The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-07-19
ARTICLE VI
Suffrage and Eligibility to CD


Section 1. Every male person born IN
the United States. and every malr n,rson
who has been naturalized. twrntvn,''
years of age, and possessing the qnaTs
cations set out in this Articl,. SHALL.
entitled to vote atany election hy the ,..,
pie in the State, except as herein otb.r
wise provided.
Section 2. He shall have resided in II.
State of North Carolina for two Years !,
the county six months, and in the m.
cinct, ward or other election listrrt i,
which he offers to vote, four months n4,t
preceding the election; provided. that n,
moval from one precinct. ward or otb,e
election district to another in the SAM
county, shall not operate to deprive any
person of the right to vote in the IN.
cinct, ward or other election district FINN
which he has removed until four month,
after such removal. No person who Ia.
been convicted, or who has confessed hi.
guilt in open court upon indictment, II
any crime, the punishment of which now
is, or may hereafter be- imprisonment IN
the States prison, shall be- permitted :.
vote, unless the said person shall lr frs,
restored to citizenship in the manncr pn>
ScrlDeu Dy law.
Section 3. Every person offering Ia
vote shall be at the time Il legally n.gi,
tered voter as herein prescribed and in
the manner hereinafter provided hy law
and the General Assembly of North Care
lima shall enact general registration laws
to carry into effect the provisions OF hi,
Article
Section /. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall hr able Ia
read and write any section OF the Con
stitution in the English language: and
before he shall toe entitled to vote, he shall
havepaid, on or before the first day OF MAY
of the year in which he proposes to vote
his poll tax for the previous year as IN.
scribed by Article V. Section |. of The
Constitution. But no male person who
was, on January LIST, 1867, or at any tmr
prior thereto, entitled to vote under tlr
laws of any State in the United STATE,
wherein he then. resided, and nu linal
descendant of any such person, shall b.
denied the right to register and vote at
his failure to possess the educational
qualification herein prescribed. PROVIDED
he shall have registered in accordanr
with the terms of this Section prior To
December LIST, 1908.
The General Assembly shall provide ir
the registration of all persons entitled 10
vote without the educational quallfca
tons herein prescribed. and shall on o.
before November LIST, 1908, provide for
the making of a permanent record OF such
registration, and all persons so register
ed shall forever thereafter have the right
to vote i'm all elections by the people III
this State, unless disqualified under Sr.
ton of this Article: Provided such per.
son shall have paid his poll tax ns above
required.
Section ;. That this amendment totbr
Constitution is presented and adopted a,
one indivisible plan for the regulation Of
the suffrage, with the intent and purpose
to SO connect the different parts, and to
make them SO dependent upon each
other, that the whole shall stand or fall
together.
Section 6. All elections 10y the Ieopr
shall he by the ballot, and all elections by
the General Assembly shall be viva yoo-
Section Z. Every voter In North Caro-
lima, except as in this Article disqualified
shall he eligible to office, but beior" enter
take and subscribe the following oath:
Il, do SOleInnlN swear
Tor aftirm) that ! will support and main
tain the Constitution and laws OF TIE
United States, and the Constitution and
laws of North Carolina not Inconsistent
Herewith, and that will faithfully di>
charge the duties of my office as ...........
80 help me God"
Section 8. The CLASSES ol per.
sons shall be disqualifiedfO for office Firsl.
all persons who shall deny the being Of
Almighty God. Second, all person. who
shall have been convicted or confessed
their guilt on Indictment pending, and
whether sentenced or not, under judy
ment suspended, of any treason or felony.
or any other crime for which the punish.
ment may he imprisonment in ia" PEN
Tertiary, since becoming citizens Of il
United States, or of corruption and mai.
practice in office, unless such person shal!
he restored to the rights of citizenship ID
manner prescribed by law.
Section 8. That this amendment tothr
Constitution shall go into effect on tir
LIST day Of July, 1902, if a majority d
votes cast at the next general election
shall be cast in favor of this suffrage
amendment
Section III. This amendment 10 ty
Constitution shall be submitted AT I'll"
next general election to the qualified vol.
ers OF the State, in the same manner and
under the same rules and regulations AZ
is provided in the law regulating genera
elections in this State and at said el'1.
tions those persons desiring to vote fof
such amendment shall cast n written q
printed ballot with the words, "For Sui
frage Amendment thereon; and thor
with contrary opinion shall east ii writ
ten or printed ballot with the word
Against Suffrage Amendment" thereon
Section LII. The votes east at SAD
election shall be counted. compared. r.
turned and canvassed, and the result an.
nouncsd and declared under the sam
rules and regulations, and in III" -aim. ,
manner az the vote for Governor ana b
majority OF the votes east are in iay"
OF the said amendment, it shall b" tir
duty OF the Governor of the STATE upon "
ing notified Of the result of sail election, 70
certify said amendment, under III" seal :"
the State, to the Secretary Of Stat, Who
shall enroll the said amendment 80 'e'rtF
fed among the permanent records Oh ~
Office.
Section Nv. This act shall b" ia Tor"
from and after it's ratification.