The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-29

m mo pr9clnct anu county III which he applies for registration and to auswer all questions touching his right to vote and his antecedents 90 far as t1bey relate tdhis right to vote and as to his residence prior to his citizen- ship in said precinct and to support the Consultation of the United States and of this. State. And the General Assembly shall pass laws making the wflful and corrupt taking of such oath perjury.
 sec. [. After the lapse of seven years from the first registration un- der this Article of the Constitution new registration shall be made and the General Assembly shall provide for the making of a permanent record or such registration. and all persons so reristered shall forever thereafter have the right to vote in all elections by the people in this State unless disqualified under the second sub division of Sec tion of this Article: Provided such person shall have paid his poll tax as above required. and provided that the General Assembly shall oy law pro vide for the registration Of persons becoming entitled to vote from year to year before and after such perma- nent record of registration.
 Sec. 5. Electors in municipal cleo tions shall possess all the Quaiiflca- tions herein prescribed and such addi- tional qualifications as may be pro- vided by law.
 Sec. 6. Suitable remedies by appeal or otherwise shall be provided by law to correct illegal or improper registra- ton and to secure the registration of those who may be illegally or improp- erly denied the same by said Boards of Registrars of Election.
 Sec. 2. All qualified electors and no others shall be eligible to ofiice except as otherwise provided in this Consti- kution.
 Sec. 6. Electors shall not be regis tered within six months next before any election at which they may offer to ;votes But appeals may be heard and determined, and revision take place at any time prior to the election; and no person who, in respect to age and residence. would become entitled to vote within said four months, shall be excluded from registration on ac- count of his want vr qualification in these respects at the time of registra-
 Sec. 2. All elections by the people shall be by ballot, and all elections by persons in . representative capacity shall be viva voce.
 Sec. 10. Electors shall, in all cases except treason. felony, or breach of the peace. be privileged from arrest dur ing their attendance at elections, or while going to, or returning therefrom.
 Sec. Il. The General Assembly shall pass laws fin accordance with this Con- stitution to regulate and govern reg istration and elections in this State, and such laws shall be uniform throughout this State.
 :. Sec, 12. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to pass adequate laws giving protection against the evils arising from the use of intoxicating liquors at all elections.
 Sec. 13. The General Assembly shall ; enact laws to secure fairness in party primary elections, conventions or other methods. of naming party candidates.
 Sec. IA. Returns of elections for all civil officers who are to be commits stoned by tine Governor, except Secre- tary of State, State Auditor. State Treasurer and Attorney General and for members of the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretary of State
 By MT. Lomax:
 Mr. Lomax-I ask leave to amend the fifth subdivision of the article describing the qualifications of voters. the word Navy and the word Army"
 President-Unless objection, leave 
 MT. LomaxI desire to say it is patent and apparent, there is nothing original in that, but that 1t is an at- tempted combination of several well discussed plans to meet our situations here.
 Referred to Committee on Suffrage and Elections.
 By MT. Macdonald.
 Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention Assembled. That Section, 22 of Article ". of the Con- stitution be amended SO as to read as follows:
 Section. p. No amendmen to bills and no substitute therefor, shall be adopted Y. except by & majority of the House wherein the same is offered taken by yeas and nays, and such amendment or substitute shall De recorded in fuii on the Journal of the House wherein the same is adopted, together with the names of those voting for or against such amendment or substitute. And no amendment to bills by one House shall be concurred in by the other ex- cept by 8 majority vote thereof. taken by yeas and nays, and such amendment so concurred in, together with the names of those voting for and against shall be recorded in full in the Journal Of said House, and report of Confer ence Committees shall. in like manner, be recorded on the journals of each House.
 Referred to Commitete on Legisla- tive Department.
 By Mir. Macdonald:
 Be 1t ordained. by the people of Ala hama in Convention assembled. That Section 19 of Article W. of the Con- stitution be amended so as to read as follows:
 j Section 1s. No law shall be passed except by bill, and every bill shall be copied verbatim on the Journal of the House in which 1t Is introduced before 1t is referred to any committee; and no bill shall be so altered or amended on its passage through either House as to change its original purpose. Referred to Committee on Legislative 2 Department.
 s@ By MT. Macdonald: eco. Be it ordained by the people of Ala bama in Convention assembled, that Article eight of the Constitution shall , be amended so as to read as follows: < Suffrage and Elections
 Section 1. Every male citizen of the s United States, who Is over the age of 21 years. possessing the following qualifications, shall be an elector, and | shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people, except as hereinafter provided. -----~ ''
 First-He shall have resided in the State at least one year immediately preceding the election at which he of fers to vote.
 Second-He shall have resided in the
 county for three months and in the precinct or ward for thirty days pre-