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shall provide for aboiishng the distinct forms OF
ACTON, nnd Tor TINT purpose shall appaint some
suitable Ier-on or persous, whose duty il shall.
be I" revise, simplify, aud ubridgs The rules,
Piucii:e, plcsdngs, and forms OF the courts now
in use in this State.
ARTICLE VIII.
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE.
SEcTIoN I. In all elections by the
pcuplo tho electors shall vote by ballot.
SEC. 2. Every mule citizen Of tho
United States, Of tho age Of twcnty- one
years and upwards, not laboring under
tho disabilities named in this Cunsti-
tuition, without distinction of race,
color, or former condition, who shall
bo q resident of this State 1T tho time
OF the adoption Of this Constitution, or
who Shall thereafter reside ia this
State one y"hr, and, in the county i'm
which hc offers to vote, sixty days
next preceding any CO C ian, shalt be
entitled 70 veto for sll officers that are
how, or hereafter may be elected by
tho people, and upon all questions sub
mittcd 10 the electors at any electiops;
Proridol, That no pcrs on Shall be al
lowed t" vote or hold office who is now
or hereafter may be disqualified there
for by the Constitution of tho United
States; until such Disqualification shall
DO removed by tho Congress of the
United States; Frorilea .furthcr, That
no person, while kept IN any ulms
house or asylum, or Of unsound mind,
Or confined in any pubic prison, shall
be allowed to vuto OF hold cf1ice.
SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
General Assembly 10 provide from
tino 10 tno for tho registration If all
electors.
SEC. 4. For tho purpose of voting no
person .ha!l be- deemed to havo lost
his rcsidcnce by rca> on of absence
while employed in the service Of tho
United States, nor while engaged upon
the waters Of this State or ths Uni tc
States, Or OF the high seas, nor while
temporarily absent from tho State.
SEC .. No soldier, seaman or marine
in tho army or navy Of tho United
States shall be deemed a rJsident If
this State in consequence Of having
been stationed therein.
SEC. &. Electors shall, in all cases,
except treason, felony or breach Of the
peace, be privileged from arrest and
civil process during tLcir attendance
ut elections, and in going TO md re-
turniuS +, ON, tho ce.na.
SEC. I. Every person entitled to votc
at any election shall be eligible 10 any
Office y hich now is or hereafter shall
be elective ky tho people in the county
where hc shall have resided sixty days
previous To such election, except rs
n N 4 "a '
or tho Constitution and laws of the
United S,a,es. ... r., ... ....e.
Sic S. The Goncral Assembly shall
| mover pass any law that will deprive
any OF the cil'Zcns OF this State Of The
.hts Of suffrage except +; T. treason,
murder, robbery, or ducling, whereof
the persons shuli have been duly tried
und convicted.
SECS Presidential electors shall
be elected by the people.
SEC. 10. In all ELECTIONS hold By the
peorle under this Constitution, the
person or persons WHO shall receive
the highest number of votes shall DO
declared elected.
SEC. IL. The provisions of this Con-
stitution concerning terms Of residence
necessary to onable certain persons to
hold certain Offices therein mentioned,
shall not bo held to apply to officers
cho:en by tho people At the first olee-
ton, or by the General Assembly at its
first session.
Sec. II. No person shall be di .fran.
chised for felony Or other crimo COM
nlitted whi!o such person was u slave.
/ ARTICLE
AMENDMENT AMI REVISION OF THE CON
STITUTION.
SEC. 35. Any amendment or amend
monts to this Constitution may b.
proposed in the Senate or Louso Of
Representatives. Ii tho same bc agre, u
to by two-thirds Of tho. members
elected 10 each House, such amcnd-
mont or nmcncmonts shall be entered
on tho Journals respectively, with the
yeas and nays taken thereon and tho
samo DO submitted TO tho qualified
electors OF tho State, Ut tho next gcncr-
al election thereafter ior Representa-
tlvcs, and if IL majority CT tho electors,
qualified 10 vote for members of tho
General Assembly, voting thereon,
shall vote in taI o. of sneh amendment
VI EAinSuuIAcutoJ uEu SSo'tAii uS Va CitCtl
Of tho next Legislature, shall, after
such an cl. ction, and before another,
ratity tho samo amondn!ont or amend
ments, by yeas and nays, the same
sl II bccomo pant Ut tho Constitutions !;
| EProvideap That such ainendmonL or
amendments shalt have been road three
times, Oh three sevoraL days, in oach
l. House. ia s..i .i;.fi r.G1J'p; s.s. -.... oil
Sec. &C. IT, two or moro amend
m cnts rsha!l be submitted uatrtho same
Time, ihey ehall be. submitted in such
b. manner that the. ELECTORS shall vo:o
for or against each ofrsuch amend-
oments separately ia .m..AU .g,.
ulSLo.; ST.. Whonovcr .two7thirds of
ahe members elected TO each branch Of
the General Assembly shall think it
Unnecessary TO call Convention. to, rsr
.yisc, amend, ~, change this C3nstitp-
ton, they shall recommend % tho elee'
tors TO votc at tho noxt election for
Representatives, f.r orr. q, against, q
Convention and A if \ pRj ,rity Or oil
the electors voling vt sptd election
shall have voted ,Gga Convention; thc
| 6 eneral Assembly shall A. DIOR nex'