It made various futile provisions to restrain them, such as providing that "except on occasions of sudden necessity," laws should only become such after being enacted by two successive Legislatures, and that a Council of Safety should be elected to look after the conduct of all the other public officials.

Universal suffrage for all freemen was provided; the Legislature was to consist of but one body; and almost all offices were made elective.

Taxes were laid to provide a state university.

The constitution was tediously elaborate and minute in its provisions.
However, its only interest is its showing the spirit of the local "reformers" of the day and place in the matters of constitution-making and legislation.

After a hot debate and some tumultuous scenes, it was rejected by the majority of the convention, and in its stead, on Sevier's motion, the North Carolina constitution was adopted as the groundwork for the new government.