The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-06-01

latner' is especially decried as q |
monstrous absurdity.
The suffrage amendment referred |
to above, which was adopted by the |
last Legislature, is as follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Section /. 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and the same is hereby repealed, and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 born
In the United States, and every male
person who has been naturaliz co, 81
years of age and possessing the quail
itications set out in this Article shall
be entitled to vote at any election by
the people in the State, except as
herein otherwise provided.
Sec. =. lie shall 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 to
vote four months next preceding the
election: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or other
election district to another in the
same county, shall not operate to de-
prive any person of the right to vote
in a precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has removed
until after such removal. No person
who has been convicted, or who has
confessed his guilt in open court
upon indictment, of any crime, the
punishment of which is, or may
thereafter be, Imprisonment in the
State prison, shall be permitted &c
vote unless the said person shall be
first restored TO citizenship in TIE
manner prescribed by law.
Sec. ,. Every person offering to
vote shall be at the time a legally
registered voter as herein prescribed
and in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided by law, and the General AS
sembly of North Carolina shall enact
general registrationlaws to carry in
! to effect the provisions of this Ar
ticle.
Sec. 4. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall be able
,, to read and write any section of the
Constitution in the English language;
{ and. before he shall be entitled to
, vote, have paid, on or before the first
J day of March of the year in which he
proposes to vote, his poll tax, as pre-
scribed by law, for the previous year.
r. Poll taxes shall be 3 lien only on as
sessed property, and no process shall
, issue to enforce the collection of the
same except against assessed prop
erty.
b.. Sec. ). Nc male person, who was
on January |, 1867, or at any time
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
= the laws OF any State in the United
g States wherein he then resided, and
no lineal descendant of any such per.
. son; shall be denied the right to reg
:, lister and vote at any election in thi:
4 State by reason of his failure to po-
y sess the educational qualifications
9 prescribed in section of this Article
Provided. He shall have registered
. in accordance with the terms of thi
9 section prior to Dec. l, 1908.
i The General Assembly shall pro
IL vide for permanent record of al
= persons who register under this sec
: ton on or before November l, 1905
o and all such persons shall be entitled
n to register and vote at all election
by the people in this State, unles
y disqualified under section 2 of thi
" Article: Provided such persons shal
g have paid their poll tax as require
g by law.
p Sec. 6. All elections by the peopl
IS shall be by ballot, and all election
y, by the General Assembly shall b
u viva voce.
IN Sec. Z. Every voter in North Ca
&c DINA, except as in this Art. disqual
p fed, shall be eligible to office, bu
y before entering upon the duties {
~ the Office he shall take and subscrih
g the following oath: 81, ....N....., d
solemnlv swear or affirm, that l WI
no support and maintain the constltl
80 ton and laws of the L. 5. and tn
III constitution and laws of North Care
: lima, not inconsistent Herewith, an
Is that will faithfully discharge tt
II duties of my Office as .........
help me God.'
,e- Sec. 8. The following classes
ue persons shall be disqualified for Q
BIZ flee: First, all persons who deny II
On being of Almighty God. Second, 9
up persons who shall have been convi
ne ted or confessed their guilt on indie
~ ment pending, and whether sente'
ice ced or not; or under judgment su
ne pended of any treason or felony,
Oh auy Their crime for which the pu
icy jshment may be imprisonment in Il
IA IA penitentiary, since becoming citize
CO of the United States. of corruptl'
s and malpractice in Office unless su
person shall be restored to the rigt
Eo of citizenship N a manner prescri
D ed by law.
'pe Sec, 9. The act shall be in for
OW fro,, apd altar its ratification