Wilmington journal., 1876-01-07
ConsritutlonaI Amenhmen,a

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constitutional amendments.
1st Amendment: That section 4, OF
| article 9, be stricken out and two new
sections be substituted. The section
to be stricken out is in regard to lands
given to the state by congress and the
appropriation of fines, penalties, &c.
The section to be substituted gives all
lands and proceeds of lands, given by
the United States to the stata to ed
ucational purposes; and all swamp
lands, fines, &C., are to be used for
purposes of education.
End Amendment strikes out section
II, article 3, and substitutes section
providing for the establishment of a
bureau of agricu' 'ture, immigration
and statistics, and the protection of
sheep husbandry.
Sd Amendment adds to section 25,
of article 1, that secret political So
cieties are dangerous to the liberties
of free people and should 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
oVAC1 WIcO PlONA0C0 lux
5th, Abrogates and amends section
15, 16 and IL, 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-
preme court which is fixed by the con-
stitution itself.
article 13, and forbids calling a con-
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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, 1875. 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
i'll 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 12 to 9, and authorizes the legis-
iature to increase or diminish the
number.
11Gu. Z IOfIO0S 1OI bu0 aSS6u UlIuRaOf
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 &c cents so mileage, and nd limits = the e
prolonged beyond 60 days, members
receive no pay.
18th, That section %, of article 2, is
amended to allow the general assembly
to change the time of holding elections
for the general assembly.
10Th 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-
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 impeachments, a supreme court, SUI
perior 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 8, article 9,
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-
rior court, by general ticket, or vote
of all the people, but allows the gen
eral assembly to change the mode of
electing superior court judges from
general ticket to district elections.
23d Requires II months residence
iu the state, ana 80 days in the county,
before a man can vote, and excludes
felons and x-penitentiary convicts
from holding Office or voting until re-
stored to citizenship by due process of
law.
ex24th. Provides for the reno
aal by the legislature of any
Judge of the superior court; for men
tai or physical disability. It also pro-
vldes 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.
25th Provides that article of the
constitution be amended by adding
that the general assembly shall have
power to modify, change or brogaate
any and all OF the provisions of the
article, and substitute others in their
place, except section z. 9 and 13. This
allows the legislature to appoint mag
1strates 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 $500 and allows the justices
to call in jury of six men in certain
cases.
2Sth Adds the following new section
to article 4 : ''In case the general as
sembly shall esta 5lish 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 Forbfds marriage between
white and black and all persons of me-
gro descent to the third generation.
30th Adds to article 1. section "a :
"Nothing herein contained shall justi-
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 article,
by the governor not Otherwise pro.
vided for.
SD Provides for paying officers and
members of the convention.
23d Gives power to the supreme
court to try Issues and questions ,oi