The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-02-08

a sonsTsous AssuRpirY.-
Hasy Coed Domoersts Opposed 20 thu
"0rand-son Of His Grandfather Con.
stitutional Ans.dnsnt Clause,
The correspondent Of the Char
lotte Observer, writing TO that paper
from Fayetteville, under date Of
March 4th, says:
The Observer correctly guages pub
lie sentiment in throwing ont . word
of warning against taking for grant
cd the carrying 1T the ballot box OF
the suffrage constitutional amend.
ment. 1t will require hard work from
the rank and Ale and leaders of the
party. There il certainly ne cloud
on the title of tho Cape Fear Dem.
ocracy to orthodoxy, but the writer
is surprised 1T the number Of lead.
ing Democrats whom he meets OF
posed to the amendment. The clause
about the grand son Of his grand
father" Is especially decried As q
monstrous absurdity.
The suffrage amendment referred
to above, which was adopted by the
last Legislature, is % follows:
THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT.
Section l. That Article vi Of the
Constitution of North Carolina be,
and the same is hereby abrogated,
and in lieu thereof shall be substitut.
ed the following Article Of Said Con
stitution:
ARTICLE vi.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Office
Qualifications of an Elector.
[Section IL Every male person born
in the United States, and every male
person who has been naturalized, q
years of age and possessing the quail
ifications set out in this Article shall
be entitled to vote at any election by
the people in the State, except as
herein otherwise provided.
[Sec. 81 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 elec-
ton district, in which he offers to
vote four months next preceding the
election: Provided, That removal
from one precinct, ward or other
election district to another in the
same county, shall not operate to de-
prive any person of the right to vote
in a precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has removed
until four months after sue >moval.
No person who has been convicted,
or who has confessed his guilt
in open court upon indictment, Of
any crime, the punishment of
which now is, or may thereafter be.
imprisonment in the State prison,
shall be permitted TO vote unless
the said person shall be first re.
stored to citizenship in TIE manner
prescribed by law.
(Sec. 81 Every person offering tc
vote shall be at the time q legally
registered voter as herein prescribed
and in the manner hereinafter pro.
vided by law, and the General AS
sembly of North Carolina shall enact
general registration laws to carry in
to effect the provisions of this Ar
ticle.
[Sec.] 4. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall be able
to read and write any section of tn
Constitution in the English language
and, before he shall be entitled t,
vote. he shall have paid, on O.
before the first day of March o
the year in which he propose
to vote, his poll tax, as pre-
scribed by law, for the previous year
Poll taxes shall be lien only on as
sessed property, and no process shall
issue to enforce the collection of tn
same except against assessed prop
erty.
[Sec. 81 No male person, who wa
on January l, 1867, or at any tim
prior thereto, entitled to vote unde
the laws of any State in the Unite
States wherein he then resided, an
no lineal descendant of any such pei
son; shall be denied the right to reg
lister 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 Articl,
Provided. BE shall have registere
in accordance with the terms of TIL
section prior to Dec. l, 1908.
The General Assembly shall pr
vide for permanent record of a
persons who register under this se'
ton on or before November l, 100
and all such persons shall be entitle
to register and vote at all election
by the people in this State, unle'
disqualified under section 2 Of tb
Article: Provided such perso Is sb q
have paid their poll tax as require
( by law.
q !Sec. 81 All elections by the poop
shall be by ballot, and all election
by the General Assembly shall |
viva voce.
ISec. II Every voter in North Ca
DINA, except as in this Art. disqua
fed, shall be eligible to Office, b.
before entering upon the duties
the Office he shall take and subscril
the following oath: "I,.........,
solemnly swear or affirm, that I v
( support and maintain the corstit
ton and laws of the U. s. ana T.
( constitution and laws Of n orth Car
lima, not inconsistent Herewith, al
that will faithfully discharge t
J duties of my Office as .........
help me God"