mraim a dm asaaii saaaa m:vv series salisbury i c march 27 1868 vol i no 12 constitution ov 0rtii caroota i'kkamhi.k we llm people of lb slate uf snulll r,ir**lina graioful to almighty ood ibe viii i^'ii killer of nations for tllo pro . ii all ni i lb aineiicilll i iii and the ,, , i f oui civil political and reb el.un liln-iiies nnd acknowledging our ,|, .,,[,,!,- umn iii ii foi ll c'llltilll.auee uf those blfssulgs i ub and mil pnsleiily jo foi tho more curtain security thereof nml lor il bettor government of ihis state ordain and ostabllsh 1 1 n constitu tion abticle i lik.'i.ait.t i tox of hi i k i imi the great gonoral and essential , pies f liberty ami in government ,'.,., i , rtcognlacd and ' ilnbllshed ami thai iln rulalloui nf this state i iln i niuii and govoi iimtnl of llm i lulled stati i and iimse of the people of thli lio rest of il ami rican | pio ,., ,> l delini .! ai iilhinii'il i *• d ■ ll ii ] that we hold i to i ii , | , i that all nu a an en aieil equal : that llii .* are endow d by in ' '" ntoi i ii curtain unalienable rights ; thai i io an lii liberty ilu . njo il th fruits i ib ii i lai or ilu pursuit of happiness - 2 that all political power isvest i-.l in and derived irom il pooplo | all irovorn it of right originates f the peoplo is founded upon ih.-ir vill only and i instituti d solely for the of the i hole ki .- i that tho people m ihi state have tb inhcruiiti solo aud exduaiv righl il iti ig il luh in govi i ii in i.i and police ifi'-ri ami of nil a m'r and abolish ing tbeir constitution nud farm o*f govnni in.-iii shioeverll may i nrcixsary lo ll ir . if iy aud liilppim sl ; but overy ll ll right loillbl bu exelllsed ill pilr"ll anco of law and ooiiilsloiitly wltu the - -■ liitinn i lln i iiiteil t.i i . -. - ■■ | that this -' ii il ill remain s r i lb aim liean i uiun tlist tin o iiii n nf are pari f the amei k in th || th a ,- in r*i;lii ii llii p nt . -',•.-! , ,, cede sud ll.n sll all mpl fi in whatever snuri r niion whatever ■ ii u to i,-s,,lia said i hi >" '. ' ii • pi laid nation ought lobe resisted with lln vrhnte powcf nf ll suie s , '■ ii il v,ry * it n of ll - itatl - , * p am not atieglaiice to tlie conilito ii ! govennnunl f the united stat i s lilt 1**1 law ir lilitiaitcc nl tin slate , , a i.ivriiii nr suliia-rsioii thereof r.iu have nny binding force -.,- 8 to iiisioluiii ilu ll lu.r ami good is ■'• ■■ iln stale ii i.ii in-li l tb public debt regularly ciiirai l-d before and liuce belliou slmll b regarded aslnviola tl lo sml never be questioned ; bul the -: ite ihall never aasumc oi pay i author j the collection of any dubl nr oblign tion , ij,r or iinplled incurron in aid f ■ ii - 1 n 11.111 r ub lli'.u iik-iinst lhe i oiled stales or any claim foi tin losi r . nianclpatliiu nf any ilave sec t no man or set f men are i-n tiilcd 1*1 excluiive i*r separate emoluments it privileges fr.-iu the community but in r.'iisiil.-riti.in f public services sne s the legislative kieculivc and supremo judicial powers of the govern in nt urjlit in bo forever separate and dis tinct frnni each llier bee 9 all power of suspending lawi nr the < ii-culiiii uflaws by nny aiitlinn ti . without the consent of the rrproaenta lire of the people is injurious lo ibeir li^'lils an i.uplil mil in be cm aiisid >..-. in all election ought to be froo see 11 in all criminal pro«*cutions every man has lln li^bi lo bi in idol , ushlian sirs him and i uli iiii ih accuser nml wilnuasns with other tes ',. and lo have c m i for bi de i . unl in t be i-.nii i il 1 in give mi * • iinii liini-i 11 or i pay cos:s ■ ecessai ry witness fei s t il ... fumiil guilly i ! no p i ii 1 i pul t * j criminal ilmrgi . i xcepl as li r ij.m . ,!. bul bl luu'iil pn llll t "* imp a im ill sl r | i nn pi is u hall in i.i ,, ll il ' in t liin by the uiinuiiuoii i li - ■ ■ i y i good nml law ful men ill "|" ll the i glslnluri niny , lion ever prnvidi olli nn uf i rial fur |" ni ii rd ii anori ii li in i i>;lii l nppi ill sec i i kxci ii " bail ihuuld n"i i required nor oxcesslve lues impoied ino 1 reel u unuiunl punish li luilicted sec i.'i ueiier.il warrouli whereby nny officer m messenger may bu c man i'd i search suspected places wllhoul • liili'lien of lhe nel committed r i sei/.o nny person r persons um named « i ■ ih i.e li m.t particularly di sei 1 d nml supported by evidence i danger in i liberty ami u^l*i n-.t (,, bo grunted si c li there shall hu un imprison ' t fur debt iu ibis stale oxci pi m oases uf fraud si 17 no person nnglil in be taki n pn i nr disseised l his trochoid liberties nr prlvlloges or oullnwod ur ex iled ur in any mil r deprived nf bis life liberty or property but by thu law iii land sec 1 i.i * iy pi-is'iii restrain *! l bis ' b"iiy is entitled >•• n roniedj i inquire """ thi lawfulness tin reef and i re ** i • into h unl ui ii.i ; ami such n un ly uifhi i."i t be doiiied or delayed sec 19 lu nil i trftvi rs'u - ul law ri j cling p p,-iii , ih mi " ol i ic i 1 ' i i'l iui s one ul the hi sl seiainlo ,• of the rlglila of tbo people and ought lo romaln niorod ami inviolable s.'c 80 tha fr.-mlniii of tha proii li lie nl lhe groat bulwarks of liberty anil ilierelnre iiu*»lit never in in restrained but ivi'iy individual shall be hold ri-sp'.iisilih lur lln abuse of the bhiiio boo 81 tbe prlvllogo f tha writ nf it tin n cot pul shall nut be sllspeinli'il mec uu j\b political rights aud nrii'i li'iren aro ni t ili.p.'iiili'iit or inodifieii liy i properly tberefure no property oualiflca limi ought to iitl'eot lhe right to vote or 1 liol'l offlnn hoc l tho pooplo of tills slate ought nut lo be im i or uinib suliii'ct to tbe puyiiieut ul nuv impost or dull without lln i-ousoiit of'ilieius ivei or tlioir repre i-iiiuiivi'b iu lii'iioral alloinbly freely glvou boo i a wall regulated militia being tioiessiirv i tlie seimirliy n a free blate the righl of thfl people to keep unl bear i arms shall nut bo infiingfldl mul ns slum lug armies in time nt peace are douger j us i liberty they ought no 1 in bo kepi ' up nud the military should be kepi under siiai'i lubordloatlon t and govornod by lhe ii'il p iier ki o i'i the people havo a ri;:ht tu ni si utl't together to consult l"r their com mon i i instruct tholr representative ! ai al to apply to 1 1 legislator forredrcii l n l-anri ■■> sec 26 all ""•" bui i natural and iiunlii niibln right l i ship almi lity i i,,*l according i ilo-ir own con ■< and i " human authority should in nnv .. hat i*r control t mt il n nu ii 1 • nf coi - i see :.'?. tin people i iv i right i lhe , piivil -.-.-• i.i . ducatiou and ii li lhe duly i ilu state i guard ami maintain lhal right sec y ror redress of grievance and f.,i smondiug and ilrcngthenlng the laws , . li ctinns should i often held >..-. 20 a fn ju ni i ni t fun i dumoulal principh i li absoluu ly nnceisa rv i preserve tlie blessings of liberty *•"*'. in nn hereditary emolument privilege r honors oughl to bo granted i em i rr 1 in in slai hoc 31 . perpetuities ui'l mnnnp dli ■ an enntrury tn the i-iiiu ofa in itatc ami iiunlii li"l 1 bfl all ii * i sec 33 itctrospectivo laws puniibiiij ,, : . . , ' ;. ; i , i tile cxisll iicc i iui li la m.i by i in oily declared criinlniil are oppiesaivo unjnsl and ineompaiild i ill i.li it *> lu rel'iire 11 tt /• ' iiii nnglil lobe in el no law lining i trospi clivi i . i ill -, pan ha -, or other iw ; p viuiisly d mglil in l p issi i si , i'i slavery and involuntary servl i ii i tb i wis tb in forrrimi whereof the pari • i sliall have been duly * victed slmll in uini nn hereby iorovei prohibited u i bin tins st.-ite i sec 34 the limits and boundaries f the mute shall bo aud remain a they now aro i sec i r i all ciuirts shall bo open and . verv person f'*r su injury done i m in bis lands goods parson or reputation shall havo riiomly by due ooursu ,,( law ami ii^-lit and justice adniiiiialorod witboutl sal ib ulnl r delay sec 36 no s..idi"r sh ill in lima "!' peaci bo quartered in any houae wllhoul the consent of the owner nor in time f war but in a manner prencribed hy in i hre st tms enumeration of rights ihall ' not bfl construed in impair ordony othors n t.-iuii d by the | pie and all powers not herein dolcgatad romaln iib the people abticle ii i.kiiisi.avi vk iiki-ahj ukn t s 110.11 i the ivcgislallvo authority hall be vested in two distiucl branches ' both dependent on the people t » it s i senate and house ol itcpruaontalives sco u i'll senate and house of rep resentatives shall moot annually oil tin third mundny hi november and when us ,. inl.h.l sh ill be denominated tl den , ral assembly ncithur house shall pr r.-.-.l upon public business unless a m.i jority i nil iheiiieinbi-r u actually pre cut see 3 the sonata shall be cninp s.-d i iii * .-, natnrs bienially choson by bid i • sei i i nlil llll 1 ' '- : "" i ill , ,. in , ,: as , i'll which ihall bi li 1 if i r the yenr l*s*j i ih si u hi shall 1 *■ posed nl nieuibi rs eli il i in di in a - . in in nl 1 ns fullnw i i in perqtiiunins chowan i'asquolniik i iii'illuuk a ites und ' nn dl i h.,11 * b i-l 111 -' mil ii .-., ,■ ! lim.il marltu washliiglon mid l'i ii ii ihall ■ hi ""•' sun iliu ll i district itenufoil uud lly.l | shall elect one bonnloi 1'i.uiih district norilininptnn shall . 1 1 el lie senator l-'il'ib district llertin and hertford j shall olocl ""' sum • sixth district halifax shall elect one ,., untnr seventh districl kdgei ibo shall , i i-i senator klghtb districl pitt slmll fleet one 1 iintiir ninth di-irici — n.isb 11***1 wilson slmll , elect me senator teeth llisliiol craven ami i ail.nl hall * i i in lonalnra i.i i nth dlitriot — jonci and u'lioh shall dec i sell.ll i ii llih district duplin and < inslon shall il cl •'!"' senator rhlrtcelitb districl ul'uiilwick and new hanover shall elect two senators i un ni li district hludcn iml col iimliiis slmll obit one boiintor iiu iilh district lii'bis.m shall ll l mu s miliir i biitscnth pistrict ciimbi rlonil llor — — — — .^— — — . — - . j - . llell ami sutupsoii nluill elect iwn scii'ilnis sevelilcoiilh district liililihlnli kiiiiii elect nni senator kighloentll district liia-i'iii ac wayne shall * lia-t lii loiiutor nineteenth district - franklin it ivuko ihall elect in a senators i'wi'iitii'th district — wnrri'ii slmll elect onr hi-niitiir twenty-first dlitrict — gfnnvillo and i'ersnil shall elect iwn soiinters twenty second district - orange shnll sloel ii unimtor twenty-third district — i lintlium shall li'ct in lonator twenty-fourth district caswell slmll oloct ii.i senator twenty lifih district — llockluglntn - 1 , , , i oloct in lonator tiionly-sixth i listiict aliiiiiiin and guilford ii.nl ili'i'i tu senators i twenty-seventh district — ilnnili.lpli uml aloqtgomory slmll olocl quo seuului twenty-olghlh district — m .- and i richmond slmll olocl ono lonator i'wi niv-iiiiiili hisiiii-i.-aisiin iv union shall elocl ono bonator thirtieth district — mocklonburg ihall : olocl ""'■ senator thirty-first district cabarrus ami stanly li.ill elect one senator thirty second district dnvfa uml it iinii shall * ii-i-i beimtor thirty third district — davidson slmll elect one lonator thirty runrth dlitrict — b'orsytho nml slnki .- shall • li cl nnc bpiintnr liiii r % till 1 1 i listrii ; - surry und nd kill ll ill ' ll cl i 1 thirty-sixth district — alexander nud iredull shall i "■' i ■ ni ii r i l.n iv ii vi mil uistricl i ntfim bu i lai ton nn i lincoln shall i loci tine senator thirty igth l)isiiii-i — i i i-.i i-i i ami polk uml knihi il ml lhall i loci uuu louu tor thirty-ninth district - alleghany asli nml wilk.-s shall elect in si'iintoi b'urtiuili district hum iln ilcnder sot uml tiansyli uiiiu shall elect one sen ator pinii first district — llurke caldwell nml watauga shall elect ono beimtor l'..iii si i,*l uiitrift mu ,**, milch ell mcdowell uml vanccy shall elect one si ii ilnr i a:_i ih nl district — lav cherokee it iiii jarksou nml macon shall elect , ii lonator .-,-*-. .'* an piminnrslliin of lhe inhabi tants f iii si *'* hall i taken in tier llm il ired ii i ll i lin ml ass nihil iu in ii i ii nun : i us mil eight hundred i *! .-* i mi lii *-, mid il il i-i-'l uf uvery i'-u yenrs thereafter : uud tin sai-l si in .'■ i i-tni't hall 1 -" alti-n-ll i.i ill ' i : - ral a.-si-ii.l'ly ul lla brat session after the return of every ciiuinurnliou taken as | aforesaid nr by him f congress thai each senate district slmll eootain as near ly us may i un equal number of inhale tnnta''xclinliiijf aliens ami indians i * * ■ i , t.-ixi'.l nml slmll remain uunltrred until tin return i auolher ouuiiiertttlnn uml ball at ill tiims consist nf contiguous territory and no county hall i equitably untitled i ivn i more si'milnrs see ii i'd ■ house of itiqirceont i tives shall bu composed of one imiidred and twenty representatives bioniiially chosen l*_v bulhit tn br elected by tin i-iiiijiiiin respectively according t their population and each county slmll imi nt loast one representative al though it ui.iy nol contain the re qnishe rati nf representation j this ap portionment shall be made by thcgone ral jfusembly at the ri'spi-ctivr times uml periods when the diitriuu for tho sonata are borelnbofore directed t !**■ laid off hue 7 in making the apportion ment in tli hntllo f representatives iho rulin • if reproicntntlon shall bo sscertained by dividing tbo amount of the population of il i.it exclusive i that comprehend ml within thorn conntlei which il nol severally contain tho no liiindn'd uml m mi il pari of lhe population of the ! state by iln number f representatives less tin number nisignerl i inch c i ■ ties nml in ascertaining ibo number of ihe i population nf iln state aliens uml in illume not taxed shall not be includod — j l'n . nib i ta i ll i i £ ibo suit ratio uml iml ' tu im ih .- ii*l ralin there slmll be a gn j - i . i .-. ntativ ; t*i *■ u'h counly , ml * . i - - : r rn ice hot mil tli times lln aid i in . there shall i iisslg i ni n iui -, nl iiii -. an 1 -.. ii progress elj . ( md i n ih renin ' ■ ■ '■ | " -' m m - i shall i assigned severally tu lb ... .-. ib lui-p si friictions s , s i'tinl ilo tiein ial assembly h ill li i*e in nlo ill appall anil i'l iis i i,,ia prnvltled lhe house i it p i,--,-nlaln - b ill b coiupo il nf ni i in rs , lecleil i r im llll coiiilll * in lhe lol loit ing manner i i ii '■ l'i counly nf w'uko shall elect four members ; iln enmities i ciuvcu iron | ville halifax and suw huiiover shall elect three inemburs cnuh | il cnunlies of 1'iibwell chatham cumberland da vidson duplin i'dgocombe i'viiuklin guilford iredell lolini mecklenburg i n'nrlliiiin < irange i'm randolph kobes itiickiughi itowun warren '■ ml wai lie shall elect l llli'lilben , nh ; lhe cmuiliut i abimnnci alex antler allegluiny anson ashe hotiiiforl lierlie iii i'll iliuiisii ifk i tunc be i'.ink , r ib imi i ulil well onindeii car i iti i'aiaii bn cherokee l'buwiin clay i'li'vi'lanil coluinbus currituck davie i'.nsi ill i fusion dales ireen hiiruetl llenilerson liny wood hertford hydi . jacks loiies l.enoir lincoln macon l nil ,,.,. martin mcdowell mitchell montgonn iv m '• n'»»b giisluw 1'ns pi,,i.ink i'omiliniillis person l',*lk uichmnnd hutu rford.snuipson stanley st k -, surry . i innsylvanin tyi n 11 i n washington wiitunga m ilhi •-, wilson yadkin and yancey shall oloct nn member oaebi sec 0 i iiili member uf tho senate shall b m*l less than uvi'litl i'm yiuis of u|,'i , shall have resided iii tllil statu iis in ein/.'-u two years and shall have usual j ly resided in llm district for wliicli he is chosen one your iminudlutcly preceding bis election see 10 bach ineinber of the iiuiibo of lli'prisontiitivcn shull bo s qualified elector nf the state und shall have resid ed in the county for which ho is chosen foi one yenr immediately prcccdiu 1 * bis election sec 11 iu the election ofall offi cers whoso appointment sliall bo confer red upon the'lii nernl aassomhly by the constitution the voto shall bo urea eme see is tbo gonoral assombly shall have p'lwer to pass general laws regulat lug divorce and alimony but shall not have power i grant a divorce r secure ali liy iu anv individual c0s0 sec 18 tuo general assembly shnll 1101 hive power to pass any private law to alter the name of any person or lo legitimate any porson nol born iu lawful wedlock or i restore t ihu rights of citl kouship any person convicted nl any hi fiimnui crime but ball have power to puss genei il im regulating ilu in me sec ii i he gtnornl assemby shall nol pass any private law unless it shall bo iu.nl i appi air iimt thirty days notice uf application lo puss inch law sliall have i ,., given under such direction and in such nunou i us shall bn provided by law sec 1 ll vai-aiu-i'-s shall occur ill iln general assi inbly by death resigna tion i otherwise writs f election sh iii be issued by tho governor under such regulatioui a may be prescribed by law sec 16 no law shall be passed lo raise money on the credit ol tbe stale or io pledge the fuiib nf the stat direct or indirectly for the pay ot of uny debt nr t i in i .- >*- 1 uny mx upon the people of the state or to allow the comities cities or tonus to dn sn unless tho bill ihi tbe i purpose shall bave been i"a*l three sever . al li s in each house of lhe l initcral a ■■ semhly am passed ihree several readings which readings hill have been on three different days and agreed t by each ; linns respectively and unless thc yeas and nays no the sei d ami third road iuija f tb bill shall ban in in nt a *! 1 on lhe journal ***** sec 17 the general assembly slmll regulate entuili in such monitor es t per if\t perpetuities see 18 i oh bouse shall keep a jour nal of in proceciliii|»s which shall be printed and made public ii diately al lur the adjournment ol the geiioml as i s lohiy sec iu any raeuibur of either house may dissent irom and protest agaiust any act or resolve which be mav think inju li.uis tu lhe public or any individual und , havu iho re is is of his dissent entered ! upon lhe journal i s.e to i i 1 1 of rrpreseiitaiivi's ' shall choose tbeir own speaker and th.-r ' officers sec sl the lieutenant •( invernor shall preside iu the seuute but shell have no no . unless il may be equally divided sec i'j the senate shall eh so its th.-r officers and uls a speaker pro ' inn re in tl absence of the l.ieul"ii alil-liiivern.t or w hell ll shall exitcise i the office of governor sec ii.i tlie style of tho nets shall he tho general aisembly of north , carolhia do enact sec at kach bouse sliall be judge nl the qu.iliftcaiion and elections nf its own members shall sit upon its own adjourn ; inent in in day tn day prepare bills to be | passed into laws and lhe iwo houses mav also jointly adjourn to any future day r other place sec bfl all bills and resolutions nf ii legislative nature shall bo read three times in each bouse before thoy pass into laws and shall bu signed by lhe presid ing officers t both bouses sec 26 knch member of lhe general ass uil.ly before lakini his sent sliall lake nn nut h r affirmation that he will support tho constitution and laws oi the i nihil states ami lhe constitution nf the stain of nortlm arnliiui and will faithful ly discharge ins duly as a mom bur of ibe semitu or ionise uf representatives si .- 87 tb terms nf noicu for sena tors and in mbers nf the lluiisi nf iti p i *« ut nivi - shnll comment tl iln rime : tion ; ami ihu term i office of tl ... , ha led iii li i eleclion held und i this l-iiiiatiliili.nl shnll leruiiu ilc il tlie - in tin a if they luul been t looted nl tl in-t ensuing regular eh'i i un s .-. '."* 1 poii mutinii hindu uml -■ . nulled in either house by rim fi fs is uf th members pn soul ihe yens nol nays ' upon any question shall be lakuu und un ti-n-il upon lhe j'liiruuls ; si'c j tin eleclion for ineinhi rs nf the genornl assembly shull be held or iho respective districts and i ntles ill ihu plucoi where ihey lire now held or may be directed berout'tor to bo held lu stu-'li manlier as may be pruiuribed by law ou tho first thnrsdiiv in august iu the year one ihousand oiejii hundred and sovenly and very two years thereafter liul the i ion ral assembly m iy change ibe iime of holding the elections the lirsl election shall bo held when the voto shull be taken on the rallficntlon of this constitution by tho v tors of the stnte anil lln i moral assembly ll looted slmll in et mi ib fifteenth day after tho approval thereof by ibo congress of tin united slates if ii fall not on sunday bul if it shall so full then on lhe nexi 1 iv thereafter and thomcinbori then elec ted ihall hold their seats until tholr sue ure eli nt d al i n gular election i article iii • fc kxk'.'ij'i iv h 1'kimiirmkn'l section 1 i'he kxeoutivo llopartineiit shall consist of a coventor iin whom shall b vested the buplolne el la'iil ll e power of ilu statu a lieutenant cover nor a secretary of slate nnd auditor a treasurer n suporliitciidoiit of public winks ii siipeiiuloiul.-nl nf public lie b'.riii-iiuo mul att'tiiev ounerul who shall iii elected for uteriu of lour yenrs by the j qualified electors of tbo slate at the same til nud places nud in tin siune manner as members of the general as ■ semlily nro elected their term ol oflice shall dominance on lhe iimt day ol janu ary next after their election and continue until their successors arc elected and qualified : provided lhal the officers lirst elected shall asiumc the duties t their office ton days after the approval of tills ' constitution by tho congress of the uni ted slates ami shall bold llieir offices four i yean from and after tin liril day of jan uary 1889 see j no persi.ii shall be eligible as governor or i.ioutennn i qovernor unless ho have attained the age oi thirty years | shall have been a citizen ofthe united states five years nnd sliall have been a resident nl this state for two years next before the election imr shall ilo per son eleeii'l t ti i lur of ihose iwo offices lio eligible to the inrac offico hot thn four vi-.ars in my t no f eight yenrs un , losg il llice shall have i ii ens upon him as lieutenant i invi riior or president ol ilu senate s.-c 3 i'll return of ovnry election for ill is i il kxecutlvo departmenl ibiuiii im si'.ihd up nnd transmitted tn the sunt i government by tbo returning offi ( us directed totbe peaki r ofthe i louse ol i ifepresentatives li slmll open und pub lish the sani ill the presence of a mnjnri i iv ul iho members of bolh ilonsci of the . il in nil assembly the persons having ' th highesl number of v tes respectively slmll in declared duly elected ; but if ' iw • more be equal and highest in i votes for tlm s-ini oltiee then n f them , ' hall be chosen by joint ballot ol both \ houses of tho general assembly onn ' tested elections shall bu determined by nl j.iinl vole of both ll.iiis.s of ibo general assembly in such manner a.s shall bei prescribed by law sec 1 l*he governor before entering upon the duties f his office shall in the preseuceof thc inembersol bolh branohes of thu general assembly or before nny jlistlco oftlio supremo f'ourl lake an oath or affirmation llinl bo will support tho constitution and law of tbo i'uited sinus ami i tlm state of norllh'aro una a d b will faitlifully perform i'e duties appertaining to tl nice ol gov ernor lo which 1 has been elected sec s tbo governor shall reside all the sent of governmeni of tins state and lie shall from limn to time give ibo gen eral assembly information of llm affairs of ibo state and recommend to iheir con sideration tuch mcasuros as ho shall doom expedient sec ii tb governor shall have pow er ii grant reprieves commutations and pardons alter conviction for all offences except ill cases ol impeachment ) upon such conditions as in may think proper subject t siifb regulations as may be provided by law relative t ihu manner of applying for pardons if shall annu ally unmmuuiciito i lhe general assem bly each case of reprieve coniiniltiitioii or pardon rained ; staling ll name of each i convict the crime tor which be was convict 1 oil the sentence and ils dale the date ot commutation pat don or reprieve and the reason thorefor sec 7 tlm officers of the executive deportment and of the public institutions i of tho slate shall at least fivo days pre vious to each regular session nl the goil oral assmbly severally report to the gov ernor who bhall transmit such reports with his message to tlie general assem emblyi and iho governor may at nny time require information in writing frmn tin officers iu the k.tecutivo dopartuiunt upon anv subject relating t the duties i ih.ir respective oilicers and ihall take care that the laws bo faithfully executed see 8 tbe governor shall bn com mnnder-in-cliiefof the mllilbi nf the stale i.-.-pt when they slmll bo called into the service of lhe uniied sta es sec i thu governor hall have pow er oi extraordinary occasions by and iih the ndvii i iln council nf stale lo convene iho geiterul assembly in ex tra session by ins pruclamati bl il .' ilioreiu lhe purpose nr purpusi * lur which they nre llm con - lied -, ,-. in th i ioverni.r shull n nniiiiile ami by und w ill the advice uu 1 coim i majority "' h ' sennlnrb elect nppoiul ' all officers « linsn ili.'.-s are oslnblishod by ihis eonsiiiiiiii ir i liich sll ill be created by luw and tvhus appoint nts are not othorwlie pisnid.-d for nml uu mil officer shall bu appointed ur i • l.y iho general assembly ' s ,.. ii i'll i i men ii i governor ball bu 1'u nl ot nf tin s n ate bin shall have no votu unless ihu senate be equal ly divided ii shall whilst acting as i preside t thu smute ccei ive lor ills services the sain pay which shall for the same period i allowed i thc speaker ol the in us of it.pieseuliilivo ami he shall receive in other compensation except when ho is acting as governor i sec i j iii f-t i il impeachment of iho governor his failure to qualify hit absence from the state his inability t discharge ibo duties of bis llice m iu ' ease ihu office of gqvuruoi shall in any ivisi becoino'vacnnt tl powers dittii i and emoluments nl tl hi ball devolve up n the lieutenant governor until tbe iluibilitiei sh ill ,. ise oi a ". ii governor [ nluill in elected ami qualified in every case iii which iho lieutenant fluvernor slmll be unable i preside over the senate thfl senators shall elect one nf l hell own number president nf iheir body and the powers duties mul emoluments i the office of invernor slmll devolve iijioll i iui whenever iln lieutenant flnvernnr shall for any reason bo pruvt'iited (""" dli charging the duties **! such nffiueni abovo pi-'iviilcd nnd lie shall continue us acting governor until the disabilities boreniovnu or a now qovernor r lieutenant hovor nor shall be elected and qualified win n ever during the recess nf thfl general assembly it shall become necessary for the president of the senalo to administer the government the secretary of slate shall convene the seoaie lhat tlu-y may elect such president see 13 the respective dutloi f the secretary oi state auditor treasurer superiutendent of public works super iiiteudeiii of public instruction ami al tiirney general shall bu proscribed by law if the office i nny of said officers shall be vacated by dentn resignation nr otherwise it shall bo tho duty of tbe governor lo appoint another until tbe dis ability bo removed nr bis successor be ehclod and q un lifted every such va cancy shall bo filled by election at the lirst general election ihai occurs moro ihnu thirty days after the vacancy bos taken placu uud jo person chosen shall bold tin office for il remainder i tho unexpired term lixoil iu lhe first section ot ibis article sec 1 1 the secretary of stat au ditor treasurer superlulendonl of pub li works and supcriutcndaut of public instruction shall coustitutu ex officio the council . • t the state who shall advise tbe i verm r in the execution m his office ami three of whom biuiii constitute a quo rum ; llieir advice and proceedings in ibis cipucity shall be entered in a journal i bo kepi for ibis purpose exclusively nnd [ signed by he members present from any i purl f which any member may enter bis dissent | and such journal slmll bo placed before the oencral aisembly when call i l'"i bv cither house the attorney i icnoriil ball be ex offit in legul adviser ol iln l'.xocuiivi 1 1,-paitnii-iit sec 15 the officers mentioned iu ibis article shall at staled periods receive for iheir services n compensation i be estab lished by law which slmll neither bo in creased nor diminished during tho time fori which ihey shall have boon elected nnd i tin sai.l officers shall receive nether emol ument or all.iiv.tin-i whatever sec 16 there shall bo a leal of tho state which shall bo kept by lhe gover nor and ii.-i-l by him ns nccasion may re quire and shall be called lhe i i rent seal uf iho m.i of norili carolina all lm-.-iiits and commissions shall bu issued in the name and by thu authority of the state nt north-carolina sualud with the groat seal ul tbo state signed by the governor nnd countersigned by the sec rotary f slate sec 17 there shall bo established in the office of tho secretary of state a lliin-aii of statistics agricultural nndlra ui'k'rati under such regulatioui its the i.-m-ral assembly may provide autll'u jrnlilal dp.palltmbjit section i the distinction between n.'ti.ms at law nud nits i 1'ii'j and the furmi ofall such actions and uits shall be abollshe.1 and there shall be in this stat but one form of notion ct the enforcement or protection f private rinhta nr the re dress of private wrongs which shall be de nominated a oivll aotioni and every action proi.*cuted by the l pie of the state as a party against a person charged with a pub lic offence f..r the punishment i tbe lame i shall lie termed a criminal action feigned ' issues shall also he abolished and the fact at issue tried by rder..f curt before a jury sec 2 thr.-e commissioners shall be appointed by this convention t r.-p..rt t tha ieu.-ral assembly al its lirst lession after ihis constitution shall bo adopted by the pen pie rules f practice and pr-s lure in ao t.laiu'e with ih provisions f the forego ' ing section nod the convention shall provide fur iim c issi in rs a reasonable compen sation see •'!. tlie sail , anmiss'ninerx shall al s.i report i the general assembly as s....n as practicable a code f law nf n'..rtii-1'ar..hrm ■ fln invernor shell have p..*i,-r to till the iiieani-i - iwcurriiii i this i'ltmiuisstin sec i i'he i ... rial mwi , nf the stale .,. 1 l i'u a r for lii trial nf im pend . . a is ii supr . in superior , ris courts nf | islices f tli peace ai il . ... ,, i i see ■". i i i ■ i fnr lb trial f ililjn neh ineiits slmll l iti s*inalo a mnjurity of tlis nu min - - nil i ssari in a i ilu ju.i . ■ ■ ■ in.l exli id i ■ iliuii i imld llice in iiii siali - i il lhe purl - nil ■ t in illci in-ill nml p ,,,.. if t.i law -,■ li ' pin lb i f ll.'pn -, iitnl vi - sole iv shall hm iln pui or uf hup-ai i _ \ pers.ni shall i nvii'twl ivllliiiul tlie cm aii.ii i in thirds uf llm si . ■■:■ \\ !:, ;; |||| *,--., ii , i i il!l|h sl'l c*l ihi i'llief j list ll*0 shall |", si ,-. 7 treasiui ngniiisl the slut - . ennsisl uuly in h*vviug n ir a«aiu»i il i ■ boring i ii nni niles biviiiu iid and euinfort s'n rsun iliall he .- - . i 1 ,•!' treason m l**s m i 1 "' l.'stluimiy f tu mt 11,'ss !,' tin saiin i , ■ ■ a ' u in ,-| mil n i islioll "'' ii r ailaiiul.r shall ii.ok eiirrupti ( hi sl nr i'.-i t.-itiii see s till supr ul i i.i shall iifcisl i.f a chief justice and four asmeiate jui tleei s d there hall 1 iwn tonus nf the supreme f'ourl hi-lil at the leal r*f govorn men of the slat in each rear mmenciiig nn the liml m lay iu january and tirst mu il.it in lun and cnuttnuiug ai long sa the public ni i.s nui re*i s ,-. in i'he supreme . • irl shall have ti'ull i li " n . u app ul m.i do , n nf tin rls belniv i mil ml mailer nf lan i ii •' no issue f , • ,,.! hall i tried befnn ihis courl ■" il i i nt shall have p wer to issue any remedial n'rtts necessary to glveit-a general super vision ami control ui kbejnfcrior courti sec ll the supreme court shall have original jurisdiction t hen rej aims against the state bill iis decisions slmll be mere ly recommendatory i no process iu the lull ure of execution shull issue then-oil | tliey shall be reported to tho next session of ib general assembly tin its notion secthin iu the slain shall hi divi ded into twelve judicial districls for each of which a judge slmll be chosen who shall bold a superior court ill eucli county iu said district at least twice in each year to continue for two weeks unless the busi ness shall be sooner disposed of sec 13 until altered by law tho follow ing shall be the judicial districts first district — currituck camden i '■*.-. | * i • ■ 1 1 1 * . k . ivrquimans chowan gules hertford bertie second district tyrrell hyde wash ington beaufort martin l'itt edge combe third district cravon caiteret jones onslow greene lenoir wayne wilson fourth district — brunswick now i inn over duplin columbus bladen samp son uobeson fifth district ciimlierland harnett moore richmond anson montgomery stanly union sixth district — northampton warren halifax wake nash johnston franklin granville sevonth district — person orange chatham randolph guilford alamance caswell rockingham kighth district stokes forsythe da vidson rowan davie yadkin and sur '.•'• ninth district — catawba cabarrus mecklenburg lincoln gaston cleveland rulhorford l'olk tenth district iredell burke cald well wilkes alexander mcdowull eleventh district — alleghany ashe watauga mitchell yancey madison buncnmbo twelfth district — henderson tran sylvania haywood mucon jackson lay chorokoo sic it every judge of a superior court shall reside in bis district while holding bis nthce the judges may ex change districts with each other with the | consent uf tbo governor and the govern or for good reasons which he shall report to the legislature ut its current or next session may require any judge to hold one or more specifteil terms uf suid courts in lieu uf the judge ill whoso district they are sic is the superior courts shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of nil civil actions whereof oxclusivo original ju risdiction is not given tu aonio ether courts and uf all criminal actions ill which the punishment may exceed a fine of ttfty dol lars or imprisonment for one mouth sec ig i'he superior courts shall havo appellate jurisdiction ol all issues of law or fact determined by a i'robalc judge or a.ii.siiu ol tlm i'eooc where tiio matter in controversy exceeds twenty-five dollars and of matters of lay in all cases sec 17 tho clerks of the superior courts shall have jurisdiction of tbe pro bate of deeds llm granting of letters testa mentary and of administration thc ap pointment of guardians the apprenticing of orphans to audit the accounts of execu tors administrators and guurdiaua and of such other matters as shall be prceeri-bed by law all issues of tho fact joined be fore ihem shall bo transferred to tho nsipi rior courts for trial and appeals shall lie tn tlie superior courts from llieir judgment iu all matters of luw sec 18 in all issues of fact joined in any court tlie parties may waive lhe riglit ui have the same determined by jury iu which case the finding ofthe judge upon the fact shall have thu force and effect of • jury sec 19 the general assembly shall provide for the establishment of special courts for the trial of misdemeanors in cilies and tuwus where the samo may be necessary sec so tbo clerk of thc saprueue court shall be appointed by tho court and shall huld his olfice for eight years see 81 a clerk of the superior eourl for eacli county shall be elected by lln qualified voters ihoreof at the time n in the manner proscribed by jaw for the election of members of the general as sombly see "-' clerks of the superior courts ihall li*ld tlnir offices for four years sec 23 th general assembly slmll prescribe and regulate the fee salaries aud tyikiliiiiiinls of all officers provided for iu this i-..,-i ; but tbe salaries nf tha .' ijje sliall nol be diminished during their conlinu nice in dice - sc v i i'h laws of n.irtb carolina nol repugnant to 1ns constitution or to ititutiun aud laws oi tho united shall be in force until lawfully altered soc -'.".. actions at law aud suits iu equity pending when thiscniisututlon shall l i mt effect shtll bo transferred to tho courts having jurisdiction thermit with out prejudice hy reason nl the clung . aud all such actions and suits commenced before and ponding at the adoption by the general assembly t liio rules of pi-ictice and procedure herein provided for shall bo in mil and determined so cording i the practice now in ton unless otherwise provided f.*r by said rules sec 80 the justices of tbe supremo court shall b elected by tbe qualified va lors nf the state as is provided lur tin election of numbers i the gcnei.il a ii mill tiny shall bold tli ir offices for i-igbt years the judges of tbe superior courts shall b elected in like manner ami shall hold their offioes for eight y>.n i li i rm i um roiis ru i'auj