The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-06

ofve 10 full here with Ghe proposed Con
sin1tional amendment, which we ex
nsct to keep standing until the election
IN August of this year.
That article vi of the Constitution
At North Carolina be, and the same is
bsreby abrogated and in lieu thereof
.hsII be substituted the following ar
tale of said Constitution:
ARTICLE vi.
AND ELIGIBILITY OF OFFICE
QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELECToR.
Section Il Every male person born
in the United States and every male
nerson who has been naturalized, 81
years Of age and possessing the qualih
cations set out in this article, shall be
entitled to vote at any election by the
people in the State, except as herein
otherwise provided.
Section 3 He shall have resided in
the State of North Carolina for 2 years,
in the county six months, and in the
precinct, ward or other election district
in which he offers to vote, four months
next preceding the election: Provided,
That removal from one precinct, ward
ar other election district, to another in
the same county, shall not operate to
deprive any person Of the right to vote
in the precinct, ward or other election
district, from which he has removed
until four months after such removal.
No person who has been convict I'D or
Who has confessed his guilt in open
court upon indictment, Of any crime,
the punishment Of which now is or
may hereafter be, imprisonment in the
State prison, shall be permitted to vote
unless the said person shall be first re
stored to citizenship In the manner
prescribed by law.
Section 81 Every person offering to
vote hal be at the time q legally regis
tered voter as herein prescribed and in
the manner hereafter provided by Law,
and the General Assembly Of North
Carolina shall enact general registra
ton laws to carry into effect the pro
visions of this article.
Section 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
he shall have paid on or before the
first day of March Of the year in which
he proposes TO vote his poll tax as pre-
scri6ed by law for the previous year.
Poll taxes shall be a lien only on as
sessed property, and no process shall
issue to enforce the collection Of the
same except against assessed property.
Section 5 } No maleperson, who was
on January 1, 1857, or at any time
prior thereto, entitled to vote under the
laws of sny State 10 the United States
wherein he then resided, and no lineal
descendant Of any such person, shall
be denied the right to register and vote
az any election in this State by reason
OF his failure to possess the educational
qualification prescribed in section 4 of
this Article: Provided, He shall have
registered in accordance with the terms
OF this Section prior to December 1,
1908. The General Assembly shall
provide for a permanent record Of ali
persons who register under this Sec
lion on or before November 1, 1908, and
all such persons shall be entitled to
register and vote in all elections by the
people in this State unless disqualified
under section 2 of this article: Pro-
Vided such persons shall have paid
their poll tax as required by law"
Section 6 } All elections by the people
shall be by ballot, and all elections by
the General Assembly shall be viva
voce.
Section z. Every voter In North Caro-
Ina, except as in this Article disquali.
ned, shall be eligible to Office, but be
lore entering upon the duties Of the
oIce he snail take and subscribe the
GLOWING oath; II, ----, do sol
EMMY wear Or affirm that I will sup.
port and maintain the Constitution and
laws Of the United States and the Con
ssieu ION and la VS. Of North Carolina,
not Inconsistent Herewith, and that
VIII Painfully discharge the duties OF
ny eli ;e as -----. So help me
God
Section g.. The following classes of
PERSONS halt be disQualiged for off e:
FIRST, all persons WnO deny the being
OF Almighty Gld. Second, ell per
son7 VINO snail have been convicted, or
9 essed their guilt on Indictment
Een1I-g 2. and whether sentenced or not,
OF u"dar ju1gmsn5 suspended, OF any
[ea-0n "r felony, or Of any other crime
Tor which n punishm9nt may belm-
.Isa"mnUt 10 the p~enitantiary. SINCE
rec ming cJ-Fzeus OF the United States,
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