The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-25

ana the same Is hereby repealed, and
In lieu thereof shall be substituted
the following Article Of Said Consti
tuition:
ARTICLE VI.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Office
Qualifications of an Eector.
Section l. Every male person born
IN the United States, and every male
person who has been naturalize6, q
years of age and possessing the qLa,.
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 ip
the State of North Carolina for tw,
years, in the county six months and
In the precinct, ward or other cleo
ton district, in which he offers to
vote four months next preceding tb.
election: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or othe,
election district to another in the
same county, shall not operate to DE-
prive any person of the right to vote
in precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has remov. d
until after such removal. No person
who has been convicted, or who ha@
confessed his guilt in open cour
upon indictment, of any crime, tn.
punishment of which is, or may
thereafter be, Imprisonment in tn.
State prison, shall be permitted I,
vote unless the said person shall l..
first restored to citizenship in Il.
manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. Every person Offering t,
vote shall be at the time a legal,
registered voter as herein prescribed
and in the manner hereinafter pro
vided by law, and the General AS
sembly of North Carolina shall enac
general registration laws to carry il,
to effect the provisions of this Ar
ticle.
Sec. 4. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall be abb
to read and write any section of til.
Constitution in the English languag.
and, before he shall be entitled
vote, have paid, on Or before the frs
day Of March of the year in which b,
proposes to vote, his poll tax, as pre-
scribed by law, for the previous year
Poll taxes shall be 3 lien only on as
sesstd property, and no process shall
issue to enforce the collection of tn.
same except against assessed prop
erty.
Sec. 3. Nc male person, who wa
on January l, 1867, or at any tim
prior thereto, entitled to vote unde,
the laws of any State in the United
States wherein he then resided, and
no lineal descendant of any such per
SOD; shall be denied the right to reg,
lister and vote at any election in Thu
State by reason of his failure to po-
sess the educational qualifications
prescribed in section 4 of this Article.
Provided. He shall have registere,
in accordance with the terms Of thi
section prior to Dec. l, 1908.
The General Assembly shall pro
vide for permanent record of 81
persons who register under this So
ton on or before November l. 1908
and all such persons shall be entitl,
to register and vote at all election
by the people in this State, unles
disquali fi-d under section 2 of tn
Article: Provided such persons sha
have paid their poll tax as require
by law.
Sec. 6. All elections by the peopl
shall be by ballot, and all election
by the General Assembly shall b
viva voce.
| Sec. 7. Every voter in North Ca,
DINA, except as in this Art. disqua'
fed, shall be eligible to Office, hu
before entering upon the duties
the Office he shall take and subscrio
the following oath: w............d g.
solemnly swear or firm, that l WI
support and maintain the constifu
ton and laws OF the U. s. and tn
constitution and laws of worth Caro-
lima, not inconsistent Herewith, am
that I will faithfully discharge tn.
duties of nv Office as ......... s,
help me God"
Sec. 8. The following classes Of
persons shall be disqualified for Of
fee: First, all persons who deny th'
being of Almighty God. Second, al
J persons who shall have been convic
ted or confessed their guilt on ipdict
: ment pending, and whether senten-
ced or not; or under judgment sus
pended, of any treason or felony, o.
, any ther crime for which the pun
ishment may be Imprisonment in thu
= penitentiary, since becoming citizens
8 of the United States. of corruptlo,
!. and malpractice in Office unless sucl
Z person shall be restored to the right
!. Of citizenship IN manner prescrib
ed by law.
Sec, 9. The act shall be in fore
: from and after its ratification.