The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-09-19

49, III Ia
There We're in all six Royal Cover
lors: George Burlington, 1~731-1734;
Gaoriei Johnston, 1734-1572; Arthur
l1obbs' 1154-1765: William Tryon,
I1oo-1'11. and Josiah Martin. 1771-
i'to. between the death of Johnston.
IN i'az, n the arrival of Dobbs, in
100. kiatthew Rowan, as president
OF the council, wac .Acting-Governor;
and etWeen the departure of Tryon.
in June, 1171, and the arrival of Mar
TN. IN August of the same year, James
haseIl was Acting-Governor Bur
rlngton was removed from office on
complaint of the colonists: Johnston
n Dobbs .died in office: Tryon. on
account OF his efficient administra-
ton IN North Carolina. was promoted
20 the GoVernorship Of New York, and
JOSIAH Martin was driven out of the
province by the revolutionists in 49,.
Johnston, Rowan, Dobbs, Tryon and
martin We're honored by having coun-
ues named for them. The names of
Johnston and Rowan still remain. In
1881, Dobbs was abolished and the
territory winch it embraced was di-
Nioed into Lenoir and Glasgow. Glas-
gov was named in honor Of James
NldSgoW, Secretary of State. but upon
ms elm convicted of issuing fraudu-
tent land grants in what is now Ten
neSsee, the name Of the county was
changed to Greene, in honor OF Cen
eral Nathaniel Greene. In 1879 the
name OF Tryon county was changed
TO Lincoln, in honor of Benjamin
Lincoln, the Revolutionary general.
MARTIN county, formed in 1874, was
originally named for Governor Josiah
Martin. 1t, too, would likely nave
been mango after the Revolution but
for the popularity of Alexander Mar
TN, a revolutionary patriot, who
became Governor in 1882 and again IN
l!90. SO the name Was retained in
his honor.
Provincial Government.
In 1875, after the expulsion of Gov
ernor Josiah Martin, it became neces-
safy TO institute some kin of govern
ment in the province to take the place
Of the overthrow royal government.
This government consisted Of a sys-
tenn OF committees, called Committees
or Safety. 1t was designed at first
that there should be one committee
in each town. one in each county, one
in each of the six districts into which
the province was divided, and one,
called the Provincial Council, or Coun~
Gil OF Safety, for the province as a
whole. Over and above these com
mittees was the Provincial Congress.
This scheme of government was in
full and complete operation from
October, 1875, to January, 1777. The
chief executive officer Of the system
was the president Of the council. There
We're three presidents: Cornelius Har-
nett, from October Is, 1715, to August
p, 1916; Samuel Ashe, from August
q, 1875, to September 81, 1875, and
Willie Jones. from September q,
1875, to October %, 1116. This pro-
vincial government was superseded by
the government established, under the
Constitution of 1916, by the Provincial
5 Congress Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1915. The Constitution vent into eff
feet January /, 11iI.
The Constitutional Government.
This period of our government may
be divided into three distinct periods
according to the methods of choosing
the governors and the terms OF thell
service. The first period extends
from April IS, 1777 to December II
$ 1896; the second, from January l
1887 to 1868; the third period from
1868 to the present. During tht
t first period h governor was elected
: by the Legislature. The term was one
, year and no person was eligible Il
r the office for more than three year:
: in any six successive years. During the
second period the governor was elect
!. ed by a direct vote OF the people
The term was two years ana elSf
successive Years. During the thlft
: period the method of election wa:
unchanged. but the term was mad
four years. and no governor is ell
gible to succeed himself.
. Governor Under Constitution OF 1875
Article XIV of the Constitution o
1875 reads as follows: That tn
Senate and House of Commons. JOINT
y Nv at their first meeting after eacf
e annual election, shall by ballot cleo
s a governor for n year, VINO shal
not De eligible to that office longe
d than three years in each SIX sue
cessiVe years.
This Constitution was adopted b:
9 the Provincial Congress December Is
d 1875. The first Assembly was not L
s meet until April Z, 1IIl. In orde
to bridge the gap. the Congress, b,
T a special ordinance appointed Rlch
e ard Caswell governor until the AS
a sembly should choose his successor
n on April IS, 1717. the Assembly chos