The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-17

The Suffrage amendmeni Eelrrfeo
to above, which WAS adopted 10y tie
last Legislature, Is rs follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
Sestiop !. That Article vi Of the
Constitution of North Carolina ee,
and the same j. hereby repealed. suc
in lieu thereof shall be substituted
the following Article of Said Consii-
tuition:
ARTICLE vi.
Suffrage and Eligibility TO ofie.-
Qualifications of an Eleotor.
Section I. Every male person born
| in the United States, and every male |
person who has been paturAliz~G. =, |
years of age and possessing the qLAi' |
ifications set ont in this Article fhali |
be entitled to vote At any election b. |
the people in the State, except AZ
herein otherwise provided.
I Sec. =. lie shall have resided ~ |
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 a.
vote four months next preceding the
election: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or other
election district TO smother IN tie
same county, shall Tot operai. 10 d.
prive any person of the right 10 vote
in a precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has ramov' q
until after such removal. No person
who has been convicted, or who has
confessed bis guilt in open court
upon indictment, of any crime, IL.
punishment of which is, or my
thereafter be, Imprisonment in tue
e State prison, shall be peru III, a &c
: vote unless the said person shall l.,
first restored to citiz. nsni. ia tx
p manner prescribed by Jaw.
u Sec. 3. Every person offering {"
vote shall be at the time = legally
d registered voter as herein prescribed
l. and in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided by law, and the General As
sembly of North Carolina shall enac'
general registration laws to carry in
Oh to effect the provisions OF this Az
r.. ticle.
~ Sec. 4. Every person presentlL;
nd himself for registration shall be abb
We to read and write any section Of ,b
xs Constitution IN the English language
lat and, before he shall be entitled .
r. vote, have paid, on or before The Fl rs
r.. day of March of the year il which b
les proposes TO vote, his poll tax, as pr.
'hs seribed by law, for the previous yea
all Poll taxe4 shall De lien only on =,
sessed property, and no proce s. sha
issue to enforce the collection of ID
Iss same except against assessed prop
ng erty.
bic
si- Sec. >. Nc male person, who W.,
rit- on January 1, 1867, or at any tin
cid prior thereto, entitled TO vote und,
-; the laws Of any State in the Unite
is States wherein he then resided, al
of no ineal descendant of any such pc
lis SOD; shall be denied the right to re,
~ lister and vote at any election in tn
his State by reason of his failure TO .,
csc sess the educational qnalifcai ioi
led prescribed IN sectio Of this Arti.l
ms Provided. He shall have register.
% in accordance with the terms OF ID
section prior TO Dec. L, 1908.
nd The General Assembly shall pr
"a vide for permanent record Of 4
persons who register under this Sc
ton on or before November 1, 100
and all such persons shall be entitl,
to register and vote al all election
IS by the people in this State, unle
uId disqualified under section 2 OF tb
,er- Article: Provided such persc As sh,
I've, have paid their poll tax as rsquir,
tn. by law.
Sec. q. All elections by the peop
shall be by ballot, and ali eleetio
by the General Assembly shall
viva voce.
tn
the Sec. z. Every voter in North c,
,sts china, excs pt as in this Art. disaua
. zee fed, shall be eligible to office, b
be before entering upon the duties
has the Office he shall take and subscri
he the following oath: Il,
solemnly swear or affirm, that | "
ny support and maintain the coust;,
or ton and laws of the U. s. and Z
owe constitution and laws of North Ca,
be lima, not inconsistent there with. :.
,ss that will faithfully discharge I
ali duties Of my Office as
help me God"
b a Sec. 8. The following elasses
Chit persons shall be disqualified for ,
ad- nee: First, all persons who depv I
of being OF Almighty God. Second.
the persons who shall have bean conv
l. ted OF confessed their guilt on ipdi,
ment pending, and whether sente
ced or not; or under Judgment :,
penred, OF any treason or felony
we'll any .her crime for which the nm
'rH. 'snment may be imprisonment in /