Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-11-19


1t ably. the party separated.
J. The occasion wa. pleasant one, an
# We hope that such re- unions with 1u
|, Western friends will often occur.
Constitutional Amendments
1st Amendment: That section 4, O
article9, be stricken out and two nev
: sections be substituted. The section
:. to be stricken out is in regard to land
- given TO the state by congress and tn,
appropriation of fines, penalties, &c
: The section to be substituted gives al
S lands aud proceeds of lands, given by
the United States to the state, to ed
ucational purposes; and all swaEr
. lands, fines, &C., are to be used fol
purposes of education.
] 2nd Amendment strikes out section
t II, article 3. and substitutes a section
, providing for tho establishment of a
bureau of agriculture, immigration
:. and statistics, AMI the protection OF
sheep husbandry.
Sd Amendment adds to section 25.
of article 1, that secret political So
ceties 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.
5th, Abrogates and amends section
Is, Is aud II, OF article 4, and allows
the general assembly to allot and dis
tribute all judicial power among tue
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
article 13, and forbIds calling q con
vention without first consulting the
people at the polls.
9TH. 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.
Sth. 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 II to 9, and authorizes the Iegis-
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
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, ard limits the |
session to 60 days. II the session is
prolonged beyond so days, members
receive no pay.
14th Provides that the term of office |
for the senators and members of the |
Legislature shall begin at the time of
their election.
18th, That section %, of article 2, 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-
prem 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 impeachmPnts, a 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.
9th Establishes the supre me 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 |
the people can do without it.
2lst Forbids vacating any Office or
term of Office DOW existing under the
constitution.
22nd Provides for the election of |
Idges of the supreme court and supe- |
r'Or court, by general ticket, or vote |
of all the people, but allows the gen
eral assembly to change thu mode Of |
electing superior court judges from
ger raj tickst to district elections.
231 Requires Il months residence
IN the state, an 90 days in the couuty,
before a mau can vote, and excludes |
felons and ex-penitentiary cCnvIcts |
from hoIdiug office or voting until re-
stored to citizenship by due process Of |
law
9th Providrs for the reno
vaI 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 ;snperior courts by the
same reason. appeal in caseof re-
moval is allowed as in other cases or
suits.
25th Provides that article of the
cous' tuition be amended by adding
that the general assembly shall have
power to modify, change or ahrcgate
any and all of the provisions OF the
article, and substitute. others in their
place, except section 7. 9 and l3. This
allows the Legislature to appOlnJ mag
istrates as under the old constitution.
26th Gives jurisdiction to Justices of
the peace over civil actions founded
on contract, when the sum does not
exceed 5000 aud allows the justices
to call in jury of six men In certain
cases.
29th Au!horizens the employment
of c1nvicts on public works and high
ways.
28sh Adds the following new section
| to article .: ''Iu 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 Forhids marriagA between
white and black AMI all persons Of he
gro descent to the third generation.
30th Adds to article 1, section %
"| othing herein contained sheli jpstl-
fy the practice of carrying concealed
Weapons or prevent the Legislature
from enacting penal statutes against
said practice.
31st Abolishes section 81, of article
4; and provides for filling all vacancies
in offices provided for by this areicle,
by the governor not otherwise pro-
vided for.
32d Provides for paying officers and
members of the convention.