The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-03-30
"A nonsrRous AssuRolrv.-
May Good Democrats Opposed Tn the
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.ifiutio1ai Ams nd m~nf Ciaos-.

May Good Democrats OpPosed Tn the
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.ifiutio1ai Amendment Ciaos-.
The correspondent OF the Char
lot.e Observer, writing to that paper
from Fayetteville. under date 81
March ith. says:
The Observer correc'ly gusg-s pub
lie sentiment 10 throwing Gu, a word
Of werring against 'akipg for gran
cd the carrying at the ballot bax OF
tbs suffrage constitutional amend
msnt. 1t Will require hard work from
the rank and file and lead, rs Of tn,
party. There is certainly no cloud
on the title Ct the Cape Fear Dem
ocrscy to orth d Ky, dus the writer
is surprised At the number Of lead
ing Democrats whom he meets op-
posed to the amendment The clause
about the grand son of bis grand
father" Is especially d cried as =
mOnstrous Alb urdity.
The suff-.gs an udneu' referred
to abovn, Viii Was oc-ei by Il.
last LEGISLATURE. is - 'oi!o1
THE sUFFRAGE AME>DME>T
Section /. That Article vi :! The
Consti,u'ion of Nnrth Carolina De-,
and the same is hereby 9 ,ea!ed. a q
in lieu th+r-of sh Il h. ,uns',tu,sd
the following Article # Said Cons.i-
tuition:
ARTICLE VI.
Suffrage and Eligibility to OfR e
Qualifications Of an E!ec,or.
Section l. Every male person born
in the United S a.es, and every male
person who has been paturaliz I'D, 81
years of age and possessing the quail
ifications set out in this Article shall
be entitled to vote at any election by
the people in the State, except as
herein otherwise provided.
Sec. 2. He shall have resided in
the State of North Carolina for two
years, in the county six months and
in the precinct, ward or other cleo
ton district, in which be offers to
vote four months next pre ceding the
election: Provided. That removal
from one precinct, ward or other
election district to another in the
same county, shall not operate to de-
prive any person of the right to vote
in a precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has removed
until after such removal. No person
who has been convicted, or who has
confessed bis guilt in open court
upon indict ment, of any crime, the
punishment Of which is, or may
thereafter be, imprisonment in the
State prison, shall be permitted to
vote unless the said person hall be
first restored to citizenship in the
manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. Every person Offering to
vote shall be at the time a legally
registered voter as herein prescribed
and in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided by law, and the General AS
sembly of North Carolina shall enact
general registration laws to carry in
to effect the provisions of this Ar
ticle.
Sec. 4. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall be able
to read and write any section of the
Constitution in the English language;
and, in addition thereto. shall have
paid on or before the first day Of
March of the year in which he pr ..
poses to vote, his poll tax, as p 70
scribed by law, for the previous y car
and he shall exhibit his receipt t. ,sre
for when he offers to vote. Poll taxe,
shall be lien only on assessed. prop.
erty, and no process shall ssue t.
enforce the collection of the sam,
except against assessed pro .perty.
Sec. 5. No male person 1, who VA,
on January l, 1867, or 8 4 any tim,
prior thereto, entitled o vote unde,
the laws Of any State in the Unitet
States wherein he thf N resided. ant
no lineal decendent of any such per
son; shall be denie'l the right to reg
lister and vote at ny election in thi
State by reason 9 + his failure to DO
sess the educs .tional qualification
prescribed in 81 seton 4 of this Article
Provided. He shall have registered
in accordian co with this Article prio
to Decemb 81 l, 1908, and no perso
snail DC entitled to register unde
this ION after that date.
The General Assembly shall, at i,
nrst session after the adoption o
I'd 1s amendment, provide the name
a which the classes of persons pr
vided for in this section shall regis
ter.
Q Sec. 6. All elections by the poop
shall be by ballot, and all election
j by the General Assembly shall
Q viva voce.
Q Sec. 7. Every voter in North Ca
K DINA, except as in this Article quail
:" fed, shall be eligible to Office, b,
o before entering upon the duties ,