The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-20

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The correspondent Of the Char
lotss Observer, writing 70 that paper
from Fayetteville, sndsr date OF
March ith. sAys:
The Observer CORRECTLY guaees pao-
lie sentiment in throwing ont . word
Of warning against taking for grant
I'd the carrying Ct the ballot box OF
the suffrage constitutional amend
ment. II vlli require hard work from
the rank and Ole and leaders OF the
party. There il certainly ne cloud
on the title of the Cape Fear Dem
ocracy to orthodoxy, dus the writer
is surprised at the number OF lead
ing Democrats whom he meets OF
posed 70 the amendment The CLAUSE
about the grand son OF his grand
father" Is especially decried ~ =
monstrous absurdity.
The suffrage amendment referred
to above, which Was adopted by tie
last Legislature, is as follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Section /. 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and the same is hereby repealed, and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 Article Of Said Consii
tuition:
ARTICLE vi.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Office
Qualifications of An Elector.
Section l. Every male person born
in the United States, and every male
person who has been naturalized, 2,
years of age and possessing the qLAi'
ifications set out in this Article shAl
be entitled to vote At any election by
the people in the State, except Al
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 he offers to
vote four months next preceding the
election: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or other
election district to another in the
same county, shall not operate to d..
prive any person of the right to vote
in q precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has remove
until after such removal. No person
who has been convicted, or who ha
confessed bis guilt in open cour
upon indictment, of any crime, tn,
punishment of which il, or ma,
thereafter be, imprisonment in tn
State prison, shall be permitted 4
vote unless the said person shall b
, first restored to citizenship in *
manner prescribed by law.
e Sec. 3. Every person Offering I
) vote shall be At the time q legal
: registered voter as herein prescribe
I and in the manner hereinafter Or,
vided by law, and the General A
sembly of North Carolina shall enA
general registration laws to carry i
|, to effect the provisions of this A
9. ticle.
= Sec. 4. Every Serson presently,
RS himself for registration shall be al
q to read and write any section of 4
" Constitution in the English lang uae
N and, before he shall be entitled
u vote, have paid, on or before the q,
e, day of March of the year in which
l. proposes to vote, his poll tax, as pl
~ scribed by law, for the previous ye,
Is Poll taxes shall be . lien only on .
sessed property, and no process sh
issue to enforce the collection df I
n same except against assessed bro
~ erty.
be
r. Sec. 5. Nc male person, Who Y
IS on January l, 1867. or at any ii,
prior thereto, entitled to vote und
the laws Of any State in the Uni,
" States wherein he then resided, a
r no lineal descendant of any such D
i'd SOD; shall be denied the right to n
g. lister and vote at any election in Il
D. State by reason Of his failure to %
n sess the educational qualificatio
rs prescribed In section 4 of this A rite
y; Provided. He shall have repister
il. in accordance with the terms Of d
section prior to Dec. 1, 1908.
n The General Assembly shall o
Il vide for permanent record of
7e persons who register under this 8,
ton on or before November l. 10,
ii and all such persons shall be enti,I