Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-03

18th Provides that the term of offic,
| for the senators and members of th'
Legislature shall begin at the time o
their election.
10Th, That section %, of article 2, Ii
amended to allow the general assembly
to change the time of holding electianl
for the general assembly.
18th Strikes from the constitution
section 4. of article 2, which is the ole
republican gerryInander of the senate
rial districts in 1868.
18th Reduces the number of su
preme iu, ges from i've to three, a. oUi
fathers had it.
18Th Declares that the judicial poweI
shall be vested in a court for the tri.
OF mpeachments, supreme court, su
perlor courts, courts of justice of the
peace. and such others inferior TO the
supreme court As may be e=tablisbc d
! by law.
18Th Establahes tn su7re No court
Ill Raleigh, until otIierN i5e provided
by the general assembly.
| 2Oth Strikes section 8, article 2.
from the constitution. This section
was the old republican gerrymander
| Of the house of representatives, and
| tha people can do without it.
! 21st Forbide vecat;ng auy cffice or
| term of otfico now existing under the
| constitution.
22nd Provides for the election of
! judges of the supreme court and supe-
rjor court. b. RuueTt-. ticket, or vote
of ali the people, but alloys tue gan
eral assembly to cha, Ga toe mode Of
clecting Superior court iuI9e. fr"m
g':norrl ticket TO d'5trlc; elections.
23d Requi 60 l. months resl0unce
III the stste, an 80 dtys IL the cou"ty,
brfore man Can vote, aud exc C1es
fe.ons aud x-peu.tentiavy coEYicts
from holding office or voting until re
stored to citizenship by due proc SIS of
Law.
24th. Provi.i,s for the remo-
val by the leg;s;stuce Of ATTY
judge Of the superior court; for men-
tei or physical III +aoIjitv. 1t a.so pro-
vides for thu removal Of clerks Of the
supreme aud 'superior couC.s by the
Same reaaon. Appeal III cAseof r.
nloval is allowed as Ii other Cases o.
suits.
18th Provides that article I of the
constitution be amauled by adding
that the general assembly shall have
power to modify, change or al'rCgate
duS ANU dll OI liit1 f'ItF iNIItl~ VI tIic
article, and substitute Others III their
place, except section 7, 8 and 13. This
allows tha legislature 80 appoihs mag
istrates as under the old coustitut on.
Goth Gives jurisdiction to Justices OF
the peace over civil actions founded
on contract. when the sum does not
exceed 5000 and allows the justices
to call in a jury Of six men in certain
cases.
29th Au,horizAns the employment
of convicts on public works and high
ways.
18th Adds the following new section
to article ''In case the general as
sembly shall establish other inferior
courts. the presiding offic rs 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 end sll rn"so"e "f -"
gro descent to the third generation.
30th Adds to article 1. section "a
"\ othing herein contained shall lustl-
fy the practice of carrying concealed
weapons or prevent the Legislature
from enacting penal statutes against
said practice"
31st Aboiishes section 81, Of article
4; and provides for filing all vacancies
in offices provided for by this ar icle,
by the governor not otherwise pro
vided for.
SD Provides for paying officers and
members OF the convention.
23d Gives power to the supreme
court to try issues and questions OF
fact as under the old constitution.