Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-27
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 Constitution Adopted
by this Convention.

SECTION l. Be it ordained By the
people Of North Carolina IN ConUe1e-
ton assembled. That the amendments
to the Constitution of this State,
adopted by this Convention at any
time during its session, shall be sub
mitted to the people for ratification or
rejection, as q whole, at the general
election to be held on the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in Novem-
Der, in the year OF our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy six.
That every person entitled to vote
under the existing Constitution and
laws of this State. shall be entitled to
vote for the ratification or rejection of
said amendments; those who wish a
ratification of the amendments voting
with a printed or written ticket, ''Rat-
iication," those of q 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 State !;
and that said election shall be con.
Quoted under the same rules and reg
uiations, and under the same pains
and penalties as are now required 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. That the returns of the
whole vote cast for the ratification and
for the rejection of said amendments,
shall be made by the sheriffs of the
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 &c
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 minority of the
votes polled were in favor of the ratifi-
cation of the amendments, then the
said amendments to the Constitution
shall constitute part of the Constitu~
ton of the State, and shall take effect
as such on the first day of January, A
d. one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-seven; and thereupon the
Governor shall cause t. be endorsed
on said amendments, as enrolled by
this Convention, a certificate under
his signature, declaring that the said
amendments have been ratified by the
people of North Carolina. The Score
tary of State shall countersign the said
certificate and annex thereto 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, i'll the Office
of the Secretary of the State aforesaid.
Sec. 4. Th t said amendments 10 the
Constitution, after being duly enrolled
and properly authenticated. shall be
deposited by the Secretary of the Con
vention ia the office of the Secretary of
State for safe keeping, and shall be, by
order Of the Governor and Secretary
of State, published for six months in
two papers, one of each political party
in each Congressional District of the
State, Immediately preceding the day
Of election aforesaid.
Sec. 1. That said amendments to the
after being duly enrolled
and properly authenticated, shall be
deposited by the Secretary of this Con-
Fention in the Office of the Secretary
Of State for safe keeping; and it shall
De the duty of the Secretary of this
and the Public Auditor to
nave printed, in pamphlet form, Cd or
before the first day of January next,
he said amendments, with the certifi-
,ate of the Secretary of State annexed
hereto, together with a copy of the