Constitution of the State of North-Carolina: Together with the Ordinances and Resolutions of the Constitutional Convention, Assembled in the City of Raleigh, Jan. 14th, 1868 |
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... strike out and insert shall be indivisible . Rule 35. The yeas and nays shall be taken and recorded in the journal on any question when demanded by one - fifth of the members present , except in cases where such a division shall have ...
... strike out and insert shall be indivisible . Rule 35. The yeas and nays shall be taken and recorded in the journal on any question when demanded by one - fifth of the members present , except in cases where such a division shall have ...
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... strike out the previous question from the Rules , but was not sustained by the House . Mr. C. C. Jones offered the following resolution , which was adopted : Resolved , That the President of the Convention be requested to inform Major ...
... strike out the previous question from the Rules , but was not sustained by the House . Mr. C. C. Jones offered the following resolution , which was adopted : Resolved , That the President of the Convention be requested to inform Major ...
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... striking out the word " State " and insert " North - Carolina . ” Mr. Tourgee moved to insert the word " Provisional " be- fore Secretary , which was agreed to , and the resolution as amended was adopted . Mr. Rich offered the following ...
... striking out the word " State " and insert " North - Carolina . ” Mr. Tourgee moved to insert the word " Provisional " be- fore Secretary , which was agreed to , and the resolution as amended was adopted . Mr. Rich offered the following ...
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... strike out the word " State , " in the last part of the resolution and insert " people . " Mr. Heaton moved to refer the whole matter to a Commit- tee of three . The motion was put to the House and lost . Mr. Tourgee called for the ...
... strike out the word " State , " in the last part of the resolution and insert " people . " Mr. Heaton moved to refer the whole matter to a Commit- tee of three . The motion was put to the House and lost . Mr. Tourgee called for the ...
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... tion recommitted to the committee on Rules . Mr. Bradley's Resolution to appoint a committee to wait on His Excellency , " Gov. Worth , " was taken up . Mr. Tourgee moved to amend by striking out " His 1868. ] 41 CONVENTION JOURNAL .
... tion recommitted to the committee on Rules . Mr. Bradley's Resolution to appoint a committee to wait on His Excellency , " Gov. Worth , " was taken up . Mr. Tourgee moved to amend by striking out " His 1868. ] 41 CONVENTION JOURNAL .
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Abbott adopted Ashley Assembly Aydlott Blume Bradley Bryan Candler Carey Chatham Rail Chillson Colgrove Committee Congleton Constitution Convention assembled County Court Dickey Duckworth Durham E. R. S. Canby E. W. Jones elected Eppes Etheridge Forkner French of Bladen French of Chowan French of Rockingham further ordained Gahagan Galloway Graham of Montgomery Graham of Orange Grant of Northampton Grant of Wayne Gunter Harris of Franklin Harris of Wake Hayes of Halifax Hayes of Robeson Heaton hereby Highsmith Hobbs Hodnett Hoffler Hollowell Hood Hyman Jones of Caldwell Jones of Washington King of Lenoir King of Lincoln Kinney Laflin Lennon Logan Mayo McCubbins McDonald of Chatham McDonald of Moore Merritt Messrs Morton motion moved to amend Mullican Murphy Nance Newsom Nicholson ordinance person Petree President Ragland Rail Road Company Renfrow resolution Rodman Sanderlin Stilly Stilwell Teague Tourgee Trogden Tucker Watts Welker Western Rail Road yeas and nays
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Page 176 - Corporations may be formed under general laws ; but shall not be created by special act,, except for municipal purposes, and in cases where in the judgment of the Legislature, the objects of the corporation cannot be attained under general laws. All general laws and special acts passed pursuant to this section, may be altered from time to time, or repealed.
Page 210 - That the people of this State, have the inherent, sole and exclusive right of regulating the internal government and police thereof, and of altering and abolishing their Constitution and form of government whenever it may be necessary to their safety and happiness...
Page 169 - All courts shall be open, and every man for an injury done him in his lands, goods, person, or reputation, shall have remedy by due course of law, and right and justice administered without sale, denial, or delay.
Page 6 - That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments.
Page 15 - The Governor shall have the power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons after conviction, for all offenses except treason and cases of impeachment, upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations as he may think proper, subject to such regulations as may be provided by law relative to the manner of applying for pardons.
Page 26 - Laws shall be passed, taxing by a uniform rule, all moneys, credits, investments in bonds, stocks, joint stock companies, or otherwise; and also all real and personal property, according to its true value in money...
Page 31 - It shall be the duty of the Legislature to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages, and to restrict their power of taxation, assessment, borrowing money, contracting debts, and loaning their credit, so as to prevent abuses in assessments and in contracting debt by such municipal corporations...
Page 103 - Be it ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York in Common Council convened and it is hereby ordained by the Authority of the same That from...
Page 167 - That, in all capital or criminal prosecutions, a man hath a right to demand the cause and nature of his accusation, to be confronted with the accusers and witnesses, to call for evidence...
Page 18 - The distinctions between actions at law and suits in equity, and the forms of all such actions and suits, shall lie abolished : and there shall be in this State but one form of action for the enforcement or protection of private rights or the redress of private wrongs, which shall be denominated a civil action...