The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-18


Many Good Dsmocrats Opposed to the
"Grand-son Of His Grand-father" Con-
stitutional Amendment 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 out . word
of warning against taking for grant.
ed the carrying st the ballot box Of
the suffrage constitutional amend.
ment. 1t will require hard work from
the rank and file and leaders Of the
party. There is certainly ne cloud
on the title of the Cape Fear Dem
ocracy to orthodoxy, but the writer
is surprised at the number Of lead.
ing Democrats whom he meets or
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 as 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 substitute
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, 81
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. g. 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 cleo
ton district, in which he offers to
vote four months next preceding the
elections: 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 m onths 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 Of
which now is, or may thereafter be,
Imprisonment in the State prison,
shall be permitted 10 vote unless
the said person shall be first re-
stored to citizenship in tie manner
prescribed by law.
[Sec. 81 Every person offering to
vote shall be at the time a 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 the
Constitution in the English language;
and, before he shall be entitled to
vote, he shall have paid, on o,
before the first day of March OF
the year in which he proposes
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 the
same except against assessed prop
erty.
[Sec. 5. No male person, who wa
on January 1, 1867, or at any time
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
the laws of any State in the United
States wherein he then resided, ant
no lineal descendant of any such per
son; shall be denied the right to reg
lister and vote at any election in thi
State by reason of his failure to po
sess the educational qualification
prescribed in section of this Article
Provided, He shall have registered
in accordance with the terms of thi
section prior to Dec. l, 1908.
The General Assembly shall pro
vide for q permanent record of al
persons who register under this sec
ton on or before November l, 1905
and all such persons shall be entitle'
to register and vote at all election
by the people in this State, unles
disqualified under section 2 Of thi
Article: Provided such perso Is sha
have paid their poll tax as require
by law.
| TSec. 81 All elections by the peopl
!, shall be by ballot, and all election
by the General Assembly shall b
viva voce.
) ISec. n Every voter in North Ca
DINA, except IS in this Art. disqual
! fed, shall be eligible to Office, bu
: before entering upon the duties {
the Office he shall take and subscrit
the following oath: "1......... d
sols mnly swear or affirm. that ",
. support and maintain the constit,
.ion and laws OF the U S. ard tt
constitution and laws of North Car,
lima, not Inconsistent Herewith, an
that l will faithfully discharge Il
duries of nv office as ......... s
r help me Cod
a [Sec. s. The following classes
: persons shall be disqualified for Q
fee: First, all persons who shs
! deny the being of Almigh