The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-06-14
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

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we give in full herewith the propose
Constitutional Amendment. TIL
amendment reads as follows:
That Article vi of the Constitution
of North Carolina be, and the sam
is hereby abrogated and in lie'
thereof shall be substituted the follow
ing article of the Constitution
ARTICLE vi.
SUFFRAGE AND ELIGIBILITY TO OFFICE
QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELECTION.
| (Section IL Every male person borr
in the United States and every male
person WHO has been naturalized, q
years of age and possessing the quail
/ fications set out In this article, shall
be entitled to vote at any election by
the people in the State, except al
herein otherwise provided.
(Section 2) 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 be offers to vote, four
months next preceding the election :
Provided, That removal from precinct,
ward or other election district, to an
other in the same county, shall not
operate to deprive any person of the
right to vote in the precinct, ward OF
other election district, from which
he has removed until four months at
ter such removal. No person who
has been convicted or who has con-
fessed bis guilt in open court upon
Indictment, of any crime, the punish.
ment of which now is or may hereaf.
ter be, imprisonment in the State prison
shall be permitted to vote unless the said
person shall be first restored to citizen
ship in the manner prescribed by law.
lSection 81 Every person Offering
to vote shall be at the time, a legally
registered voter as herein prescribed
and in the manner hereafter provided
by law, and the General Assembly OF
North Carolina shall enact general
registration laws to carry into effect
the provisions of this article.
(Sectlon ~ Every person present.
ing himself for registration shall be
able to read and write any section of
the Constitution in the English Ian
guage, and before he shall be entitled
to vote, shall haye paid on or before
the first day of March of the year in
which he proposes to vote his poll tax
as prescribed by law for the previous
year. Poll taxes shall be a lieu only
on assessed property.
(Sect:on 81 No male person who
was on January l, 1867, or at any
time prior thereto, entitled to vote
under the laws OF any State In the
United States wherein he then resided,
and no lineal descendant of any such
person shall be denied the right to
register and vote at 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 Sec
ton prior to December l, 1908. The
General Assembly shall provide for
a permanent record of all persons who
register under this section on or before
November l, 1908, and all such per-
sons shall be entitled to register and
vote in all elections by the people in
this State unless disqualified under
section 2 of this article: Provided,
such persons shall have paid their poll
tax as required by law.
(Sectlon g. All elections by the
people shall be by ballot, and all cleo
tions by the General Assembly shall
Oo ny viva vOco.
(Section ~ Every voter in North
Carolina, except as in this article dis
qualified shall be eligible to Office, but
before entering upon the duties of the
Office he shall take and subscribe the
following oath: I,--,d do sol.
EMMY swear Cor affrm) that will SUD-
port and maintain the Constitution and
law of the United States, and Con stltu-
tion and laws of North Carolina, not
inconsistent Herewith, and that will
faithfully discharge the duties of my
Office 49,, SO help me God"
(Section 81 The following classes OF
persons shall be disqualified for office
First, all persons who deny the being
of Almighty God. Second, all persons
who shall have been convicted, or con-
ing, atheir guilt or Indictment pen d.
undend whether sentenced or not. or
treasr judgment suspended, or any
for On or felony or any other crime
that which the punishment may be