35 



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 prescribed his ovm scheme of apportionment. The Convention of 



1868 was called by vote of the people in an election called by the 



Commanding General of the Second Military District, ijho apportioned 



the 120 delegates (the number having been fixed by act of Congress) 



according to the voter registration in the several cotinties. 



VJith the single exception of 1835, the election on the question 



of convention or no convention (if submitted to the people) and the 



election for delegates to the convention (if called) have been held 



at the same time. 



While precedent exhibits a clear pattern of legislative pre- 

 ference in the matter of the size and mode of apportionment of 

 conventions in North Carolina, this is still a matter for de- 

 termination by the General Assembly. There is nothing to pre- 

 vent the legislature from proposing a convention composed of one 

 delegate per county, or of 50 delegates elected from Senatorial 

 districts, or of any other number of delegates chosen on any 

 other representation basis it might deem expedient. 



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-^Proclamation by Provisional Governor VJ. W, Holden, 8 August 



1865, William W. Holden, Record Book Relative to the Provisional 

 Government, m65 , 132-137, KS in State Departiient of Archives 

 and History. 



■^General Orders No. 101, 18 Oct. 1867, Jonathan Worth 

 Letter Book, 1865-1867 , 637-6h2, MS in State Department of Archives 

 and History, 



