The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-05-17

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The soerssposdsas Of the Char
lotts Obssgvss, writing 70 that paper
iron Fayetteville, under date Of
March 4th. says
The Observer correctly guagss pub
lie sentiment in throwing out . word
Of waning against taking for grant
ID the carrying st the ballot box OF
the suffrage sonstitationA amend
usnt. II will require hard work from
the rank and Ole and leaders OF the
party. There u certainly ne cloud
on the title Of the Csps Fear Den
oer.ey 10 orthodoxy, but the vritsi
10 surprised ct the number Of lead
ing Democrats whom hs meets or
posed to the amendment The claus
about the grand son OF his grand
father" u especially decrisd - .
monstrous absurdity.
The suffrage amendment referred
to soovs, which Va adopted by Ii,
last Legislature, u - follows
THE SUFFRAGE AMIspNHSr.
Section !. That Article vi Of the
Consultation Of North Carolina be-
and the same II hereby abroga.ed
and in lieu thereof shall be substitut.
cd the following Article Of Said Con-
stitution:
ARrIcLB vi.
Suffrage and Eligibility to Once
Qualifications Of IN Elector.
(Seotiou IL Every male person born
in the United States, and every male
person who has been naturalised. q
years Of age and possessing the qtaL
i6cations set out in this Article shall
Do entitled to vote 1t any election BY
the people in the State, except ~
herein otherwise provided.
(Sse. q 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 slec-
ton district, in which he offers r.
vote four months next preceding the
election: Provided, That removal
from one precinct ward or othe,
election district TO another in the
same county, shall not operate to de
privs any person Of the right TO vote
in . precinct, ward or other election
district from which hs has removed
until four months altar such removal.
No person who has been convicted
or who has confessed bis guil'
in open oourt upon Indictment. OF
any crime. the punish ent OF
which nov 10, or NAV thereafter be
imprisonment in the State prison
shall Be permitted TO vote unles,
the said person shall Be hrst 70
stored TO eitissnship in TIE name,
prescribed by Law.
| tSee. 81 Every person Offering tr
vote shall b st the time . legally
registered voter ~ herein prescribed
and In the manner hereinafter pro.
vidsd by Law. and the General As.
sembly Of North Carolina shall spac,
general registration laws to carry In.
to effect the provisions Of this Ar
tiala.
tSec.l 4. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall be abb.
to read and write any section Of thu
Constitution in the English language
and, before he shall be entitled r.
vote. he shall have paid. on o,
before the Arst day Of March o,
the year in which he propose.
to vote, his poll tax, - pre-.
.erihsd by Law. for the previous year
Poll taxsS shall be lien only on -
ssssed property, and no process shall
issue to enforce the collection of tb,
same except against assessed prop.
erty.
| [6ee. 81 No male person, Who ~
on January ], 1867. or at any tim,
prior thereto, entitled 10 vote unde
the laws Of any State in the Unite<
States wherein he then resided, An,
no inssl descendant Of any such per
son; shall Be denied the right to reg
ister and vote 1t any election in thi
State by reason Of his failure 10 DO
sess the educational qualification
Iprescribed in section 4 Of this Art icl
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