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The correspondent Of the Char
iotts Observer, writing 10 that paper !,
from Fayetteville, under date Of
March 4th. says:
The Observer correctly guages pao-
lie sentiment in throwing cut . word
Of wsrnisg against taking for grant
ID the carrying Ct the ballot box Of
the suffrage constitutional amend
ment. 1t will require harl work from |
the rank and file and leader. ot toe
party. There il certainly ne cioai
On the title of the Cape Fear len
oerscy to orthodoxy, dat the write,
is surprised 1t the number of lead
ing Democrats whom he meets or
posed to the amendment. The claus,
about the grand son of his grand
father" Il especially dscried Is .
monstrous sbsurdity.
The suffrage amendment referred
TO above, which was adopted by the
last Legislature, il Is follows:
TIE 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and the same is hereby repealed, and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 born
in the United States, and every male
person who has been naturalize6, 9!
years of age and possessing tho q .al.
iications set out in this Article ahsIi
be entitled to vote at any election by
the people in the State, except az
herein otherwise provided.
Sec. 2. He 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 t.
vote four months next preceding tb Z
, election: Provided. That remov.,
from one precinct, ward or othel
. election district to another in thu
J. same county, shall not operate to de
. privs any person of the right 10 v0t,
! in q precinct, ward or other eIeceiOI
district from which he has removes
until after such removal. No person
e who has been convicted, or who ha
, confessed his guilt in open eour
upon Indictment, of any crime, tn
punishment of which is, or ma!
}, thereafter be, imprisonment in thu
State prison, shall be permitted Il
vote unless the said person shall b,
first restored to citizenship in tx
# manner prescribed by law.
Ell Sec. 3. Every person Offering t,
y vote shall be at the time . legal,
y registered voter as herein prescribed
and in the manner hereinafter pro
vided by law, and tho General AS
sembly of North Carolina shall enac
general registration laws to carry in
# to effect tho provisions Of this Ar
e ticle.
+ Sec. 4. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall be abl,
. to read and write any section of thu
3 Constitution in the English language
, and, in addition thereto, shall hav.
paid on or before the first day Of
March of the year in which he pro.
j poses to vote, his poll tax, as pro.
j scribed by law, for tho previous year,
and he shall exhibit his receipt there
for when he offers to vote. Poll taxes
shall be lien only ON assessed prop.
, erty, and no process shall issue to
/. enforce the collection of tho same
except against assessed property.
Sec. 5. Nc male person, who was
on January l, 1867, or ct any time
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
-, the laws 0: any State in the United
= States wherein he then resided, aud
p no lineal decendent OF any such per.
son; shall be denied the right to reg
lister and vote at any election in this
State by reason Of his failure to po-
sess the educational qualifications
prescribed in section 4 of this Article:
Provided. He shall have registered
in accordance with this Article prior
: to December l, 1908, and NO person
shall be entitled to register under
this section after that date.
The General Assembly shall, at ito
E first session after the adoption of
). this amendment, provide the manner
in which the classes of persons pro-
vided for in this section shall regis
ter.
Sec. 6. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot, and all elections
by the General Assembly shall be
viva voce.
Sec. Z. Every voter in North Car
DINA, except as in this Art. disquali-
6ed, shall be eligible to Office, but
before entering upon the duties of
the Office he shall take and subscribe
the following oath: II, .........,d do