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f . ' " "For the Carolina Era. GOVERNOR'S CANVASS. Roddngham, Lumberton. Ut? Editor : GoV. Caldwell ao- companied by Col. Harsrrove, filled his appointment u but his competitor was absent, for what cause did not appear Col. Hargrove led off in an able, dig- yention was for the purpose of nom iflv and Wned address, enchaihinsr "S a candidate to represent the ,ftTr,orirviftttPntion of his larireand appreciative audience, while reviewing UV " O witniairness ana juss criticism uie plat form and policy of the opposition. He proved, beyond a doubt, many oC the partisan acts of the last Legislature, to be clearly unconstitutional, for instance, the effort to clog and trammel a fair and free election by restricting the citizen to vote in his own township, when the Constitution permitted him to vote in any part of his county. Yet he urged th nponle ta comnlv strictlv with the law as enacted,- as it was binding until declared void, by competent au- thority. He criticised with much severity, and justly so. the frivolous and expensive course of the Legisla ture, spending time and money, talking about deer, birds and per diem, and especially did he ask the condemnation of every good citizen of the partisan course of the benate in expeilrag a suf ficient number of Republican Senators to insure the impeachment of the Gov ernor. Col. Hargrove by ins canaor and fairness gained the admiration and respect both of his friends and roes, ana will add much to the strength and suc cess of the ticket The Governor consented to allow any of the friends .of Judge Merrimon to advocate his cause in reply to Col. Har grove, but as none came 'forward , he then proceeded to address the house in one of the most exhaustive and con vincing ppeechrs over delivered Inthis State, lie commenced by saying that such of his audience as- had read the Democratic papers, especially that pink . of virtue and truth, The Sentinel, doubt less expected to seo a monster unlike anything above or below a usurper and tyrant, but he stood now as he stood -throughout, the storm of opposition raised against him, calm and unmoved. Ho contrasted his own official liberality . with that of the opposition, when he appointed a committee to investigate fraud he wanted them to discover it wherever it existed; for instance, he appointed a Democrat, a Republican, . and a neutral, but when the opposition appointed a committee they so consti tuted it by appointing all Democrats that thev would only look for fraud on ink one side and whitewash the other side. Such a course was neither right, just, or parliamentary. He reviewed his course in regard to the call for a Con vention, and convinced every unpreju diced hearer that he was right and did his duty boldly and fearlessly and to the good of the country. It is to be re gretted that the whole State could not have heard his criticism on the Demo cratic members of the last Legislature who signed the address to the people. He said he had heard of a dilemma with two horns, but the one they were in had three horns. They said if the people would not call a convent;on they must impose a tax of $50 on the $1,000 worth of property, resign or be perjured. Now said he, how many has resigned ? Have they Imposed the tax? It they have done neither, he need not charac terize the horn of the dilemma they had taken for they had said themselves what i t was. Th ere was one exception , a preacher, the Senator from Richmond and Moore, had resigned and was con sistent, the only one out of the whole number of over one hundred, though he had understood that there were preachers among them. Now, Mr. Editor, the visit of the Governor and Col. Hargrove will insure the county of Robeson to the Republi cans by several hundred majority over and above what it has heretofore been. Squire P., an old line Democrat, said coming from the Court House that it was the best speaking he had ever heard in that house. LUMBERTON. Luniberton, May 23d, 1S72. From the Wilmington Post. Rockingham, N. C, May 20, 1872. Mr. Editor: Our gallant standard-bearers, Gov. Caldwell, and. Col. T. Ii. Hargrove; our candidate for At torney General, addressed the people of Richmond county, at the Court House in this town, to-day, the audi ence being very large and attentive. Col. Hargrove, being .introduced by our distinguished and talented country man, the Hon. O. II. Dockery, as our next Attorney-General, led: off in a speech of some two hours lepgth, in which he succeeded in showing up the Ku Klux Democracy in their true colors, and in convincing many per sons, even Democrats, that he would prove a rock upon which the Demo cratic Shipp will be stranded in August next. The Colonel is an able, logical and exceedingly fluent speaker, and I am proud to be able to say that he made hosts of friends by his speech here to-day. After Col. II. had finished his ad dress, a call was made for Col. Steele to defend the Ku Klux, but the non combatant Colonel, after a glance at the situation, very peremptorily declined the invitation to be, as he had it, sand wich in between Hargrove and Cald well. And I cannot refrain from ex- ressing my admiration of the wisdom io displayed in thus refusing to place himself between those two mighty stones of Republicanism by which he could not fail to have been ground to powder. Col. Steele declining to come forth, our worthy Governor then arose, and made one of the best speeches that it has ever been my good fortune to hear. The opposition, with all their bitter prejudices, could not help appreciating the many truths to which the Gover nor gave utterance, and actually joined in with the Republicans in several hearty rounds of applause. Several Democrats, after the speaking, were heard to say that Caldwell was evident ly an honest man, and no doubt made good enough Governor. He certainly ' made a great many votes by his address i here to-day, and the general opinion I hear expressed is, that he will be elected Governor by a handsome majority over his competitor, whose nomination at Greensboro' was mainly instigated by hi3 able defence of that invincible Democrat, Geo. W. Swepson, of the N. C. Special Tax Bond Notoriety. Old Richmond county, will give a largely-Increased 'Republican majority f I j in August next. The distinguished speakers go hence to Lumberton to-morrow, when I trust they will be greeted with a large ami appreciative au'Uence. Moro anon. j , Civis. . r i . - w Third Congressional District. OFFICIAL .REPORT. I Clintox, Sampson County, Slay 22d. 1872. The District Convention of ithe Re publican party of the Third Conirres- sional District, met in Clinton, this date, pursuant to a call of the District Executive Committe. The convention was called to order by J W Schenck, Jr.. of New Hanover, who stated that the object of the con 1 11 X 11 A - f II . TWrd Congressional District? in the Third .National Congress, and for the transac tion of such other business as might be Drougnt Deiore it. un motion, A O Thorton, Esq., of Cumberland, was culled to the chair as temporary chair-. man, and w II. Uerkent of New Han- ovcr, requested to act as temporary secretary. On motion, Messrs. W II Gerken, V A Guthrie, W B Richard scm jas Harrington, w ii Moore, Jos Wilson, and Jasper Ethendgo were appointed a committee on credentials and permanent organization I Durinjr the absence of the committee G w Price, Esq., of New Hanover, was called upon, who held the large assem blage present spell bound, in an nddres3 of great power and eloquence. The committee on credentials submitted a' report declaring credentials of delegates from the following counties (correct: New Hanover, Sampson, Bladen. -" t iuu w 1.1 uaujuii ifxauu, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Moore, and Harnett. On motion, the report was received and adopted. The committee on permanent organi zation, though their chairman, sub mitted a report recommending the fol lowing named gentlemen fori perma nent officers of the convention! to wit: For chairman, W AGuthrie, of Cum bertand : for Secretaries, W II Gerken, of New Hanover, and Al JN .ueary, Jr., of Cumberland. On motion,' a com mittee of five, consisting of Messrs. E M Rosafy. V II S'kes, W P Gmaday, W B Duncan and G w Price, Jr., were vvuw iu .. I J. J A J -L 1..1! ! I Kja '"Uiiuii, intj wuveuuuu in en pro ceeded to nominations for candidates for Congress. R II Simmons, 'of Cum berland, placed in nomination Neil McKay, Jr., of Harnett; J II White- man, of JSew Hanover. Dlaced In nom ination Daniel L Russell, Esq. j of New Hanover ; E M Rosafy, of Brunswick, placed in nomination General Allan Rutherford, of New Hanover. G W Price, Esq., begged leave to read the following letterfrom DL Russell, Esq., and have it spread upon the record : Wilmington, May 18th; 1872. Dear Sir: After mature reflection I have been forced to the determination to decline the nomination for Congress in tins district, ana must ask you to communicate this fact to the Conven tion at Clinton. Hiving so many as surances of the purpose of a majority of the delegates to confer that honor upon me, I have not come to this con clusion without hesitation and reluc tance. I have not desired the place from the first, but until now have not determined to refuse to yield jto what seemed to be the will of a large por tion of the party. Were I otherwise situated I would accept the nomination with every confidence that with unity and concert of action we would achieve success. But I could not assume and perforin the responsibilities and duties of a member of Congress without abi senting myself from home to such an extent as to entail serious injury upon my private business ana pecuniary in terest. Nothing could induce me at this time to accept the offic save a conviction of duty. This I do pot feel, because I am not so vain ns tojsuppose that I am superior to other gentlemen who desire the nomination and some one of whom will receive it. Yours, Scc, Dan. L. IU'.selij. Geo. W. Price, Esq., Clinton, A". C: W P Canaday, Esq., asked spermis sioii to read the followincr letter from Gen. Allan Rutherford and I have it spread upon the record: Washington, D. C, May 14, 1872. Cant WrCanadt, Wilmington ' A" C: My Dear Sir: "Should my name be brought before our District Conven tion, as a candidate for Congress, I re quest that you will say to the Conven- ! tion and to the many kind friends who have honored me by the expressions of their preference, that while I fully appreciate the honor they would confer upon me, the condition of my health is such that it would be quite impossible for me to make the canvass, and I should, therefore, feel compelled to decline the nomination should it be tendered me. I regret that I will be unable to attend the Convention, but hope that its proceedings may be har monious and that its nominee may receive the heartv support of all Re publicans of the Third District. For myself, I would say that I shall do all in my power to assist in electing the nominee of the Convention. Again thanking my friends for the many expressions of confidence they have bestowed upon me, e t I am very truly, yours, AirLAN Rutherford. On motion, Col Neill McKay, Jr., of Harnett, was then unanimously elected as the candidate of the Republican par-- ty ior uongress lrom the Third Dis trict. Col McKay being present was called forward, and in a brilliant speech thanked the Convention for the honor they had conferred upon him, and as sured them that his sole object would be to lead the party to victory. At the conclusion of the gentleman's remarks three times three cheers were proposed for our candidate, which were given , with a will. I On motion, a committee of five, con sisting of Messrs W II Gerken, W II SikesV II Barker, W B Richardson and Jos II Wilson, were appointed to pro pose a candidate for Presidential Elec tor, and two delegates to the National Republican Convention. The commit tee on resolutions submitted the follow ing, which, on motion, were adopted: The Republicans of; the Third Con gressional District in Convention as sembled, do: i Besolve, That we heartily and un qualifiedly re-affirm the platform and principles of the Republican party as enunciated in its National and State Conventions. . ! , Besolved, That the administration of President Grant, enforcing no policy against the will of the people, has our unanimous approval, and our delegates to the Philadelphia Convention are hereby instructed to vote for jhis re nomination as demanded by the in stincts of self, preservation of the Re publican party South. - : Besolved, That we adopt tho plan of organization, and cordially accent the men and measures proposed by the late Republican State Convention; and we ao nereoy pledge our whole support to the whole ticket now before the people of the State and District. J - Besolved, That we firmly abide by the principle of our equal powers of the constituent elements of our partv as vindicated and loudly, proclaimed In uui uiiu ouiio VAuveuuuil, UilU Willi we are ever ready to adiust within our own lines all honest claims on the triple basis of comoetencv. character and merit, we. consider the advocacy vi avaiiaoiuiy, unless conducted irre- epective of color and nativity, danger- ous, ana in violation of the American Idea, the spirit of our. institutions. Ihe committee on nominations. through their chairman submitted the following recommendations For FJerv I . . '. . . tor, William A Uuthrie, of Cumber- land; Delegates to National Conven tion, Hon Geo w Price, Jr., of New Hanover, and Hon Edward Cantwell, of New Hanover. Alternates, Dr w II Barker, of Carteret, R N Maultsby, oruoiumDus On motion, the report of the commit tee was adopted. rlhe following gentlemen were ap- .5 j. 5 t?ij? -x if i pointed as District Executive Commit- tee, viz:; New Hanover, W PCanaday, Chairman : Onslow, E B Sanders : Harnett,' J Harrington: Carteret, A C Davis:' Dunlin. Enoch Hill: Bruns wick, E M Ilosafy; Cumberland ,' A G Tnornton; Columbus, It JS JMaultsby; Bladen, Kvander Smgletary ; Sampson, Clifton Ward ; Moore, A R McDonald. un motion, a vote or tnanxs was re turned to the Chairman and Secretaries for the impartial and efficient manner in which they had discharged the du ties assigned to them. On motion, it was ordered that the OCICIUIICS 1U1U1S1I i Ul 11HJ Jill ceedings to The Wilmington Post, Car Secretaries furnish a copy of the pro- olina .ERA, and JVew JSorth istaxemx publication. There being no further business, the Convention after giving three cheers for President Grant, Governor Cald well and the entire Republican ticket aujuurneu sine me. i i ! :..W A. GUTHRIE, Chairman. AV. II. Gerken, M. N. LearYj Jr., -j ; Secretaries. Congressional Convention of the - J 8th District. 'ursoant to a call of the Republican Jucecutive committee of tnis district, the convention met at the Court House in this place on Saturday last, and was 1 1 1... T TT 1 -C Chairman of the Committee. On motion of Mr. Justice of Rutherford. Hon.' Vr. 31. Moore of lancy, was ap pointed secretary pro tern. thr motion of K. 11. Hampton of Jackson, the Chairman was requested to appoint a committee of hve on per manent ' organization, whereupon the following gentleman were appointed : K R Hampton of Jackson, Dr'WD Whitted of Henderson, Pinkney.Rol lins of Buncombe, V R Trull of Madi son, and J m Justice 01 ltutnertord. On motion of Pinkney Rollins, Esq., a committee of three was appointed, by the Chair, on credentials, viz: Robert Hawkins of Buncombe, A Q Moore of Henderson, and W P Moring of Mc "Dowell. , The committee on permanent organ ization, through their, chairman, K R Hampton, reported, .tor Chairman x M Moore of Yan cey. S or Secretaries J B leaves of Ruther ford; and A E Deaver of Madison. Ihe committee on credentials not being ready to report, Hon J M Justice of Rutherford; was called for, and re sponded in a speech, dealing ponderous blows to the Ku Klux Democracy. Tho committee on credentials having completed their work, made the fol lowing report of counties represented and delegates present : ( Cherokee E R Hampton, proxy. Clay Not represented. ; Macon Pinkney Rollins, proxy. r Jacksoh E R Hampton, Henry Thomas. Haywood E R Hampton, proxy. Swain E R Hampton, proxy. Buncombe Rob't Hawkins, Pink ney Rollins, J W Walker, H J Burnett, S S Norman, T J Harkins, Geo Henry, T J Candler, John Brooks, Rob't Haw kins, A M Gudger, C N Candler, John Randal, W J Worley, Win Dedman, S O Deaver, Reubin Brooks, J M Pad gett, Hardin McDaniel, Butler Burgin, John Jones, John Clayton, James Brown, J C Davidson, F Grimes, J E Reed, Otto Hildebrand, J N Davis, Hugh Hamilton, Rob't Perkins, M Roberts, Jessee Singleton, A G Ander son, Taylor BucknerJ Transylvania not represented. Henderson W Dj Whitted, A Q iMoore, J Johnson. Madison W R Trull. A E Deaver, E W Ray. I Yancey Wm M -Moore. ; Mitchell J W Bowman. ! Caldwell not represented. :; Rurke WPMoring. McDowell W P Moring, proxy, j Cleaveland P Rollins, proxy. Polk not represented. , Rutherford J M Justice, J B Eaves, t On motion, rife report was adopted. I Mr. Hampton of Jackson, moved that the convention now1 proceed to the nomination of a candidate for represen tative in Congress frqm this (8th) Con gressional District. j Mr. Justice of Rutherford, moved an amendment to the motion, by placing W G Candler of Buncombe, in nomina tion, which was accepted and resulted in the unanimous nomination of Mr. Candler. ! I, J Mr. Candler was called for, came for ward, addressed the j meeting and ac cepted the nomination. On motion, the chairman was re quested to appoint two delegates to Itne Philadelphia Convention to be held on the 5th of June ; also, two alternates. The chair appointed! Pinkney Rollins iof Buncombe, and E R Hampton of 'Jackson, delegates, and C S Moring of jMcDowell, and V S Lusk of Buncombe, 'alternates. ! On motion of E R Hampton, Hon J'M Justice of Rutherford, was unani mously nominated for Elector for this Congressional District by acclamation. ;Mr. Bowman being called for, came forward and responded in his usual happy style. ) j1 On motion, the convention adjourned till 8 o'clock, p. m. j; Convention met pursuant to adjourn- inent. j I j ' On motion, J E Reed, J W Bowman, W'D Whitted, J B Eaves, and John Clay ton were appointed a committee on resolutions. On motion, the chair man and secretaries were added to the committee. J p i.The committee submitted thefollow ing resolutions, which were adopted : 1; : Besolved, That wej the Republicans iof the 1 8th Congressional District of North Carolina, in convention assem bled, reafiirm'our devotion to the great j principles of the Republican party of .the nation, and heartily pledge our jundivided and unqualified support to 'the same during the approaching na tional campaign, asjwe -have done in ithe past, and call upon all peaceable and law-abiding: citizens of our district I to loin us in carrying: the banner of the 0 I great uauuiuu puty iu giunuua viu- torv. ? r Besotted, That. we heartily endorse I the nominations made by the State ReDublican Convention at Raleisrh on the I7tn oi April, iviz, ana pieage our ardent support to ; the same in August next. I : '. On motiQn the Secretaries were re quested to furnish a copy of the pro ceedings of this convention to Ihe Weekly Pioneer for publication, with the request that The North Carolina Era copy. W. M.MOORE, ChnVn. t J. B. Eaves, , E. A. Deaver, . ' . ' , ; - Secretaries. : -.'. -.',',' K j: STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, , . . Treasury Department, i v . I Maleigh, April 2d, 1872. The following act is published for the in formation of the?Hlders of bonds' of the State of North Cf "a. ; . The undersign a. compliance with the req uirernents of V .act, hereby invite pro posals,' to be forwai ded to this Department on or before the : lOVh day of October, 1872, for an exchange of the stocks of this State in any Kauroaa eoinpany, or otner corpora tion, lor tte Don as or the state. Said pro posals must be sealed and endorsed " Pro-" posals for Exchange of State Stocks." It is decmea unnecessary to set forth the details of exchange, as the act is explanatory oi liseu.. u. jx ; State Treasurer, i ; - W. M. SHIPP, J Attorney General. ' AN A.CT for Exchanging the Stocks of the State for Bonds with which such Stocks were obtained and for other purposes. -' Sec. 1. Tha General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: That the Public Treas urer and Attorney General shall advertise for six months in such newspapers as they may select, and invite proposals for an ex change of the Stocks held by the State in .any Railroad or other corporation, for the bonds Dy wniea uie state acquired sucn stocks ; or any other bonds of the State (not special tax) where the stock is not specially 1 tJI!9J iu sum iVJUuijiuuii . Buvu uiua buou do opened on a day appointed, and those terms be accepted which may De most advantage ous for the State ; lrovided, That in no event shall any of tho said stocks ' be exchanged for less than their par value, or for less than three bonds of same nominal value, issued in aid of Chatham Railroad, January 1st, 1863; and provided further, No stock in the North Carolina Railroad shall be exchanged, unless in the same offer it is proposed to take twenty shares of stock in the North Carolina Railroad, ten shares in the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad, and twenty shares in the Western North Carolina Rail road Company (Eastern Division,) and to ay therefor two bonds of one thousand dol ars each' of the State, issued to the North Carolina Railroad under acts of 1848-'49, chapter eighty-two, or 1854-'o5, chapter tnirty-two, one Dona oi one tnousand dol lars, issued to the Atlantic and North Car olina Railroad, under acts I854-'55, chapter two hundred and thirty-two, or acts of 18.56. chanter seventv-four and seventv-six. and two bonds of one thousand dollars, is sued to the Western North Carolina Rail road (Eastern Division,) acts of 1866-'67, chapter one hundred and six or in the aforesaid proportion. Sec. 2. That any liauroad or other cor- E oration, which has heretofore received onds of the State in exchange for "bonds of said corporation or person holding such State bonds, shall be entitled to a surrender of a bond of such corporation, upon the re turn to the Treasury of any State bond of equal amount, issued under the acts of the . i . it r - e lL tjrenerai Assemuiy or uruiuauues ui iub Convention, authorizing such exchange, and upon a return of all bonds issued un der any particular act or ordinance, the cor poration shall be entitled to a cancellation and surrender Of any mortgage executed to the State for securing: payment oi such cor poration bonds, or State bonds ; coupons on said bonds may bo exchanged in like man ner and cut off and retained on either side to make equality. - Sec. 3. To iacilitate the exenange proposed in this act, the State does hereby relinquish all claim for stock in the Western Railroad above one million one hundred thousand dollars, and surrenders to the said Company two hundred and twenty-five thousand dol lars coupons now in State Treasury with held on a former exchange of Company bonds for stock in said Railroad ; and also the State does hereby relinquish all claims to stock in said company above six hundred thousand doZlars upon the return to the Treasury of (he five hundred thousand dol lars of Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherr ford company bonds, and coupons hereto fore issued to said Western Railroad com pany: Provided, That any person acquiring a share of State stock in said corporation, shall be entitled to all rights and privileges with the private stockholders in voting, and in the election of the directors whose num ber shall be determined by the stockholders of isaid company. The State also relinquish es all claim to stock in the Western North Carolina Railroad above four millions of dollars. Sec. 4. That as soon as the proportion of shares of stock for which the State appoints one director in any corporation, is exchang ed, the right of the. State to appoint such director shall cease and determine, and one director to be selected by lot shall be. de ducted from the number appointed on the part of the State; and upon acceptance of this act by any corporation and such guar antees given for its fulfillment as shall be deemed sufficient by the Treasurer and Attorney General, all further rights to rep resentation by the State either by directors or proxy, shall cease and determine. Sec. 5. That as soon as may be practica ble, the Public Treasurer shall receive the bonds offered in exchange, and in the pres ence of the Auditor and Attorney General, shall cancel the same. It shall also be his duty tp transfer the stocks and execute such fore mentioned as shall be deemed necessa; ry, such conveyance to be in a foi m ap proved by the Attorney General. i Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the Auditor to make a minute of what shall be done by the Treasurer in the premises, and to make therefrom such entries in .the books of his office as may secure a just accountability on the part of the Treasurer because of the transaction hereinbefore mentioned. Sec. 7. The PaTlic Treasurer shall make special reports upon the subject of this act to the General Assembly at every session. Sec. 8. That this- act shall be in force from ancLafter its ratification. Ratified the 1st day of February, A. D., 1872. 44 wtd. CI TATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, L 1 fin A KVTT.T.r f 'r ITJJTV Superior Court. William L. Brame, James A. Branie, and others, against Andrew Bowden, and Arabella G. Bowden, his wife, James Stanback, and others. ; Petition to sell Land for partition. This cause coming on to be heard, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Andrew Bowden and Arabella G. Bow den, his wife, are non-residents of this State, and supposed to be residents of the State of Tennessee : On motion of John W. Hayes, Attorney for the Plaintiffs, it is therefore ordered, that publication be made for six weeks in the Carolina Era, a paper published in the city of Raleigh, N. C, notifying the said defendants of the filing of the complaint in this proceeding ; that the same is for sale, of . . . i i i real estate, ior panmpn auiuugst iue ueus at law and next of kin of Samuel Brame, deceased, and that they make appearance at the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, fur Granville county, in Oxford, on or be fore the Ctu day of July next, and answer, plead irr : demur as they may see fit, and that upon their failure to appear, the prayer of the petitioners will be granted, and an order for sale made according to law. : CALVIN BETTS, Clerk Superior Court of Granville county. I mav 2-. i 51wGw Legal Advertisement. In pursuance of An Act of the General Assembly, ratified the 23rd day of January, 1872, I have caused to be published the following certified copy of " An Act to alter the Constitution of North Carolina.'- , E. J. WARREN, President of the Senate. January 24, 1872. AN ACT to alter the Constitution of North Carolina. v if: Sec. 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact (three-fifths of all the members of each House concurring), That the Constitution of this State be altered as follows, to wit : Amend section six, or the nrst article, Dy striking out the first clause thereof, down to and including the word "but;" this be ing the clause relating to the State debt; u '. Amend section two of the second article by striking out the word 'annually," and inserting in lieu thereof, the word "bienni ally ;" being in reference to the sessions of the General Assembly. .". '' Amend section five of the Becond article4 by striking out all that precedes the words, "the said Senate districts," and by striking out the phrase "as aforesaid or" in said sec-, tion ; the parts so stricken out having ref erence to the State census. , , ; Add a new section to the second article to be styled "section 30," and to read as follows: "The members of the General As sembly, shall each receive three hundred dollars as a. compensation for their services during their term, subject to such, regula tions in regard to time of payment and re duction for non-attendande as may be pre scribed by- law ; but they may have an additional allowance when they are called together-in special session, 4 and mileage shall be ten cents permile for each session.'4 : Amend section one of the third article by striking out the words "four years,' wiere they occur first in said section, and insert ing, in lieu thereof, the words "tw years," being in reference to the terms of executive officers. "' :: '; -; - v :;::.. Strikeout the words "Superintendent of Public Works," wherever ttiey occur in the Constitution, thus abolishing that office. , Amend section, six of the third article, by striking out the word "annually.' and in serting, in lieu thereof, the .word- ''biennial ly," so as to conform to the provision re specting the sessions, of the General Assem hly. v - :: .-. - : . U-.. ; -- ' . Strike out sections two and three of the fourth article, being the provisions which refer to. the appointment and duties of the Code Commissioners. Alter section four of the fourth article, so that said section shall read as follows : "The judicial power, of the State shall be vested in a Court for the trial of impeach ments, a Supreme Court, Superior Courts, such inferior Courts as may be established by law, and Courts of Justices of the Peace." Alter section eight of the fourth article, "so that said section shall read as follows : "The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and two Associate Justices; srovi ded,' That this shall not apply to the justices during their present term of office, unless by death, resignation, or otherwise, the number of Associate J ustices shall be re duced to two." Alter section twelve of the fourth article so that said section shall read as follows : "The State shall be divided into nine judi cial districts, for each of which a judge shall be chosen ; and in each, district a Superior Court shall bo held at least twice in each year, to continue for such time in each county respectively as may be prescribed by law. The General Assembly shall lay otf said districts in due time, so that the said nine judges may be chosen and begin their official term at the first general elec tion for members of the General Assembly which shall occur after the ratification of this section." The General Assembly may reduce or increase the number of Districts to take effect at the end of each judicial term. Strike out section thirteen of the fourth article, which fixes the present judical dis tricts. ' Amend section fourteen of the fourth ar ticle by striking out all after the word "office," and inserting, in lieu of the part so stricken out, the following: , "The General Assembly shall prescribe a proper system of rotation for the judges of the Superior Courts, so that no judge may ride the same district twice in succession, and the judges may also exchange districts with each other, as may be provided by law." Strike out section fifteen of the fourth ar ticle, and insert in lieu thereof, the follow ing : The General Assembly shall have no power to deprive the judicial department of any power or j urisdiction which rightfully Eertains to it as a co-ordinate department : ut the General Assembly shall allot and distribute that portion of this power and ju risdiction, which does not pertain to the Supreme Court, among the other Courts prescribed in this Constitution or which may be established by law, in such manner as it may deem best provide also a proper system of appeals, and regulate by law wfien necessary tne metnods oi proceeaing, in the exercise of their powers, of all the courts below the Supreme Court, so far as the same may be done' without conflict with other provisions of this constitution." Strike .out sections sixteen, seventeen, nineteen, tweuty-five and thirty-three oi the fourth article. Amend section twenty-six of the fourth article bv strikinjr out all that part which begins with, and follows the word "but" in said section, and, in lieu of the part so stricken out, inserting the following: "The judicial officers and the clerks of any courts which may be established by law. shall be chosen by the vote of the quali fied electors, and for such term as may be prescribed by law. The voters of each pre cinct, established as is elsewhere provided for in this constitution, shall elect two justices-of the peace for such term as may be fixed by law, whose jurisdiction shall extend throughout their respective counties. The General Assembly may provide for the elec tion of more than two justices of the peace in those precincts which contain cities or towns, or in which other special reasons render it expedient. The chief magistrates of p.itifis and incorporated towns shall have ine judicial powers of justices of the peace." Amend section thirty of the fourth article by striking out the word " townships " and inserting, in lieu thereof, the word "pre cincts ;" also in the last sentence of the same section, strike out the words " the commis sioners of the county may appoint to such office for the unexpired term," and in lieu thereof insert "an appointment to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term shall be made as may be prescribed by law." Amend sections one and seven of the fifth article, ly striking out the words "commis sioners of the several counties" where they occur in said sections, and in lieu thereof in serting the words, " county authorities es tablished and authorized by law." . Strike out section four of the fifth article relating to taxation to pay the State debt and interest. Amend section six of the fifth article by inserting after the word "instrument" in said section the words ." or any other per sonal property." Insert the word "and " before the word "surveyor" in section one of the 7th article, and strike out the words " and five commis sioners" in said section ; also add to said sec tion the following : "The General Assem bly shall provide for a system ot county government for the several counties of the State." i Amend section two of the seventh article, by striking out the word " commissioners " and in lieu thereof inserting the words "county authorities established and author ized by law ;" and in the same section strike out the words, "the Register of Deeds shall be ex officio clerk of the board of commis sioners."; i . Strike out section three of the seventh ar ticle, and in lieu thereof insert the following : The county authorities established and. authorized by law shall see that the respec tive counties are divided into a suitable num ber of sub-divisions, asconvenient and com - E act in shape as possible, and marked out j definite Doundaries, which may be al tered when necessary. Said sub-divisions shall be known by the name of precincts. They shall have no corporate powers. The township governments are abolished. The boundaries of the precincts shall be the same as those which heretofore defined the town ships until they shall be altered." Strike out sections four, five, six, ten and eleven of the seventh article, which relate to the township system. Amend sections eight and nine of the sev enth article, by striking out the words " or townships " where they occur in said sec tion. - ,. ; H Strike out section three of the ninth arti cle, and in lieu thereof insert the following: "Thjs General Assembly shall make suita ble pro vision "by law for the management and j-egulation of the public schools, and for perfecting the system of free public instruc tion.!' Strike out section live of the ninth arti cle, find In lieu thereof, insert the following: lap jenerai ASsemDiy snail Have power to provide for the election of Trustees of the university of North Carolina, in frhom, wheq chosen, shall be vested all the privi leges! rights, franchises' and endowments heretofore in any wise granted to, or, con ferrefgon, the Board of Trustees of said Univprsit; and the General Assembly may inakVstch provisions, laws and reg ulations, from time to time, as ; nay be nec essary and expedient, for the n.dintenance and management of said University." Strike out sections thirteen, fourteen and fifteen of the ninth article, relating to the University of North Carolina. Amend sec tion tfn 6f the eleventh article by striking out tho ords "at the charge of the State," and id liqu thereof, insert the words "by the State i and those who do not own property over and above the homestead and personal property exemption prescribed by this Con- sUtuti n, or being minors, whose parents do no own property over and above the same. ihall be cared for at the charge of the State. All section seven of the fourteenth ar that said section shall read as fol : "No person who shall hold any tide follow office or place of- trust or profit under the Unite estates, or any department thereof. or ui er this State, or. under any other State ir government, shall hold or exercise any oi er ofhee or place of trust or profit undei gible the authority of this State, or be eli b a seat in either house of the General Assembly; Provided, That nothing herein con tailed shall extend to officers in the militia Justices of the Peace, Com mission - ers of 1 blic Charities, or Commissioners for Sp al Purposes." v Addt .nother section to the fourteenth ar- tide be styled "section' 8" and to read as foil ws : " county officers, justices or the pece and other officers whose offices are abolished or changed in any way by the alteration of the constitution, shall continue to exercisie their functions until any pro visions necessary to be made by law in or der to give full effect to . the' alterations, so far as relates to said officers shall have been made," -J. i ,v-. -' f . Re-numbel the sections in those articles from which any section has been- stricken without ' the i insertion of another in its stead; and give to any new section that number whish by this method would have been given po the section for which it is substituted, a nd the alterations shall be em bodied into the qwistitution, and the sever al sections nmb consecutively. Ratified tlie 19Ciriay of January, A. u., 1872. - - ! i,-; STATE OP NORTH CAROLINA, Office of Secbetakt of State, r ' Raleigh, Jan. 22d, 1872. ; I, Henry J. Menninger, Secretary of State, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the original act on file in this office. , II. J. MENNINGER, jan. 25.4 w6m. Secretary of State. Wilmington North Carolina life ; INSURANCE COMPANY. OFFICERS : ROBERT H. COWAN, JOHN W. XTKINSON, F. II. CAMERON, DR. E. A. ANDERSON, President. Vice President, Secretary. Medical Direc'r DIRECTORS : J W Atkinson, General Insurance Agent I B Granger, , President of the Bank of New HanoveV. I ' i F W Ierchtier, Grocer and Commission Merchant. ' I1 C M Stedmahi of Wright and Stedman. T H McKoy of W A Whitehead & Co., Fayetteville? 1 1 R H Cowan, president. H B Ellers, Commission. Merchant. A A Willard, Iof Wlllard Brsthers. W A Cumming, of Northrop fe Cumming. G Wi Williams, of Williams & Murchison. Eli Murray, of E Murray & Co. ! A J DeRossett, of DeRossett fc Co. Robert Henning, of Dawson, Teel & Hen ning. " . K' j Alex Sprunt. British Vice-Consul, of Sprunt and Hinson. P Murphv, Attorney at Law. J D Williams, of J D Williams & Co., Fayetteville. f i Jas C McRaeJ Att'y at Law, Fayetteville I B Kedy, Merchant, Kenansville. J T Pope, Merchant, Lumberton. SPECIAL FEATURES i LlSTO ADVANTAGES. - 1st. No restrictionon Residence or Travel. 2. No extra charge on the lives of Females. 3. Policies Incontestable after Five Years. 4. The Rates of Interest on the Funds of the Company higher than those on the Funds of Companies located in other States, thus insuring larger Dividends to Policy Holders. , 5. The Directors and Officers of the Com pany are prominent NORTH CAROLI NIANS, who are KNOWN to be men of INTEGRITY and WORTH. 6. The Company is established on a solid and permanent basis, steps having been taken to increase the j . I ':' i : CAPITAL STOCK OF $o00,000. . : 11 h " 7. ALL THE FUNDS OF THE COM PANY ARE INVESTED IN THIS STATE AND CIRCULATED AMONG OUR OWN PEOPLE. This fact should commend the Company, above all others, to. North Caro linians. It is well known that hundreds of thousands of dollars in Life Premiums are annually sent North to enrich Northern Capitalists, thus continually draining our Eeople of immense amounts which should e kept at home. 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