Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-10

lands, fines. &C., are to be used for
purposes of educatiou.
2nd Amendment strikes out section
II, article 5, and substitutes o section
providing for the establishment of a
bureau of agriculture, immigration
and statistics, ani the protection of
sheep husbsndry.
Sd Amendment adds to section 25.
Of article 1, that secret political So
cieties are dangerous to the liberties
OF a free people and shout not be
tolerated.
4th. Amends section 10, article 8,
by providing that the governor, with
the advice Of the senate, shall appoint
all offices whose appointments are not
otherwise provided for.
9Th, Abrogates and amends section
Is, 16 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-
prene court which is fixed by the con-
stitution itself.
I 9th. Strikes out sections / and 2, of
article 13, and forbids calling q 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.
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 conrt in .he
same county more than once in four
years.
10th. Reduces the number of judges
from II to 8, 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
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 a day
and 10 cents mileage, and limits the
session to 60 days. II the session is
prolonged beyond 60 days, members
receive no pay.
14th Provides that the term of Office
for the senators and members of the
Legislature shall begin at tho time of
their election.
18th, That section 20, of article 2, is
amended to allow the general assembly
to change the time of holding elections
for the general assembly.
| section A, of article 2, which is the old
republican gerrymander of the senate
rial districts in 1868.
l7th Reduces the number of su-
prems judges from five TO three, as our
fathers had il.
18th Declares that the judicial power
shall be vested in court for the trial
of impeachments, q supreme court, su-
perior courts, courts of justice of the
peace, and such others inferior to the
supreme court rs may be established
by law.
18th Establishes the supreme court
in Raleigh, until otherwise provided
by the general assembly.
2Oth Strikes section 8, article 2,
from the constitution. This section
was the old republican gerrymander
of the house of representatives, and
the people can do without it.
! 21st Forbids vacating any Office or
term of Office now existing under the
| constitution.
| 22nd Provides for the election of
| judges of the supreme court and supe-
rioe court, by general ticket, or vote
of all the people, but allows the gen.
eraI assembly to change the mode of
electing superior court judges from
general ticket to district elections.
23d Requires IL months residence
in the state, and 80 days in the county,
/ before a man can vote, and excludes
felons and ex-penitentiary corvicts
from holding Office or voting until re-
stored to citizenship 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. 1t also pro-
vides for the removal of clerks of the
supreme and superior courts by the
same reason, Appeal in caseof re-
mOval is allowed as in other cases OF
suits.
18th Provides that article of the
constitution be amended by adding
that the general assembly shall have
power to modify, change or brCgaate
| epy and all of the provisions Of the
article, aud substitute others in their
place, except section 7. and Is. This
allows the legislature to appoint mag
tstrates az under the old constitution.
Goth Gives jurisdiction to justices OF
the peace over civil actions founded
on contract, when the sum does not
ex aeed $500 and allows the justices
20 call in jury of six men in certain
cases.
29Lh Authorizens the employment
of convIcts on public works and high
ways.
29sh Adds the following new section
TO article 4 l.: In case the general as
s-mbly shall establish other inferior
thereof shall be elected IN such a man.
ner as the general assembly may pre-
scribe"
29th Forbids marriage between
white and black and Mi persons of ne
gro descent to the third generation.
3Oth Adds to article 1. section "a
''\ othing herein contained shalt justi
fy the practice of carrying concealed
weapons or prevent tae leglslatur'
from enacSiog penal statutes asairs
said practice"
3lAt Abo 3i>hss section 81, of article
4; ;aul provides Cor filing all vacancie
in offices provided for by this ar.icle
: by t. q governor not otherwise pro
= vided for.
, 32i Provides for paying officers ant
members of the convention.
! 23l Gives power to the suprem
\ court TO try issues and questions c
fact as uuder the old constitution.
= The Charlotte Observe.