The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-01-25
a M0NsTReUS ABsuRDITY."

:. a A0NSTReUS ABSuRDITY."
: Many Good Democrats Opposed to Il
, Grandson of His Grandfather" Com
I sdtutional Amendment Clause,
The correspondent of the Cha
lotte Observer, writing to that papt
from Fayetteville, under date q
March 4th, says:
The Observer correctly guages pull
lie sentiment in throwing out a wor
OF warning against taking for gran
ed the carrying st the ballot box O
the suffrage constitutional amend
ment. 1t will require hard work frou
the rank and file and leaders of tn
party. There is certainly nc clou,
on the title of the Cape Fear Dem
ocracy to orthodoxy, but the write
is surprised at the number of lead
ing Democrats whom he meets OF
posed to the amendment. The claus,
about the grand son of his grand
father" Is especially decried as ,
monstrous absurdity.
The suffrage amendment referred
to above, which was adopted by tie
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 substitut-
ed the following Article of Said Con
st3tution:
ARTICLE W.
Suffrage and Eligibility 70 Office
Qualifications of an Elector.
[Section IL Every male person born
in the United States, and every male
person who has been naturalizeo. q
years Of age and possessing the DUAL.
ihcaticns set out in this Article shall
be entitled TO vote at any election by
the people in the State, except as
herfi IN otherwise provided.
[Sec 2. He shall have resided in
the State of North Carolina for two
yeats, IL the county six months and
in The precinct, ward or other cleo
ton district, in which he offers to
vote four mouths 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
priFe any person Of the right to vote
n precinct, ward or other election
district from which he has removed
until four months after such removal.
No person who has been convicted,
DR. who has confessed bis guilt
n open court upon indictment, of
any crime, the punishment of
which now is, Or may thereafter be,
Imprisonment in the State prison,
;hall be permitted TO vote unless
he said person shall be first re-
stored to citizenship in TIE manner
prescribed by law.
[Sec. g. Every person offering to i.
vote shall be at the time legally |
voter as herein prescribed |
md IN the manner hereinafter pro-
7ided by law, and the General AS
;embly of North Carolina shall enact
general registration laws to carry in
o effect the provisions of this Ar |
iele.
[Sec.] 4. Every person presenting
for registration shall be able |
% read and write any section of the
Constitution in the English language;
md, before he shall be entitled to |
vote, he shall have paid, on or
before the first day of March of |
he year in which he proposes
% vote, his poll tax, as pre-
scrlbed by law, for the previous year. |
Poll taxes shall be 6 lien only on as
'essed property, and no process shall |
ssue to enforce the collection of the
same except against assessed prop
erty.
tSec. s. Nc male person, who was
IN January l, 1867, or at any time
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
The laws of any State in the United
States wherein he then resided, and
40 lineal descendant of any such per-
son; shall be denied the right to reg
ster and vote at any election in this
State by reason of his failure to po-
sess the educational qualifications
in section of this Article:
Provided. He shall have registered
IN accordance with the terms of this
section prior to Dec. l, 1908.
The General Assembly shall pro-
vide for permanent record of all
persons who register under this Sec
ton On or before November l, 1908,
and all such persons shall be entitled
to register and vote at all elections
by the people in this State, unless
under section of this
Article: Provided such perso is shall
have paid their poll tax as required
by law.
Sec. 81 All elections by the people
shall be by ballot, and all elections
by the General Assembly shall be
viva voce.
Sec. Z. Every voter in North Car
DINA, except as in this Art. disquali-
fed, shall be eligible to Office, but
before entering pom the duties of
the Office he shall take and subscribe
the following oath: II. do
solemnly swear or affirm, that l will
and maintain the eonstitu-
ton and laws of the U. S. and the