The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-10-19

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.,i,usiss.i a-as.a-s-s oss-s.
The serrespondeut Of the ChS--
lotts Observer, writing to tAst pafsl
from Fayetteville. under date -
March i,h. says;
Th. Observer correctly gasg~r Tsb-
lie sentiment in throwing ou, 8 word
o: warning sgA.ns; ,Skine Cor grsc'-
I'd the carrying Ct the ballet hsx Of
the suffrage constitutional smead
ment. IL xIll r. qnire hard work from
the rank and fils. and leaders ot IN.
party. There IS certainly Es olorf
on the title Of toe Cape Fear Dem
dorsey 10 orthodoxy, dui ,he vrii.i
is surprised At the number of lead
ing Democrats xhom he meets or
posed 70 tire sm-uirneni- TIE claus,
shout the grand son az his grand
father Is especially d,crisd IS >
mon strons sbsardity.
The suffrSgc am, ndnent referred
10 above. which was adopted 10y The
last L.cislai I'VE. IL IS follows
THE SUFFRAGE AMENpNENT.
Secu 3 |. That Afuci- VI If the
Constitution of North Carolina be,
and the Same is hereby abr0gated.
aud IN lieu thereof hall be suhsiitu--
ed the foIiosing Article Of Sod Con
st,tutiop:
ARTICLE VI.
Suffrage and Eligibility 20 Office
Qualifications of al Eiecior.
Section |. Every male Tesson born
ia the Unite d States, snd every male
person who has been nsturalzsC. -
years of age and possessing the qLai-
ifica;ions set out in this Article shall
be entitled 10 vote at any election by
the people IN the State, except n
| herein otherwise provided.
Sec. =. lie shall have resided IN
the State Of North CArolina for t~o
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 tie
election: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or other
election district to another IN tn.
same county, shall not operate 10 dc
prive any person of the right TO vote
III a precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has remov, q
until four IN Dn,hs after such removal
} No person who has been convicted
or who has confessed his gull
inopen court upon indictment, Of
any crime. the punishment OF
which now Is, or may thereafter be
imprisonment in the State prison
shall be permitted &c vote unless
tue said person shall he FIRST re
stored to citizenship IN TIE name
prescribed by law.
| Sec. ) Every persoa q ring I,
vote shall be At the time n le-all
registered voter ss hereia prescribe,
and In the manner Hereinafter pro
vided by law, and the q neral As
sembly of North Carolina suaa enac
general registration laws n carry in
TO effect the provisions of this Ar
ticle.
| See. 4. Every person presentin,
himself tor registration shall be abb.
to read and write any section of ~,
Constitution IL the English Language
and, before he shall be entitled T.
vote. s shall have paid, on o
before the first day of March o
the year in which he propose
TO vote, his poll tax, as pre-
scribed toy law, for the previous v. AZ
Poll taxez shall he lien only on ~
sess. d property, and no process sh "a !
issue TO enforce the collection of III.
same except against assessed prop
erty.
[Sec. ;. Nc male person, who wa
on January l, 1867, or at any Tim,
prior thereto, entitled TO vote und.l
the laws os any State in the United
States wherein ne then resided. and
no lineal descendant of any sueb per
son; shall be denied the right TO req.
lister and vote At any election in thu.
State by reason of his failure Ia 20
sess the educational qualifications
prescribed In section 4 of this Article;
Provided. He shall have rt gisteren
IN accordance with the terms Of this
section prior to Dec. l, 1908.
The General Assembly shall prv-
vide for a permanent record of ali
persons who register mud. this ser
ton on or before November l. 1905.
and all such persons shall be .u,,,i. =
to register and vote at all election
by the people IN this State, unl.ss
disqual fed under section Q 90 .Li.
Arhe!.: Provided sncb perso IS shsl
h4ve paid their ppiI tex AZ r.qa' ID
o. law.