Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-07-05


representatives, and so progressively and then
the remaining representatives shall be assigned
severaly to the counties having the largest frac-
tons
Sec. E. No new county shall be formed and es-
tablished, unless there shall be, within the pro-
posed boundaries thereof, the one hundred and
| twentieth part of the entire white population of
the State nor if the population of the county.
or any of the counties, from which it NAV be pro-
posed to form and establish the same shall there
by be reduced below the one hundred and TWEEN
teth part of the entire white population of the
!! State.
! SEC. Z. Each member of the Senate shall be not
less than thirty years of age shall have resided in
the State five years shall have usually resided in
the district for which he is chosen, one year inn
mediately preceding his election and for the
same time shall have possessed, and shall contin-
lie to possess, in the district which he represents
not less than three hundred acres of land in fee
or freehold of not less value than one thousand
dollars.
SEC. 8. Each member of the House of Com
mons shall be not less than tWenty-one years of
age shall have resided in the State five wears,
and shall have usually resided in the county in
which he IS chosen Tor one year Immediately pre-
ceding his election, and for the same time shall
have possessed, and shall continue to possess, in
the county which he represents, freehold of one
hundred acres of land, the value of three hun
dred dollars.
SEC. 9. Every man of the age of twenty-one
years, who may have been inhabitant of the
State for twelve months, and of the district in
which he proposes to vote, six months next before
the day of any election, and shall have paid pub
lie taxes shall be entitled to vote for member of
the Senate for the district in which he may then
reside.
SEC. 10. Every of the age of twenty-one
years, who may have been an inhabitant of the
State for twelve months next before the day of
election, and OF the county IN which he proposes
to vote for six months next before the day of cleo
ton, and shall have paid public taxes, shall be
entitled to vote for members of the House of
Commons for the county in which he shall then
reside.
SEC. II. Each person elected to the Senate OF
House of Commons shall hold his seat from the
time of his election until the next biennial cleo
ton.
SEC. II The Senate and House of Commons
shall meet biennialy, and when assembled, shall
be denominated the General Assembly
Sec. 13. The House of Commons shall choose
their Speaker and other officers.
SEC. IA. The Lieutenant Governor shall preside
in the Senate but shall not vote, unless they be
equally divided.
SEC. Is. The Senate shall choose their other
officers and also Speaker pro tenpOre in the alb
sence of the Lieutenant Governor, when he
shall exercise the office of Governor.
SEC 16. Each House shall be Judge of the
qualifications and elections of its members !;
shall sit upon its own adjOurnments from day to
day prepare bills to be passed into laws direct
writs for supplying intermediate vacancies and
may also Jointly adjourn to any future day or
place.
SEC. II. Inc style OF the aCtS snail De- Inc
General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, as
follows :"
SEC Is. Each member of the General Assem-
bly,, before taking his seat, shall take oath
affirmation that, to the best of his knowledge and
belief he is qualified under the Constitution of the
State to take his seat
Sec. 20. The General Assembly shall not have
power to grant divorce, secure alimony In
any individual case, but may pass general laws,
regulating divorce and allmOny.
| Sec. u, The General Assembly shall not have
power to pass any private law to alter the name of
any person, to legitimate any persons not born
III lawful wedlock, or to restore to the rights OF
citizenship any person convicted OF any infamous
| crime but shall have the power to pass general
| laws regulating the same.
| SEC %. The General Assembly shall not pass
any private law, unless it shall be made to appear
that thirty days notice of application to pass such
| law shall have been given, under such directions
and in such manner as shall be provided by law.
SEC. %. No law shall be passed to raise a loan
of money on the credit of the State, to pledge
the faith of the State directly indirectly for the
payment of any debt or to impose any tax upon
the people of the State or to allow the counties,
cities and towns to do so, unless the bill for that
| purpose shall have been read three several times
| in each House of the General Assembly, and pas
| sed three several readings, which reading shall
| have been three different days and agreed to
| by q majority of the whole number of members of
each House respectively, and unless the yeas and
nays, the second and third readings of the bill,
shall have been entered on the journal
| Sec. "a. The General Assembly shall regulate
entails in such manner as to prevent perpetui-
ties.
SEC. %. If vacancies shall occur by death, res
| ignation or otherwise, whenever the General AS
sembly is not in session, writs of election may be
issued by the Governor, under such regulations as
may be prescribed by law.
Sec. 26. Neither House shall proceed upon pub
lie business unless majority of all it's members
be present.
Sec. 81. Each House shall keep journal of all
its proceedings, which shall be printed, and made
public Immediately after the adjournment of the
General Assembly.
| SEC. %. Upon motion made and seconded in
| either House by one-ifth of the members present,
the yeas and nays upon any question shall be
| taken, and entered on the journals
| Sec. 90. Any member Of either House may dis
sent from and protest against any act OF resolve
which he may think injurious to the public, OF
any individual, and have the reasons of his dis
sent entered on the journal.
| SEC. 80. The General Assembly, at each bien-
NAL session. shall elect, by joint vote of the two
Council of State, who shall continue in Office for
the term of two years. and until others may be
appointed in their places. go.
SEC 81 III the election of all officers, whose APP
pointment is conferred on the General Assembly
by the Constitution, the vote shall be riro roce.
ARTICLE Ill
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
SECTION 1. There shall be Governor, and Lieu
tenant Governor of the State, who shall be chosen
by the qualified voters for the members OF the
House of Commons at such times and places as
members of the General Assembly are elected.
SEC. 2. No person shall be eligible as Governor
or Lieutenant Governor, unless he shall have been
a citizen of the United States for twenty years !;
shall have attained the age of thirty years shall