Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-30
PLAN 70 SAFEGUARD THE
FRANCHISE N ALABAMA.
BALLOT TO THOSE CAPABLE OF
MAKING USE OF II.
QUALIFICATIONS PROPOSED.
EDUCATIONAL, MORAL AND PRO-
PERTY Restrictions AMONG
THOSE SUGGESTED.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, June pa
suffrage and elections article for the
proposed new constitution was submit
ted to the constitutional convention to-
day. 1t provides that. to vote at any
election, a citizen shall have resided in
the State at least two years, county one
year and precinct or ward three months
preceding the election and he shall
have been duly registered and shall
have paid all poll taxes due. Follow
ing are the male citizens, who are citi-
ems OF the United States. twenty-one
years old or upwards. qualified to reg
lister prior to January /, 1903:
All who have honorably served in the
land or naval forces o. the United
States in the war of 1872 or in the war
with Mexico, or in any war with the
Indians, or in the civil war, between
the States, or who h%onorably served in
the land or naval forces of the Con-
federate States.
lawful descendants of persons above
mentioned.
All others of-good character and who
understand the duties of citizenship and
the obligations of the elective fran
chise.
After the first day of January, 1903,
the following persons and no Others
shall be qualified to register as cleo
tors:
Those who can, unless prevented by
physical disability, read II write any
article of the Constitution Of the United
States in the English language and who
being physically able to work, have
been regularly engaged in some lawful
business or occupation trade or calling
for twelve months next preceding the
time they offer to register.
The owner in good faith in his own
right, or the husband Of a woman who
is the owner, OF forty acres of land in
the State, upon which they reside, or
the husband of any woman who is the
owner in her own right, of real estate
in Alabama Of the value of $500 or
more, or the owner, or the husband of
a woman who is owner in her own
right of personal property assessed at
$500 or more; provided. that ali taxes
due by him for n year next preceding
shall have been paid.
Following are the persons %disquali-
fled both from registering and from
voting:
All idiots and insane persons, those
who shall be disqualified from voting
at the time Of the ratification of this
constitution and those who shall have
been convicted of treason, murder, ar
son, embezZlement, malfeasance in Of
fee, larceny. obtaining property or
money under false pretenses, perjury,
s~ubornation of perjury, robbery, assault
with intent to rob, forgery, bribery, as
sault and battery on the wife, bigamy,
living in adultery, receiving stolen prop
erty, sodomy, incest. rape, m~iscegena-
ton, crime against nature, or any crime
punishable by Imprisonment in the PEN
itentiary or of any infamous crime or
crimes involving moral t%urpitude. also
persons who shall have been convicted
as Migrants and tramps, and any per-
son who shall sell or offer to sell his
vote or the vote of another, or who shall
buy or offer to buy the vote of another,
in any election by the people or in n
primary election or to procure the nom
ination or election of any person to
any office, or who'shall suborn any wit
ness or registrar to C the registra-
ton of any person as an elector.
A poll tax Of $3.50 and county regis
tration boards are provided for.