The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-02

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March sth. says
The Observer correctly guAg~s pab-
lie sentiment in throwing out n word
OF warning against taking for grant
ID tbs carrying g; the bAllot b., Of
tie suffrage constitutional sDend
m.nt. Ia vail require hard work iron
he rank and fle ard leaders NJ 10
parry. There 10 certainly ns el"uf
IN The title AZ tee Cape Fear u, m
dorsey TO orthodoxy, dat the vrIil
; suryrised At the number 81 lsAa-
ing Democrats whom he meets OF
posed 70 the Amendment Th. claus.
,bouI the grand son OF BIS grand
father" Is especially decri-d IS
noustrous sbsurdity.
The sufrsge Am. udm-u; rsferie'
20 shove, which WAS adopted by al.
last L-gislsiur-. Is as follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
SeeuYn /. That Aruci- VI If a.,
Constitution OF North Csrolins d.
and the same is hereby abrogai.d
and in lieu thereof sh Ill be tuhs'iiu,-
ID the following Article of Said Con
si;tution:
ARTICLE VI.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Once
Qualifications of an Elector.
lSection /. Every male erson born
in the Unit. d s. a,es, and every NAL.
person who has been paturaliz-o. %
years Of age and possessing the qLAi.
ifica'ions set out in this Article .balI
be entitled to vote at any election By
the people In the State, except a.
herein otherwise provided.
ISec. .. lie shall have resided in
the State of North Carolina for ~.
years, in the county SIX months and
in the precinct, ward or other el-c
ton district, in which he offers {,
vote four months next preceding 10,
election: Provided, That remova
from one precinct, ward or oth.
election district to another in tn.
same county, shall not operate 10 de-
prive any person Of the right 10 vot'
in a precinct, ward or other election
district from which be has remove,
until four months after such removal
No person who has been convicted
or who has confessed bis gull
inopen court upon indictment, @
any crime, the punishment o
which now is, or may thereafter b.
Imprisonment In the State prison
shall be permitted &c vote unies
the said person shall tie first re
stored to citizenship ia Tie name
prescribed by law.
tSec. 3. Every person Offering I
vote shall be q, the time S legal
registered voter a. torein pres: b
and in the manner hereinafter ~,
vided by law. and the G~noral A,
sembly of North Carolina shall mac
general registration laws % carry IL
to effect the provisions OF this a.
ticle.
J tSec. 4. Every person present,p
himself for registration shall be ADJ
to read and write any section Of m
Constitution in the English languag,
{ and, before ne shall be entitled ,
vote, he shall have psid, on G
before the first day Of March {
the year in which be propos.
? to vote, his poll tax, as pr,
scribed by law, for the previous " a
Poll taxes shall be /. lien only on q
sessed property, and no process sha
issue to enforce the collection of III
] same except against assessed prot
erty.
!, lSec. 5. Nc male person, who W,
!. on January l, 1867, or st any tim
prior thereto, entitled to vote und.
the laws OF any State in the Unite
. States wherein he then resided, an
y no linesl descendant of any such pc
: SOD; shall be denied the right to re-,
lister and vote at any election in tn
State by reason Of his failure TO po
sess the educational qualification
y prescribed ia section 4 Of this A r,icl,
D Provided. He shall have sgistsre
: in accordance with The terms of tn
section prior to Dec. /. 1908.
The Gen. raj Assembly shall Or
vide for permanent record of O
persons who register under this 9.
a ton on or before November 1. 100
: and all such persons shall be entiil.
!, to register and vote at all election
. BY the people ia this State, unle,
disqualified under section 2 OF ia
Article: Provided such perso ~ she
have paid their poll tax as r.quir.
by Law.
) lSec. 81 I'll elections by the peop
o shall be by ballot, aud all election
oy the General Assembly shall
viva voce.
4 ISec. ~ Every voter in North Ca
DINA, except as in this Art. disc uaI
lied, shall be eligible to Office, b,
before entering upon the duties ,
the Office he shall take and snbseri.
J the following oath: II, d
solemnly swear or affirm, that -,
; support and maintain the constit,
fion and L.. IL A. ~ q