The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-06-27
STATE CONVENTION.

SOiS ' CzSi AON.
On Monday, June l2, the ordinance 10
pay Provisional Judges for holding Courts
Of Oyer and Terminer, passed its several
readings. 5s.qpgg NJ e... .T8
The ordinance to extend the tine for
sheriRs and tax collectors for making SET
Element Tor taxes, to the ist of January.
1867, was taken up, on motion of Mr.. King.
and passed the second residing, after consi-
derable discu ssion--yeas 81, nays "a. The
ordinance was then made the spe cial order
Tor We dnesday. a Is ss..
The amen Iment Of the Constitution, be.
ing the special order, was then taken up.
and some amendments made. Section 5
was amended by making the qualification
Of Sena tore to be. thirty years of age, one
years residence in The district, and a land
qualification of three handred acres, or
freehold of net less value than one thous-
an dollars. t iaHsiia ID ds sal
The discussion al section 9, to fx the
qualification of ime mbers Of the House OF
Commons, consumed the remainder of the
days session. IN. ,.
On Tuesday, an ordinance q. to provide
4 circulating medium. vas debated Toe
some time, and then laid on the table by !
vote of yeas so. nays45.
The consideration of the amended Con.
sutatian was resumed. The question re-
Cured on the motion of Mr.. Faulkner, to
amend section 8 Of article II. BY abolish
ing the property quail iication fer member
ship of The Honse of Commons, Me. Mesfe
of Wake. opposed the amendment.
Mr.. Klag moved to amend the 9th sec
ton. by requiring 100 acres Of land. or a
freehold of The value Of $500, as a quallf-
ca,isn for the Commons. -
Messrs. Moore, Settle, Smith Of Wilkes.
and Grissnm. addressed The Convention in
favor OF abolishing the property quaiifica-
ton /; Mcssrs. Caldwell favored its reten-
tion.
An amendment requiring a residence Of
five years was negatived. 81.
Mr.. Kings amendment was adopted BY
yeas 40, nays4S. s,s.
The question recurring on Mr.. Faslk-
ncr's amendment to abolish the property
qualification. III was rejected yeas 4S.
nays so. e5gg f IS
Olher amendments were proposed and
rejected. l'he'section was thea adapted.
Sectio n 10 was amended so as to read
that every person having one sixteenth
part Of negrv blood or more, shall be deem
ed person ofcolor.
| On molten of Mr. Satterthwaite, the ar
ticle was amended by the addition Of =
~..ov.d,n.x fhat !, M m - On IN M o. oh IN
be formed that does not contain the i20lh
part Of the white population Of the State.
nor if its formation deprive other couaties
Of said i20lh part.
Mr.. Settle offered an amendment TO sec
tion cf article v. thst no person holding
Office in any Bank or Railroad shall be en-
titled to seat in The General Assembly.
Pending the discussion upon this amends
ment, the Convention adjourned.
i On Wednesday. a resolution was adop.
ted, that the sessions Of the Convention
shall commence at 8 A. NJ, take recess
at Q n. M.. and re- assemble at 4 o'clock.
! The Convention proceeded to consider
the ordinance 10 limit the action Of Rail
read comsanies, on It's second reading. Al.
ter considerable debate. the ordinance was
laid On the table-yeas As. nays Il.
The Convention proceeded to iurther
consideration Of the amended Constitution.
| Amendments providing that no persen
: holding Office in sny Bank or Railroad. or
: holding stock 10 the value Of sl .0oU. or
. holding saIaried offices in such cUrpora'
-. sL.ll A.. .nt;tied fa q seat in the Ge.
!. neral Assembly. was rejected.
Mr.. Moore. Of Wake. offered. ss an ad
. d;tional section TO article II. q digest o
. the ordinance in relation to debts " ,h
! state TO be hereafter created. (Ordain
. that bills apprupria.ing public money AM
raising revenue be read in zach House o
, the General Assembly, on three sever.
. days. the yeas and nays TO Dc had On e.s'
reading. the vote Of major T. of all tn