The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-16

Constituti"n OF North Carolina q.
and the sane is hereby ahroga,.d
aud in lieu thereof sh al be ,ussr,iu,.
I'd the following Article Of Sad Con
stjtution:
ARTICLE vi.
Suffrage and Eng bility Ca Once
Qualifications of an Elec,or.
sec'io" Every NAL. &c, son born
IN the Unit. d s ai-s, and every nnl.
Person who has been na,uralz-c y
years Of age and possessing ID. qlAr.
ifcAfions set out in this Artici. .nAI.
De entitled TO vote at any election b,
the people in the State, except a.
herein Otherwise provided.
lSec. 2. He shall have resided IN
the State Of North Carolina for ts.
years, in the county SIX months ano
in the precinct, ward or other cleo.
ten district, in which he offers "a
vote four months next preceding IN.
election: Provided. That removal
from one precinct, ward or Other
election district to another in The
same county, shall not operate TO de-
Prive any person Of the right TO vo,.
in precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has remoy. d
until four m Onihs after such removal
No person who has been convicted,
or who has Confessed bis gull
,nopen court upon Indictment, @,
any crime. the punishment @,
which now Is, or may thereafter be.
Imprisonment in the State prison.
shall be permitted &c vote uDles,
the said person shall be first 7.
stored to citizenship ia IL. name,
prescribed by Law.
lSec. 3 Every person off-ripg {
vote shall be At the tImo a legal,
registered voter as herein prescribe
and In the manner hereinafter pro
vided by Law, and the Grn.ral A..
sembly of North Carolina shall .uae
general registration laws To carry i'll
to effect the provisions of this Ar
ticle.
lSec. 4. Every person present,r G
himself tor registration shall be- abb.
to read and write any section of ~.
Constitution in the English lsnguae,
and, before he shall be entitled 4.
vote, he shall have paid, on O,
before the fist day Of March OF
the year in which he propose.
to vote, his poll tax, as PR.
scribsd BY Law, for the previous year
Foil taxei shall be = lien only on ~
seas. d properly, and no process shal.
issue to enforce the collection Of IL.
same except against Assessed prop-
erty.
lSec. 81 Nc male person, Who va.
on January l, 1867. or 1t any tim.
prior thereto, entitied to vote und.,
The laws OF any State in III. United
States wherein he then resided. ann
no hnesl descendant of any such p-r-
son; snail be denied The right to reg.
lister and vote At any election IN TIN.
STATE by reason Of his failure 10 10.
sess ;se educational Qualification,
prescribed IN section Ut this Article.
Provided. He shall have r. g.s,er.o
IN accordance with the term, q, ,b,,
section prior to Dec. /, 1905.
The Gent raj Assembly thaII pro.
vide Tor . permanent record of ali
persons who register under this sec
ton on or before November l. 1908
and all such persons shall be ent,tl.-o
to register and vote 1T all elections
by the people in this State, unless
disqualified under section 2 OF this
Article: Provided such perso as shall.
have paid their poll tax a. req uired
by Law.
ISec. 81 Ali elections by the people
shall be by ballot, ard ali election,
oy the General Assembly shall be
viva voce.
ISec. ~ Every voter in North Car.
DINA, except as in this Art. disouali.
lied. shall be eligible to Office, bu,
before entering upon the duties os
the Office he shall take and subscribe
the following oath: 81, do
swear or affirm, that I Will
support and maintain the cons,i,u
hon and laws of the U. 8. and tns
constitution and laws of North C.ro
ina, not inconsistent Herewith, and |
nat will faithfully discharge the
iuties Of my Office a Sol
,elp me GOd.'
lSee. 81 The following classes Of
persons shall DO DISC ualified for Of.
Ice: First, all persons Who shall
leny the being Of Almighty
tod. Second, all persons Who
hall have been convicted
Z confessed their guilt on i,d;e,.
'ent pending, and whether sen.ep-
sd or NOT; or under Judgment sus
enred, OF any treason or felony. or
ny sher crime for which the nm.
'hment may b imprisonment in tn.
enitentisry, since becoming citizen.