Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-01-19

Mr. Robbins, Of Rowan, moved 10 II,
consider the vote by WHICH the genera =
tax was fixed atz15 cents. Adopted.
Dir. Graham. Of Orange, moved 10 III Is
the blank with 1G2, rs the general TAX
Mir. Graham now moved to make the Is
tax for the asylums s. cents. Adopted. e
On motion of Mr.. Robbins, OF Rowan;
The blank in the section providing lor Z poi'
tax was filed with 81 Oo-the SUN i''"i'
ed to observe the equation. IL
The bill then passed IFS Se'"''" It''''" )
Lv a vote of a to 8.
Mr.. F1clnming introduced Il bill to pro-
tert county Commissioners. deferred. ,
rE-pIsTRICT1NG TEE STATE.
Mr.. Latham reported, from the Joint Sc .
lect committee 10 rc-distr:rt the state as
follows:
Rc,,yy4 cf Inc Joiat Select C0HtaD;ijec N: T
he Acknowledgement Of The state:
The joint Select Committee Of the SEN
ATE and House Of Representatives on the
rc-apportionncnt of the State have had un-
dcy Consideration one branch OF the subject,
to Wit : REPRESENTATION III the House OF
Representative, and beg leave to report as
follows:
The constitution If the S.;ute, article >,
section I, pre5cFibes the mode Of ascertain
ing the ratio representation. The amount
of population in those counties which do
not sevorally c9n;ain the one hundred aud
twcnticth pant q the population ot the
State Is to lie deducted from the entire pop
ulaion. and the remainder is then TO be di-
vidcd by the number Of counties III the
State, less tire counties whose population
hgs been previously deducted in these
calculations aliens and Indians not taxed
are rot 10 b. included a. Il part Of the pop
iIlatiaD. The result 50 obtained Is called
tI,n ratio Of representation. 10 each C0un-
ty containing the said ratio and not twice
the said ratio, there shall be assigned one
reprc>cntatiyc: TO each county containing
twice but not three times The s;id ratio,
there s!lall be assigned two representatives,
and so on progressively, and then the re
manning REPRESENTATIVES shall be assigned
sereraliy TO the counties having The largest
fractions.
We find that according 10 the ceuSus OF
- 1870 the population Of North Carolina Is
1.QS6,5G1: and.tlat the number Of Indians
is 1924. The population Of the State OK
Guiding Indians is l,0I6,l2a, which is the
number unon which the committee have
been compelled 10 base tEcir calculations.
having no means Of asccrtaihing the mum
Der Of aliens. They are. however, satisfied
that the aliens in the stat" ue SO few that
their inability TO include them VIII make
no arprccia'in difference" il tiiN tiudI re-
suit
There are - coluttc, in ti.. state which
do net scylraIly contain the one hundred
and twentieth part Of tic en:'pc population,
to Wit: S.HIr inhabitants
HE entire population a the - counties
is 9@0.S7T, which deducted itcH tic entire
popullt:,.l er Tie state. excluding indians,
leaves SlD,24E Whjch, divided ~ -, the
number Ui' counties J. ;tt5cT d"ductin@ -
from l2). gives H. t'to ratio Il representa-
ton, 9,99l.
Further, applying, The principle had down
in the constitution We tiud that the cOun-
ties Of Alalnance, Arson, Beaufort, Baden,
BuncOmbc CabarrGs, CasWch, CataWba,
Chatham, CcaYcland, Cumberland David
son, Duplin, Forsyth, Franklin, CASTOR,
Iredcll, Johnston, Lencir, Moore, Nash,
northampton, Orange, Person, Pitt, Ran
dolph, Richlnond, Ro',esun, Rockingham,
Rowan, Rutherford, Sampson, Stokes,
Surry, Union, Warren. WAYNE, Wilkes,
Wilson, and \ adllin--3l COMMITTEES seveIGHy
contain the said ratio, hat not twice the
said ratio; that Craven. Edsecon!be, Gran
Vile, Gllilford, HalifaX, >iccklanburg and
New Hanoyer-T counties, seycrally cor
, tain twice, bat not three times the said
ratio. and that Wake contains three but not
faur times the said ratio, in,;tiHg I total OF
10 counties which are i'll the ijIst place ell
titled to SIS representatives. There are II
c counties III the STAT" which soyegaliy con
tain sIG said Iatiu. These axe each entitled
h to one Representative. Ave have by this
preliminary process, Uispu,gd Il 900 OF tlle
. 120 mem! c OF which the House is COM
II posed, leaving 20 10 be assigned 10 those
COUNT : having tie largest fractions. Aftcl
q Il careful examination of the ccuSUS We
find hat the following, counties are entitled
to tllcl0, 10 VII: Elnconthr, C~sWcl, Chat,
y IQaf aulbe;iaaG, Day,i."',, Duplin, Ire
dell! Johnston. .-nH Ii:jnnVvr, OT3ln...
til F..'. f.-a,.t No.
RoWan Sa:Ip5n,l, Wake. Warren, Wayne
!, and Wilkes.
Il Your commi.te. ihcr.E.c Ir.a,.t tina
Wake is entitled t. four IeI.I.:5,,s; ajives
New Hanover three, 2uncumbc. CasWcH
Chatham, Craven, Cumberland, Davidson
= Duplin, Edgecolnhe, Granville, Cuiltortl
!. Haltax, IJe&cn, Johnston, Mccklcn
: burg, Orange, iftt, Randolph, Rob
" esom, Rockingham, Rowan. Sampson
Warren, Wayne and Wilkes III" cattle,
= to two representatives. caciI, ;ulC
that Alanance, Ah'xander, Aneghaay
- Ashe, Beaufort. Dartia, Baden, Bruins
y. wick, Burke, Cab"Iru,, Caldwell. Cam
n den, CartcIct, Catawha, Cherokee
- Chowan, Clay, EiaayCland, Columbus, Cur
rauek, Dare, iiayie, Forsyth, franklin
Castor, Gates. Greene. IIarnott, Haywood
Henderson, ll2rtlold, Hyde. Jackson, Jones
Lenoir, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, Martin
Mcdowell, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore
Nash Northampton, OIsl0w- Pas,u0tanL
q rcrquimanS. Person. PolE, Richmond
Rutherford, Stanley, Stokes, ,ury, Swain
" Pennsylvania, 'TyrreU, Union, Washing
ton, Watauga, Wilson, 1sadl,il ai}d = az
ct cey are each entitledto one renreS utativc
q Il viii be found upon examination tina
the counties Of Craven, Franklin. Gran
70 vile, Halifax and Northampton have cac
10 lost ONO Tcpr2s en- atiyc, which have g IL ~
M signci so,cC3ill to The counties Ct Bun
Conhe,- Dare now unrepgesentou, Samr
nj SON swain created 1T the last session ot Il:
.o General -tss cnlbly, and Wilkes.
Ii.c Committee report "a: as'rpmPanyi1
e hill and ask itspas,aSe.
n Ali 81 which /, respectfully submitted.
s9e Il. {. LATHAM.
- -4e#2 fS chairman OF Committee.
y Bill 10 81 ENTITLED = IN ACT cos
CORNING REPRESENTATION IN I'll
HuJsE ct REPRESENTATIVES,
Sec. /. Tie GcteJrlz tPycsb{y 4f Mort
e Co.'olt,d ia e]t-fct Fhatuutil the Gcner;
Assembly shall have made now appoTtiOT
~ ment provided by III" Constitution an
- laws of North Carolina, the House ct Rel
~ rcSentatiycs shan be comnuse, of mcmbet
q" elected from the cpUntr, a tiI' follow in
manner. to Wit: -..r
Il Tho County Of Wake slall elect ior
lncfn6crs, tjlr county Ct New lIaNoy,
= shall elect three members the counties
IL Buncomhc, Ca5wclL Chatham, Crarci