The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-02-01

for ratification next August:
Section /. That article vi of tn
constitution of North Carolina be, ant
the same is hereby abrogated, and il
lieu thereof shall be substituted the iol
lowing article of said constitution
ARTICLE VI.
SUFFRAGE AND ELIGIBILITY TC
Observation-Disclosures OF
AN ELECTOR.
Section l. Every male person borr
in tie United States, and every male
person who has been naturalized, TWEEN
ty-one years of age, and possessing
the qualifications 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. 2. He ehall have resided in the
State of North Carolina tor two years,
In the county six months, and in the
precinct, ward or other election dis.
trict in which he offers to vote, four
months next preceding the election
Provided, That removal from one pre-
cinct, ward or other election district to
another in tho 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 convicted, or who has confessed
his guilt in open court upon lndict-
ment Of any crime the punishment of
which is, or may hereafter be, lmpris-
onment in the State prison, shall be
permitted to vote, unless the said per-
son shall be first restored to citizenship
in the manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 8. Every person offering to vote
shall be at the time legally registered
voter as herein prescribed and In the
manner hereinafter prescribed by law,
and the General Assembly of North
Carolina shall enact general registra-
tIon laws to carry into effect the pro-
visions of this article.
Sec. 4. Every person presenting HIM
self for registration shall be able to
read and write any section of the con-
stitutlon in the English language !;
and, before he shall be entitled to vote,
have 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 lien only on assessed proper
ty, and no process shall issue to en-
force the collection of the same except
against assessed property.
Sec. 5. 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
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
qualifications prescribed in section 4
of this article: Provided, he shall
have registered in accordance with the
terms of this section prior 70 Decem-
Der 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 persons shall be entitled
to register and vote at all elections by
The people in this State, unless dis
qualified under section 2 of this article
such persons shall have paid
their poll tax as required by law.
Sec. 6. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot, and all elections by
the General Assembly shall be viva
yoce.
Sec. Z. Every voter in North Caro-
lima, except as in this article dlsquali-
fed, shall be eligible to Office, but be-
lore entering upon the duties Of the
office he shall take and subscribe the
following oath a.. M,.....--.,
10 solemnly swear (or sfirm) that
will support and maintain the consti-
,ution and laws OF the United States, |
md the constitution and laws OF North |