The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-10-17
N. G. STATE CONVENTION.
Eighth Day.
Tuesday, October 10.

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Tuesday, October 10.
Mr. McIyer, from the Committee on Magis-
trates, reported the following ordinance
An. Ordinance Limiting theaiVunsber of Jus
,tices of the Peace, and for other Purposes.
Be it ordained and declared by the delegates
of this Convention, in Convention assembled,
and it is hereby ordained by the authority OF
!. the same, That the. number Of Justices OF the
Peace shall not exceed two in each Captains
district in the several capnties of the State, ex
cept in the districts in which the court houses
are situated, and the number in such districts
shall not exceed four And that person shall
be eligible who is not of integrity, intel
ligence and good moral character.
Be it further ordained That the Legislature
shall prescribe the powers, duties and fees Of
Justices of the Peace.
Dir Garland of Yancy; 10 behalf of the minor
ity of that committee reported the following or
dinance
Be it ordained by the delegates Of the people
of North Carolina, 10 Convention assembled, and
it is declared and ordained, That hereafter the
justices of the Peace in the several counties
In this State, shall be elected by ballot, and
shall hold their Office for the term of four years.
And the number of Justices of the Peace 10
each county shall be determined by the number
of qualified voters for members Of the General
Assembly, giving to each Captains district, con-
tanning forty qualified voters Gas aforesaid,) aud
less than eighty, one Justice of the Peace, and
to each district containing eighty and less than
one hundred and twenty, two Justices Of the
Peace, and SO on progressively, and three ad-
ditional Justices Of the Peace for each county
town; and that all qualified voters for members
of the General Assembly shall be entitled 10
vote for Justices of the Peace.
Be it further ordained, That the time Of hold
ing and manner Of conducting said elections,
together with the powers, duties, responsibilities
and pay Of Justices Of the Pcpe, shall be fixed
and regulated by the General Assembly.
The minority report is signed by MIR Garland
and MIR Dickey. These reports lie over.
Mr. Winston of Franklin, from the committee
TO whom the questions touching the public and
private debts. were reterFed, made report IN re-
gard to the debts of the State, follows:
"They have heard no difference Of opinion
with regard to the debt Of the State before the
war known as the cold debt" All persons con-
eur in the sentiment and the purpose, that this
debt should be and shall be faithfully paid
As to the debt since the Goth Of May, 1861,
much diversity of opinion exists Information
is needed to what part of it was for pur-
pose rather than another. The entire amount
of it and many other facts concerning it, mate
rial to be known, are not yet fully ascertained.
The committee are Of opinion that there
should be and will be recess and subsequent
session of this body They SO understand tie
general sentiment of the Convention The es-
ENLISTMENT of North Carolina as State in the
Union is the great and leading object of our
people. This, in the judgment of the Commit
tee, renders it prudent that there should not be
"a final Adjournment now
The committee recommend that no action Of
any kind be had at the present session In regard
to the old or the new debt of the State.
They therefore ask to be discharged from the
further consideration of said public debts at the
present session.
MIR Settle of Rockingham, moved to suspend
the rules in order to take uo the report. The
Convention refused to suspend the rules By
vote of 70 to II.
Mr. Pool Of BERTHE, offered the following reso-
lutions requesting the President to proclaim the
people CT North Carolina restored to their rights
aud privileges under the Constitution and the
Union:
l. Reso1ved by the delegates of the people Of
North Carolina IN Conuention assembled, That
the good people of the State of North Carolina,
now relieved from the constraint of the late
military usurpation, by the lawful action Of the
powers delegated to it by then to "suppress in
surrections and Eepel INVASION do willingly
sumo their duty of allegiance and support to the
Constitution and the Union and claim the recip-
focal protection, right and guarantees secured to
them by the same loyal and peaceful citizens.
?. Resotved, That all purpose of resistance to
the Government of the United States has ceased
in this State-and that there will be no attempt
10 renew it in any form-and that the President
of the United States be and he is hereby re-
spectfuliy requested, at as early day as he
deems consistent with the general welfare, to
discontinue military law in North Carolina, and
that he make Known by public Proclamation that
the good people of the State of North Carolina
are restored to the full enjoyment and exercise
of the rights nnd privileges secured to them By
she Constitution of the United St&es,
Resoicea, That copy Of these resolutions,
the United States aud the Provisional Governor
of this State. .
The President announced the committee On
"Basis of Representation, '-Messrs Bynum, of
Lincoln; Henry, of Macon; Mckay, of Harnett;
Stubs, Martin; and 'Conigland, Halifax.
Ninth Day.
Wednesday, October IL.
Reports Of Committees. i
Mr. Eaton, of Warren, from the COMMITTEES on
Limiting the power OF the~Lcglslature to in
crease the indebtedness of the State, - reported
San ordinance concerning the debt Of the State,
hereafter to be contracted" Provides that no
laWshali be passed to raise loan OF money on