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HEJfERS^ & FARMERS’ JOrRICAL. PlU^^U 8A1LKUAV, UY^UmA^ «%• I WIIA TMCH »OU TO Hl»C« THE >. f KIJI or TH* r.ARTlI 4NI. llRINu IIOl.TONo..CIIAKIX>iTI-:, ME KLEMBI Ui COUNTY, NUKTllH AKOMNA. VOL. IV# ^IIMNU OUT FROM TIIK CAVKRN* OK Tlir. MOI NTAINH, MKTAM WHICH WII.I. OlVK STKKNUTH TO Oim lUNUS AND SCIIjrCT AIX NATUR* TO OtJR USE A!tD rLKABOE.— DR. JOHNSON. JANUARY 11, 18:i4. NO. 172. THE miiirrs’ A Farmrm^ Journal j, pfiniwl and publnlied every Salurdsy iiMrnin^ ^ Two DolUiri per mnnuin, if paid in Rdvancc; JV* PolUrt and t\fty Crni$ if not p«id tiiilil ffi^r Ih. KRpir.tion of tbrr« montlm; Three PaUart it ihc end of the jff«r. No paper will diicontioucd until rII arrt>artj;cii arc paid, uni.*' St ihc opuion of the Kditoi. AUVEKTISE.MENTS will he inserted at Ftfiy Cfnii per square (not eireeding 20 linc»,) lor Ihr firiil insertion, and 3S cenia fur each sue- (Kdinf week—«r fl for three weeks, for one nuare. A liberal discount will be made lo thus« wtw sdvrrtiiN.' by the year. 3j‘Un all edver- lifi riii'iits coniniunicated ibr pulilicatiun, the Bumhet of insertions must l>e noted on the mar. (inuftlte msnuscri|>l, or they will be cuntinuid until forbid, and cliM-ged accordingly. • All cominunicationii to the (^itur must rome ‘fneofpo*l»gr,ot they may not b- atlendtd to. Ki:roKT of Amrndtmf, ih* Utate of i\or1h (it iubjeet of Amrmitmf Ike C»n»titution of •ik-CatoliM. dfffTiii it to be u high distinction to our |)Co- pie, a rejirrwich lo thi»e who would decry their ciipucity for Brjf.govprniiieiit, and the cicnreal proof of their intef^nty, patriotimii and crilargpd lil)«rBlily, Ihiit they hav> ao h«fariily embraced n proposition to cnrnpro- rniw, upon these liiincipieei, thia agituted question. I lie ainendriionis propogcd have Ix'eii dis- ruitited bt-fore the |w‘ople, niid no one cnti liiii to perceive that they are the rrault of a •■ptrit of amity and cance«>Hi«in, which the to make thia election, have the right to do ^ No one denies that the power of the (’on- it, are compvtcnt to make it, and the otiicu j vention, in such a rase, is derived from the is clothfd with no patronuge that rcndera ^ assent of the people ; sf» if these specific a- mendinents be proposed to the (leopie, and !n ml ca^ *thlr«'L'!l**'^*^f ’ i*"*^ ‘^i‘* ** dependent on the i AII agree that it is coiii|)etenf for the Le- l..„ 1 Ti i '"J i ; l^cause he is the str- gislature to recommend, by law, the elec /mrd linuovar p“jple,and should be respon#ible tion of delegatrs by th« i>eop|t*; and that oeciiliAr iiii»r«!it. |"*I #r '"•'•ntiona and , to them diiectly, for the discharge of his i these delegntes, when aasi^mbled in Convcn- ^j#»rijllv tn .‘*‘‘^'^■'■‘■'**“‘^•"’"*>“"‘1. trust; and because the people are desirous ' tion, may alter and mend the Constitution. ewf^eoMlly, to the aetiled habits of the ‘ ‘ ■ ■ ■ - ’ - |>eopl«. But when we are about to re. form long eutablished practices and princi- pies of the Govemnienl, your committee it prudent or exiiedient that They should sur render the election into the handsof others, sealed w ith their assent, it is dilhcult to con t.xperience teaches us lessons on thia sgb- ceive the objection to tiieir validity. In the ject, which are loo impeialive to need I first case, the recommendation would be comment. j made by the General Assembly, and so, 'I'he committee recommend, also, that the; likewise, in th» latter. The assent of the 14th article of the ConMtitution should be a- people would follow, a»d not precede the act, ineuded nj au to put it in the power of the j in b«.th cases ; and there is no more author- Cieiieral Assembly to confer on some other , ity in theConslitutirtu for recommending one, Uidy (in their dimrretiun) the election of mi- ithan there is for the other. In gubstance, litia oflicers. It the gool of the iState re- ; there is no difli.-rence ; and in foim, no oth- quiies this power to be exercised l>y the Le- , nr dillerenro can be found than that in the . . . gislature, they will retain it or regime it; I first case, the ppople must assent by tlieir peculiarity of our |)olitical situation has, |)cr-j Init if otherwise, (ns it scf>ms to us is the ; m the latter they assent lor them* haps, r*‘ndered ludispensablo to our quiet. i case,) the General Assembly ought lo trans- ^ •tclves. The committee have not been able y this amendment, the majority make ; ler it. ; lo find out onv principle in our Government these conceasions: Counties which, ui>on i 'I he committee also recommend that the ! uhich precluiit s the jieopie fn.m doing any general principles, would not be entitled to .Vjd article of tho Constitution should be a- : act, for themselves, which thev can elect elect one member of either brunch il the , b>lished, at least in jiart, it not uitogether. i delegates to do for them; and they whoal- Atwembly, are yet allowed one in the House Its spirit is in conflict with religious free- i lego it, must lie required t«i shew it. If the of Commons, not bccause thera is any real dom; it has no practical use, and it may people are obliged to act by Conventions ot |=:'n rclie»wl, id a great degree, from the iFtjr-;”ibilily of this determination, by a l:-»inMeipre««o0 0f the will of the people. For, It ip|i«ar« by ■ ntefimge of tlie Gover- Lr to this Aanenibly, that, in August lust, !|« were opened in thirty three couuIich, the purp«e of taking the vote of the for aisl against awuding the Cou it be demonstrated tlut the “servant is a- Ihac his masterfor while the people de sire one form of Government, the Conven tion may prescribe au(>ther. counties contiguous to each other, whichi though united, shall hot have either of th« requisite ratios, the excesa or excesses of one or more contiguous counties shall be com|n]ted as belonging to the counties defi. cient; and if, by the acquisition of siich e». ress or excesses, they shall have either of the requisite ratios, they, together, shall constitute a district. V\ herever there shall be two or more con* tiguous counties which, together, shall have either of tlie requisites ratios, they shall constitute a district. Every district shall be entitled to one Sen. ator and to two memiiers of the House of Commons: Provided, that where a district is composed of more than one county, each county fhall be entitled to one member ia the House of Commons. ARTK LE III. So much of the ('onsiitulion of (his Stata as is so construed as to entitle free persons of color to vote for members of the Sen.ite, of the House of Commons, anJ of the House of Representatives of the United States, ia hereby annulled. ARTICLE IV. All officers, excepting the Governor, who, under the old Constitution, are elected an« nually or triennially, by joint ballot of the General Assembly, shall be elected, in tlio same manner, biennially, after the ratifica* tion of these amendments; and the GeneN al Assembly shall be elected, and shall meet, biennially ; but the Governor may call ex. tra sessions whenever, in his opinion, the Joint Meet roniinittw, lo whom were re ferred llie sereral rewlutions of tiie two Houses •I'the |jr(i*lalure, liMtructinc tlieni lo lake un- dll cunaiileratioD the propriety of aiueiiding ihe GM»lilu(ioii of this Slate, and to in|uirc wliat B)ide is most ei|iedient to adopt for the aecoin- ^■•Jinieiit of the same, hav. had iheM subjecla andar coosidoratloe, and Kmort: _ That a due regard («»r tl>e interests of the I for it, but because our long es- l>e considered a n.ere badge of ancient pre- deputies, then it is certain that our Govern- hole, and a proper respect ft»r the wishes | habits of legislation Imve created judice, which, however vjicusable in those , mcnt rebtson the assent of Conventions, and ■1 righii of a large majority of tlie pi^>ple, I ** '*• ^ l*e larget^t cmiiitius, wIiom^ who first engrailed it u|)on our (,'onstituiion, ] not on the assf^nt tf the people. 'I'hen may Hire that the (onstitutioo ot ih» State "• unworthy the present aye of enliyhtcnid ' . . . .. ‘.jld be amended. The commiltee ha»e ! “* ‘han two Commoners and one liberality. Seiralor, wiilihold any d»*fiinn(l f»r sfrirt 'J he comrnittcc also rccommond fliat bo- right, from a conimeiulable desire lo pro- rough representation should l>e abolished; mote the kokI of the whole; and to assist because the injustice, betiides the well known j It has iK'en said, however, that the/>eop/c ; public interest or safety shall render it ad* the strengih of the Irmter counties, portions evils of the s\Ntem, more than coonterbal- j at the jtolls are sulij cls, and not sovereigns; j visable. of these excesses of |>opiilation and taxes, ancesthegotKi it proniiss,either to the State ' and, therefore, they cannot assent lochaiiges | ARTICLE V. not oecoiMarily represented in thebe large or the towns which enj»y tins right. And in the Cons>tiiution, by voting upon specific j So much of the 15th article of the Con. counties, are, as it were, generously cu»t they also n'rominend for consideration the | nmendinents ; but this is a mere pretexi.— stitution as provides that the Governor shull •‘ ale o| their brethren, to make up (Kilicy of confining the ri^jht to vote at the Do not the people e.xercise their sorinign \ l>e elected annually, by the General Aswrn- ilutuio, when*3«MMK) freeiTK!n recorded :deficiencies. True, the s\steni of elections to u-Aift' w«n, in nccoidance with : power by electing delegates lo a Conven-j bly, is hereby annulled; and hercatler tho Hir votes ID favwr of a ; while tbey, i tbnt is here prof^d cannot' the spirit of our Legiwialion for many years tion ? And do they not ekct delegates b;. | Go\ernor shall be elected every two years, voted sgainst it, were less iii number | ***^ «-g*rded as perfect in itsflf, or exactly past ; nnd from a conviction that the right vutmg at the polls 1 The error of those who : by the free white men of the State, who are an l,(X»(i. Moreover, there is good re«. j •' *• should not b«‘ forgotten, ■ of 8ii(fia;.e is in no seii-e a blessing to the , oppo.sc this mode of cirectmg a reform in ; qualified to vote for members of the Hoiigo ll.r believing, that if the polls had been j perfection is unattainable by human ef-1 negnKJs and uiulattocs, as a clusis, but con- our Con.*titution, grows out ■('their mistake : of Commons; and no person shall be elni. I it lAroui'hont the State under Ike \ ' the same t;me, we miisl re-! tianwise. | ..f supposing that a Convention has some ; ble to the office of Governor for more th;m Vnflatr, the vote wr>uld have been in favor j •*'“* equality is departed fiom by ' Former ex[>erience tenches iis that some inhrrnt power; when, in truth, it is noth- i two terms in succession. The General As- I'refi.rui* one tliini greater than i: was- j aoveri igii poop!**, in de- mKle fit rlFef’ting necesKiry t liang s in the mg but an a.«s iiib!«ge of delegates or depu- ; sembly shall provide by law the time and - ference and concession to the prejn Ik cs, (’on>iiitutir)n, is indis|)cnsal)le to its perfcc-■ lies of the qualified voters of a State, from manner of holding elections for Governor; ’ feelings and expectations of thoM*, who a- tion; and the committee fljtter thoms*‘lves i whom it derives all its powers. iand in case of the death, resignation, re- lone arc obj'*cting agniiisl liiis amendment, that they have here recommended one w hich | The committee conclude by adopting the ' moval out of the State, or other disability icuage of one of the distinguished authors of the Governor, the General Assembly, if %iit? suit? oiiti i ^ ^ i • * «i *• i u ^ au the int^mnl fov«rmneat «tnl! ■ cfian^;© of onr preisem Uuis Iumi, and\el uot so iinprachculle ;is to t ihe “ lederahst, ivhcrt% in answer lo . it be in sc^ion at tlie time when such otmtti • that the people have a right ! representation is to* obvious to escape n« without ho(ie ol nec>»sary rt form. It is | the olij>-clions against the Federal Constitu- j or other disability occurs, shall by joint baU Aether toconsult for Ihe cf>m- perceptu>n of any one. similar to like aiiticles in sivcral ofthc Con- i tion, “ that the Convention which proposed lot, elect a Governor to fill the vacancy un- ^ i.«l I ^talllkA rtA V # m rrtf )a r irtti • f # Since our (Jonstitutioa expnusly declares, I that all political power is vested in, simI brin'd from the people only ; that they ‘ .'lit to have the sole and cxclusae right f regulating rlicc thereof ) i*«*m!ile logr I good, toinMruct thrir repristnlalirts, ! t'l apply to the {..egiBlature for redress grievances,” it nuty well l«o qiieaiH>n-l Viher thoMS who are sworn to maintMin I support these principles, w ill be at liber- to disregard so clear an indicatKKi ot hUic sentiment, or evade such « direct ap (tion for (be redress of a itopular grie- s. A plain people will find it dit)i'ult > lerce.ive tho value of a power, which can- Ht be exercised, or to understaixl what a- liileth the right to instruct their rrprescn YtKir committ«-e are persuaJed that the is ditlicult in practice to invite mere innn\a- ' lancuag As early as 17^!^, when a large propor tion of the AsMemblv consisted of nur Rcvo- Ktiiutii;ns of the other States. | it, had exceeded their commission,*’ because, | til tbe next regular election: Protidcd, that The committee stnt. further to the Grr- j ♦*!"♦ t»-.i u> nttrnd the Articie» of Con-1 'f «uch vacancy occur while the General liMionarv Fathers, 'and l« for« the demon eral \KM mMy, lliat ih. y hnvs recon-memi- j lederstion, and r p^>rt to the Sinie L*;gis;a- | Assprnbly is not in session, the Mme shall of iKirty discord bad taken swavoxer the ed no alterations in Ihe Coiistilutioii hot >u. h “f'd to Congress, they recommended filled until the next regular election in ccHjnciis of the State, a resolution w.is in- ns have U-en put before the fx-ople during »o the in-ople an entirely new Constitution, the manner prescribed, in such cases, by the troduced to alter and amend the Constitu- the l«M \ear, and upon which their votes , I'e declares “'J hey knew that, as the plan old Con.stitution; and if it shall so hnppea tion: 1st, Because tho reprrsrniaiion was were taken, as bifore s.at-d. They have I «o lie formed and proposed was to bo sub- : that no person designated by said Constitu- not equal ; 2nd, I'het.Vnenil Assembly was not pres. ntel the very words of the amend-I'mtted t. the/Ho;»/f ihnnstht^, the d.sap- ; tion as Governor, pro/myjorc, m such cases Kx. ex|«?»sive ; and a Legislation wis un- ments pro[H,sed to our last (.'ei.eral A^sem- ' prob^ition of this suprcii.e authoiity would , sha be m the State, or being in the State, stable.' I'ofo^tunately, thi; resolution was b!v ; but they huv. not deviated from their d-«^tro> it fore.er-its approbation blot out slmll l>e constitutionally unqualified the then n-jected by a single vote against the substance snd elli-cl. 1 -U i d _ _ ; almoat unanimous vt ice of auch menibt‘rs In n'spect to the proper mode of effect-j „_,;i ^livp*, or petition their l>-gial«lufe,'iflhese 1 *t thal body as had b«f|i ,u tho Convention ing thcsw Biteraiions in the Constitution, it AmrnJmeiUt reeommenJtd in the abcre Report, i A^ifTPVT' ^'(ructions maybe resisted, ur Ihea* po- of 1770. Kver sine thst peroKl, this sub- in b'li ved b\ the c«>mniiifee that the Le-; Whereas, it a ' ippenrs from a im^snge ofj The I4tli article of the old Constitutioa wHicn j'-v. 1I«» WTII i.cvui.iu,i»iiy uM.u*:inior».«ru f,--. ...- His l!.\celleiKV ttie Uovemor, to tliis L,egis- berebv annnllcd ■ and the General A«Kem. to provitK by law, for t!ie praeti- j for discussion id our legislature, and, for del. yates, by the |s*oplr, f..r the di.scharge . ,|,m ^ portion of the people ol y „u o repulate bv law the manner of s- ,sl and wfe enjoyment of all the rights ! tb* last *•*0 years, pres«-ntrd iti every bha(tc 1 of this s()ecial duty, or they may prf pare Carolina expressed, at the last annu- ul.in,, ihe Generals and field officersof tho khich It recogni»-H, is certainly not true to j which seemed likely t« «i«>curt! for it an im-1 distinct pro|Hisitions of amendment, and sub- for certain amendments ' but if at anv time the oublic snfetv I ^ Kreal ptirpoM of its creation. A mon- pirti«l and just c«msidcralion. There is a-; mil 'bcm to the people ; and if such profw- Con>titution of the State; and where- i ini'prest. m their ooinion. reouires them ^irch, wh > claims domini*>iiover hi* subjects, •rr (lirino, will act coDsiitcntly, by refus- t > aid tlK'in in Ihe control of his sover- (.’II jiower, brc«u*« he administers agov- r j 11 i • i « I'ncnt winch denies the ri^ht of Ihe peo- nearly equal in (Mipulation and wealth, the is liable to sutn formidatile objections, that t» remok;l Its forms. Hut the Amen- evil would never have ls*en felt or com- v*»ur committee do not believe that tne pro- ^ I St itr* have indisptilablv recogni*el plained of. Il is idle to stiy that the Lx gis |>o8ition to adopt it would meet w ith any Inture may reiiio\e the grievnnce by re-di- »urc«'ss. it U5rt.*li*s-s, therctoro, lo inquire viding the State into counties of more equal whether it has anv advantages over the oth- t" rij(ht of ihe peo|ile lo change their C'on WituiH ns. at the will of a mnjority of Ihe safety and happiness. Therefore, Kesolrrd, That the following proposed a* mendments to the Constitution of North- Carolina be submitted to the freemen of the missions issued upon elections beretoforo made. ARTICLE Vn. So much of the 32d article of the Con stitution as provides that “ no person who State at the time, at the places, and under' shall deny the truth of the protestant reli- ^ ^ I ^ . . I ’ f' I kZ'lalt? ni iliiT iiiiix y ub (lie. |iiavvPj aiiu uv ii > iiic '»• tiiv Voters, in nnv Tnniincr ihat ina\ nize ; fur e\>*r) one ktiows that this »ri7/nt>/ t'*". J he t>n \ niMi|>rra > e o jtc ion, lune- ruh*« and rciiulationa sbecified iu the an-: cion, shell be capable of holding anv office, ...if .fter; /.««•. No free government can pro»f«.r. ver, IS the dillKulty o( settling the proiH-r;^^^^^^ or place of trust or profit, in th ' lilt I hr I r pleasure ; ami, therefor*' ♦ •'•lesr an expres.sion of ptiblic opinion, a j A.QTICLE I. place ot trust or prom, in the civil de- I partment, within this State,” is hereby aa« hile a t.iajority of its |>eople are hostile to ba>is of representation in the Couvenli.'»»- . li'KixlMltire reiuxea lo pmvMde, by law, for j Ibe great heading features of llieir Consti- Your committee, therefore, recommeno ' So much of the second article of the Con-; nulled. I'tw «or.- ntxl practicable exercise ot this right | tutioii. This disaffection i* of itself sullici- the adoption of the latter moie; and in pur-, stitution of this State, as provides that one j ARTICLE VIII. it inat Is* condemnrd as faithless to the ‘’ut to induce a change. Who among us suance of tliis opinion, they !. ve prepared of the Senate shall be chosen bv I The General Assembly which shall be e they shall elect a tiovernor to hold his of- '■ai.s short of po«iiive force to secure Its feuds, vas4 illating (k.I'O •legisla- pose«l accompany this report. . * *1 a >1 _ .1 O Iw.Ari jaSktAV lion, and of the ordinance of 17S'J, as pro- f ' ! iion nnd enjiyment f And what epi [Ih t would attach to an agent, w ho, allho igh acknowledges the righl tif his employer 01'islruel him, and lo change his comiois- r'9n, and binds his conscience lo make these leading principles of his agency, yet 'f'fiis tlic in-tructiuns after they aru re- '''fd, nnd uses ail the means in his |i«wer ! ' prevoii.any alteration of his I'ommi'tion ? liuttiiccommittec aro instnicled, further, *0 Consider of the amendments w hich ought 1*0 made III mr C'on>>iliiuti«>n, and they gratified in being nblo taatate, that, on ((iiestinnH also, they hare l««n pre- by the public voice. Ihs grent and prominent defect io our r'f'>cni Constilution, is the uiiequ:il r!pre- jl^'i'ntion of (he (>eople and proj>«rty of the 1 It iDiiHt lie riMH’edetl ihal the liiirest " ‘J “I mljdstuij^ Ihe (troporlions of b«Miefits ■' I'Jirtliens in a Siute, is, by combining :P‘'cuninry ability nnd burthens with such ns "f* merely |H rsonal. The justico of ihis Pnticiple, s«TUr«'d lo fioiithern Sintos, umler lion, indiff-reiice to the public weal anrl S«inie has bten entertained by oth- vides for the election of members to the Hce until the first election of Governor by House of Commons by certain boroughs, arc hereby annul led. ARTICLE II. The General .A>semblv shall, at its next Ibc (' oiistitution of the Fnion, a scale of Ignorance of public alfNirs, are it'^ ill ommied ers whether this metlioii ot procuring a descendants; and no real lover of his conn- change of the Constitution is clearly regu- Irv can but be pained at tho clouds and lar; but the comiiiittce are not able to per- darknesH, if not the desolation, they have ceive any substantial grounds for it. sprwtid over the early Impes and bright ex-, '|'he (;overnments of the American States I session, and again at its first sessmn after pectHtions of North Carolina. are founded upon the roiiMnt of the /jco/j/c ; | the taking of the next census of the Fnited 'rhecommilteeenterlam the opinion,lhat and tin y have lieen instituted by written Slates, and eveiy ten years thereafter, laj Ihe legislatun* meets oftener ihnn is neces- ('onstitutions, ratified by a majority of the ioffthe State into districts in the manner fol- sary ; thal bieiiniul s«'ssions will answer Ihe qiiulifit'd voters. 'I herefore, when one ot lonitig, viz: valuable pur|M.ses of giving to Ihe laws more these ('onstitutions [Miints out no particular! F.very county which shall contain not less is-rmanancv, jn.l more vi-ilanco in passinj; nKsle for ils ainendiiient, it would seem that i than l-40th part of the white po|>ulation of them, b«*sides diminishmg one half the ex- either the system is unalterable, or else it j the whole State, or which shall pay into the pense's of Ibis d*‘partmenl of the Govern-,may l>e chiinged by the snme (lower lhat ere- Public 'I'reasurv 1 40th part of the aggn>- ment ; and to take away all just ground of atei it. At iiii>8t, no iilher concurrence is opptwilion lo this ameruimeiit, they believe ; requisite for this purpose than that of the that it fchiHild be put in the jKtwer of the representative department of tlu? Govern- Governor to call a sisvial meeting of the nient which was created by the charter. The reason why the (ieneral Assembly cannot change the Constitution is that they have no power to bind the people, without their but when Ibc (Jeneral Assem- Assembly, whenever, in his opinion, the interests of the State require it. The rominittee enterlain tho opinion lhat the (iovernor of tlie State should be e f''|>rrs«>nt:i*ion not inetiiding merely iheir j the Government oiighi lected for two years, by th.- [M-ople, and not I hly do any act, which is deliberately ass'n- bv tho (Joneral A'^sen b’\ ; Is^. niisc the ted to by the |^ople, the sanction of sove- Kxecutive and l.i gislat ve «lep.irtmenls of reign authority is given lo it as etfeclually the |ieoiile, according to the Constitution aa amended; and the (iieneral Assembly to bo first elected under the Constitution as amen ded, shall commence their session in 1S35. ARTICI.E iX. The Constitution of this State may here- after l)e amended as follows, and not other wise, viz: Any amendment may be propos ed III the SiMiate or House of Commons, and if such amendment be agreed to by two- thirds of each housi', it shall l»e entered on the journals, nnd also be published in all tho newsjtapers in the State for ihree iiic>nth9 ^ate taxes of the Stale, ufKin an average of previous tothe succeeding election tor inein- the ten years next before each apportion- j bers of the CJeneral Assembly ; and it such^ ment, shall constitute a district. 'amendment be agreed to by two-thirds of \\ herever there shall Iki a county defi- 1 each house of such next (Jeneral Ass^'inbly, cient in the ratio of }K>pulation and taxation, j ihen it shall be the duty of such (leneral lying contiguous to one or more counties Assembly to submit the proposed amend- having an excess of either of such ratios, j ment to the vote of the [H-o[»Ie; and if a lua- siirh excess or exceswes shall be comjHited jority of tho votes j;iven shall be in favor of art l>el(^n^inft to the c«*untv dfr*fH'ient; and if, ‘ such Bnjendniciif, it 8l»aH become a part of by the acquisition of such excess or excess- j the Constitution o» the blate. es, such county shall have eillier of the re- AR'IK 'LI. X. |-oi'ul;ili..n, but combining with ,i' ly sci«ratcd ; because the Clncf Magistrate fAtWtrc*. io'b' iiiore diMiiict- i as Tf it had l)»*en performed directly h>j the quisite ratios, it shall constitute a district. , The preceding atnendm^its sl^n form i Wherever there sball be two or wore pait of t!ic Constitution of North Carolina,
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