The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1900-05-17
THE GOLD LEAF.
Henderson,. n. {.
THURSDAY, NAY II. 1900.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
FULL TEXT OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN
NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION.
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 Is the amendment 10
Article Of the State Constitution. adopt
I'd by the General Assembly Of 1899. ana
to he submitted to the voters Tor ratill-
cation next August:
Section 1. That Article VI OF the Con
stitution OF North Carolina be. and the
same is hereby abrogated. and i'll lieu
thereof shall be- substituted the following
Article of said Constitution:
ARTICLE VI
Suffrage and Eligibility to Oiice-tluali
fications OF an Elector.
Section | Every male person born i'll
,he United States. and every male person
who has been naturalized. twenty-One
wears OF age. and possessing the qualifi-
cations set out in this Article. shall be
entitled to vote Il t any election by tn" peO-
pie in the State. except AZ herein other
wise provided.
Section 2 He shall have resided i'll the
State OF North Carolina for TWO years. III
the county six months. and III the pre-
cinct. ward or other election district III
which he offers to vote, four months next
preceding the election; provided that re-
moyal from one precinct. ward or other
election district to another iii TIN" same
county shall not operate to deprive any
person Of the right to vote i'll the pre-
C.inct, ward or OthrreIcction 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 Indictment. OF
any crime the punishment 81 winch IL,
or may hereafter be, Imprisonment III Tie
State prison. shall be permitted to vote,
unless the said person shall be first re-
stored to citizenship IN the manner pre-
srribrd by law
Section > Every person offering to
vote shall he at the time 1t legally regis
tered voter ms herein prescribed and iii
the manner hereinafter provided by law
and the General Assembly OF North Caro-
lima shall enact genera! registration laws
to carry into effect the provisions of this
Article.
Section / Every person presenting
himself for registration shall be able to
read and write anv section OF the Con
stitution in the EnuIish Language: and
b4for,. he shall be entitled to vote. haze
paid, ON or before the first day OF March
OF the wear in which he proposes to vote.
his nniI tax ~ ur.s,rii,nd Tx law. for the
nr.tinus ycar p,lI taxes shall br u lien
only on assessed pr.,prrtv. and no pro
cess shall iss,l.. To enforce rha collection
al the same ..yrrl,t anain4t assoSSrd
nroprrty.
Section ) No male person who was,
ON .Iouuarv LET 1867 or at any time
prior THERETO, entitled to vote under the
laws Of auy State IN the United States
wherein he then ,-,si,lrd. and no lincnl
descendant OF any such person. shall he
denied the RIGHT TO register and yo;, mt
ANY election in this STATE ,,y reason OF
his failure to possess the educational
qualifications prescribed in Section + Of
This Article. pr1yidnI he shall have REQ
isterrd in accordance witt, the terms OF
this Section prior to December 1st. 1909.
The. General Assembly shall provide for n
permanent record oil ;lll PERSONS who
register under Thu, Section on o; before
November list. 1908. and all such persons
shall he entitled to register ana vote nj
all elections by the people III tia, State.
unless disqualified under Section , oi this
Article; provided such persons snail hiv.
paid their poll tax rs required lay law
Section g. All elections by The people
shall he by the ballot, and all elections 10y