The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-03
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.

THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
Section /. That Article vi of the
Of North Carolins be,
and the same is hereby repealed, and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 Elector.
Section l. Every male person born
in the United States, and every NAL
person who has been naturaliz@G, y
years of age and possessing the qLar
ifications set ont in this Article shsli
be entitled to vote at any election b,
the people in the State, except as
herein other wise provided.
Sec. =. He shall have resided N
the State of North Carolins 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 m onths next preceding ID.
election: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or other
election district to another in the
same county, shall not operate 10 de-
prive any person Of the right 10 vote
in q precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has remove d
until after such removal. No person
who has been convicted, or who has
confessed bis guilt in open court
upon indictment, of any crime, the
punishment of which is, or may
thereafter be, Imprisonment in the
State prison, shall bs permitted e
vote unless the said person shall L.
first restored to citizenship in TX,
manner prescribed by Law.
Sec. 3. Every person Offering t.
vote shall be at the time a legally
registered voter as kcreiu 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 in
to effect the provisions of this Ar
ticle.
| Sec. 4. Every person prescntln,
himself for registration shall be abb.
to read and write any section of ID,
Constitution in the English Language
and, before he shall be entitled Z.
vote, paid, on or before the frs
day OF March of the year in which b
proposes to vote, his poll tax, Is pre-
scribed by law, for the previous y. 81
Poll taxez shall be lien only on NJ
sessed property, and 10 process shal
issue to enforce the collection of tn
T same except against assessed prop
erty.
Sec. 5. Nc male person, who Wa
on January l, 1867, or at any tim
e prior thereto, entitled to vote und.
;. the laws OF any State in tho Unite
States wherein he then re sided. an
no lineal descendant of any such De,
son; shall be denied the right to REF
$ lister and vote at any election in thu
State by reason of his failure 10 20
sess the educational qualifiea .ion
: prescribed in section 4 Of this Ariel.
3 Provided. He shall have registere
, in accordance with the terms of tn
section prior to Dee. 1, 1908
. The General Assembly shall pr,
vide Tor . permanent record Of a
. persons who register under this SO.
ton on or before November 1. 100,
and all such persons shall be entitle
, to register aud vote at all election
by the people in this State, miles
disqualified under section 2 Of tbi
Article: Provided such perso Is shal
have paid their poll tax as require
by law.
Sec. q. All elections by the peorI
; shall be by ballot, and all election
Dy the General Assembly shall b
viva voce.
Sec. 2. Every voter in North c.
DINA, except As in this Art. disauali
fed, shall be eligible to Office, bu
before entering upon the duties @
the Office he shall take and subscrib
the following oath: Il, d
: solennly swear or affirm, that I WI
support and maintain the eonxtitu
ton and laws of the U. 8. and Tn
constitution and laws Of North Caro-
lima, not inconsistent Herewith an,
that l will faithfully discharge III
duties Of my Office - 3
help me God" -
Sec. 8. The following cIassa. =
, persons shall b disqualified for ~
nee: First, all persons Who dan, -
being OF Almighty God. Second II
persons who shall have been eonv;c
ted or confessed their guilt on ind;cs
ment pending, and whether senten.
ced or not; or under judgment ems
penred, OF any treason or felonv. =
any her crime Cor which the nm
'snment may be imprisonment in e.,
Penitentary, since becoming Citizen
OF the United States. Of corrunt,o,
ana malpraetiee in ofyiee unIeae mi
per:on shall b restored to the r;~ht
Q, ein.enshlp n . manner prescr;h
Cd By Law. o
See. 9. The act shall h. 3,