The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-05-22
~rp PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND,
MENT.

we I'VE III " bI6
institutional which we
avpect to keepstanding until the cleo
ton in August of this year. 1t is not
Necessary for us t osay that it should
he carefully considered and that the
voter should not allow prejudice to
influence him in deciding whether or
not he will support it. The amend
ment reads as follows:
That Article VI. of the Constitu-
ton of North Carolina be, and the
same is hereby abrOgated and in lieu
thereof shall be substituted the fol
Owing article of said Constitution :
ARTICLE VI.
OUTRAGE AND ELIGIBILITY TO OFFICE
QUALIFICATIONS OF AN ELECTOR.
lSectionD Every male person born
in the United States and every male
person who has been naturalized, 81
years of age and possessing the quail
ftations 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 y He shall have resided in
the State of North Carolina for two
years, in the county six months. and
IN the precinct, ward or other cleo
ton district in which he offers to
vote, four months next preceding the
election: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or other cleo
ton 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 dis
-rict, from which he has removed
until four months after such re
m3val. No person who has been
convicted OF who has confessed his
-lilt in open court upon Indictment,
IF 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 restored to
citizenship in the manner prescribed
ny law.
Section 3 Every person Offering
to vote shall be at the time a legally
registered voter as herein prescribed
and in the I'M herein after pro-
vided by law, and the General AS
>ambly of North Carolina shall enact
general registration laws to carry
INTO effect the provisions of this arti-
.ia.
section y Every person present
m himself for registration shall be
able to read and write any sec
ton Of the Constitution in the English
language, and before he shall be en-
titled to vote he shall have paid on
.r before the first day of March of
raa year in which he proposes to
Vote his poll tax as prescribed by
law for the previous year. Poll taxes
shall be Il lien only on assessed prop
a~--. and no process shall issue to n
r.. the collection of the same ex-
.a.r against assessed property.
Section y No male person who
Wits IN january l, 1867, OF at any
-r..u prior thereto. entitled to vote
rl-r the laws Of any State in the
Emitted States wherein he then re
~.yal. and no lineal descendant of
-- such person, shall be denied the
w-.r to register and vOtea at any cleo
-n in this State by reason of his
...r~e to possess the educational
publication prescribed in Section t
If this Article: Provided, He shall
..-a registered in accordance with
-.. terms Of this Section prior to
December /. 1903. The General As
~-n.aIy shall provide for a perma-
..r. record of all persons who regis
.r mdcr this section ON or before
Huber /, 1908, and all such per
-~- shall be entitled to register and
#. N all elections by the people in
state unless disqualified under
>.-.1n , of this article Provided
persons shall have paid their
tax aS required by law.
nGon q All elections by the
.. shall be by ballot, and al cleo
..-~ lay the General Assembly shall
Wa EOCp.
~".tion = Every voter in North
ma. except as in this Article
"~a ualiticd. shall be eligible to office,
".r aofore entering upon the duties
.-. office he shall take and sub
the following oath I, -,
NInmnly swear Cor affirm) that L
. support and maintain the Con
>....tlon of the United States and
..' Constitution and Laws of North
...lna not inconsistent Herewith,
THAT l will faithfully discharge
duties of my office as -.