The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-06-28
A Property Qualification Next.
Further Assaults to be Made on the Suffrage and Liberties Of the People,
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Section Z Every person qualified |
10 vote. who shall have feen an Sc |
tuai BONA FIDE resident Of the State
Of North Carolina for two years, of
the county one year, and of the pre-
cioct, ward or other election dis
trict, In which he proposes to vote,
6 months next preceding the cleo
.ion provided that removals from
one precinct, ward or other election
district To another in the same coun.
~, shall not operate to deprive any
person of the right to Vote in the
precinct, ward or other election dis
trict from which he has removed,
until six mon his after such removal.
But no person who has been cOnvic
ted, or comics ed his guilt in open
court upon Indictment, of the fol.
lowing crimes: bribery, burglary In
any degree, larceny, receiving stolen
goods, arson, Obtaining money or
goods under false pre'ences, psrju-
~, forgery, emb. zzlemsnt, and
rape, ass nit with intent to commit
rape. fornication and adultery, Big
amy. inces', removing crops before
paying rent or before satisfying
liens thereon. disposing of mort
gagged property with intent to de
fraud the MORTGAGE, crimes against
nature, sale Of cotton with n prohib-
tied hours, duelling, gambling, con
Quoting lottery, INJURIES 10 houses,
churches and fences, shooting At or
throwing into cars, LOCOMOTIVES or
trains, SANDER of an innocent wo-
man. seduc ion under promise Of
mar iage. or Of an attempt 20 COM
nit any of said offenee s, or Of any
felony now prohibited by the laws
of North Carolina or which may
hereafter be prohibited, or Of any
crime whereof the punishment may
oe Imprisonment in the Peni tentia-
~; shall be permitted to vote Or be
deemed an eleeiOr, unless The said
person shall b. first restored to citi
zenship in manner prescribed by
law. And it shall not be necessary
hat any punishment as be- i'm
posed to bring persons witbiu th'
prohibition OF this section. Thost
und r suspended judgme mt are pr,
b1bited as we'll as those under sen
tence.
Sec. 5. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall b,
able to read and write Intelligent,
and he shall demonstrate his abili
ty to do SO when he applies for r. z.
istration, by making under oath
administered to him by the Office
having charge Of said registration
or by his deputy, both Of whom ar
hereby authorized to administe
such oath, written Applicant
therefore upon a blank to be fur
nished by such officer
The said application shall con
tain the essential facts neccessar
to show that he is entitled to regis
or and vote, AND SHALL BE EN-
TIRELY WRITTEN, DATED AN
SIGNED BY HIM, IN THE PRES
ENCE Of the registration officer o
his deputy, WITHOUT ASSIS
TANCE OR SUGGESTIONS FRON
, ANY PERSON OR MEMORAN
DUN WHATEVER, except the form
of application hereinafter set forth
Sec. 6 If the said applicant 70
registration be not able to read an
write, as provided by section 5 c
this article, then he shall be emit
tied to register, B E THE ACTUAL AN
i. BONA FIDE OWNER OF PROPERTY
ASSESSED TO HIM IN THE STATE A
A VALUATION OF NOT LESS tn !.
THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS, ON tn
TAX LISTS OF THE CURRENT year i
which he offers to register, or o.
the tax lists Of the preceding veal
II the roll of the current year shal
not have b. en- completed and flee
AND ON WHICH, If the said propert
so assessed be personal only, AL
TAXES DUE THEREON SHALL HAv
BEEN PAID. The applicant for Eel
istration under this section shal
make oath before the registratio
officer or his deputy, that he ia
cltiZon Of the United States, a resi-
5 dent OF this State. over the age c
twenty one years that he posses
ses the qualifications prescribed i
Sec 5 of this article, and that b
can neither read nor write and tn
HE IS THE OWNER OF PROPERTY al
sessed to him In this State at
VALUATION OF NOT LESS THAN TIRE
HUNDRED DOLLARS, and il sue
property be- personal only, THAT AL
TAXES THEREON HAVE BEEN PAID.
Sec. z. No male person, who wa
on january, 1867, or at any dat
prior thereto, entitled to vote un
der the constitution or statutes O
any State of the United States
: wherein he then resided; or wb
prior 10 that time was a regularl
enlisted soldier in the army OF tn
, United States, and no son or grand
son OF any such person not les
than Il years old at the date of I b
adop ion Of this constitution; a d
no male person who was natural
lied prior to the LIST day OF Janus
~, 1900, shall be denied the rien
to register and vote in this State b
reason Of his failure to possess tn
educational or property qualities
tons prescribed by this constitu
ton, provided he shall have RES
DED IN THIS STATE FOR FIVE YEAR
next preceding the date at whic
he shall apply for registration, q n
shall hsye registered in accordanc
with the terms of this article pro
. TO Ssptemb Der /, 1900, aud no perso
shall be entitled to register undo
this section after said date.
, Sec. 8. No person less than sixt
years OF age shall be permitted {
vote at any election held by the p,,e
: pie Of this State, who shall not i
addition to the qualifications i
, this article prescribed, have . il
on or before Dec 3lst, of each yea
for the two years preceding tn
year in which he offers to vote, tn
POLL TAX ASSESSED AGAINST HI,
, FOR THOSE YEARS, which tax is M
posed on every male resident Of h
State between the ages Of 81 aud g.
years, not herein exempt. Ever.
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