$2,000,000 in

sums of five dollars, ten dollars, and twenty dollars each, in To issue the following amounts, viz: eight hundred thousand in five Treasury notes. dollars, seven hundred thousand in ten dollars, and five hundred thousand in twenty dollars, in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance passed February 26th, 1862, should it, in the opinion of the Governor and treasurer, become necessary to do so, and that said notes shall be fundable, as provided for in said ordinance.

In case of ina

Treasurer au

2. Be it further ordained, That in the event of the trea- bility to issue surer being unable, from any cause to issue said notes, that the amount. he be allowed to borrow any portion of said two millions thorized to borfrom the banks or other sources.

3. Be it further ordained, That the public treasurer be authorized to issue ten thousand dollars in denominations of five cents, ann ten thousand dollars in ten cents, in addition to the amount heretofore issued by him of said denominations.

4. Be it further ordained, That he have authority to employ some discreet person, if necessary, to be approved of by the Governor, and whose appointment shall be publishin three newspapers of this city, to sign coupon and State bonds for the public treasurer.

row.

$10.000 in

five and $10,000 in ten cents

to be issued.

for forgery &c.

5. Be it further ordained, That if any one shall falsely Punishment .forge, or knowingly pass, or offer to pass any false, forged, or counterfeit paper purporting to be a treasury note or bond, or coupon of any such bond, issued under this ordinance of this State, he shall be liable to indictment in the Superior courts in the county in which such offence may be committed, and on conviction therefor, shall suffer all the pains and penalties according to the 59th section of the 34th chapter of the Revised Code. [Ratified the 12th day of May, 1862.]

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ORDINANCES.

FIRST SESSION.

PAGE.

BOARDS OF CLAIMS-

An Ordinance to provide for the appointment of a Board
Claims,.....

An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance passed at the pre-
sent session of this Convention, entitled “An Ordinance
to provide for a Board of Claims,".

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FINANCIAL-

An Ordinance to provide ways and means for the defence
of the State,....

MILITIA-

An Ordinance to provide for the payment of the Militia
while in active service,....

NATIONAL AFFAIRS-

An Ordinance vesting in the Confederate States of Amer-
ica, jurisdiction over certain tracts of land in the town
of Fayetteville, N. C.,......................

An Ordinance to cede to the Confederate States the proper-
ty in, and jurisdiction over the Forts, Light Houses,
Beacons, Marine Hospitals and Mint in North-Caro-
lina,..

.....

NORTH-CAROLINA TROOPS-

An Ordinance to provide for the disposition of the State
Troops and Volunteers raised under the acts of the Gen-
eral Assembly, respectively, entitled "An Act to raise
ten thousand State Troops," ratified the 8th day of
May, and "An Act to provide for the Public Defence,"
ratified the 10th day of May, 1861, and for other pur-
poses,..

....

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