The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-09-07

about the grand son of his grand
father" is especially decried as a
monstrous absurdity.
The suffrage amendment referred
to above, which was adopted by tie
last Legislature, is as follows:
THE 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and the same is hereby repealed, and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.
tution:
ARTICLE VI.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Office
Qualifications of an Elector.
Section l. Every male person born
in the United States, and every male
person who has been naturalize6, q
years of age and possessing the quail
lfications 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. 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 to
vote four months next preceding the
elections: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or other
election district to another in the
same equity, 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.
See. 3. Every person offering to
vote shall be at the time 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 registration laws 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
day of March of the year in which he
proposes to vote, his poll tax, as pre-.
scribed by law, for the previous year
Poll taxes shall be lien only on as
sessed property, and no process shall
issue to enforce the collection OF the
same except against assessed prop
erty.
! Sec. 5. Nc male person, who We
on Jan uary 1, 1867, or at any time
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
, the laws Of any State in the United
States wherein he then resided. ant
no lineal descendant of any such per
son; shall be denied the right to reg
lister and vote at any election in thi
. State by reason of his failure to pc
sess the educational qualification
prescribed in section 4 of this Article
; Provided. He shall have registere
in accordance with the terms of thi
!, section prior to Dec. l, 1908
D The Gems raj Assembly shall pr
, vide for a permanent record of e!
0 persons who register under this sec
e ton on or before November l, 1905
a aud all such persons shall be entitle
g to register and vote at all election
by the people in this State, unles
: disqualified under section 2 OF thl
e Articles: Provided such perso Ls sha
e have paid their poll tax as require
r by law.
. Sec, 8. ALI elections by the peopl
9 shall be by ballot, and all election
t by the General Assembly shall b
q viva voce.
e Sec. z. Every voter in North Ca
DINA, except as in this Art. disqual
v fed, shall be eligible to Office, bt
n before entering upon the duties
the Office he shall take and subserit
r the following oath: "I,..".....
u solemnly swear or affirm, that l WI
support and maintain the constit1
> ton and laws of the U. s. and tt
c,nst,tusion and laws of North Car
>, lima, not inconsistent Herewith, al
i. that / will faithfully disch arge q
d duti.s OF MY Office as -. 49,.
=, help me Cod
'e Sec. 8. The following glasses
:. persons shall be disqualified FIR {
:, fee: First, all p rsons who deny Z
a being OF Almighty God. Sscont,
n persons who shall have been COW
% ted or confess. d their guilt on indi
rnnmt nandin1. and whether sonte