The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-10-31
AN ORDINANCE

Providing for the election of the members of the
General Assembly to be convened on the
fourth Monday of November, 1865, aud Cor
electing Representatives in Congress, and
Governor of the State:
Be it ordained by the Delegates of the people
Of the State Of North Carolina in Convention
assembled, and it is hereby ordained by the au-
thority of the same, That a General Assembly
of the State shall be convened on the fourth
Monday of November, 1865, the members where
of shall hold their places till the next election of
such members, which shall be held on the first
Thursday of August, 1866.
BE it further ordained, That the Provisional
Governor is hereby authorized and requested to
issue forthwith to the sheriff of each County, a
| writ directing that an election be held for the
Senators and members of the House of Com
mons of such General Assembly, on the second
Thursday of November next, under the rules,
regulations aud provisions of chapter 50 Of the
Revised Code.
Be it further ordained, That Immediately on
the receipt of the writ, each Sheriff shall sum.
mon the Justices Of the Peace of the Courts of
Pleas and Quarter Sessions, to assemble at the
court house on a day appointed by him, which
shall be as early as practicable; and they or so
many as may assemble, shall appoint inspectors
for each place of election, who shall be forth
with notified of their appointment by the sheriff,
and they shall conduct the elections and make
returns of the polls in the manner prescribed in
said chapter.
Be it further ordained, That each member
and voter shall be qualified according to the now
existing constitution of the State; Prori,lrd,
hoacerer, That no one shall be eligible to seat
or be capable of voting, who being free in all
respects, shall not before the twenty ninth day
of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-fve, either
have voluntarily taken and subscribed the oath
of Amnesty prescribed in the proclamation of
President Lincoln, with the purpose to suppress
the insurrection and restore the authority of the
United States, and tbenceforward shall have OBJ
served the same, or shall not have taken and
subscribed the oath of Amnesty prescribed in
the proclan nation o. President johnson, bearing
date twenty-ninth day Of May, eighteen hun
dred and sixty Eve, and who moreover, shall not
in either case be of those who are excepted from
the Amnesty granted by any of the. said pro-
clamations, unless pardoned; Gut prorided also,
That all persons who may have preferred petit
tions for pardon, shall be deemed to have been
pardoned if the fact of being pardoned shall be
announced By the Governor, although the par
don may not have been received; and prouided
also, That the payment of public tax shall
not be required as qualification of the voter in
the elections in November next
BE il further ordained, That for the purpose
of aseertainiue the qualifications of persons pro-
posing to vote, the inspectors may ADD it shall
be their duty whenever the vote may be chal-
leBged, or they shall have cause to suspect that
he is not duly qualified, examine him aud others
on oath touching the question.
Be iE further ordained, That at the same time
and place, elections shall be held for seven Rep
resentativrs in the Congress of the United States,
in pursuance of chapter sixty y-nine Of the Re-
vsed Co6e, which shall be conducted under the
rules and regulations therein prescribed for such
elcctious, and the voters in said elections shall
be such only shall be qualified to vote for
members of the House of Commons, and the
Provisional Governor shall give The certificate
required by the ninth section Of said chapter.
BE it further ordained, That at the same time
and place, an eleetioa shall be held for Gov