The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

q lieu thereof shall be substituted
he following Article of Said Copsti'
ution:
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 paturalizeC. y
years of age and possessing the q.a,-
lfications set out in this Article shall
be entitled to vote at any election by
the people in the State, except "a
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 elec-
ton district, in which he offers 20
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 de
prive 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 person
who has been convicted, or who a
confessed bis guilt in open court
upon Indictment, of any crime, ii.
punishment of which is, or psy
thereafter be, Imprisonment in tie
State prison, shall be per ni.ted &c
vote unless the said person 81 AL l..
first rostored t. citizenship N re
manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. Every person Offering t.
vote shall be CT the time legally
registered voter as Eerein prescribed
and in the manner hereinafter pro
vided by law, and the General As
sembly of North Carolina shall epacI
general registration laws to carry in
to effect the provisions of this Ar
ticle.
Sec. 4. Every person presentin,
himself for registration shall be abb.
to read and write any section of TIA.
Constitution in the English language
and, before he shall be entitled Z.
vote, have paid, on or before the Il S
day of March Of the year in which IA,
proposes to vote, his pall tax, as pre-
scribed by law, for the previous year
Foil taxes shall be y lien only on as
sessed property, and NO process ST. . 1
issue TO enforce the collection of IA,
same except against ASSESSED prop.
erty.
Sec. 5. Nc male person, who Wa
on January l, 1867, or at any tim,
prior thereto, entitled to vote undo
the laws OF any State in tn. Unite.
States wherein he then resided, au.
no lineal descendant of any such Der
SOD; shall be denied the right to reg
lister and vote at any election ir thi
State by reason of his failure to Do
sess the educational qualification
prescribed IN section of this Article
Provided. He shall nave registere,
in accordance with the terms of In;
section prior to Dec. L. 1908.
The General Assembly shall prc
vide for q permanent record of al
persons who register under this sec
ton on or before November 1, 1906
and all such persons shall be entitle
to register and vote at all election
by the people in this State, unles
disqualified under section 2 Of thi
Article: Provided such perso As sl,al
have paid the,- poll tax as require
by Law.
Sec. q. All elections by the peopI
shall be by ballot, and ali election
by the General Assembly shall b
viva voce.
Sec. z. Every voter ia North Ca,
DINA, except as in this Art. disaualj
ned, shall be eligible to Office, bu
before entering upon the duties O
she Office he shall take and sutscrib
the following oath: 81, d
solemnly swear or affirm, that / vi,
support and maintain the eonst;,r
ton and laws of the U. s. and Tn
constitution and laws of North Caro-
lima, not inconsistent therewith, an
that l will faithfully discharge III
duties of my Office "A g
help me God" "
Sec. 8. The following cIasse. q
persons shall be disqualified for al
nee: First, all persons Who denv -
being OF Almighty God. Second -
persons who shall have bean cont.
ted or confessed their guilt On ind;c,
ment pending, and whether senter
ced or not; or. under judgment an,
Peneed' OF any treason or felony. Q
any \ shef crime for which the nm,
'snment may be imprisonment in n
Penitentlary, since becominR citi,.,
OF the United States. Of corn nt,o
and malpractice in ofice unIess - :
person shall be restored to the r;ch,
OF citizenshrp n n me,,.--
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