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militia, or the office of a Juftice of the Peace, fhall be confidered as a lucrative office.

XXXVI. That all commiffions and grants fhall run in the name of The State of NorthCarolina, and bear teft, and be figned by the Governor. All writs fhall run in the fame manner, and bear teft, and be figned by the Clerks of the respective Courts. Indictments fhall conclude, Against the peace and dignity of the State.

XXXVII. That the Delegates for this State to the Continental Congrefs, while neceffary, shall be chosen annually by the General Affembly, by ballot, but may be fuperfeded in the mean time in the fame manner; and no perfon fhall be elected to ferve in that capacity for more than three years fucceffively.

XXXVIII. That there fhall be a Sheriff, Coroner, or Coroners, and Conftables, in each county within this State.

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XXXIX. That the perfon of a debtor, where there is not a strong prefumption of fraud, shall not be continued in prifon, after delivering up, bona fide, all his eftate, real and personal, for the use of his creditors, in such man

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ner as shall be hereafter regulated by law. All prisoners shall be bailable by fufficient fureties, unless for capital offences, when the proof is evident, or the prefumption great.

XL. That every foreigner who comes to settle in this State, having first taken an oath of allegiance to the fame, may purchase, or by other just means acquire, hold and transfer land, or other real estate; and after one year's refidence shall be deemed a free citizen.

XLI. That a school or schools fhall be eftablished by the legislature, for the convenient inftruction of youth, with fuch falaries to the masters, paid by the public, as may enable them to inftruct at low prices; and all ufeful learning fhall be duly encouraged and promoted in one or more univerfities.

XLII. That no purchase of lands fhall be made of the Indian natives, but on behalf of the public, by authority of the General Affembly.

XLIII. That the future legiflature of this State shall regulate entails in fuch a manner as to prevent perpetuities.

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XLIV. That the Declaration of Rights is hereby declared to be part of the Constitution of this State, and ought never to be violated, on any pretence whatsoever.

XLV. That any Member of either House of General Affembly fhall have liberty to diffent from, and protest against, any act or refolve which he may think injurious to the public, or any individual, and have the reasons of his diffent entered on the Journals.

XLVI. That neither House of the General Affembly hall proceed upon public bufinefs, unless a majority of all the Members of fuch House are actually prefent; and that upon a motion made and feconded, the yeas and nays upon any question fhall be taken and entered

the Journals; and that the Journals of the proceedings of both Houses of the General Affembly fhall be printed, and made public, immediately after their adjournment.

This Conftitution is not intended to preclude the prefent Congrefs from making a temporary provifion for the well-ordering of this State, until the General Affembly shall efta

blish government agreeable to the mode herein before defcribed.

RICHARD CASWELL, PRESIDENT.

December the eighteenth, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-fix, read the third time, and ratified in open Congress.

By Order,

JAMES GREEN, Jun. Secretary.

SOUTH

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Government agreed to and refolved upon by the Freemen of this country, met in Congress the 26th day of March, 1776, was temporary only, and fuited to the fituation of their public affairs at that period, looking forward to an accommodation with Great--Britain, an event then defired: and whereas the United Colonies of America have been fince constituted Independent States, and the political connexion heretofore fubfifting between them and GreatBritain entirely diffolved, by the Declaration of the Honourable the Continental Congrefs, dated

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