The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-05-24
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

measure has been before the people
Of North Carolina for score OF years,
We give in full herewith the proposed
Constitutional Amendment. The
amendment reads as follows:
That Article vi of the Constitution
of North Carolina be, and the same
is hereby abrogated and in lieu
thereof shall be substituted the follow
ing article of the Constitution
ARTICLE VI.
SUFFRAGE AND ELIGIBILITY TO OFFICE
| -QUAL1FICAr1oNs OF AN ELECTION.
(Section ~ Every male person born
in the United States and every male
person WHO has been naturalized, 81
years of age and possessing the quail
tications set out IN this article, shall
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 North Carolina tor 2
years, in the county six months, and
in the precinct, ward or other election
district in which he offers to vote, four
months next preceding the election
Provided, That removal from precinct,
ward or other election district, to an
o<hor l., tho eoroo ooupfv oho1I MT
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. No person who
has been convicted or who has con-
fessed his guilt in open court upon
indictment, of any crime, the punish
ment of which now is or may hereaf-
ter be, imprisonment in the State prison
shall be permitted to vote unless the said
person 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 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 prescott
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 haye 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.
(Sect:on 49, No male person who
was on January l, 1867, or ut any
time prior thereto, entitled to vote
under the laws of any State In the
United States wherein he then resided
and no lineal descendant of any such
person shall be denied the right to
register and vote at any election in
this State by reason of his failure to
possess the educational qualification
prescribed in section 4 of this Article
Provided, He shall have registered in
accordance with the terms of this Sec.
ton prior to December l, 1908. The
General Assembly shall provide fol-
a permanent record of all persons who
register under this section on or before
November l, 1908, and all euch per.
sons shall be entitled to register and
vote in all elections by the people in
this State unless disqualified undo,
section 2 of this article: Provided
such persons shall have paid their poll
tax as required by law.
Il (Sectlon 6.) All elections by the
people shall be by ballot, and all cleo
tons by the General Assembly shall
be by viva voce.
| (Section ~ Every voter in North
Carolina, except as in this article dis
qualified shall be eligible to office, bu,
before entering upon the duties of the
} Office he shall take and subscribe the
following oath: I,--, do sol
emily swear Cor affirm) that will sup
port and maintain the Constitution anc
law of the United States, and Constltu-
ton and laws of@North Carolina, not
inconsistent Herewith, and that viii
faithfully discharge the duties of my
Office s--,, so help me God"
(Section 81 The following classes o
persons shall be disqualified for office
First, all persons who deny the being
of Almighty God. Second, all person.
who shall have been convicted, or con-
ing, atheir guilt or indictment pen d
, unde md whether sentenced or not, O,
treasr judgment suspended, Of any
for On or felony or any other crime
that which the punishment may b<
imprisonment in the penitentisry
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