The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-31

general registrstion lavs TO earr,t
10 eject the provisions OF this A.
tiels.
fSec.l 4. Every person prssenn,s
himself for registratioa shall be a..
70 read and vrits any section OF "a.
Consultation in the English langu.r.
and, before he shall BE- entitled %
vote. he shall have paid. or r,
before the frss day Of March O,
the year In which he propose.
to vote, his poll tax. a. pr-
seribed by isv. for the previou, yea.
Poll tara snail b. . lien only on a.
seased property, and no process .hsr
Issue to enforce the collection o, ~.
same except against sssessed prop
erty.
fSec. s. No male person, Who ~.
on January l, 1867. or ss any tim.
prior thereto, entitled 20 vote under
the laws OF any State in the United
States wherein he then rssided. and
no lineal descendant OF anv such Der.
son; shall be denied the right TO reg
ister 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 Artiol.
Provided. He shall have registered
in accordance With the terms 81 th.,
section prior TO Dec. l. 1905
The Gen. ral Assembly shall pro
vide for permanent record ai
persons Who register under thls 49,
ton on ar before November I. lons.
and ell SUCH prisons shall b. entitled
10 register and vote ~ all el.~'iou,
by the people in this State. unlas.
disc ualifed under section 2 90 TO.
Article: Provided -uch o-r--. .. cha
have paid th-I Poii t., - require
by Law.
TSec. o. All elections oy tue Peep.
shall be by ballot. and sli cleo tions
by the General Assembly ,hsll e..
viva voce.
lSec- al Every voter IN North Csr
olIna, except as 10 this Ar. disqush
fed. shall he eligible TO once. bui
before entering apop the duties -
the ONCE ne shall take And snbscrlb,
the following oath "f,.......... 80
solemnly swear or afhrm. that slll
support and mAiui.io the ooniti'u.
ton and laws of Ia. L 4 and Ia.
constitution and laws of North Care
lima, not iucopsi-t at tnerevith. sad
that ! will faithfully di-chzrge th..
duties OF nv "fic- NJ .-. ... ~
help me God
lSec. 5. Th. foil"9Iug ci.s--s 20
persons shall De- disqualified tor Of
6ce: First, all persons who shall
deny the being Of Almighty
God. Second, all persons WHO
shall have BEEN copvicted
or confessed their guilt on iudici
mept pending, and whether .enteH-
ced or not; or under Judgment sus
pend Of any treason or felony, or
any .her crime for which the pun
ishment may be imprisonment in the
penitentiary, since becomipgsciiiIens
OF the United States. ar of corruption
and malpractice in once unless such
person shall ne restored to the night,
OF citizenship ps manner present.
ed nv lac.
Section 2 That all of the provi,.
ions OF the Constitution relating 70
suffrage, registration ssd elections
rs contained in this act. amending
the Constitution, shall 60 into effect
on the drst day Of July. 1902. il {.
majority Of the qualified voters OF
the State 20 declare NJ the next gen
eral election.
Bee 3 This amendment snail be-
submitted 1t the next general else
ton to the qualified voters of the
State in the same manner and unoer
the SANE rules and regulations as 20
provided in The Law regulating gen.
eral elections in this State, and in
force Nav LIST, 1899 and ut said eIec
tion those persons desiring TO vot.
for such amendment ,hall cast q
written or printed ballot with the
words "For Sndraee Amepdnent'
thereon; aud those With a contrary
opinion shsli cast . written or prin-
ted ballot With the words .Agsipr
Suffrage Amend mentr thereon
Sec. 4. The said election shall re-
held, and the votes returned, com
pared, counted and capvassed. aud
the result announced, under the sAm.
rules and regulations 90 are in f,ro.
Tor returning. comparing. counting
and canvassing the votes for mem
6ers of the General Assembly, MAY
LIST. 1899, and IL . majority OF the
votes cast Are in favor OF the said
amendment. IL hall he the duty Of
the Governor Of the State 10 certify
said amendment. under the seal Of
the State, TO the Secretary Of STATE,
Who shall enroll the sad amendment
20 certified among the peruaneu,
records Of his ofioe.
Fec. 8. This act shall be in foro.
from and after Its raii6eatiou
Ratified 2lst day OF February A
, D., 1899.
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