The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-10

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The eorr~spondeut Of tho Caar-
lotie Observer, writing TO that pai'e. |
from Fayetteville. under date 81
March ith. says
The Observer correctly guAecs pub
lie sentiment in throwing cot word
of warning against taking for grant
cd the carrying st the ballot box OF
the suffrage constitutional amend
ment. l. Will r, quire hard work from
the rank and file and leaders OF tbs
party. There "a certainly ne cloud
on the title Of the Cape Fear p,m
ocracy to orthodoxy, dus the urisa
is surprised at the number OF LEAD
ing Democrats whom he meets OF
posed to the amendme ut. The claus,
about the grand son Of his grand
father" Is especially decried rs .
monstrous Absurdity.
The suffrage amendment referred
to above, which Was adopted by tl'
last Legislature. is as follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Section 1. That Article VI of the
Con institution of North Carolina be,
and the same is hereby repealed, and
in lieu thereof shsll be substituted
the following Article Of Said Constr
tuition:
ARTICLE vi.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Office
Qualifications Of an Elec;or.
Section /. Every male person born
in the United States, and every NAL.
person who has been naturaliz-G. y
years Of age and possessing the qLAi'
ifications set out in this Article shall
be entitled to vote At any election B.,
the people in the State, except as
herein otherwise provided.
Sec. 2. He shall have resided 10
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 60
vote four months next pre- ceding the
election: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or other
election district to another IN the
same county, shall not operate TO DE-
privs any person Of the right to vote
in q precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has remov, d
until aftor such removal. No person
who has been convicted, or who mas
confessed his guilt in open count
upon Indictment, of any crime, Ii.
punishment of which is, or M y
thereafter he, imprisonment in the
Sta.e prison, .hall be permits j Il
vote unless the said person shall IL
first restored to citize nsLip IN II.
manner prescribed by Law.
Sec. 3. Every person Offering 1,
vote shall be At the time a legal,
registered voter as herein prescribe,
and in the manner hereinafter pro
vided by law. and the General AS
sembly of North Carolina shall ensc
, general registration laws to carry in
, to effect the provisions Of this A,
, ticle.
/, Sec. 4. Every person presentiu
? himself for registration shall DO adj
r to read and write any section of IL
! Constitution in the English languag.
, and, before he shsll be entitled |
? vote, have paid, on or before tn, fir
t day Ut March of the year in which
proposes to vote, his poll tax, as pr
. scrihed by law, for the previous yea
}. Poll taxe1 shall be lien only on q
O sesst d property, and no process sha
q issue to enforce the collection Of Il
y same except against assessed pro,
cry.
Sec. 5. Nc male person, who W
on January l, 1867. or at any tin
prior thereto, entitled to vote ind
'e the laws Of any State in the Unit,
- States wherein he then resided, al
d no linesl descendant of any such pc
is SOD; shall be denied the right to re
lister and vote at any election in th
J. State by reason of his failure to o.
y sess the educational qualification
Is prescribed in section 4 Of this A rticI
ID Provided He shall have register,
Is in accordance with the terms of Il
re section prior to Dec. 1, 1905.
- The Gener raj Assembly shall o,
! vide for permanent record of ,
e persons who register under this sc
J., ton on or before November 1, l9t
and all such persons shall be entitl
to register and vote at all electio
by the people in this State, uule
disqualified under section 2 Of II
i, Article: Provided such perso .,s sh,