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The correspondent OF the Char
los,s Observer, writing to that paper
from Fayetteville, under date OF
March &th. says:
The Observer correctly guaees pub
lie sentiment in throwing oat . word
Of warning against taking for grant
I'd the carrying 1t the ballot box OF
the suffrage constitutional amend
meu,. 1t Will require hard work from
the rank and file and leaders OF the
party. There is certainly ne cloud
on the title Of the Cape Fear Dem
ocracy to orthodoxy, dat the sriia
is surprised 1T the number Of lead
ing Democrats whom he meets or
posed to the amendment The clause
about the grand son Of his grand
father" Is especially decried rs =
monstrous absurdity.
The suffrage anne udment referred
to above, which was adopted by tie
last Legislature, is Is follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Section l. That Article vi Of the
Constitution of North Carolina be,
and the same is hereby repealed. and
in lieu thereof shall be substituted
the following Article Of Said Consti
tuition:
ARTICLE vi.
Suffrage and Eligibility TO Office
:. Qualifications of an Elector.
: Section /. Every male person borr
in the United States, and every male
person who has been naturalize6, q
: years of age and possessing the qLai
Q ifications set out in this Article sbSi
u be entitled to vote at any election by
the people in the State, except .,
: herein otherwise provided.
II Sec. 2. He shall have resided il
Il the State of North Carolina for tw,
years, in the county six months an,
a in the precinct, ward or other cleo
d ton district, in which he offers (,
d vote four months next preceding til,
election: Provided, That remova
q from one precinct, ward or othe
, election district to ano,her in th,
e same county, shall not operate to d,
!, prive any person of the right to vo''
= in a precinct, ward or other election
81 district from which he has remove,
re until after such removal. No perso
re who has been convicted, or who hs
=, confessed his guilt in open cou,
to upon indictment, of any crime, til
rs punishment of which is, or ma
be thereafter be, imprisonment in th
~ State prison, shall be permitted ,
q vote unless the said person shall I
on first restored to citizenship in Il
C. manner prescribed by Law.
ms Sec. 3. Every person Offering
lal vote shall be At the time a legal
ny registered voter as herein prescrib
and in the manner hereinafter pr
a.. vided by law, and the General A
an sembly of North Carolina shall ems
AN general registration laws to carry i
otn to effect the provisions of this 4
~, .I ticle.
err Sec. 4. Every person present,
TO himself for registration shall be al
-. to read and write any section of ,
Constitution in the English langua,
ese and, before he shall be entitled
ear vote, have paid, on or before the Fl
oa' day of March of the year in which
.ot. proposes to vote, his poll tax, as p
md scribed by law, for the previous We
the Poll taxe1 shall be lien only on
al! sessed property, and no process sh
ill issue to enforce the collection of
ton same except against assessed pro
all erty.
ers Sec. 5. Nc male person, who =
for on January l, 1867, or at any I'll
prior thereto, entitled to vote uns
u. the laws OF any State in the Uni,
vn States wherein he then resided, a
nc no lineal descendant of any such p
rob SOD; shall be denied the right to r.
lister and vote at any election in Il
~ State by reason of his failure to 2
the sess the educational qualificatio
bill prescribed IN section OF this Artie
no Provided. He shall have register
on in accordance with the terms Of II
ise section prior to Dec. l, 1908.
list The Gene raj Assembly shall d
ao' vide for permanent record of
N. persons who register under this q,
e. ton on or before November l. 10,
ny. and all such persons shall be entitl
T. to register and vote at all electio
he