Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-13
Ordinance to Submit the
Amendments to
the People.
A Bill to Be Entitled an Ordinance to
Submit to the People the Amend
mentS to the Cons titutiUn Adopted
by this Convention.

by this Convention.
SECTION l Be it ordained BIZ the
people of North Carolina az COnUe,s-
ton assembled. That the amendments
to the Constitution of this State,
adopted by tins Convention at any
time during it's sessiou, shall be sub
mi.ted to the people for ratification or
rejection, az a whole, at the general
election 20 be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday II Novem-
Der, in the year of opr Lord one thou
| sand eight hundred and seventy SIX
| That every person entitled to vote
under tho existing Constitution and
laws Of tits State. shall be entitled to
vote for the ratification or rejection OF
SAID amendments; those who wish a
| ratification Of the emendm &nte voting
with q printed or written ticket, "Rat-
| ifcaton," those of a contrary opinion,
| Rejection. That said election shall!
be held, and said qualified electors
shall vote, at the usual places of voting
in the several counties of this Stats;
| and that said election shall be con~
Quoted under the same rules and reg
ulations, and under the same pains
and penalties as are now requ red and
prescribed by law, and returns thereof
made, according to the laws now in
force regulating the election of mem
bers of the General Assembly.
SEQ. 2. Thai the returns of the
whole vote cast for the ratification and
for the rejection of said amendments.
shall be made by the sheriff. of me
several counties to the Chief Justice
OF the Supreme Court of the State, at
Raleigh. within thirty days after the
election Provided, That if the Office
of Chief Justice shall become vacant
by death, resignation or otherwise,
the said returns shall in like manner
be made to the Attorney General OF
the State; and the returns Of said
votes shall, within ten days thereafter,
be examined and canvassed by the
said Chief Justice, or Attorney Gen
eral in case of the vacancy in the said
Office of Chief Justice, in the presen sc
of the Governor, and proclamation
shall be made by the Governor forth
with of the result of the CANVASS.
SEC. 3. That if, upon such canvass.
it shall appear that m-jority of the
votes polled were in favor OF tie ratlh
cation of the amendments, then the
said amendments to the Constitution
shall constitute IA part of the Constltu
ton of the State, and shall take effect
as such on the first day of January, &
d. one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-seven; ana thereupon the
Governor shall cause t be endorsed
on said amendments, az enrolled by
this Convention, IL certificate under
his signature, declaring that the saI4
amendments have ben ratified by the
people of North Carolina. The Secre-
tary of state shall countersign the said
certificate and annex the1 etc the great
seal of the State, and the said amend
ments so enrolled, with the certificates
aforesaid, shall be forever kept among
the archives of The State, in the office
of the Secretary of the State aforesaid.
SEC. 4. Tn t said amendments TO tue
Constitution after being duly enrolled
and properly authenticated, shall be
deposited by the Secretary OF the Cou
vention III the office of the Secretary of
State for snfe kfeping, and shaii hf'. ny
order of the Governor and See e'tarY
of State, published for six months III
two papers, one of each political party
in each Congressional District of the
Slate, Immediately preceding the day
of election aforesaid.
Sec. 4. That said amendments to the
Constitution, after being duly enrolled
and properly authenticated, shall be
deposited by the Secretary of this Con
vention in the Office of the Secretary
of State for safe keeping; and it shall
be the duty of the Secretary of this
Convention and the Public Auditor to
have printed. in pamphlet form, Cd or
before the first day of January next,
the said amendments, with the certiti-
cate of the Secretary of State annexed
thereto, together with q copy OF the