The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-07-25
The PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT.

give in full herewith the proposed Con
stitutional amendment, which we ex
pect to keep standing until the election
in August of next year. 1t is not nee.
essary for us to say that it should be
carefully considered and that the voter
should not allow prejudice to Influence
him in deciding whether or no he will
support it. The act of the Legislature
reads as follows:
The General Assembly Of North Caro-
do enact:
That article vi of the Constitution
| of North Carolina be, and the same is
hereby abrogated and in lieu thereof
shall be substituted the following ar,
ticle of said Constitution:
ARTICLE vi.
/ SUFFRAGE AND ELIGIBILITY OF OFFICE
MALIFICATIONs OF AN ELECTOR.
CSectiou 1 } Every male person born
in the United States and every male
| person who has been ~naturalized, 81
years of age and possessing the quaIifi
cations set out in this article, shall be
entitled to vote at any election by the
people in the State, except as herein
otherwise provided.
Section p He shall have resided In
the State Of North Carolina for 2 years,
in the county six months, and in the
precinct, ward or other election district
in which he offers to vote, four months
next preceding the ele cSion: Provided,
That removal from one precinct, ward
or other election district, to another in
the same county, shall not operate to
deprive any person Of the rlght5o vote
in the precinct, ward or other election
district, from which he has removed
until four months after such removal.
No person who has been convicted or
who has confessed his guilt Ia open
court upon indictment, Of any crime,
the punishment of which now ls or
may hereafter be, imprisonment in the
State prison, shall be permitted to vote
unless the said person shall be first re
stored to citizenship in the manner
prescribed by law.
Section 81 Eve y person Offering to
vote shall be a the time a legally regis
tered voter as herein prescribed and in
the manner hereafter provided by law,
aad the General Assembly of North
Carolina shall enact general registra-
ton laws 20 carry into effect the pro
visions of this article.
Section 4 Every person p esentiDg
himself for registration shall be able
to read and write any section o: the
Constitution in the English language,
and before he shall be entitled to vote
be shall have paid IN or before the
first day of March OF the year in which
he proposes to vote his poll tax as pre-
scribed by law for the previous year.
(Sectiou 5 } No male person, who was
On January 1, 1867, or at any time
prior thereto, entitled to vote under the
laws of any St6te 10 the United States
wherein he then resided, and no hneRl
defendant Of any such person, shall
be denied the right to register and vote
at any election In this State by reason
OF his failure to possess the educational
qualification prescribed in section 4 of
this Article: Provided, h shall have
registered in accordance with the terms
OF this Section prior. to December 1,
1908. The General Assembly shall
prOuido for O norroonop% rooO-1 - oil
persons who register under this sec,
tion on or before November l, 1908. and
all such persons ehall be entitled to
register and vote in all elections by the
people in this State unless disqualified
under section 2 Of this article: Pro
vided such persons shall have paid
their poll tax as required by law"
Section 6 } A elections by the people
shall be by ballot, and all elections by
the General Assembly shall be viva
voce.
S8ction7 Every voter in North Caro-
lima, except as in this Article disquali
fed, shall be eligible to off SO, but be
fore entering upon the duties of the
Office he shall take and subscribe the
following oath; II, ----, do SOL
EMMY swear { r afirm) that I will sup
port and maintain the Constitution and
of the U lited States and the Con-
stitu lion and laws of n Nrth Carolina,
not inconsistent ? egeWlth, and that /
will faithfully dlsaharge the duties of
my Office as ----. So help me
GID"
(Section 81. The folio wirg classes of
persons shall b. disqualified for Cffee:
First, all peraons who deny the being