The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
A RTICLE VI.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Office
Qualifications of an Elector.


Suffrage and Eligibility to Office
Qualifications of an Elector.
Section |. Every male person born
In the United S ates, and every male
persOn who has been naturaliZec. 9!
years Of age and possessing the qLal.
IticatiOns set out in this Article shall
be entitled to vote at any election by
the people in the State, except as
herein otherwise provided.
Sec. =. 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 cleo
ton district, in which he offers TO
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 precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has removed
until after such removal. No person
. who has been convicted, or who has
confessed his guilt in open court
upon indictment, of any crime, the
punishment of which is, or may
thereafter be, Imprisonment in the
State prison, shall be permitted tc
vote unless the said person shall be
first restored to citizenship in TIE
manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. Every person Offering to
vote shall be at the time legally
registered voter as herein prescribed
and in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided by law, and the General AS
sembly of North Carolina shall enact
general registration laws to carry in
to effect the provisions of this Ar
ticle.
Sec. 4. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall be able
to read and write any section of the
Constitution i u the English language;
and, before he shall be entitled to
vote, have paid, on or before the first
day of March of the year in which he
proposes to vote, his poll tax, as pre-
scribed 10y law, for the previous year.
Poll taxes shall be a lien only ON as
sess, d property, and no process shall
issue to enforce the collection of the
same except against assessed prop
erty.
Sec. 5. Nc male person, who was
ON January l, 1867, or at any time
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
the laws OF any State in the United
States wherein he then resided, and
no lineal desc endant of any such per-
son; shall be denied the right to reg
lister and vote at any election in this
State by reason of his failure to po-
sess the educational qualifications
prescribed in section 4 of this Article
Provided, He shall have tgistered
in accordance with the terms of this
section prior TO Dec. l, 1908.
The General Assembly shall pro
vide for permanent record of al
persons wno register under this sec
ton on Or before November l, 1908
: and all such persons shall be entitled
/ to register and vote at all election!
: by the people in this State, unles!
, disqual fed under section 2 of thi
Artlcl,: Provided such persons shall
, have paid their poll tax as required
: by law.
p Sec. 6. All elections by the peopl
shall be by ballot, aud all election
by the General Assembly shall be
l viva voce,
y Sec. 7. Every voter in North Car
f DINA, except as in this Art. disquali
fed, shall be eligible to Office, bu
>, before entering upon the duties o
i the office he shall take and subscrib
y the following oath: "l..........., d.
@ sole mnly swear or affirm, that | vii
I support aud maintain the constitu
= ton and laws OF the U. S. aud tn
: constitution and laws of n orth Caro-
n lima, not inconsistent Herewith, an
: thatI will faithfully discharge tn
duties of nv office as ......... 5
n help me God"
J. See. 8. The following classes Q
# persons shall be disqualified for oil
i fee: First, all parsons who deny til
n being Of Almighty God. Second, a.
o VERSIONS who shall have been convie
= ted orconfessed their guilt on iudict
If ment pending, and whether senten
ced or.not; or under Judgment su:
d pend ed, of any treason or felony, Q
d any ther crime for which the pur
,r jshment may be Imprisonment in tn
+ penitentiary, since becoming citizen
r. of the United States. of corruptlO
At and malpractice in Office unless sue
n person shall be restored to the right
D. of citizenship n a manner prescril
ed by law.
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