The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1868-02-04
word 'white" from the Constitution, and in re-
gard to suffrage. Referred.


nate branches, viz: Executive, Judicial and Leg
islative, and do not recognize any Constitutions
,carrant for the ones infringing upon the pre-
negatives of the others; and, whereas, There ar,
many special cases where persons are held il
suspense, and are detained from speedy hear
ing before one of said branches thus depriyine
them of right to fair and impartial hearing
on points involving the constitutionality of the
reconstruction acts thus subjecting them to great
and unhappy inconvenience; and whereas, There
exists wide spread feeling of discomfort in al
the States of this Union, in regard to the present
unhappy state of things:
Resotred therefore, That we the delegates Of
the people of North Carolina, do hereby call
upon the Congress of the Z. S., now in session
to aid the President in obtaining hearing be-
fore the Supreme Court of the U. s., on all points
involving the constitutionalty of the reeonstruc-
ton acts, in order that their decision may be
made known to the people of the u S. as early
as possible.
Resolred. That copies of this resolution be
transmitted, by the President of this Convention.
to the President of the U. S., to the Chief j u.s.
tice and to the Speakers of both houses of Con-
gress. Laid over
Hoods (colored,) resolution praying the re-
moval of political disabilities from certain ndi-
viduals imposed by the Howard amendment, was
| taken up, but no action taken
| Mr. Abbott moved that the House resolve it
self into Committee of the Whole, which was
agreed to, when the Report of the Committee on
| Governor and other Executive officers was con-
sdered, and after good deal of confusion and
| innumerabie amendments, the LIST section of the
Report was adopted, in the following modified FORM
Section 1. The Executive Department shall
consist OF Governor, in whom shall be vested
the supreme Executive power of the State.
Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State an
Auditor, Treasurer a Superintendent of Public
Works, Superintendent of Public instruction.
and an Attorney General, who shall be elected
tor the term Of two years by the qualified cleo
tors OF the State, at the same times and places,
and III the same manner as members of the Gen
eral Assembly are elected. Their term of Office
shall commence OH the first day of january next
after election, and continue until their successors
are elected and qualified; Provided, the officers
hrst elected shall assume the duties of their office
81 days after the acceptance of this Constitution
by Congress, and shall hold their offices for two
years from and after January 1, 1869
Dir Nicholson offered the following substitute
tor the I'd section, which was adopted:
''No person shall be eligible as Governor. or
Lieutenant Governor, unless he shall have at
tanned the age of 30 years. and shall have been
resident of the United States for twenty wears.
and OF the State for two years next before such
election nor shall any person elected to either of
those two positions be eligible to the same Office
more than four years in any term, unless cast
upon him as Lieutenant Governor or Speaker of
the Senate"
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 90.
Mr. Abbott presented communication from
the President Of the vii. Char & Ruth. r. r. |
Mr. Harms OF Wake, (col) a memorial from Mr.
Hall OF Sampson county, contestng the seat of
Mr. Williams, of Sampson. Referred
Mr. Rich offered resolution calling on Sherifs
for the number of executions in their hands and
amount of money to be collected thereby. Laid
over.
Mr. French, of Chowan by consent introduced
the following resolution:
Reso'Ued, That the Committee on Finance,
either in the name of this whole Convention or
m the name of a subC Committee, be authorized
10 negotiate loan, not to exceed $4,000, in
order to pay the mileage of members
Mr. L. said he would move to suspend the
Jules, because Immediate action should be taken
lpon It, as there were some members in need of
money. The rules were suspended and the reso-
ution adopted.
The RELIEF MATTER.
n
'ention went into consideration of the following
ordinance:
The undersigned, a majority of the select COM {
nttee ON Relief, respectfully report the following
rdlnance and resolution, and recommend their ,
assage: -.
In Ordinance respecting the Jurisdiction of
Courts Of this State
Section 1. BE it ordained by the people Of
'orth Carolina in Convention assembled That
o court of law or equity of this State shall have
jurisdiction of any suit or action founded on anv
Ontract made prior to the first day of Nav, 1865.
except actions against public officers executors.
ADMINISTRATORS, guardians, trustees, and others I
citing In a hducary capacity, and their sureties Il
IF breach OF their respective duties, by the ap-
.oPria'ion TO their own use of money property 1
hciaiiy received by them or other fraudulent q
~ or OF any action process to revive or en- =
rec any judgment heretofore recovered on anv II
lch contract, whether such action be now pend
g, or shall be commenced hereafter, and whether /
lch process has been already issued or shall
GREATER be sued for; and the sherifs eorouers II
Id constables of this State having in their hands
y mai process issued upon any judgment found t.
on such cause OF action, are hereby command j
to stay all proceeding upon the same, and re- t.
rn the same to the proper courts st
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall be in force from G.
ID after its ratification by this Convention. and c.
all continue in force until the first day of Jay
'6s, or until the Constitution which this Con- So
ntlon has met to adopt, shall go into effect. 2.
ilch ever shall first happen. ye
Resolved, That copy of the foregoing ordi- j,
nee be sent to Maj. Gen. Candy, Commanding.
y and that he be respectfully requested to
use the same to be enforced w
Mr. Mcdonald, one of the committee apraes tn
recommending the foreoninr with the orco.