Wilmington journal., 1875-12-31

W DC ctEIckon OUT 1G In regard 20 lands
given to the state by congress and the
appropriation OF fines, penalties, &c.
The section to be substituted gives all
lands and proceeds of lands, given by
| roo United States to the state, to ed
lands Al purposes; and all swamp
nnrnosas ,, as ., 60, are to be used for
End AmendMnesa dMneaton:
IL, article 8, and ssssrikes 81 out sect!on
providing for the esrEat o secnon
bureau of agriculture, Snment OF
and statistics, and the protee
sheep husbandry. !"
Sd Amendment adds &c section %,
of article 1, that secret political So
| cieties are dangerous to the liberties
of free people and should not be
tolerated. =
4th. Amends section 10, article 3,
by providing that the governor, with
the advice of the senate, shall appoint
all offices whose appointments are not
otherwise provided for.
9th, Abrogates and amends section
Is, Is and II, of article 4, and allows
the general assembly to allot and dis
tribute all judicial power among the
several counties except that of the su-
preme court which is fixed by the con-
stitution itself.
9Th. Strikes out sections l and 2, of
article 13, and forbids calling a con-
vention without first consulting the
people at the polls.
7th. Provides for submitting the
amendments to the constitution to the
people, at the polls, Tuesday after the
1st Monday in November. 1876. The
amendments will pc ratified or rejected
together.
9th. Provides for publishing the or
dinances for the information of the
people.
9th. Requires the Judge to reside
| in the district for which he is elected
| and forbids his holding court in The
same county more than once IN four
years.
10th. Reduces the number of judges
from IL to 8, and authorizes the legis-
lature to increase or diminish the
| number.
18th. Provides for the assembling of
the legislature in January instead
| November.
18th Hits civil rights on the head
by forbidding white and black chill
dren going to the same school, and
providing that no discrimination shall
be made to the prejudice of either
| race.
18th Fixes the pay of the members
of the General Assembly at 81 day
and 10 cents mileage, and limits the
session to go days. If the session is
prolonged beyond 60 days, members
receive no pay.
| 18th, That section %, of article 3, is
amended to allow the general assembly
to change the time of holding elections
for the general assembly.
18th Strikes from the constitution
| section 4, of article 2, which is the old
republican gerrymander of the senate
rial districts in 1868.
18th Reduces the number of su-
prems judges from five to three, as our
fathers had it.
18th Declares that the judicial power
| shall be vested in a court for the trial
of impeachments, supreme court, su-
perior courts, courts of justice of the
peace. and such others inferior to the
supreme court as may be established
by law.
10Th Establishes the supreme court
in Raleigh, until otherwise provided
| by the general assembly.
Goth Strikes section 8, article 9,
from the constitution. This section
"
| of the house Of representatives, and
the people can do without it.
21st Forbids vacating any Office or
| term of Office now existing under the
constitution.
22nd Provides for the election of
| judges of the supreme court and supe-
rior court, by general ticket, or vote
of all the people, but allows the gen.
eral assembly to change the mode of
| electing superior court judges from
| general ticket to district elections.
23d Requires IL months residence
in the state, and 80 days in the county,
before q man can vote, and excludes
teIons and ex-penitentiary convicts
from holding office voting until ra-
stored to citizenship by due process of
law.
Oath. Provides for the reno
val by the legislature of any
udge of the superior court; for men
tai or physical disability. It also pro-
vides for the removal of clerks of the
supreme and superior courts by the
same reason, Appeal in caseof re-
moval is allowed as in other cases or
suits.
25th Provides that article z of the
constitution be amended by adding
that the general assembly shall have
power to modify, change or brogaate
any and all of the provisions of the
| article, and substitute others in their
| place, except section z, 8 and 13. This
allows the legislature to appoint mag
istrates as under the old constitution.
26th Gives jurisdiction t, Justices of
the peace over civil actions founded
on contract, when the sum does not
exceed $500 and allows the justices
TO call in jury of six men in certain
cases.
28th Adds the following new section
to article 4 1: ''In case the general as
sembly shall establish other inferior
courts. the presiding officers and clerks
thereof shall be elected in such a man
ner as the general assembly may pre-
SCRIBE"
29th Forbids marriage between
white and black and all persons of ne
gro descent to ,the third generation.
30th Adds to article 1. section "a !:
Nothing herein contained shall justi-
fly the practice of carrying concealed
weapons or prevent the Legislature
from enacting penal statutes against
said practice"
3Ist AboIishes section 81, of article
4; and provides for filling all vacancies
iu offices provided for by this article,
by the governor not otherwise pro-
vided for.
32d Provides for paying officers and
members of the convention.
23d Gives power to the supreme
court to try issues and questions o.
fact as under the old constitution.
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