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

son not less than twenty-one years Of
age at the date of the adoption of this
Constitution, and no male person of for
eign birth, who was naturaliZed prior to
the first day of January, 1898, shall be
denied the right to register and vote in
! this State by reason of his failure to pos
sess the educational or property quail
fications prescribed by this Constitution;
provided, he shall have resided in this
State for five years next preceding the
date at which he shall apply for registra-
ton, and shall have registered in accord
ance with the terms of this article prior
to September ], 1893, and no person
shall be entitled to register under this
section after said date.
Every person claiming the benefit Of
this section shall make application to the
proper registration officer, or his deputy
for registration, and he shall make oath
before such registration officer or his
deputy, in the form following, viz: /
am Il citizen of the United States and
Of this State, over the age of twenty
one years; | have resided in this State
for five years next preceding this date.
| was on the :. day Of. entitled to
vote under the Constitution or statutes
of the State of 49,, wherein / then re-
sided Tor, am the son, or grandson of
...., who was on the -. day of SO.
entitled to vote under the Constitution
or statutes of the State of 49,, wherein
he then resided, and l desire to avail
myself of the privilege conferred by sec
ton ) of Article 1871 of the Constitution
of this State.
A separate registration of voters APP
plying under this section, shall be made
by the registration officer of every par
sh, and for this purpose the registration
officer of every parish shall keep his
office open daily, Sundays and legal holt
days excepted, from May 18th, 1898,
until August 31st. 1893, both included
during the hours prescribed by Act No.
80 of the General Assembly of 1896.
In every parish, except the parish of
Orleans, he shall keep his office at the
court house at least during the months
of May, June and August, and during
the month of July, he shall keep it for
at least one day at or near each polling
place, giving thirty days notice thereof
by publication.
The registration of voters under this
section shall close on the 31st day of
August, 1898, and Immediately there
after the registration officer of every
parish shall make a sworn copy, in du-
plicate, of the list of persons registered
under this section. showing in detail
whether the applicant registered as a
voter OF 1867, or prior thereto, or as the
son of such voter, or as the grandson
of such voter, and deposit one said du-
picates in the office of the Secretary OF
State. to be by him recorded and pres
served as a part of the permanent rec
ords of his office, and the other of said
duplicates shall be by him filed in the.
office of the Clerk of the District Court
of the parish, and in the parish of Or
leans. in the office of the Recorder OF
Mortgages, there to remain n permanent
record.
All persons whose names appear on
said registration lists shall be admitted
to register for all elections in this State
without possessing the educational or
property qualification prescribed by this
Constitution, unless otherwise disquali-
fed, and all persons who do not by per-
sonal application claim exemption from
the provisions of sections 3 and 4 OF
this article before September list, 1895
so.
1.-The Legislature shall, at its first SEES
sion after the adoption of this Constitu-
ton, provide the manner In which per-
sons whose names appear upon said reg
istration lists shall hereafter register,
which mode may be be different from
that required for persons registering uli-
der the other sections of this article; and
shall also provide remedy whereby sub
sequently to the close Of said registration
on August 31st, 1898, the names of any
persons who may have obtained registra-
ton under this section by false state
ments of fact or other fraud. shall by
appropriate proceedings be stricken from
said roll.
Art. 1913. No person less than sixty
years of age shall be permitted to vote
at any election in this State who shall
not, in addition to the qualifications
above prescribed. have paid on or before
the 31st day of December, of each year,
for the two years preceding the year in
which he offers to vote, poll tax of
one dollar per annum, to be used eXcu-
siyely in aid of the public schools of the
parish in which such tax shall have been
on every male resident of this State be-
tween the age of twenty-one and sixty
years. Poll taxes shall be a lien only upon
assessed property, and no process shall
issue to enforce the collection of the
same except against assessed property.
Every person liable for such tax shall,
before being allowed to vote, exhibit to
the Commissioners of Election his poll
tax receipts for two years, issued on the
official form, or duplicate thereof, i'll the
event of loss, or proof of payment of
such poll taxes may be made by certi-
fcate of the tax collector, which shall be
sent to the Commissioners of the several
voting precincts showing a list of those
who have paid said two years poll taxes
as above provided, and the dates OF pay
ment. 1t is hereby declared to be for
gerry, and punishable as such, for any
tax collector or other person, to ante
date or alter,a poll tax receipt. Any per-
son who shall pay the poll tax of another
or advance him money for that purpose
in order to influence his vote, shall be
guilty of bribery and punished according
ly. The provisions of this section as to
the payment of poll taxes shall not apply
to persons who are deaf and dumb, or
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