The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-06-13
TIE PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT.

Believing that no more important
measure has been before the people OF
North Carolina for a score OF years, we
give in full herewith the proposed Con
stitutioual amendment, which We ex
pect to keep standing until the election
IN August Of next year. 1t is not nee
eesary for US t say that it should be
carefully considered and that the voter
should not allow prejudice to Influence
him in deciding whether or not he will
support it. The amendment reads as
follows:
That article VI Of the Constitution
! of North Carolina be, and the same is
| hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof
| shall be substituted the following ar
ticle of said Constitution:
ARTICLE vi.
Section 1 Every male person born
| in the United States and every male
person who has been n~aturalized, 81
| years Of age and possessing the quali6
cations set out in this article, shall be
entitled to vote at any election by the
people in the State, except as herein
otherwise provided.
Section 2. He shall heve resided in
the State of North Carolina for two
years, il the county six months, and in
the precinct, ward or other district in
which he ofers to vote, four months
next preceding the election: Provided,
That removal from n precinct, ward
/ or other election d strict, to another in
the same county, shall not operate to
deprive any person Of the right to vote
in the precinct, ward or other election
/ district, from which he has removed
until four months after such removal
No person who has been convicted or
who has confessed his guilt In open
court upon Indictment, Of any crime,
the punishment Of which nov is or
may hereafter be, imprisonment in the
| State prison, shall be permitted to vote
unless the said person shall DE first re
stored to citizenship in the manner
| prescribed BE- lay.
Section 3. Every person eff ring TO
vote shalI be at the time a legally regis
tered voter IS herein prescribed aud in
/ che manner hereafter provided by law,
and the General Assembly OF North
! Carolina shall enact general reeistra
| tion laws 10 carry into effecs the pro
visions of this article.
Section 4 ANY person presenting
himself for registration or voting shall
DE able 70 read and write any part Of
| the Constitution il the English Ian
| guage, and shall have paid by the first
DAY Of March the poll tax for the pre-
vious calendar yeGr, as prescribed by
law, and shall exhibit the receipt there
for When he Offers to Vote. Poll taxes
shall be a lien only on assessed prop
erty, and no process shall issue to en-
force the coliecEi IN Of the same except
against assessed property.
Sactiou 5. No male person, who was
on January 1, 1867, or at any time
prior thereto, entitled to vote under the
laws Of eny State 10 the United States
wherein he then resided, and no liueal
descendant OF any such person, ehali
be denied the right to register and vote
at any election il this Safe by reason
Of MS failure to possess the educational
qualification prescribed in section 4 OF
ta.s Article: Provided, H3 shall have
registered in accordance with the terms
Of this Article prior to December 1.
1908. The General Assembly shall
provide for a permanet record of ali
| persons WAC register under this sec
ton On or before November 1, 1908. and
all such persons shall be entitled to
register and vote at eli elections by the
people in this State unless disqualified
under section 2 Of this article: Pro-
vided such persons shall have paid
their poll tax as r quired by law"
Section 6 AL elections by the people
shall be by Callot, aud all elections by
the G:neraL Assembly shall be viva
v0ee.
Section Every voter in North Caro-.
Ina, except as in this Article disquali
fed, shall be eligible to off Sc, but be
fore entering upon the duties Of the
office he shall take and subscribe the
following oath; 81, ----, do sol
emily wea or affirm, that l will cup.
port and maintain the Constitution and
laws Of the United States and the Con.
stitu ion and laws of NJrth Carolina.
not inconsistent herewith, and Tint l
will faithfully discharge the duties Of
ny ofhse as ----. So help ne
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