The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-15
"a moMsraous AssuRpIry."

ocracy to orthodoxy, but the writer
is surprised At the number of lead.
ing Democrats whom he meets or.
posed to the amendment. The clause
about the grand son of his grand
father" Is especially decried as q
monstrous absurdity.
The suffrage amendment referred
to above, which was adopted by the
last Legislature, is a. follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Section l. That Article vi of the
Constitution of North Carolina be,
and the same is hereby abrogated,
and in lieu thereof shall be substitut.
ed the following Article Of Said Con
stitution:
ARTICLE vi.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Office
Qualifications of an Eiector.
[Section IL Every male person born
in the United States, and every male
person who has been naturalized, q
years of age and possessing the quail
ifications set out in this Article shall
be entitled to vote at any election by
the people in the State, except as
herein otherwise provided.
[Sec. q 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 be offers to
vote four months next preceding the
election: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or other
election district to another in the
same county, shall not operate to de-
prive any person of the right to vote
in a precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has removed
until four months after such removal.
No person who has been convicted,
or who has confessed his guilt
in open court upon indictment, of
any crime, the punish ment of
which now is, or may thereafter be,
Imprisonment in the State prison,
shall be permitted 10 vote unless
the said person shall be first re-
stored to citizenship in TIE manner
prescribed by law.
[Sec. 81 Every person Offering to
vote shall be st the time a legally
registered voter as herein prescribed
and in the manner hereinafter pro-
vided by law, and the General AS
sembly of North Carolina shall enact
general registration laws to carry in.
to effect the provisions of this Ar.
ticle.
[Sec. 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 te
vote, he shall have paid, on O,
before the first day of March OF
the year in which he proposes
to vote, his poll tax, as pre-
scribed by law, for the previous year
Poll taxes shall be . lien only on as
sessed property, and no process shall
issue to enforce the collection of tn.
same except against assessed prop
erty.
[Sec. s. No male person, who wa
on January l, 1867, or at any tim'
prior thereto, entitled to vote unde
the laws of any State in the Unite,
States wherein he then resided, an,
no lineal descendant of any such per
son; shall be denied the right to reg
lister and vote at any election in thi
State by reason of his failure to pc
sess the educational qualification
prescribed in section 4 of this Article
Provided. He shall have registere,
in accordance with the terms of thi
section prior to Dec. l, 1908.
The General Assembly shall Pre-
vide for permanent record of a.
persons who register under this sec
ton on or before November l, 1905
and all such persons shall be entitle
to register and vote at all election
by the people in this State, unles
disqualified under section 2 Of thj
Article: Provided such perso .is sha
have paid their poll tax as require
by law.
TSec. 8. ] All elections by the peopl
shall be by ballot, and all election
by the General Assembly shall b
viva vOce.
Sec. IL Every voter in North Ca
DINA, except as in this Art. disqual
fed, shall be eligible to Office, br
before entering upon the duties {
the Office he shall take and subscrit
the following oath: a., ......... q
solemnly swear or affirm, that / WI
support and..maintain the constit1
: ton and laws of the U. s. and tt
constitution and laws of North Car
: lima, not inconsistent Herewith, ar
that l will faithfully discharge Il
duties of nv Office as ......... s
: help me God.'
(Sec. 8. The following classes
persons shall be disqualified for Q
/. fee: First, all persons who shs
Q deny the being of Almigh
J., God. Second, all persons wi
5 shall have been convict,
q or confessed their guilt on indie
l ment pending, and whether sente1
n ced or not; or under judgment su
q pended, of any treason or felony,
d any >ther crime for which the pu
y ishment may be imprisonment in ii
= peniten.iary, since becoming citize
l of the United States. or of corruptl'
n and malpractice in Office unless gu,
Q person shall be restored to the RICH
= If citizenship n q manner prescri
70 ed Nv WV
Section Q. That all of the prov
ions of he Constitution relating
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