The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-10-26

)Affy. luetc - cSfthiusy ~ S
N the title Of the Cape Fear Dan
,crscy to orthodoxy, du' the sr!isi
s surprised At the number Of lead
pg Democrats whom he meets OF
posed TO the amendment. The CLAUSE
about the grand son Of his grand
father" Is especially decried ~ .
mon strous absurdity.
The suffrage ams pdment referred
to above, which Was adopted by the
last Legislature. is rs follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Section /. That Arucir vi Of the
Con Institution of North Carolina be-,
and the same is hereby Abrogated.
and in lieu thereof shall be substituf-
ed the following Article 81 Said Con
stitutiou:
ARTICLE vi.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Once
Qualifications OF an Elector.
Section /. Every male person born
in the Unit. d States, and every male
persoo who has been paturalize6, p
years Of age and possessing the qLAr
| lfications set out in this Article shall
be entitled to vote 1T any election BY
the people in the State. except ~
iereiu otherwise provided.
Sec. =. He shall have resided 10
the State Of North Carolins for two
years, in the county six months and
in the precinct, ward or other cleo
ton district, in which he offers o.
vote four months next preceding the
election: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or 9th, !
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 removed
until four m onths after such removal
No person who has been convicted
or who has confessed bis gull
!. inopen court upon indictment, o
any crime, the punishment o
which now is, or may thereafter be
Imprisonment in the State prison
shall be permitted &c vote uples
the said person shall be first re
stored to citize nship in TIE name
prescribed by law.
Il [Ssc. 3. Every person Offering /
vote shall be at the time legal
= registered voter as herein prescribe
and in the manner hereinafter Pre-
vided by law. and the General Al
sembly of North Carolina shall enae
e general registration laws to carry in
D to effect the provisions of this Al
ticle.
y [Sec.] 4. Every person present,n
himself for registration shall be abb
J, to read and write any section of til
Constitution in the English langnag.
> and, before he shall be entitled (
: vote, ne shall have paid, on @
:, before the first day of March Q
the year in which he propose
to vote, his poll tax, as pr,
scribed ylaw, for the previous yeal
Poll taxes shall be . lien only on n
sessed property, and no process shsl
issue to enforce the collection of tn
same except against assessed prop
: erty.
, lSec. 5. Nc male person, Who wa
on January l, 1867. or at any tim
prior thereto, entitled to vote unde
the laws Of any State in the Unite,
States wherein he then resided, an,
no lineal descendant of any such per
son; shall be denied the right to reg
lister and vote at any election in thi
State by reason of his failure to pc
sess the educational quail icatiou
prescribed in section of this Article
Provided. He shall have rsgistere,
IN accordance with the terms O. ,bi
: section prior 10 Dec. /. 1908.
The General Assembly shall pa,
vide for permanent record o. q,
persons who register nnd. this So
ton on or before November l. 1906
and all such persons shall h. entail.
to register and vote at all elec,icu
BY the people in this State, uel.s
disqualified under section 9 ~ th.
Article: Provided such perso g shs
have paid their poll tax as =. qnirs
by Law.
Sec. g. All elections by III. peorl
shall be by ballot, and all .l-c,ior
by the General Assembly sha 3
viva voce.
lSec. ~ Every voter in North Ca
'iina, except as IN this Arr. j, ana'
lied, shall be eligible TO ofi 20, b,
before entering upsn the duties .
he Office he shall tsk., and 81 bs. ri.
the following oath: 81.
solemniy swear or affirm, that I ",
support and maintain the copsti,,
lion and laws of the U. 8. and {,
CONSTITUTION and laws Of North Car
lima, not Inconsistent there With. ar
that l will faithfully discharge II
duties Of nv Office A
oelp me God"
tSec. g. The following cIasses
persons shall be disquali6ed for O
dee; First, all psrsons Who shs
feny the being Of Almigh
lGld 2aaanA Ill