one county within the State twelve months immediately preceding the day of any election, and poffeffed of a freehold within the fame county of fifty acres of land for fix months next before, and at the day of election, shall be entitled to vote for a Member of the Senate.

any

VIII. That all freemen of the age of twentyone years, who have been inhabitants of county within the State twelve months immediately preceding the day of any election, and shall, have paid public taxes, fhall be entitled to vote for Members of the House of Commons, for the county in which he refides.

IX. That all perfons poffeffed of a freehold in any town in this State having a right of representation, and also all freemen who have been inhabitants of any fuch town twelve months next before, and at the day of election, and shall have paid public taxes, shall be entitled to vote for a Member to represent such town in the Houfe of Commons. Provided always, That this fection fhall not entitle any inhabitant of fuch town to vote for Members of the House of Commons for the county in: which he may refide, nor any freeholder in.

fuch

fuch county who refides without or beyond the limits of fuch town, to vote for a Member for faid town.

X. That the Senate and Houfe of Commons when met, shall each have power to choose a Speaker, and other their officers; be judges of the qualifications and elections of their Members; fit upon their own adjournments from day to day; and prepare bills to be paffed into laws. The two Houfes fhall direct writs of election for fupplying intermediate vacancies, and shall also jointly, by ballot, adjourn themfelves to any future day and place.

XI. That all bills fhall be read three times

in each House before they pass into laws, and be figned by the Speaker of both Houses.

XII. That every perfon who fhall be chofen a Member of the Senate or House of Commons, or appointed to any office or place of trust, before taking his feat, or entering upon the execution of his office, fhall take an oath to the State, and all officers fhall alfo take an oath of office.

XIII. That the General Affembly shall, by joint ballot of both Houses, appoint Judges of the Supreme Courts of Law and Equity, Judges

of

of Admiralty, and Attorney-general, who shall be commiffioned by the Governor, and hold their offices during good behaviour.

XIV. That the Senate and Houfe of Commons shall have power to appoint the Generals and Field-Officers of the Militia, and all Officers of the regular Army of this State.

XV. That the Senate and Houfe of Commons, jointly, at their first meeting after each annual election, fhall by ballot elect a Governor for one year, who shall not be eligible to that office longer than three years in fix fucThat no perfon under thirty

ceffive years.

of age,

years and who has not been a refident in this State above five years, and having in the State a freehold in lands and tenements above the value of one thousand pounds, shall be eligible as a Governor.

XVI. That the Senate and House of Commons, jointly, at their first meeting after each annual election, shall by ballot elect seven perfons to be a Council of State for one year, who shall advise the Governor in the execution of his office, and that four Members shall be a Quorum. Their advice and proceedings shall be entered in a journal to be kept for that purpose only, and figned by the Members prefent, to

any

any part of which any Member present may enter his diffent. And fuch journals shall be laid before the General Assembly, when called for by them.

XVII. That there fhall be a Seal of this State, which shall be kept by the Governor, and ufed by him as occafion may require; and shall be called, The Great Seal of the State of North-Carolina, and be affixed to all grants and commiffions.

XVIII. The Governor for the time being fhall be Captain-General and Commander in Chief of the Militia; and in the recefs of the General Affembly fhall have power, by and with the advice of the Council of State, to embody the Militia for the public fafety.

He

XIX. That the Governor for the time being shall have power to draw for, and apply fuch fums of money as fhall be voted by the General Affembly for the contingencies of Government; and be accountable to them for the fame. alfo may, by and with the advice of the Coun-cil of State, lay embargoes, or prohibit the exportation of any commodity, for any term not exceeding thirty days at any one time, in the recefs of the General Affembly; and shall have

the

the power of granting pardons and reprieves, except where the prosecution shall be carried on by the General Affembly, or the law fhall otherwife direct; in which cafe he may, in the recess, grant a reprieve until the next fitting of the General Affembly; and may exercise all the other executive powers of government, limited and restrained as by this Constitution is mentioned, and according to the laws of the State. And on his death, inability, or abfence from the State, the Speaker of the Senate for the time being; and in case of his death, inability, or absence from the State, the Speaker of the House of Commons fhall exercise the powers of government, after fuch 'death, or during fuch absence or inability, of the Governor, or Speaker of the Senate, or until a new nomination is made by the General Affembly.

XX. That in every cafe where any officer, the

right of whofe appointment is by this Conftitution vested in the General Affembly, fhall during their recefs die, or his office by other means become vacant, the Governor fhall have power, with the advice of the Council of State, to fill up fuch vacancy by granting a temporary commiffion, which shall expire at the end of the next feffion of the General Affembly.