The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-27

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list. 1888. the same being Chapter "
hundred and eighteen OF rhe public
laws OF 1899.
The General Assembly OF North Caro-
lima do enact:
Section 4. Thatt chapter sis. public
laws OF 1889. entitled. An act 10 amend
| the constitution OF North Carolina"
| be amended so as TO make said act
read As follows:
That article VI OF the constitution
| of North Carolina be, and the same Is
hereby abragated. and in lieu thereof
shall be substituted the following ar
ticle OF said constitution. as an entire
and indivisible plan OF suffrage"
ARTICLE VI.
SUFFRAGE AND ELIGIBILITY To
OFFICE.
Section /. Every male person born
in the United States. and every male
person who has been naturalizet
twenty-one years OF age. and possess
ing h qualifications set out In this
article. shall be entitled TO vote at any
election by the people in the state. ex,
cept as herein otherwise provided.
Sec. :. 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 election district
In which he offers to vote, four months
.exS preceding he election; Provided.
Tia removal from one precinct, ward
Or ether election district to another in
the same county, shall not operate to
deprive any person OF the right 10 vote
IN the precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has move
until fnnr mnnfhS affa- cs.-h rzn,at~aG
No person who has been convicted, or
VINO has confessed his guilt in open
court upon Indictment Of any crime the
punishment of which now is. or may
hereafter be. Imprisonment in the
states prison, shall be permitted 10
vote. unless said person shall be first
restored 10 citizenship in the manner
prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. Every person Offering 10
vote shall be at the time a legally reg
istered voter as herein prescribed
and in rhe manner hereafter provide
by law and the general assembly Of
North Carolina shall enact general
registration laws to carry into effect
the provisions Of his article.
Sec. 4. Every person presenting him.
self for registration shall be able 10
read and write any section OF the con-
stitution in the English language; and.
before he shall be entitled TO vote. he
shall have paid on or before first day
of May of the year in which he pro
poses to vote his poll tax for the pre-
viouS year as prescribed by article ;.
section /, of the constitution. But no
male person who was. on January I.
1867, or at any time prior thereto, en-
titled to vote under the laws Of any
state in the United States wherein he
hen resided, and no lineal descendant
Of any such person shall be denied the
right to register and vote at any cleo
fiO~ H. Alt-
ure to possess the educational qualifi-
cation herein prescribed. provided he
shall have registered in accordance
with the terms of this section prior 10
December i, 1908. The general assem-
bly, shall provide for registration OF all
persons entitled TO vote without the ed
ucational qualifications herein pre-
scribed, and shall on or before Novem-
Der /, 1908, provide for the making of a
permanent record Of such registration,
and all persons so registered shall for
ever thereafter have the right TO vote
In all elections by the people in this
state, unless disqualified under section
2 of this article. provided such person
shall have paid his poll tax as above
required.
Sec. 5. That his amendment 10 the
constitution is presented and adopted
as one indivisible plan for the regula-
ton of the suffrage with the intent
and purpose to SO connect the differ
ent parts n to make them so depen-
dent upon each other that the whole
shall stand or fall together.
Sec. 8. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot, and all elections by
the general assembly shall be viva
voce.
Sec. 7. Every voter in North Caro-
hna, except as in this article d~isuual-
flied, h be eligible to office. but be-
Tore entering upon the duties of the
office he shall take and subscribe the
following oath:
Tor affirm that l will support and
maintain the constitution and laws
OF the United States. and the constftu-
ton and laws Of North Carolina not
Herewith, and that I VIII
faithfully discharge the duties OF my
office as So helm me
God"
Sec. 8. The following classes Of per-
sons shall be disqualified for Office:
First, all persons who shall DENY the
being Of Almighty God. Second. an
persons who shall have been convicted
or confessed their guilt on indictment
pending, and whether sentenced or not
under judgment suspended, Of any
treason or felony, OF any other crime
for which the punishment may be i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary. since
becoming citizens Of the United States.
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unless such person shall be restored
10 the rights of citizenship in a manner
prescribed by law.
Sec. 8. That this amendment OF the
constitution shall go into effect on the
day Of July, nineteen hundred and
two, II a majority of the votes east
at the next general election shall he
cast in favor of the suffrage amend
ment.
sec IL Tnis amendment to the con-
shaL be submitted at the next
general election TO the qualified vot-
ers OF the state in the same manner
and d the same rules and reguIa-
tons as Is provided in the law reguIat-
ing general elections In this state. and
~ SAID election those persons desiring
10 vote Tor such amendment shall cast
a Written or printed ballot with the
WORDS, For Suffrage Amendment"
thereon; and those with a contrary
shall cas- a written or printed
oaliot with the words, Against SUI
rage Amendment" thereon.
Sec. Ill The votes cast at said cleo
ION shall ~ ,r1,.~ 1N--4~ --A---