The Magnolia gazette., 1890-09-27

nc ODustlJutlOIsal convention, |
in Committee OF the Whole, has
adopted the following reports on |
the abovc-named subjects.
THE ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
SEc. |. All elections by the
people shall be by ballot.
SEC. 2. Every male inhabitant
of this State, except IDIOTS, insane
persons and Indians not taxed,
who Is acitlzen of the United
States, twenty-one years old and
upwards, who has resided in the
State two years, and one year in
the election district in which he
offers to vote, and who ls duly
registered as provided in section
3 of this article, and who has
never been convicted of bribery,
burgalry, theft, arson, obtaining
money or goods under false pre-
lenses, perjury forgery, embezzle-
mcnt, or blgamy, and who has
paid on or before the first day of
February of tho year IN which he
shlll offer to vote all taxes which
may have been legally required Of
him, and which he has had an
opportunity Of paying according
to law for preceding year. and
who is not delinquent for any
taxes of the year next preceding,
and who shall produce to the
officers holding the election salts.
! factory evidence that he has paid
t said taxes, is declared to re =
+ qualified clector; Provided, any
{ minister the gospel in charge
of an organized church, shall be
] entitled to vote after six monthl
a residence in the election district
If otherwise qualified; provided
that nothing in this section shal
! be construed as deprlvlng OF fran
$ chise a registered voter in an,
\ city or town containing two o
! more election districts, or in tn
Q Incorporated city or town VIII
0 shall remove from one portion 0
G said city or town to another.
$ SEC. 3. The Legislature shal
! provide by law for the reeistra
9 ton of all persons entitled TO yot
n at any elec.lon, and all person
i offering to register shall take th
& following oath or affirmation 81
Il , do solomnIy swear 70
e affirm that | am twentY-on
years old and that l viii hay
resided in this State two yeal
! and - election district of -
, county one year nexf precedin
: the epsuirg elections" (or if
minister of The gospel, two yea
residence in the State and 81
- months in said election distric
- Sand am now in good faith a re
- =" ident in the same, and that / n
- not disqualified from voting
y reason of having been conYictt
~ =. Of any crime named In the Co
~ stltution of this State as di
~ y, qualification 20 be an elector til
~ ~ l will truly answer all question
~ propounded to me concerning II
autccedents so far as they rela
mo- to my right to vote, and also
no my residence before my citize
he ship in this district; that W
ne faithfully support the Constit
up tion of the United Stales and {
tn State of Mississippi; and W
Vn bear true faith and allegiance
" y, the same, so help me God" Al
ha !" wilIful and corrupt false stat
I'd mont in said affidavit to al
il material questions propounded
to herein authorized shall be perjur
at Sec. 4. A uniform poll tax
in. two dollars is hereby imposed
Sc, every male inhabitsnt of I'll
Nc ne State between the ages of twent
=" one and sixty years, except pC
sons who are deaf and dulnb
" blind, or to be used in AID of t
N common schools and for no 9th
no purposes; SAID tax to be II
IS, only upon taxable property; pi
en- vided, however, that the board
ga supervisors of any county ma
is for the purpose of aiding {
nd commol schools IN that count
i" increase the poll tax IN So
~ county, but in no case shall t
sss entire poll tax exceed in any c
in year three dollars on each bet
by The payment Of the whole p
he tax imposed is declared to be
Lhe qualification to vote; provide
hat further that no criminal proce'
pes ings shall be allowed to cnfo
ted the collection of the poll tax.
her SEC. S. On and after the fl
tel day of January, A. d. 1896,
Ter following qualifications are I'D.
e he foregoing: Every quallt