Constitution of the State of North Carolina and Copy of the Act of the General Assembly Entitled Part 15

OFFICIAL BALLOT.

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSt.i.tUTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AGREED UPON BY THREE-FIFTHS OF EACH HOUSE OF THE GENERAL a.s.sEMBLY, AND THEREUPON SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE WHOLE STATE, GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER ____, ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN.

DIRECTIONS TO THE VOTER:

To vote FOR any Amendment, place a cross mark in the blank s.p.a.ce in which is the word "YES," opposite the t.i.tle of such amendment.

To vote AGAINST any amendment, place a cross mark in the blank s.p.a.ce in which is the word "NO," opposite the t.i.tle of such amendment.

======================================================================== AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I, SECTION 6, AND YES TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 13, I _____ Subst.i.tuting the phrase, "War Between the States,"

for the words "insurrection or rebellion against NO the United States," in Article I, section 6, and the word "rebellion" in Article VII, section 13.

=====+=====+============================================================ YES AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II, SECTION 28, II _____ Increasing compensation of members of the General NO a.s.sembly, and decreasing mileage.

=====+=====+============================================================ YES AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE II (New Section), III _____ Restricting local, private, and special legislation.

NO =====+=====+============================================================ YES AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III, SECTION 1, IV _____ Fixing the day of inauguration of the Governor.

NO =====+=====+============================================================ YES AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV, SECTION 11, V _____ To prevent delays in trials by providing emergency NO judges.

========================================================================= YES AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IV, SECTIONS 20, 26, 33, VI _____ Removing obsolete sections from Const.i.tution.

NO =====+=====+============================================================ YES Striking out Article V, and Section 9 of Article VII, VII _____ and subst.i.tuting therefor an Article to Revise and Reform the System of Revenue and Taxation.

NO =====+=====+============================================================ YES AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 1, VIII _____ To prevent special charters to corporations by the NO General a.s.sembly.

=====+=====+============================================================ YES AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 4, IX _____ To prevent special charters to towns, cities, and NO incorporated villages.

=====+=====+============================================================ YES AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE IX, SECTION 3, X _____ To require six months public school term.

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[Sidenote: Ballot boxes.]

[Sidenote: Labels of boxes.]

And the said ballots shall be cast in boxes specially provided by the election officers charged with this duty in general elections, and said boxes shall be conspicuously labeled, "Ballot Box for Const.i.tutional Amendment Election."

[Sidenote: Law governing election.]

[Sidenote: Count and return of vote.]

[Sidenote: Governor to certify adopted amendments to Secretary of State.]

[Sidenote: Enrollment.]

SEC. 6. That, except as herein provided, the election upon the several amendments herein designated shall be conducted in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations as provided under the laws governing general elections and in force at the time of said general election at which these amendments shall be submitted. The said election shall be held and the votes returned, compared, counted, and canva.s.sed, and the result announced, under the same rules and regulations as are in force at the general election of the year one thousand nine hundred and fourteen for returning, comparing, counting, and canva.s.sing the votes for Governor; and if the majority of the votes cast be in favor of any amendment, it shall be the duty of the Governor of the State to certify said amendment under the seal of the State to the Secretary of State, who shall enroll the said amendment so certified among the permanent records of his office.

[Sidenote: Printing and distribution of copies.]

[Sidenote: Form of ballot.]

SEC. 7. That at least six months prior to the said election the Secretary of State shall cause to be printed not less than five hundred thousand (500,000) copies of the amendments to be submitted at the said election, in one pamphlet, together with a copy of the Const.i.tution as it now stands, and a form of ballot, including number, t.i.tle, description, and instructions to voters as shown hereinbefore; and that at least one thousand (1,000) of said pamphlets shall be forwarded within thirty days after publication to the register of deeds of each county in the State for distribution; and that the remainder of said pamphlets shall be distributed under the supervision of the Governor and Secretary of State.

[Sidenote: Amendments to become part of const.i.tution. When effective.]

[Sidenote: Amendments to prevail in case of conflict.]

SEC. 8. Each amendment on which the number of affirmative votes shall exceed the number of negative votes shall become a part of the Const.i.tution; and any amendment so adopted shall take effect on the second Wednesday after the first Monday in January, in the year one thousand nine hundred and fifteen. Any provision of the amendments pa.s.sed and submitted by this General a.s.sembly and so adopted by the qualified voters inconsistent with or in conflict with any provisions of the present Const.i.tution shall be held to prevail.

SEC. 9. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 10. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification.

Ratified this the 13th day of October, A. D. 1913.