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The correspondent OF the Cha,
I't'e Oo'rver, wiring To that PAT.
from r yeitevilIe, uuder date
March 4sh. says:
Tn' Observer correctly gu.ges pul
lie sentiment 10 throwing on. . vo,
OF wording agains. taking for gran
Cd the carrying At tho ballot b"x.
the suffrage constitutional smeo. .
msnt. II will r. quire hard wo,k fro.
tae rank and a,s and Iesd-rs Of I.
party. There is certainly no elou
on the title Of the Cape Fear Do
ocrscy to orthc doxy, dat the .ri.. 4,
Is surprised at tho number Of lead
ing Democrats whom he meets o,
posed to the amendment. The clau.
about tho grand son Of bis grsno
father" Is especially d.cried ~ I.
INDUSTRIOUS absurdity.
The su6r.ge ame dment referred
| tn above, which WAS adopted by Il.
last Legislature, 10 - follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Section l. That Article VI Of th.
Constitution Of North Carolina b.
and the same is hereby repealed. 40.
In lieu thereof shall be eubstitu,. d
I the following Article Of Said Consti
tuition:
ARTICLE vi.
8 Aff'aee and Ei,g b,lity to Office
Qualifications Of an Elec,or.
Sec'io' l. Every ms ale person Dor,
in the United s ates, and every NAL
persoo who has been natural d. q
years # age and possessing the qua .
idcations set out in this Article .haIi
bs entitled to vote at any election b,
the people in the = ate, except a
herein Otherwise provided.
Sec. 2. He shall have resided il,
the State Of North Carolins FOR tw,
years, in the county 8 < months anc
in the pr ecinct, ward Or other cleo.
ton district, in which he .fsrs t.
vote four m nnths next pre- ceding tb.
elections: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or oth-,
election district to another in tb+
same county, shall not operate to d.
Drive any person of the right to vote
in q precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has remov. d
until after such removal. No perso,
who has been convicted, or who ba,
Confessed bis guilt in open cour'
upon indict ment, of any crime, Il E
punishment Of which is, or ma,
b. reafter be, Imprisonment in the
State prison, shalt DO permitted T..
vote unless tue said person shall b.
dcst restored to citizenship in tbt
manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. Every lersou Offering +.
vote shall be at the time q legal,
registered voter as Ter. In pr-scr'b+C
ADD in the manner bereiraf.r pro-
v,d-d by law, and the q n. raj AS.
|embly of North Carolina shall epac
gene raj registration laws to carry i, .
to feet the provisions of this Al.
,icle.
Sec. 4. Every person presentir e
himself for registration shall be abb.
to read and write any section of the
Constitution in the English languae.
and, in addition thereto. shall hav.
paid on or before the f st day Of
March of the year in Which he pro
poses to vote, his poll tax, as pre-
scribed by law, for the previous =, ar
and he shall exhibit his receipt there
f when be offers to vote. Poll taxe,
shall be lien only on assess. d prop
-r y, and no process shall issue t
enforce the collection of the sam,
except against assessed property.
| Sec. S No male person, who wa
on .nuary l, 1867. or at any tim,
prior thereto, entitled to vote uude
he laws Of any State in the Unite,
5 ates wherein be then resided, an,
40 lineal decendent of any such PEI
sor; shall be denied the right to reg
lister aud vote at any election in thi
5 ate by reason of his failure to 20
s.ss the educational qualification
prescribed IN section 4 Ut this Article
Provided. He shall have r. g st-re
accordiance with this Article prio
% December l, 1908. and no perso
hall be entitled to register unde
mis- 8. c'ion aft. r that date.
The Gen. raj Assembly shall, at il
rst session after the adoption O
lis amendment, provide the manne
which the classes OF persons PR
'ided for in this section shall regis
or.
SEC. 6 All elections by the peopI
hall be by ballot, aud all election
y the General Assembly shall
iva wore.
Sc. z. Every voter in NORTH Ca
lima, except a. in this Art. disqual
id. shall be eligible to of 20, b,
before entering upon the duties .
the cfice he shall take and subscrit
the following oath: "t.......... 4
l-muly swear or facm, that l v,
support and maintain the constit,
ion and laws Of the U s. and tt