The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-07-04

years thereafter shall be laid by the General Assembly
in proportion to the public taxes paid into the Treasury
the State by the citizens thereof and the average Of the
public taxes paid by each county into the Treasury of the
State for the three years preceding the laying off of the
districts shall be considered its proportion Of the public
taxes and constitute the basis of apportonments Ropde
That county shall be divided in the formation Of
Senatorial district and when there are one or
ties having of taxation above the ratio t. form
Senatorial district adjoining county deficient
In such RATIO the OF aforesaid shall be added
to the taxation Of the county counties decen and
with such addition, the county counties receiving it shall
have the requisite ratio such county and each shall
constitute Senatorial district.
Sec g. The House of Commons shall be composed Of
hundred and twenty representatives bennaly chosen by
ballot to be elected by the counties respectively according
to their entire respective white popuatand each county
shall have at least member in the House of Commons
although it may not contain the requisite ratio of white
population.
/ SEC 4. This apporonent shall be Made the General
Assembly, at the respective times and periods when the
districts for the Senate hereinbeore directed to be laid
off, and the said superintendent shall be made according
enumeration to be ordered by the General Assembly
according to the which may be taken by order Of
Congress- next preceding the period of making such appor
| -tionment.
Sec s. In making the appoGtionment in the House of
Commons the ratio of representation shall be ascertaned
dividing the amount Of the white population in the State
after deductng that comprehended within those countless
which do not severay contain the hundred and twen
teth part of the entire white population aforesaid by the
number of less the number assigned to the
said counties. To each county containing the said ratio
and not twice the said ratio there shall be
representative each county containing but not three
times the said ratio there shall be assigned representa-
tives and progressively; and then the remaining
having the largest fractions.
Sec g. No county shall be formed and established
unless there shall be- within the proposed boundaries there
of the hundred and twentieth part of the entire white
population of the State the population of the county,
any the counties from which may be proposed to form
and establish the same shall thereby be reduced below the
hundred and twentieth part of the entire white popua
| ton of the State.
Sec Each member of the Senate shall be not less than
thirty years shall have resided in the State five years
shall have usually resided in the DISTRICT for which he is
chosen year Immediately preceding his election and for
the time shall have possessed and shall continue to
possess in the district which he represents less than three
hundred acres of land in fee or freehold of less value
| than one thousand dollars.
Sec g. Each member of the House of Commons shall be
less than twenty years of shall have resided in
the State five years. and shall have usually resided in the
county in which he is chosen for year Immediately
possessed and shall continue possess the county which
he represents freehold of hundred of land the
4 value of three hundred dollars.
n Sec Every Of the age of twenty-one years. who
may have been an nhaban Of the State for twelve months
and of the district in which he proposes voe months
next before the day election and shall have paid pub
lie taxes shall be entitled for member Of
for the district in which he may then reside.
Sec TO- Every of the age of wentyone years. who
hove nha Of
next before the day of election and Of the county in which
he proposes to vote for months next before the day
election and shall have paid public taxes shall be entitled
to vote for members the House Of Commons for the county
in which he shall then reside
Sec H. Each person elected the Senate House OF
Commons shall hold his seat from the time Of his election
mtilt the next biennial election.
Sec r. The Senate and House Of Commons shall meet
bennialy and when assembled shall be denomnated the
, General Assembly.
Sec 49, The House of Commons shall choose their
speaker and other officers.
Sec A. The Lieutenant Governor shall preside in the
Senate but shall have VOTE unless they be equally d
vided.
Sec 49, The Senate shall choose their other officers and
also speaker pro tempoe the absence OF the Lieutenant
Governor or when he shall exercise the office of Governor
SEC L. Each House shall be judge Of the qualifications
and elections of its own MEMBERS shall sit upon its OWL
adJOurnmens from uay W uay; prepare pls w. pe Paseo
into laws direct wrts for supplying intermediate vacancies
and may also jointly adjourn to any future day place.
SEC H. The style of the acts shall be- The General
Assembly Of North Carolina do enact, as follows"
SEC 49, All bills and resolutions of legislative nature
shall he read three times each House
laws and shall be signed by the presiding officers Of botl
| Houses.
SEC 49, Each member of the General Assembly, before
taking his seat shall take oath affirmation that to the
hest Of his knowledge and belief he qualified under the
Constitution Of the State to take his seat.
SEC 90 The General Assembly shall not have power t.
grant divorce alimony, in any individual
but may pass general laws regulating divorce and amony
81 SEC 81 The General Assembly shall not have power t.