Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-17
NO. 40
CoUsli1uiionaI Amendmenls

lands aud proceeds of lands, given by
the United States to the state, to ed
ucational purposes; and all swamp
lands, fines, &c, are to be used for
purposes of education.
| 2ad Amendment strikes out section
| II, article 3. and substitutes section
| providing for the establishment of a
bureau of agriculture, immigration
and statistics, ami the protection OF
sheep husbandry.
Sd Amendment adds to section 25.
of article l. that secret political So
oiesies are dangerous to the liberties
of a free people and should not be
| tolerated
4th. Amends section 10, article 5,
bF providing that the governor, with
the advice of the senate. shall appoint
| all offices whose appointments are not
| otherwise provided for.
5th, 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-
| creme court which is fixed by the con-
| stitution itself.
9th. Strikes out sections l and 2, of
srticle 13, aud forblds 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
| snd forbids his holding court in The
same county more than once in four
years.
from II to 9, and authorizes the legis-
lAture to increase or diminish the
number.
11th. Provides for the assembling of
the legislature in January instead Of
November.
18th Hits civil rights on the head
10y 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 2, is
kmended to allow the general assembly
to change the time of holding elections
for the general assembly.
10th Strikes from the constitution
of la -h io ba olI
republican gerrymander of the senate
rial districts in 1868.
17th Reduces the number of su-
preme 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 I'M mpeachments, supreme court, su-
perlor 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 s, article 2,
from the constitution. This section
was the old republican gerrymander
of the house of representatives, and
2Ist Forbids vacating any Office or
term of Office now existing under the
constitution.
22od Provides for the election of
judges of the supreme court and supe-
roc court, by general ticket, or vote
OF all the people, but allows the gen
eral assembly to change the mode of
eiectlng superior court judges from
general ticket to district elections.
Odd Requires II months residence
in the state, an 80 days in the county,
before a man Can vote, and excludes
felons aud ex-penitentiary convicts
from holding ofiice or voting until re-
stored to cirlz zenship by due process of
law.
Oath. Provides for the reno
val by the legislature of any
Judge of the superior court; for men
tai or physical disability. It also pro-
v1des for the removal of clerks Of the
supreme aud superior courts by the
sam" reason, Appeal in caseof re-
mOvat is allowed as in other cases o-
suits.
25th Provides that article of the
cons tuition be amended by adding
that the general assembly shall have
power to modify, change or brogaate
any and all of tue provisions OF the
article, and substitute others in their
place, except section Z. 8 and 13. This
allows the legislature to appoint mag
,strates as under the old constitution.
26th Gives jurisdiction to justices of
the peace over civil actions founded
on contract, when the sum does not
ex .eed $500 and allows the justices
to call in jury of SIX men i'll certain
cAses.
18th Authorizeus the employment
of convIcts on public works and high
ways.
18th Adds the following new section
to article 4: ''In Case the general as
sembly shall establish other inferior
| courts. the presiding officers and clerks
| thereof shall be elected IN suca q mau-
ner az the general assembly may pre-
| scribe"
29th Forbids marriage between
| wnite and black and ali persons of ne
| gro descent to the third generation.
3Uth Adds to article l, section "a :
" othing herein contained shall justI-
| ~ the practice of carrying concealed
weapons or prevent the legislature
from enacting, penal statutes against
said practice"
3lst Abo:ishes section 81, of article
4;and provides for filling all vacancies
III offices provided for by this areicle,
by the governor not otherwise pro
| vId-d for.
32d Provides for paying officers and
members of the convention.
23l Gives power to the supreme
court to try issues and questions OF
tact as uuder the old constitution.
| The most nhIIosuphic aud satisfacto-