Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24

7th. Provides for submitting The
amendments to the constitution to the
people, at the polls, Tuesday after the
lst 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 dIstrlc. for which he is elected
ard forbids bis holding court in .he
hame county more than once in foul
| years.
| 10th. Reduces the num- Der Of judges
| from II to Q. aud authorizes the Ieeis-
lAture to increase or diminish the
| number.
18th. Provides for the assembling o
the legislature in January instead ot
November.
18th Hits civil rights on the head
by forbiddiDg white and black chill.
dren going to the same school, and
providing that no discrimination shall
be made to the prejudice of ethel
race.
18th Fixes the pay of the members
of the General Assembly at 81 day
aud 10 cents mileage. and limits the
session to SO days. If the sessiol il
prolonged beyond so days, members
receive no pay.
18th, That section %, of article 2, is
| amended 80 allow the general assembly
10 change the time of holding electisns
for the general assembly.
18th Strikes from the constitution
section 4. of article 2, which is the old
eprhlican gerrymander of the senate
rial districts in 1868.
i7th lseduces the number of su.
prems judges from five to three, as oul
fathers had it.
18th Declares that the judicial power
snail be vested in court for the tria
of lmpeachments, a supreme court, su
perlor courts, courts of justice of the
peace. and such others inferior to t!ie
supreme court as may be- established
by law.
19sh Esta blishes the supreme court
ia Raleigh, until otherwise provided
by the general assembly.
Goth Strikes section 8, article q
from the constitution. This section
was the old republican gerrymsnder
Of the house of representatives, and
the people can do without it.
=
term of Office now existing under the
constitution.
22ud Provides for the election Of
judges of the supreme court aud supe-
rtoc court, by general ticket, or vote
of all the people, but allows the gem
eEal assembly to change the mode of
e;2cting superior court judges from
general ticket to district elections.
23d Requires II months residence
in the state, AMI 80 days III the county,
before man can vote, and excludes
fe!ons aud x-penitentiary convic:s
from hofdiDg office or voting until re-
stored to citizenship by due process OF
law.
24tf. Provides for the reno
val by the Legislature of any
judge of the superior court; for men
tai or physical disability. 1t also pro-
vides for the removal of clerks of the
supreme and superior courts by the
same reason. Appeal in caseof re-
movai Is allowed as in other cases o.
suits
25th Provides that article of the
cons itut10n he amended by adding
that the general assembly shall have
power to modify. change or brcgaate
any and ala of the provisions OF the
aEtscle, aud substitute others in their
pince, except section Z. 9 and Ii. This
allows th3 Legislature to appoint mag
l6tretes us under the old constitution.
Z6th Gives Jurisdiction to justices of
the peace over civil actions founded
on contract, when the sum does not
* iced $500 and allows ths Justices
10 call in Jury Of six men IN certain
eases.
236h Au,lIorizans the employment
of coovycts on public works and high
Ways.
23sh Adds the following new section
to article =: Ia casa the general as
sembiy shall establish other inferior
Courts, the pre,i,ling officers and cfelk ks
thereof shall be elected IL suoh a man
ner as the general assembly may pre-
scribe
29:h Forbids marriage between
white and black and all persons of ne
gro descent to the third generation.
Both Adds TO article /. section q {:
" otAing herein contained shall iusti-
~ The practice of carrying concealed
weapons or prevent the legislature
from enacting penal statutes against
said practice"
3let Abo.ishes section 81. of article
/; and provides :or filling all vacancies
10 offices provided for by this article,
by tue gogernor not otherwise pro-
vl1ed for.
32d Provides for paying officers and
members of the convention.
23i Gives power to the supreme
court to try issues and questions Of
fact as uuder the old constitution.