The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-07-03
THE STATE CONVENTION.

as We receive them. If our Raleigh cotempora
Ties had Ettie more energy, and had published
the CONSTRUCTION promptly flor which they are te
be paid) we would have been enabled to spread
1T before readers this week
A proviso in of the ordinances declares that
no County shall levy taxes to pay any portion OF
the county debt This puts the war debt OF
the counties on the same footing with the war
debt of the State-forbids its payment.
y The Convention repealed proviso of the Act
of the General Assembly which prohibited negro
testimony in certain cases until the removal of
the Freedmen's Bureau. This action of the Con =
vention permits the negro to become a witness
in Courts in cases in which he may be
moned.
The new Stay Law adopted by the Convention
will be found i'll full on our first page All inter-
ested had better save it for future reference.
One of the most important as well as the best
acts of the Convention, was the adoption of the
following amendment to the Constitution
No member of the Senate or House of Com
mons shall be eligible to any Office in the gift
of the General Assembly during their term of
office
The vote on this amendment follows
YEAs.-Mcssrs Alexander. Allen, Baines.
Baker. Barrow, Bingham, Boyden. Bradley,
Brckell. Bryan. Bu:gin. Caldwell of Burke,
Caldwell of Guilford. CONG Dick, Dickey,
Faulkner. Ferebce. Gahagan. Garland. Garrett,
Goodwin. Harris of Rutherford, Harrison. Haynes,
Hodge, jackson. Johnston. Jones of Henderson,
Jones of Rowan. joyce, King Lash Logan. Nc
Corkle. Mickey of Sampson, Mcdonald Of Chat
ham, Mclvor. n. A Mclean, Nat Mclean. Nc
Laughlin. McRae, Moore of Chatham, Murphy,
Norfieet, Patterson. PearsaL Perkins. Person,
Phillips. Rush, Sloan. Smith of Arson, Smith of
Johnston. Smith of Wilkes. Starbuck, Stephen
son, Stewart, Spencer of Montgomery, Walkup,
Ward, Williams, Wilson, Winburne and Wright
.-66.
NAYs.-Messrs. Adams, Bagley. Berry, Bux-
ton, Bynum, Eaton. Farcloth, Gillian. Grssom,
Harris of Guford. Henry. Howard. Jarvis Jones
of Davidson. Joyner, Love of Jackson; Lyon,
Manly. McCauley. Mckay of Harnett. Nc
Donald of Moore. Moore of Wake Odom, Settle,
Spencer of Hyde. Swan, Warren and Winston
Some four or five of those who voted against
the amendment elected to offices while
members of the last Legislature.
The final vote the adoption of the Constitu
zion stands as follows:
YEAs.-MessGs Adams. Alexander, Baines,
Baker. Berry, Boyden, Bradley. Bryan. Burgin.
Buxton, Bynum, Caldwell of Burke. Caldwell of
Guilford, Dick. Dckey. Faulkner, Furches.
Gahagan. Garland, Garrett. Goodwin, Harris of
Guilford, Harris of Rutherford. Harrison, Haynes,
derson, Jones of Rowan. joyce. King, Logan,
Love of Jackson, McCauley. McCorkle, Mckay
of Harnett Mcdonald of Chatham. Mcdonald of
Moore. McIvor, Mclaughlin. McRae, Moore of
Wake. Murphy, Norhcet, Patterson. Phillips.
Polk Rush. Settle, Sloan Smith of Arson, Smith
of Wilkes, Stdrbuck. Stephenson, Stewart Swan.
Walkup, Ward. Williams, Wilson and Wright
62.
NAYs.-Messrs Allen, Bagley, Barrow. Bing-
ham, Brickef Conigland, Eaton, Farcloth,
Eareh Howard.
Joyner. Lyon, Manly. Mckoy of Sampson. Nc
Gehee. n A Mclean. Nat. Mclean. Odom.
Pearsal Perkins. Person. Richardson. Smith of
Johnson, Spencer of Hyde. Warren, Winburne
and Wnstcn.-3O.
The new Constitution is to be submitted to a
vote of the people of the State on the first Thurs
day in August We hope it will be adopted, and
that shall not have occasion for another Con
vention for many years to come. If the Consti-
tuition is not adopted, another Convention will
be called at an enormous expense to the people,
aud may result in generating bad feeling and
feuds among our citizens. What the country
needs is peace and quiet aud the establish
ment of kind feelings. The new Constitution is
a decided Improvement on the old one.
Speaking of the closing hours Of the. -Conven-
ton, the Raleigh Standard says:
Judge Reade. the President. delivered brief
bai very impressive and touching valedctory on
adjnurning the Convention.
very animated debate took place on Satur-
day evening.."n a proposition to authorize the
Counties to borrow money to aid the suffering
poor. in which Messrs Howafd Odnm. Ferebee
Settle. Harris of Rutherford, Bryan of Wilkes
Gr>Som, and others took part. Mr. Grissom
moved To amend as to prevent the Counties
from levying taxes to pay any of the County
rebel debt. The whole matter went upon the
table on Saturday evening. but on Monday morn
ing the ordinance. with Mr. GrisSoms amendment
was taken up and passed, The Counties are.
therefore. bound by ordinance of the Conven-
tion not TIC levy taxes TO pay any part OF this
debt.
In addition to a thorough revision of the Consti-
tuition, it passed humber Of useful ordinances.
The people Of the State will vote on the Con
rfstntion on the first Thursday i'm August next;
and on the 18th of October they will eiect Gov
ern9r and members of The Legislature
P. S.-We learn that the proriso forbidding the
Justices from levyng taxes to pay the wax debt of
the counties not enrolled aRd therefore lost.
% Persons sending notices of marriages
and deaths, communicate of any kind, must
furnish US with their own names or no attention
Will be paid to the matter. We make charge
for publishing mere announcements of marriages
and deaths. but must have some authority for
such publications.
~ The new Stay Law passed bv the Con-
sention (which publish in to- DAYS paper) has
no bearing debts contracted since the first of
May. 1865. Such debts can be collected in the
old way.
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