The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-12-14

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fron Fsysssrviiis. uss.r date q
March eth. sAys
The Observer correctly qua rvs pse-
he ssnnnsrt is throwing cat . v"rd
OF warning against taking fos grant
I'd the carrying ~ the balls, bss %
the outrage eoss'i,sfscnal sn~sd
mon;. II ~lil r~aoir~ bare v-,k fire.
the rank and nis and leaders es 20.
party. There 20 certainly us cioui
on the title Of toe Cape Fear psn
ocraey 10 orthodoxy, do, 'he .ri..r
10 surprised NJ the namb.r 20 !. 40
ing Democrats whom he meets OF
posed to the amsndmenI The claus.
about the grand son oe his grand
father' 10 especially deer,ed as .
monstrous absurdity.
The suffrage msndm~nt referred
to above, which Vas adopted by TIE
last Legislature, Is a. follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Section l. That Article vi 81 the
Constitution Of North Carolina o~,
and the same 10 hereby abrogated.
and In lieu thereof shall be subs,i,u,.
cd the following Article Of Said Con
stitution:
ARTICLE vi.
Suffrage and Eligibility To- ons.-
Qualifications at an El-c,or
lSection IL Every male person born
In the United Safes. and every male
persoa woo has been paturalI-, p
years Of Gge and possessing the qLA,.
incations SET ont in this Article Email
be entitled 10 vote At Any elre lou b,
III" people in the State. .r~rp, a.
herein Otherwise provided.
lSec 2. He shall have r-,,d-d IN
the State of North Carolina for two
years, IN the county SIX in .p,hs and
Ia the precinct, ward or other .l.c-
ton district, 10 which d. offers 4.
vote four months next preceding tue
election: Provided. That removal
from one precinct, ward OF oih.r
election district etc auother IN th.
same county, shall not operate to de-.
prive any person Of ia. right TO vote
In precinct, ward or .,h. l.,,iop
dist rict from which n. has r. p.v.d
until four IN ouths after such removal.
No person who has been convicted.
or who has Confessed bis guIl;
inopen court upon Indictment, of
any crime. the punish nepr OF
which now is, or may Their. ft.p b..
In the Stat. pr,s,,-
shall be permitted to vote Jules
the said person shall be first re-
stored to citizenship in Il. manner
BY Law.
lSec. 3. Every p,rs1u of ring 10
vote snail he At the tine q l.pnl.,
'egist. red voter as herein prescribed
and IL the manner hereinafter pro-
viaed BY law. and 10. General As
sembly Of Norlh Carolina shall .pac,
general registration avs 20 carry IN
to Eject the provisions of this Ar
.icle.
lSec.l 4. Every person presenting
himself for registration stall be sbl,.
to read and write any section Of the
in the EugIish language;
and, before he shall bs entitled tn
vote. he shall have paid, on or
before the FIST day et March of
he year in which be proposes
% vote, his poll tax, as pre-
'cribed bylaw, for tie previous year.
FOIL taxes shall be = lien only on AZ
'essed property, and NO process shall |
ssue to enforce the collection Of the
anne except against assessed prop-
'rty.
lSec. 81 Nc male person, who was
N January l, 1867. or at any tim.
NOR thereto, entitled 10 vote under
he laws Of ally State in tn. United
'tates wherein he then resided. and
20 iineal descendant Of any slcn per-
on; shall be denied the right to reg
ster and vote st any election in this
tate by reason Of his failure to DO
ess the educational qualifications
IN section 4 of this Article:
'rovided. He shall have registered
accordance with the terms of this
ection prior to Dec. 1. 1908.
The General Assembly shall FRO
lde for . permanent record Of all
ersons Who register under this SEC
ION on or before November 1, 1908,
nd all such persons shall be entitled
register and vote At ali elections
y the people in this State, unIess
isQualified under section 2 Of this
-rticie: Provided such Dersc - shall
ave paid their poll tax as required
y Law.
lSec. 81 All elections by the people
ball be by ballot, and ali elections
y the General Assembly shall be
iva voce.
lSec. ~ Every voter in North Car
lima, except ~ in this Art. disouaI,.
co. snah De eligible TO ONCE, bat
efore entering upon the dunes az
'e once Ne shall take aad subscribe