Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-05
Constitutional Amendments


appropriation of fres. penalties, &C
The section to b substituted gives all
lands aud proceeds OF lands, given by
the Unit d st ttes t. the STATE, to ed
ucational purposes; and all swamp
lands, fines, g., are to be used for
purposes of educatiOn.
2ud Amendment strikes out section
II, article ), and substitutes a section
| providing TOR the establishment of a
bureau Of agricu' ture, INN grafton
and stetistics, arI the protection of
sheep husbandry.
81 Amendment adds to section %.
of article l. that secret political So
c'eties are dangerous to the liberties
Of II free people aud should not be
tolerated.
4th. Amends section 10, article 3,
by providing that the governor, with
! the advice of the senate, hall appoint
all Offices whose appointments are not
othrrwi Sc provided for.
5th, Abb ogates aud amends sect;o
ID, Is and II, OF article 4, and allows
the general assembly to allot and dis
! tribute all judicial power among the
sew 3rai counties except that of, the su-
ore ne court which is fixed by the con-
stitution itself.
! 9th. Strikes out sections | and ,, of
article ID. and forbld5 calling con-
vention without first consulting the
people at the polls.
7th Provides for submitting the
amend m-nts to the constitution to the
peopl-, at the p Ills, Tuesday after the
! st Monday in No ZEN Der, 1876. The
amend uents will Pc ratified or rtiected
together.
- L Ia,
| dlnaHceS for the Information OF the
people.
! 9th. Requires the judge to reside
IN the District for which he is elected
aud forh.ds his holding court in the
same county more than once III four
/ YEARS.
! 10th Reduces The number of judges
from II to 9. and authorizes the ,egis-
; iature to increase or diminish the
number.
18th. Provides for the assembling of
the legislature in January inste ID Of
| November.
| 12th Hits civil rights on the head
! by forbiddjng white and black chill
| dron going to the sam school, an
/ prJvldiug that no dissemination shall
be N .de to the prejudice OF either
! race.
I 18Th Fixes the pay Of the members
/ Of the Genera! Assembly ut 81 d 4 ~
/ and 10 cents mileage, and limits the
session to so days. If the sessio is
! prolonged beyond so days, members
/ receive no pay.
18th Provides that the term Of ofica
/ f1r the senators and members of the
/ Legislature shall begin at the time of
| their election.
! 18th, That section %, of article ?, is
amended 10 allow The & neral assembly
/ to change the time of holding elections
| for the general assembly.
10Th Strikes from the constitution
section 1 81 nrtic.e ,, which is the old
! republican gerry mander OF the senate
rial districts il 1868.
/ 18th Reduces the number of su-
/ prem ju !ges from live to tnree, as our
! fathers has. 1t.
/ 18th Decl,res that the iu,ic al power
I shp(l be vested III a court fer the trial
/ of llnpeachme.tts. a supreme court, su-
/ peiior courts, courts OF justice of tie
peace aud such others inferior t. t e
supreme court as nay be established
by law
19ch Establishes the supreme court
in Rnlt igh, until otherwise provided
! by the general assembly.
, Doth Strikes section 8, article ,,
from the constitution. This section
was the old republican gerrymander
of the house of representatives, and
the people can do without il.
Dist Forhids vacating any of1ice or
term OF office LOW existing under the
constitution.
22ud Provides for the election OF
judges Of the supreme count and supe-
rior court, by general ticket, or vote
Of all the people, but allows the gen
eral assembly to change the mode OF
eitcting superior court judges from
general ticket to district elections.
OBJ REQUIRES II months residence
in the state, au 90 days III the couuty,
before man can vote, and excludes
felons and x-penitentia'y convicts
from holdiI g office or voting untIl re
stored to citizenship 10y due process OF
,aw.
oath Provides for the reno
val by the Legislature OF any
Judge of the superior court; for men
tai or physical disability. 1t also pro
vdes for the removal Of clerks of the
supreme aud superior courts Icy the
same reason. Appeal III case Of Re
mo- IA - dilOH 81 10 ia Vi IJI CrkoCS u
! suits.
25th Provides that article : of the
cons tuition lie amended 10y adding
that the gencr / assembly shall huv.
iyower to mod f., change. or aLrC gate
any ard all of the pr0visions of til,
article, and substitute others in theil
place, except section Z 9 aud ID. Thi
, allows tn.- legislature TO eppoitC mag
istl ates ~ under the OLD cpnotitUt on
Goth Gives jurisdiction t. justices o
the peace over civil actions foundo,
on contract, when the sum DIES no
ex -eed 5000 and allows the Justice
to call IN IA NY of six men i'll certain
! cases
} ooh Al horiz MS the employment
Of c,nEicts or public works and high
ways.
28th Adds the following new section
l to article + ''In case the gene al as
: sembly Shall establish other inferio
c .IlrIs. the pre- -luing officers AID c'el k
Z IN. ret shall be elected in such a mau
Her as the general assembly may pre-
scribe.
29eh Furhi,ta marriage betwee
white and black and all persons OF he
gro descent 10 the third generation
Both Adds to article l, section "a
= s. othing herein cortarnrd shat jlSti
! fly the practice OF carrying conc,,hte
, weapons or prevent tle legislator
e from enactiug penal statutes agalrs
= said rrnctice."
3l.t Abo i~h-s section 81, Of artici
: 4;apd provides for filing ali vacnncie
, i'll cfli - provided for by this article
/ hv the governor not otherwise pre-
: v.drd for.
= 32d Provides for paying officers an
:, members OF the convention.
+ 23@ Glv-s power TO the suprem
n cont 20 try issues and questions {
r f4ct Il under the old constitution.
e.. The Confederate Flag.
). During our civil war, the sever
Il. sc ded States nsed at first d!stiuc.iS
:. State fig. IL March, 1851, the CO.
e fed,rat. ConGrl.~s adopted the so-ctIle
5 state d j bars composed of thr'
u horizontal bars Of equal width, ii
/ middle one white, the others red, wi