SEC. 8. All marriages between a white person and a negro, or between a white person and a person of negro descent to the third generation inclusive, are hereby forever prohibited.
QUESTIONS ON THE CONSTITUTION OF NORTH CAROLINA, PREPARED BY HON. KEMP P. BATTLE., LL. D. PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.
PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS.
1. When was the first Constitution of North Carolina adopted? Answer—On December 18, 1776.
2. When was it first amended? Answer—In 1835.
3. When was it again amended? Answer—In 1854, 1861 and 1865.
4. When was a new Constitution adopted? Answer—In 1868.
5. Was there not a Constitution adopted in 1866? Answer—A new Constitution was adopted in 1866 by the Convention of 1865-'66, but the people voted it down.
6. Has the Constitution of 1868 been amended? Answer—Yes, it was partially amended in 1874, and greatly amended by the Convention of 1875. The people adopted these amendments in 1876- -a hundred years after the adoption of the first Constitution.
7. Is there further amendment? Answer—Yes; in 1880