The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-31
CONSTITUTIONAL
hIBNDAENT.

Believing that 10 mere important
measure has been before the people
Of Nortl, Carolina for score OF years,
we give in full herewith the proposed
Amendment. The
amendment reads as follows:
That Article VI of the Constitution
of North Carolina be, and the same
is hereby abroga;ed and IN lie"
thereof shall be substituted the follow
ing article Of the Constitution
ARTICLE VI.
SUFFRAGE AID ELIGIBILITY TO officE
-oUA;IFICATJoNs OF AN ELEC ZION.
(Section u Every male person born
in the United States and every male
person wLO has been na:uraiized' II
years of age and possessing the quail
tications set out In tlls article, Snail
be entitled to vote at any election by |
the people in the State, except as
herein otherwise provided.
(Section 2.) He shall have resided
in the State Of Nor.h Carolina Tor
wears, in the county six months, ana
in the precinct, ward or other election
district in which lie offers to vote, TOUR
months next preceding the election
Provided. That removal from precinct,
ward or other election district, to an
other in the same county, she'll not
operate to deprive any person OF the
right to vote in the precinct, ward OF
other election district, from which
he has removed until four months al
ter such removal. 10 person who
has been convicted CT who has con-
fessed his guilt in open court upon
Indictment, Of any crime, the punish
ment of which now is or may hereat-
TER be, imprisonment in the State prison
shall be permitted to vote unless the said
parson shall be first restored to citizen
ship in the manner prescribed by law.
(Section 81 Every person offering
to vote shall be at the time a legally
registered voter as herein prescribed
and in the manner hereafter provided
by law, and the General Assembly Of
North Carolina shall enact general
registration laws to carry into effect
the provisions of this article.
(Sectlon ~ Every person present.
ing himself for registration shall be
able to read and write any section of
the Constitution in the English Ian
guage, and before he shall be entitled
to vote, shall 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 lieu only
on assessed property.
i (Sect:on s. No male person who
was on January /, 1867, Or at any
time prior thereto, entitled to vot'
under the laws of any State In TIT
United States wherein he then resided
and no lineal descendant Of any sucl
person shall be denied the right t
register and vote at any election il
this State by reason Of his failure t
possess the educational quallhcatio
prescribed in section o; this Article
/ To I,ol hox
accordance with the terms of this SET
ton prior to December l, 1908. Til
General Assembly shall provide &c
# a permanent record OF all persons VIII
Il register under this section on or befo1
Is November l, 1908, and all such pc
sons shall lie entitled to register an
h vote in all elections by the people /
/. this State unless disqualified undo
r section 2 Of this article: PROVIDED
: such persons shall have paid their 20
= tax as required by law.
/, (Sectlon g. All elections by tn
people shall be by ballot, and all ele,
lions by the General Assembly sha
J. be by viva voce.
. (Section ~ Every voter in Mort
Carolina, except as in this article di
qualified shall be eligible to office, br
:. before entering upon the duties of til
~ office he shall take and subscribe th
Ie following oath: do SO
IS EMMY swear Cor affirm that l will sui
J! port and maintain the Constitution an
\ law of the United States, and Constlt,
IS ton and laws of Moth Carolina, nj
t. inconsistent Herewith, and that / wi
&c faithfully discharge the duties of n
offic9 As, so help me God"
(Sectlon 81 The following classes
persons shall be disqualified for office
First, all persons who deny the bein
of Almighty God. Second, all perso1
who shall have been convicted, or COZ
- Ing. athair guilt or indictment pen
re undend whether sentenced or not. ,
~ treasr judgment sus pended, Or M
vs. for On or felony or any other GRIN
10 that which the punishment may |
ID imprisonment in the penitentisr