The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-06-14
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN
NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION.

NORTH ChRULlkA JUEOiilUIIUH.
Read and Study for Yourself the Question
TO be Voted on Next Augusta Plain,
Simple Proposition Which ANY UnpreJ-
udiced Mind Can Understand.
The following il the amendment To
Articl. & of the Stat"f Constitution. adopt
ed bv the General Assembly OF 500. and
to he submitted to the voters Tor ratlf-
cation next August:
Section ! That Articl" VI OF tn" Con
stitution OF North Carolina be. and the
same j. hereby abrogntcd and IN lieu
thereof shall be substituted til" following
Article nf said Constitutions:
ARTICLE VI
Suffrage and Eligibility TO DffiH-'lnh!l-
ficatpne of IN EIrctnr.
Section |. Every male person born III
III. 'nit"d States and every NAL" person
who has been naturalin'i. tNrnty-one
wears oi age. and possessing t II" qualIti-
CATIONS st out in this Article. shall be-
entitled to vote at any election 10y the PEG
ole in the State. except as herein other
wise provided.
Section 2 He shall have resided III tn"
STATE, Df North Carolina Tor Wn years. III
th. county six months. ana III tn" pre-
cilct. ward or other election district III
which he offers to vote. 1Onr months next
ur,t..dinu the election: provided. llhl it-
InOVai from ON" precinct. ward or ptil'i
lection district to another III the same
county. shall not Op"rht" 10 h'irlV" amy
person Oi the right to Ept" III the pre-
t.iuct ward or Observation-Disclosures from
which he has removed. uniil tour months
after such removal 80 person who has
been convicted or who has confessed ms
Guilt in open court upon Indictment. OF
any crime, til" punishment 81 which Is,
or NAV hereafter be-. imprisonment III the
State prison. shall be- permitted t" vote.
uulrs1 the said person shall b" first re-
stored to citizenship III the manner pre-
srribrd 10y law.
Section > Every person Offering to
vote shall H." at the time IL legally regis
tered voter a. herein prescribed and III
the manner hereinafter PROVIDED 10y law,
and tine General Assembly Oi North Caro-
lima Shall enact general registration laws
torarrv into effect the provisions "i tins
Article.
Section l. Every person presenting
himself for registration snail h" alb" To
read and write any section ol the on
stitution in the English language; and.
h"inr" h" shall h'' entitled I" \"t', nav T.
paid, on or before a." hrN' d''N 81 .H''' II
oi the wear III which II" proposes to vote.
his poll tax us prescribed by law. Tor tn"
previous year ron TIMES 9'''''' Nv q men
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tain the Constitution and laws OF the
United States. and tn" Constitution and
laws of North Carolina not inconsistent
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sons Shah l.. Jisunoiitird for office: First
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