The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-18

basis of population.
Art. POI. Any person possessing the
qualifications prescribed by Section 8 or
Of Article 1877 of this Constitution, who
may be denied registration, shall nave
the right to apply for relief to the Dis
trict Court having jurisdiction OF clvl
causes for the parish in which he offers
to register. and the party cast in said
suit shall have the right of appeal TO
the Supreme Court; and any citizen Of
the State shall have a like right to APP
ply to said courts, to have stricken off
any names illegally placed on said regis
tration rolls under Sections and 4 of
Article 1877, and such applications and
appeal shall be tried by said courts by
preference in open court or at chambers.
The General Assembly shall provide by
law for such applications and appeals
without cost, and for the prosecution of
all persons charged with illegal or fraud
ulent registration or voting, or any 9th
or crime or offensc against the registra-
ton or election or primary election laws.
Art 202 The following persons
shall not be permitted to register, vote
or hold any office or appointment of hon
or, trust or profit in this State, to-Wlt
Those who have been convicted OF any
crime punishable by Imprisonment Ill the
penitentiary, and not afterwards pardon
ed with express restoration of franchise;
those who are inmates of any charitable
institution, except the Soldiers Home;
those actually confined i'll any public
prison; all interdicted persons, and all
persons VIGOROUSLY insane or idiOtic,
whether interdcted or not.
Art. 203. In all elections by the peo-
pie the electors shall vote by ballot, and
the ballots cast shall be publicly counted.
In all elections by persons in Il represen-
tative capacity, the vote shall be viva
Voce
"Art. 2O4 Electors shall, in all cases
except treason, felony or breach of the
peace, he privileged from arrest during
their attendance on elections, and III
going to and returning from the same.
art. 2O5. The General Assembly
shall by law forbid the giving or selling
of Intoxicating drinks. on the day of any
election. or primary election, within one
mile of any polling place.
art. BOG. Until otherwise provided
by law, the general State election shall
be held once every four years on the
Tuesday next following the third Mon
day in April.
presidential electors and members of
Congress shall be chosen or elected in
the manner and at the time prescribed
by law.
Art. POI. Parochal elections except
in the city Of New Orleans. shall be held
on the same day as the general State
election, and not oftencr than once in
four years.
'In the City of New Orleans parochial
and municipal elections shall be held on
the Tuesday following the first Monday
of November, 1899, and of every fourth
year thereafter, but the General Assem-
bly, may change the date of said election
after the year 1899; provided, that the
parochial and municipal elections shall
be held together, and shall always be
on a day separate and apart from the
General State Election and not oftener
than once in four years, The municipal
and parochial Off .ess ~ the city of New
Orleans shall take their offices on the
first Monday in the month of May fol
lowing their election, until otherwise
provided by law.
"Art. POS For the purpose of voting,
no person shall be deemed to have gained
"a residence, by reason of his presence, or
lost il by reason of his absence, while
employed III the service, either civil or
military, of this State or of the United
States; or while engaged in the naviga-
ton of the waters of the State or of
the United States; or of the high seas;
or while student of any institution OF
learning.
art. 200. The General Assembly shall
provide by law for the trial and determi-
nation of contested elections of all public
officers. whether State, judicial, parO-
chial or municipal Except Governor and
Lieutenant Governor, which trials shall
be by the courts of law and at the domi-
ellie of the party defendant.
cart. 210. No person shall be eligible
to any office, State, judicial, parochial,
municipal or ward, who is not a citizen
of this State and duly qualified elector
of the State, judicial district, parish, mu-
ncipaIity or ward, wherein the functions
of said office are to be performed. And
whenever any officer, State, judicial, pa
rochial, municipal or ward, may change
his residence from this State, or from
the district, parish, municipality or ward
in which he holds such office, the same
shall thereby be vacated, any declara-
ton of retention of domicile to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
art. 211. Returns of elections for all
civil officers who are to be commissioned
by the Governor shall be made TO the
Secretary of State, unless otherwise pro-
yided in this Constitution.
Art. 212. All elections by the people,
except primary elections and municipal
elections in towns having population
of less than twenty-five hundred, when
such elections are not held at the same
time as general State elections, shall be
by official ballot, printed and distributed
at the expense of the State; and, until
otherwise provided by law, such ballots
shall have printed thereon, and at the
head and Immediately preceding the list
of names of the candidates of such poit-
ical party or nominating paper, specific
and separate device by which the polltl-
cal party and the candidates of such po-
ltical party. or nominating paper, the yo-
ter may indicate that his vote is for the
entire or straight ticket of the particular
party or nominating paper employing tie
particular device allotted to such poiltl-
cal party, or nominating paper. When
the voter does not desire to vote an en-
A;,,A or STRAIGHT Marty tickat he may vote