The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-07-12

treasury notes should be considered
money. this not to apply TO those who
m less than 500 The commits
sioners OF Wilmington were given
power to place Instructions in the
Cape Fear river. and to erect forts
for Its defense. buy cannon. ammuni-
ton. ETC.. provided that the obstruc-
tons were placed in the river with
the OF the Confederate Of
hcer In command; the commissioners
TO have power to levy a special tax
and borrow money for this
and hen 1t was shown hat the ex-
penses were necessary for the de-
tense OF the state. and after applica-
ton FOR the payment had been made
and refused by the Confederate gov-
eminent. the expense should be a
charge upon the North Carolina
treasury. The commissioners of New
berne and Washington. or any other
towns hat mi~ht apply. were given
the same privilege. February 26th
the funding OF the three million iol-
lars Of treasury notes. n also the
Confederate tax notes was provided
for, TO be in coupon bonds. per
cent. running 20 years, or in 6 per
cent, payable in thirty years. The
treasurer was authorized to issue one
million five hundred thousand dol
lars 0 in treasury notes.
At the fourth session of the con-
ventiof. in April and May. 1862, the
stockholders of banks in that part If
n state occupied by the Federal
troops. We're in danger of being so
occupied, were authorized to hold
meetings at any safe point. May I'd
the convention provided for filling the
vacancy in the office of governor be-
tween the first Thursday in August
and the first day of January. 1863.
so that n person elected in August
should hold office from the second
Monday in September. 1t was or
dained that Governor Clark should
hold office from the first Thursday in
August until the second Monday in
September. or until his successor
should be qualified. The governor
was directed, May 9Th, to discharge
all volunteers over 35 years of ge,
not yet transferred to the Confeder-
ate service, who might desire a dis
charge. The salt commissioner was
authorized to bore wells for salt and
establish salt works anywhere in the
state, and was authorized to employ
the free negroes of the state at the
salt works, they to receive the pay
and rationS allowed soldiers; in case
he was not able to obtain as many as
he needed, the governor was required
to impress into the state service as
many able-bodied free negro men as
NC SNSScIi ioi IAiC poi -
All persons making salt under con-
tract with the commissioner were eX-
empted from military duty and
militia service. The authorities of
the various cities and towns were
given power to regulate, restrain or
prohibit within their limits, or in a
mile thereof, the sale of spirituous
liquors, with authority to prescribe
penalties not exceeding 500, these to
be recovered without any stay of pro-
cess whatever, and when judgment
was given the persons convicted might.
unless the penalty and costs were
paid, be at once committed to Jail for
thirty days, or until was
made. The Quakers or Friends who
produced a regular certificate Of MEM
bership were exempted from militia
duty and military service. upon pay
ing 800 to the sheriff, to be used for:
general state purposes, and in case
they were unable to a the same the F.,
was given power to detail
them in the manufacture of salt, or
az attendants in the hospitals Of the
state. May 18th the was
to issue two million dol
FAIRS more of treasury notes, II 1t be- !
necessary to do so, and II ne
was unable to issue these, that ne
was allowed to borrow any part of
the, two million dollars from the banks |
1r other sources. |
On the 18th of May the convention |
that a number Of its ordi-
lances should be permanent n be
r~repeaIable by the legislature. Among
these were the following: DissolVlnS
union w this state and the
,ther states under the compact or
government entitled the constitution OF
he United States; defining treason
against the state: ratffying the COLI
of the Provisional Govern
nent Of the Confederate states; rau-
the constitution of the Confed-
rate states; amending the fourth !
section of the fourth article OF the
amendments to the constitution; Sc
,uring to certain officers and soldiers
he right to- vote anywhere. IL was
ordered that AL the other
nd resolutions OF the convention at
of it's sessions should ave the !,
and effect only Of acts of the
ordinary legislature. and might De
.-epealed or modified at the pleasure
r tho LEGISLATURE i