The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-07-10
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two for every Thousand of the population accord
inc to the census next preceding the election,
but the General Assembly may allow three ad-
ditional Justices for each county seat, and lncor-
norated towns: Provided, Said incorporated
town, being other than that in which the coun-
sy-seat is located, sball contain three hundred
Inhabitants. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide for districting the several counties, and the
Justices shall reside in their respective dIs-
tricts; and there shall be separate election for
each district The next General Assembly
shall enact the necessary laws to carry into
effect the provisions Of this section; and at the
S,s. Comfy Court after the election, the term
of Office of the present Justices shall expire -
The General Assembly may provide for the
election of Justices to fill vacancies
Sec. IL. There shall be Sheriff, coroner or
acoroDers, and constables in each county within
the State. -...
ARTICLE ".
DISQUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE.
Section l.. No person who shall deny the be-
ing of Almighty God, or the divine authority
of both the old and new Testamcnts, or who
shall hold religious opinions incompatible with
the freedom or safety of the State, shall be ca
pable of holding any Office or place OF trust or
profit 10 any civil department of the State.
Sec 2. No member of the Senate, or of the
House of Commons shall be eligible 70 any Of
flee within the gift of the General Assembly,
during the time for which he may be elected.
Sec. g. No person who may have been Pub
1ic Treasurer, or any other receiver of the pub
lie moneys, shall be eligible to any office or
place of trust profit, until he shall have fully
accounted with the proper authorities for all
moneys which may have come to his hands.
Sec. 4. No clergyman, or preacher OF the
gospel of any denomination, shall be capable ot
being member of either the Senate, House OF
Commons, or Council of State, while he con-
tinues in the exercise of the pastoral function
Sec. 5. No person who shall hold any office
or place of trust profit under the United
States, or under this State, or any other State
or government, or under any department of the
United States, or of this State or Of any other
State, shall hold or exercise any other Office
place Of trust or profit, under the authority Of
this State, or be eligible to seat in either
House of the General Assembly Provided,
That nothing herein contained shall extend to
officers in the militia or justices of the peace.
Sec. 6. Any Justice of the Supreme Court,
or Judge of the Superior Courts, may be re-
moved from Office for mental or physical ina
bility, upon concurrent resolution of twothirds
of both branches of the General Assembly
The Justice or Judge, against whom the Cen
receive notice thereof, accompanied by copy
of the causes alleged for his removal, at least
twenty days before the cay on which either
branch of the General Assembly may act
thereon =
Sec. Z. Upon the conviction of any Justice
of the Peace of any infamous crime, or of cor
ruption and NAL practice in Office, the comu.is-
sion of such Justice shall be thereby vacated,
and he shall be forever disqualified from hold
ing such appointment.
Sec. 8. No person shall be deemed qualified
Ito vote in any election, or appt IA tment to any
Office, or place established by the Constitution.
or by the General Assembly, or deemed elisi-
bic to such office place, who shall have been
adjudged guilty of felony, or of any Infamous
crime, unless such person shall have been fully
pardoned' or restored to credit 10 mode pre-
scribed by law; and every person adjudged
guilty of man-slaugh liter and discharged, shall
be deemed to be pardoned.
Sec Every person who may hold an Office
or place OF trust or profit under the State, or
any department thereof, and every person al
lowed to vote for such person shall be a white
person and citizen of the United States.
See. 10. The term white person, as used in
this Constitution, shall include all who have less
than oue-si1teenth of negro blood.
ARTICLE VI.
IMPEACHMENT.
Section ]. The Governor, Justices of the
Supreme Court, and Judges Of the Superior
Courts, and all other officers of the State lex
cept Justices of the Peace and militia oficers)
may be impeached for wilfully violating any
Article of the Constitution, NAL administration,
or corruption.
Sec 2 Judgment, in case of impeachment,
shall not extend further than to removal from
Office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any
Office OF honor, trust, profit, under this State;
but the party convicted, may, nevertheless, be
liable to indictment, trial, Judgment, and pun
ishment according to law.
Sec. 8. The House of Commons shall have
the sole power of impeachment The Senate
shall have the sole-power to try impeachments
No person shall be convicted upon any impeach-
ment, unless two thirds of the Senators present
shall concur in such conviction and before the
trial of any impeachment, the members of the
Senate shall take an oath or affirmation truly
and impartialy to try and determine the charge
in question according to evidence.
ARTICLE VII.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Section /. AL commissions shall run in the
name of the State of North Carolina, and bear
test and be signed by the Governor All writs
shall RIM in the Same mapner op2 hoar tost nj