The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-01-06


With high regard
am truly yours.
JN0. w. CUNNINGHAM. I
IMR. MEANS CONVENTION BILL.
A BILL TO De ENTITLED An ACT coz
cERNINe AND TO CALL coSyEN-
rloS 0! THE PEOPLE.
SEcTIoN 1. The General AssemIlg OF
North Carolina ,tsro.a,irds of all The mem.
bers cf etch House coacurriig) oe,mct:
rhai Convention of tie people az the
State of North Carolira. for The purpose D.
establishing and orjlniag Constitution
for this State. be aGd the same is hereby,
called aud required 10 meet at Raleigh. in
the county Of Wake. on Monday the
day of-----, A. ID. 1875. and continue
in session until the business before il Is
disposed Of.
SIC. 2. That said convention shall con-
sis, of one hundred and twenty delegates.
and each county shall bo cntiIled 10 the
same number Of delegates therein as j, has
members IN tile House OF Representatives
OF the General Assembly under the present
apporticnment. aud the delegates shnlI
have the same elective qualifications re.
quired Of said members. sst
SIC. 8. That said Convention shall
have power TO elect lis presiding officer.
aud s:her officers and attendants by
ballot OF Otherwise; shall BE- Judge ofthe
lqualiaca.ions OF its members. rot iDconsis.
tent with the true inignt Of this act, and
adopt rules for is proper government; and
said Convention shall:haye power to fx the
Der diem aud mileage Of is members. reg
uIa,e the pay Of al its officers and provide
for other expenses . Be paid our Ofthe
STRIFE treasury Is it'may direct.
SEc. 4. That ifis vacancy shall occur
By tho death. resigpa,ion. removal from
the State. or By tho refusal 20 serve Of
any person elcrfed delegate. the Sheriff Of
the county wherein such vacancy happens.
| ifthe saIpc be before The conyening Ofsaid
Convection. if after. the presiding officer
Of the Convention shall Immediately notify
the Governor d such vacancy. and lie shall
i,lstaater issue lis srit 10 the sheriff Of the
county in which the vacancy shall have oc.
CURED, directing him to open poll 70 GIL
such vacancy under the existing elcssion
laws as ncsr a. may Be if such writ issBe
under notice ofthe presiding oiheer. The
Convention may prescribe rules aud regd-
latons for saiil election.
SIC. 5. That the Convention sball BE-
called 70 order blythe Chief Justice. either
Of the Associate Justices Of tho Supreme
Court. or by the Secretary Of this State.
At the place u FIRST meeting at II NJ. on
the day liked therefore aud il there be no,
quorum. the pcrson 30 temporarily pre-
siding shall adjourn the delegates pre,en.
from day 10 day aud 10 Same place until 4
quorum shall appear.
SEC. 6. That 10 delegate shall be per.
mitted 10 take bis seat in said Convention
until he shall have taken and subscribed
70 the following oath or affirmation, before
the Chief Justice or some Associate JUS
iice of lhe Snpreme Court. or any Justice
Of the Peace q this State. TO wit 80
solcmnly swear o. afirm-as the csse may
be--that will support the Constitution
u the United States. that will mol do a.
nything c,sltTary 70 tho ps. Of The Gencr.
al Assembly by which this Convention is
called. nor directly or indirectly eyade or
violate any limit or restriction Of power
that may be placed npon this Convention
BY The people of North Carolina Is dcclar.
ed BY them under the provision of an act
entitled 'an act Conserving and 70 call q
Convention of the people. ratified the----
day Of, A. D.. 1875. So 5cip mo
God.
SEo. Q. That immediately after tho 6.
nal ratification of this acs joint selec.
commi.tee Of two on the part Of The Senate
and three on tho part u tho IIouse of
Representatives Of this General Assembly,
shall wit upon Tie Governor and inform
him thereof. and be Is hereby required
forthwith 10 issue both By publication. and
by sending copy thereof to the sheriff 81
each county IN this Stato. his proclamation
commandiBg the sherills Of tho said various
countics 10 open polls for tho several Town.
ships 10 their respective counties on Thurs
day ihe-----day o. -, A. y. 1875.
when end where al The qualified sotcs ol
iIthis State may vote for delegates 10 tbe
Convention herein mentioned, and also "a
open separate polIs AZ tho same time and
places for On election upon tho question d
III Restriction or No 'lseslriciion' d