The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-08-22
a Proclamation,
BY WA. w HOLDEN, PROVISIONAL GOvNOR,
10 the People Of Nerth Carolina.


JOHNSON, President of tire United States, by his
Proclamation Of May Z9ti 1865, appointing a Pro
FiSlonsl GoTernor Of North Carolina, under the
fourth article O the Constitution of the United
States, which guarantees every State in the Union
republican fcrm eff government; and in order to
enable the loyal people of said State organize Il
STATE bCTcTnmeRt4 whereby justice may he cstab-
.ished, domestic tranquility restored and loyai c-
zens protected IN all their rights of life liberty,
and property; and in order also, that said Stale
anay be restored to its Constitutional relations 10
the Federal government, by presenting such re-
publican form Of government 8 will entitle the
State to the guarantee of the United States therefor
'"d ITS people to protection by the UIiitcd States
against invasion, instruction and domestic yio
lencc, I, WILLIAM w. HOLDEN Provisional Gov
crnor as aforesaid, do hereby proclaim that an ecc
tion will be held in said Stale. on Thursdav the
2!at day Of September, 1865, for a Convention to
be composed of one hundred and twenty delegates,
to be chosen as follows:
The county Of Alamance will choose two men,
1crS.
The county ofAlcxander will choose one member
The counties of Ashe and Allegheny will choose
one member.
The county Of inson will choose two members
HE comfy Of Beaufort will choose two members
The county Of BERTHE will choose two members
The county Of BaQen Will choose one member.
Inr county OF brunswick Will choose one mem
btr.
The county OF Buncombe will choose one member:
The county OF Burke will choose member.
The county Of Cabarrns will choose member
Tie county of Caldwell will choose one member
The county OF Camden will choose member.
The county Of Carteret Wilt choose member.
The county OF Caswell will choose members
lie county Ui CAtaWDa will choose one member.
The county Of Chatham will choose three mem
l"rS.
The counties of Cherokee and Clay will choose
member.
The county Of Chowan will choose one member.
The county Of CIeaveland viii choose two
hcrs.
The comfy Of Columbus will choose one member.
he ,tTI ,,f( rbo ,sarS
The counties Of Cumberland and Hdrnett will
choose hrcc members
The county Of Currituck will choose one member.
The county of Davidson will choose members.
The county ofltaTe will choose one member.
The county Of Duplin will choose two members
The counties Of Edgecombe and Wilson will
choose two members.
The county Of Forsyth will choose two members.
The county Of Franklin will choose one member.
The county Of CASTOR Will choose member.
The county q Gates Will choose one member.
The county Of Granville will choose three MEM
The county Of Greene will choose one member
The county of Guiltord viii choose three ncm-
bcrs
The county Of Halifax will choose two members
The county Of Haywood VIII choose one member
The counties OF ofuendcrson and Transvlvana will!
choose member
The county Of IIertford will choose one member.
The county of Hyde will choose member.
The county Of IreLcIl viii choose two members.
The county Of Jackson will choose member.
The county Of Johnston Will choose two members
The county Of Jones will choose member.
Tile county Of Lenor will choose one member.
The county of Lincoln will choose member.
The county Of Macon will choose one member.
The county of Madison will choose member.
The county OF Martin will choose member
The county Of Mcdowell Will choose one member.
The county Of NcckIcnburg viii choose two mem
bvrs.
Tie county Of Montgomery will choose one men,
Der.
The county of Moore will choose one member.
The cOunty-0f Nash viii choose member.
The county OF New Hanover will choose two
members.
The county of Northampton will choose two mem
hers.
The county Of Onslow will choose one member.
The county Of Orange will choose two members.
The county Of Pasquotank viii chooss one mem
Der.
The county Of Perqumans will choose mem
irr
The county of Person will choose mexlbcr
The county of Pitt will choose two members.
The county of Randolph viii choose two mem
hers.
The county of Richmond will choose member
The county of Robson will choose members.
The county of Rockingham will choose two mem
Grrs
The county of Rowan will choose two members.
The counties of Rutherford and Polk will choose
two members.
The county Of Sampson will choose two members
The county Of S.uty will choose one member.
The county ot Stokes viii choose one member.
The county OF Suyry will choose member.
The cUuu. Y OF TNrrc viii choose one members
TIE comfy of UuiOn viii choose Ohc- member.
The county Of Wake viii choose three members.
Tic county of Warren viii choose two mcmbegs
The county OF Washington will choose one mem
l-r
The county of Watauga will choose membes.
The county Of Wayne will choose two members.
The county Of Wilkes will choose two members.
The county of Yadkin Will choose one member. !
The counties of lancey and Mitchell will choose
one member.
The Clerks and Sheiffs Of the respective counties
VIII proceed At to assemble tie justices of the
ieAce, majority Of whom will select from their =
lumber not less than tx than eighteen
Josccs, men If intelligence discretion, hrmness,
&n@ approved Loyalty, whose dntT il shall be to ad
'alElSier - those who may be entitled to receive It,
the oa,L contained in the Presidents Amnesty Proc
Ianaton of Nay 29th 1865, under such instructions
: may be prescribed in this Proclamation. The
Justices shall, at the same time, appoint Inspectors
t" the elections at the VarIonS precincts IN their re-
Spccuve counties. in accordance with the law in re-
iatnn thereto, Chapter 81, Revised Code of North
Carolina. The elections fol members OF the Con-
rention shall be conducted in the same manner
elections for members of The House OF Commons, in
accordance with the provisions Of chapter 81 lte-
'i>cd Code, far said provisions may be apPl-
cable: and the officers appointed to hold said eiec-
lions 9 to make thereof, shall be liable TO
ne same penalties for failure to act for neglect
"t dufy are prescribed in chapter 81, Revised
Code.
No person will be allowed to vote Who is net
"o:er qualified prescribed by the Constitution and
laws of the State, in force immediately before tue
20th day of May. 1861 cxcep, that the payment of
poll tax shall not be required.
All parolcd soldiers OF the army and navy of the
pretended Confederate States, of this State and
all Paroled officers Of the army and navy of the pre-