The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-07-13

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The correspondent Of the Char
o,te observer, writing to thas paper
lr~m Fayetteville, under date OF
March Ath, says
The Observer correctly guAges pao-
lie sentiment in throwing ont . sorc
Of warning against taking for grant
ID the carrying 1t the ballet boz OF
the suffrage constitutional amend
meut. II vail require hard work from
the rank and file and leaders of tue
party. There IL certainly ne cloud
on the title Of the Cape Fear Dem
ocracy to orthodoxy, dat the srisst
is surprised ut the number OF lead
ing Democrats whom he meets OF
posed TO the amendment. The clause
about the grand son Of his grand
father" Is especially deerisd a. .
mopstrous Absurdity.
The suffrage smendmecs referred
to above, which Was adopted by tie
last Legislature. is as follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Section 1. That Article vi Of the
Con stitution of North Carolina be.
and the same is hereby repealed, and
in lieu thereof shall be substituted
the following Article Of Said Cousti
tuition:
ARrIcLE vi.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Once
Qualifications Of an Elsctor.
Section /. Every male person born
in the United States, and every male
person who has been naturaliEeG, y
years of age and possessing the qLai.
ifications set ont in this Article shall
be entitled to vote At any election BY
the people in the State, except n
herein otherwise provided.
Sec. 9. lie shali 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 Il
vote four months next preceding the
election: Provided. That removal
from one precinct, ward or otheI
|. 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 electior
district from which he has removed
until after such removal. No person
who has been convicted, or who hA
= confessed bis guilt in open cour
upon indictment, of any crime, tb,
punishment of which is, or ma,
thereafter be, Imprisonment in tn
= State prison, shall be permitted 4
vote unless the said person shall b
!. first restored to citizenship in Il
y manner prescribed by Law.
n Sec. 3. Every person Offering ,
'e vote shall be at the time q legal
n registered voter as herein prescribl
ID and in the manner hereinafter pr,
~ vided by law, and the General A
n sembly Of North Carolina shall eua
e. general registration laws to carry i
y" to effect the provisions of this A
ticle.
Sec. 4. Every person presentll
pc himself for registration shall be al
" to read and write any section of Z
, I Constitution in the English lang uaa
60 and, before he shall be entitled
vote, have paid, on or before the &
day of March of the year in which
.d proposes to vote, his poll tax, as p
ID scribed by law, for the previous ye,
ID Poll taxes she'll be lien only on
nd sessed property, and no process sh
tb. issue to enforce the collection of ,
ne; same except against assessed pro
" erty.
Sec. 5. Nc male person, Who '
on January l, 1867, or at any iii
me prior thereto, entitled TO vote unt
ON the laws o: any State in the Uni,
ost States wherein he then resided, a
no lineal descendant Of any such D
ar SOD; shall be denied the right to r,
lister and vote at any election in Z
State by reason Of his failure to Z
lys sess the educational qualificatie
~ prescribed in section of this Attic
=" Provided. He shall havo r. gists,
lys in accordance with the terms of Z
I'll section prior to Dec. 1, 1908.
OF The General Assembly shall %
nm vide for permanent record of
tb. persons who register under this o
hit. ton on or before November 1, 10
= and all such persons shall be eutit]
to register and vote at all elect;s
e by the people in this State, unl
y disqualified under section 2 Of 4
! Article: Provided such persons sh
have paid their poll tax as requi,
j by Law.
O. Sec. 8. All elections By the peo
eel shall be by ballot, and all electie
AN oy tho General Assembly shall
'or viva voce.
me Sec. z. Every voter in North C
~ DINA, except as in this Art. discus
Ter He'd, shall be eligible to Office. I
10 before entering upon the duties