School History of North Carolina Part 66

4. Who is Commander-in-Chief of the militia? . Section 3; and Article III, section 8.

5. For what may he call them out? Section 3; and see Article III, section 7.

6. What authority can make exemptions from militia duty? Section 4.

7. What other duty has the General a.s.sembly in regard to the militia? Section 4.

ARTICLE XIII.

AMENDMENTS.

1. In what manner must a convention of the people be called?

Section 1.

2. What is the number of votes necessary in the Senate? Answer-- Two-thirds of fifty--thirty-four at the least.

3. What number in the House of Representatives? Answer--Two- thirds of one hundred and twenty-eighty votes at the least.

4. What authority directs the manner of submission to the people? Section 1.

5. What authority prescribes the day of meeting? Section 1.

6. Can a convention so called to alter the Const.i.tution? Answer- -Yes; it can amend the Const.i.tution or make a new one.

7. What is a "restricted convention"? Answer--One in which the General a.s.sembly provides that the members shall confine their action to certain specified matters, or shall refrain from making changes in certain particulars. Some have doubted the power of the General a.s.sembly to bind the members in this way, but it has been done several times in this State.

8. Can the Const.i.tution be altered without calling a Convention?

Section 2.

9. By what vote must the proposed change pa.s.s the General a.s.sembly? Section 2.

10. Does this mean three-fifths of all the members of each House? Section 2.

11. What is the least vote by which it could pa.s.s in the Senate?

Answer--Three-fifths of twenty-six--sixteen votes.

12. What is the least in the House of Representatives? Answer-- Three-fifths of sixty-one--thirty-seven votes.

13. What must then be done with the proposed amendment? Section 2.

14. Does it require a majority of all the qualified voters to pa.s.s it? Section 2.

15. Which is the most, two-thirds or three-fifths?

ARTICLE XIV.

MISCELLANEOUS.

1. Supposing indictments to be pending at the adoption of the Const.i.tution, what is the rule in regard to their punishments?

Section 1.

2. What is the rule in regard to dueling? Section 1.

3. Is the challenger disqualified if the other party declines to fight? Section 2.

4. Is the challenged party, who accepts the challenge, disqualified if no fight occurs? Section 2.

5. Is the person who carries the challenge disqualified if no fight occurs? Section 2.

6. Is it any offence against the laws of North Carolina for its citizens to fight in another State?

Answer: No; but it is an offence to agree to go out of the State for the purpose of fighting.

7. What is necessary to enable money to be drawn from the Treasury of the State? Section 3. (See Article V, section 7).

8. What must be done with the account of receipts and expenditures?

Section 3.

9. What protection to mechanics and laborers must be given?

Section 4; and Article X, section 4.

10. What is the general provision in regard to terms of office?

Section 5.

11. Where shall be the seat of government? Section 6.

12. What is the rule in regard to double office? Section 7.

13. What exception to the general rule? Section 7.

14. What marriages are prohibited? Section 8.

16. What proportion of negro blood comes within the prohibition?

Section 8. Answer--One-eighth negro blood (octoroon) will prohibit.