The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-06-20

resolution to adjourn sine die on Tuesday
The l2lh inst. Lies over.
The Convention resumed consideration
OF the ordinance to repeal section l. Of an
act concerning negroes and persons Of CO.
lor, or Of mixed blood, and the amendment;
thereto.
Alter further discussion and amendments
The ordinance passed its Cd and Sd readings
AT ID o'clock, pursuant to order, the
Convention proceeded to further consid.
Grafton Of the amended Constitutions. Y.
Mr.. Adams moved to amend sec. 4 Of
Article Nv, by limiting the term Of office
OF Judges of the Supreme and Superior
Courts to eight years.
Other a'nendmen,s were proposed and
rejected.
Mr.. Dick moved 10 amend sec. s, b,
providing that the Judges si the Superior
Cour's shall be elected By the people for I
term Of eight years.
On motion Of Mr.. Pearsall. the yeas and
nays were srdered.
Mr. Winston moved postpenement o
the question until Ten s'clock to-morrow
which was not agreed 10.
The amendment was then rejecied--yea.
IS, nays So.
Mr.. Mcls.r moved an am endment as sec
tion :. being the report of the committed
on magistrates. Limits the number o
Justices to three in each Captains district
other than the district IN which the C0ur
House is, in which the number is restrict
ed To fyp.)
| Mr.. Phillips thought hat the number o
the Justices shsud not be restricted by th,
number Of CAPTAINS districts. but rathe
that they should be appointed according I,
the population. lie was inclined to favor
ttheir election by the people, and thuugh
there should be at least one magistrate 4
every $50.
Mr.. Winston was opposed 10 the elec
! tim Of magistrates by the people. the cleo
tinn Of Judges BY the people. or 10 any 9th
er election by the people than those the,
already had. he was, however, in favol
of restricting the number of Justices.
Other amendment were proposed. bu
no action was had when the hour Of ad
JOutumthl aTFlNeu.
On Saturday, Mr. Logan, from the com
mitlee on currency. reported an ordinance
70 provide a circulating medium Tor th'
/ people.
Mr.. Boyden presented petition fron
the superintendent, employees and citizen
Of Company Shops, ". c., praying the pas
sage Of an ordinance prohibiting the retail
ing Of spiri;uous liquors within two mile
Of said place. Referred.
\ Mr.. Foy. an ordinance to limit the juris
diction of Jcstices Of the Peace, OF III
County, Superior and Supreme Courts.
Mr.. Mebane's resolution for adjournmen
was referred to select committee.
On motion Of MIR. Grissom the ordinanc
changing the jurisdiction Of the courts, an,
pleadings therein, was taken up, when MI
Mclaughlin moved 10 amend BY strikinI
out alter the enscting clause, aud substl
tutiug therefor an ordinance repeating th
s;ay law now in existence.
On motion ot Mr.. Winston, il was mad
the special order for Monday next 10 a
o'clock.
The ordinance in relation TO On act Q
the General Assembly, entitled revenue
was read third time and passed.
The Convention resumed The considera
ton Of the amended Constitution. and al
ter a protracted debate, the question Of
giving the election Of Magistrates to IN
people being taken. il passed by yeas 5e
nays Al. Pending further consideration
Of The subject, the Convention adJourne'
ill Monday.
On Monday. June 1ith, sundry report
were made from standing and select com
mittees.
j Mr.. Dockery introduced an ordinance
to appoint a State Agent al Washington
city. Proposes the appointment Of Dr
X J. Powell as such ageat.)