Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-06-21
amendments 10 the constitution

f. Constitutional reform is one of the great
issues now before the people of North
Carolina The proposition to call Con
vention having failed, the opportunity is
now offered to make certain changes III
the constitution by means of Legislative
enactment. In order to change any OF the
provisions OF the Constitution i'll this man
ner, ii is necessary that bill for that pur-
pose shall pass our Legislature by three
fifths vote Of each House that ii shall then
be published for six months prior TO an
election of members to anew Legislature;
that it shall then pass the new Legislature
at its first session by two-thirds vote OF
each House, and shall then be ratified by
the people.
The last Legislature passed bill, by
three-Gflhs vote of each House, proposing
certain Amendments TO the State Consti-
tuition. That bill is now, in accordance
with the law, being duly published prior to
the approaching election. If it shall pass
the next Legislature at the first session by
two-tl1irds vote of each House, it can be
ratified by the people and become part OF
the Constitution Oh -Not'44 CdfoNu" oeiol0
ChrESCLliaS'
1t becomes, then, important to the people
Of North Carolina to ascertain first what
changes Iuo OA44 Proposes W iii'Ac ''Iiu i101AO
"ha0 couuidaIeS lol 'lie iio" Leg '0iF''''i0
support Or oppose the bill.
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vide Tor the payment Oh Illc principal u
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clause requiring Il ceiS''o Vi VIC 0''A'e " W
taken every ten years at the expense OF the
State There IS " census Oh the state
taken every ten years al 1he expense OF
the Ohi'oa 9'"'S' " Hefe' 'ilch' Is INC
necessity to run the state 10 The heaVy eX-
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Commission. thereby saving thousands OF
dollars to the people OF the State. This
amendment also speaks fol itself SO plainly
| that no one can object to il.
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