vice of the same by force by keeping out Of the
way, or who shall wifully fail or refuse to permit
any person upon application by counsel, in his
custody, to consult with and have the assistance
of counsel, for the purpose of sueing out, pros
ecuting said writ or who shall send away con-
ceal any person who is in his custody under his
control, with intent to prevent said writ from be-
ing sued out executed, the petitioner from
being discharged, when the judge or court so Or
ders shall be guilty of high misdemeanor, and,
on conviction in the Superior Court, shall be fined
not less than one thousand dollars and imprisoned
not less than one year.
Sec. 2. Be, 1t further enacted, That if any
person shall, under any pretence whatever trans
port beyond the limits of this State, by force or
violence, any person in civff lfe such person, so
offending, shall be guilty of high msdemeanor,
and, on Conviction shall be fined not less than two
thousand dollars and imprisoned not less than one
year.
Sec. 8 Be II further enacted, That if any
persion in civil life shall be transported beyond
the limits of this State, contrary to the provisions
of the second section of this act, the Governor of
the State shall forthwith demand him of the
thorities of the Confederate State where such per-
son may be imprisoned.
Read three times and ratified in General Assem-
bly,, the 2Sth day of May, 1864
This law passed the House of Commons as
follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Allison, Albritton. Amis, Barn
hardt, Barrirger, Benbury, Best, Bond, Bryan,
Burgin, Carpenter, Carter, Carson, Cowles, Craig,
Duke, Dunn, Gentry, Glenn, Green, Grissom,
Hampton, Henry of BERTHE, Holngsworth, How
of Pasquotank, McAden, Mccormick, Mckay,
McNell McRae, Nissen, Parks Patterson, Pearce,
Perkins, Riddick, Ritter, Robbins, Russell of
Brunswick, Sherwood, Shober Waen, Walser,
Wellborn, Woodall, Young of Iredell, Young Of
Yancey-53.
Nocs-Messrs Costner, Harris of Cabarrus, Hen
derson, Henry of Henderson, Person, Richardson,
Rives, Russ, Shepherd, Spruill, Wiams-1l.
In the Senate the yeas and nays were not taken,
but the following amendment, proposed by Nh
Hoke, was rejected:
Provided, That the provisions of this act shall
not apply to any cases mentioned in the act Of
Congress to suspend the writ Of habeas corpus.
Ayes-Messrs Aycock, Carraway, Dickson. Ellis,
Faison, Harris of franklin, Hoke, Hocman Pitch
ford, Powell, Wiggins-11:
Nocs-Messrs Adams of Davidson, Adams of
Guilford, Arendell, Bagley, Berry, Blount Boy
den, Harris of Rutherford, Jones' Lassiter Lcitch,
Matthews, Neal, Patton Patrick, Sanders, Sharpe,
Slaughter, Smith of Macon, Taylor of Chatham,
Warren, Wooley-22
Those who voted against Mr. Hoke's amendment
may b. considered having voted for the nullif-
cation bill.
In the House, several members Considering the
bill an abominable and outrageous measure) alb
sented themselves in order to prevent quorum
from voting, as to defeat the bill in that way,
seeing that the majority determined to pass
it at all hazards.