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The correspondent ~ the ChAs-
iosie Observer, writing To that paP~a /
from Fayetteville. updsr a>'s q
March Sih, says:
The Observer correctly guAeos ?se-
lie sentiment IN throwing cut word
81 warning against taking for grant
II the carrying ~ the ballot ean OF
the suffrage constitutional .nend
ment. 1, uili require hard work from
the rank and fils and leaders % 'n'
party. There is certainly ns eloua
or the title OF the Cape Fear hm
ocrscy to orthodoxy, dui THE sriisi
is surprised At the number Of lead
ing Democrats whom he meets OF
posed 10 the amendment the CLAUSE
about the grand son OF bis grand
father" Is especially deori~d ss
monstrous Absurdity.
The suffrage Anne ndmeni referred
TO above, which WAS adopted 10y a..
last Legislature, is As follows
THE SUFFRAGE ANESDkkST.
Section l. That Article VI Il III.
Constitution of North CAroliGA be.
and the same is hereby soroga;ei,
and IL lieu thereof SD Ill be substitut-
I'd the following Article Of said Ccu
stitu,ion:
ARTICLE vi.
Suffrage and Eligibility TO Once
Qualifications Of an Elecior.
Section L. Every male person born
in the United States, and every male
person who has beer aA;uraiizeI. y
years of age and possessing the qLAr
ficat ions set ont in this Articl. shall
be entitled to vote at any election by
the people in the State, except a,
herein otherwise provided.
| lSec ,. He shall have resided in
the State of North Carolina for tw,
years, in the county six months and
in the Precinct, ward or other cleo
, ton dis = Jet, in which he offers &
vote four months pext preceding 20,
election: Provided, That remova
from one precinct, ward or othe
election district 20 another in to-
3 same county, shall not operate to de
, prive any person Of the right 10 vot
in q precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has remove,
until four months after such removal
No person who has been convicted
e or who has confessed bis gull
{ linopen court upon indictment, o
/ any crime, the punishment O
which now is, or may thereafter bs
!. Imprisonment in the State prison
d shall be permitted &c vote unlss
the said person shall he first r,
4 stored to citizs nship in tic name
e prescribed by law.
lS'c. 3. Every person off.riBg !
vote shall be al The time legal.
e registered voter as Lerein prescr,b.
II and ia the manner hereinafter pr.
, vided by law, and the Gcp.ral 4
Is sembly of North Carolina shall ena.
= general registration laws 10 carry IL
J. to effect the provisions of this A
b ticle.
Z. Sec 4. Every person present L
himself Tor registration shall be ab
to read and write any section of "A
Of Constitution iDthe English languag
r: and, before he shsll be entitled
= vote, hs shall have paid, on
ID before the first day of March
r the year in which he propos'
to vote, his poll tax, as pr
scribed by law, for the previous Yea
Poll taxe- shall be lien only on q
sessed property, and no process shs
20 issue to enforce the collection of Il
/, same except against assessed pro,
II erty.
D Sec. 5. Nc male person, xho w,
10 on January l, 1867, or at any tin
= prior thereto, entitled to vote und,
4 the laws os any State in tn. Unite
y States wherein he then resided, au
{. no lineal descendant of any such De
y son; shall be denied the right to re,
.t lister and vote at any election in IN
v State by reason of his failure to 70
It sess the educational qualification
D prescribed IN section of this Articl
70 Provided. He shall have rcgistsre
in accordance with the terms of III
section prior to Dec. 1, 1908
n. The General Assembly, shall pr
z vide for q permanent record OF a
= persons who register md. :his s.
II ton on or before Novemb. 1. 100
= AID all such persons stall i. .itiil.
&c - register and vote al al election
by the people IL this S,are, u.l-,
disQ lallfi.d und-r s. etion 2 Ut ,h
!. Ariieh: Provided such pr 81,
v have raid th.Ir p,Itsx as az &.
il by law.
" lS-c. t. All eli c'i.us % ,hs pr
shall be by hnllo', d Ia .l.-,i u
by the Gen Tai Assem- J., <ha b
viva voee
t. lSec. Z. Every v.i.r 4" N,ifA e
.; olIna, except as in this Ar. ii q a
i fed, shall be eligible ia III e, -
ID before entering us-o1 ib- dc'iss ,
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