The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-28

is signed by John w. Daniel William A.
Anderson, Thomas w. Harrison. H. c.
Stuart, Wood Rouldin and Francis L.
Smith. 1t provides in part as follows:
Section EVERY male citizen of the
| United States, at least 21 years of age
| who possesses the following qualifications
| shall be entitled to vote for members of
| the General Assembly and all officers
| elective by the people.
First--He shall have been resident
! of this State for at least two years, of
the county or city one year, and of the
! precinct in which he shall offer to vote
Second-He shall have been duly reg
| istered.
Third-After January first nineteen hun
dred and three he shall have paid to the
State at least six months before the cleo
tion in which he offers to vote poll tax
of one dollar and fifty cents for the year
nineteen hundred and two and six months
before any election held after January
first, nineteen hundred and four he shall
have paid to the State all poll taxes
for every preceding year which shall have
become due and payable under and by
virtue of this constitutions provided. that
prerequisite for voting at any election
prior to January first, nineteen hundred
and three and that no person who has
served in time of war in the army or navy
of the United States, or of the Confeder-
ate States shall at any time be required
to pay poll tax as a prerequisite to vote.
Fourth-If registered after the adoption
of the Constitution and prior to January
1st, 1904, he shall be: "a person who
has heretofore served in time of war in
the military or naval forces of the Uni
ted States or of the Confederate States
or of one of the States of the United
States, Or (2) he shall be able to read
any section of the Constitution of this
State submitted to him by the registra-
tion officers, or he shall be able to un-
derstand the same when read to him. or
to give reasonable explanation thereof
or, (3) he shall have paid to the State
taxes for the year preceding that in which
he offers to vote as much as one dollar
on property owned by and assessed
against him.
Section 2-All citizens registered under
the foregoing provisions of this Constitu-
tion prior to January. 1st, 1904. shall con-
tinue to be electors so long as they pos
by, unless they shall come under some
one of its disqualifying provisions, and
may be aided in preparing and depositing
their ballot by person of their own Sc
lection in the presence of the judges of
election: provided, that not more than
five such voters shall receive such aid
from the same person at any election
Section 3-After January 1st 1904,
every male citizen not previously regis
tered under the foregoing provisions of
this Constitution except as herein provi-
ded shall in addition to the qualifications
prescribed as to age, residence and rol
tax, make application for registration in
his own handwriting as may be provided
by law; and any person registered after
that time shall prepare and deposit his
ballot without aid from another: provi-
ded, that If he has heretofore served in
time of war in the military or naval
forces OF the United States, or of the
confederate States or of any State of the
United States or if he be a person who is
bllnd.or physically disabled he shall not
De required at any time to make appli-
cation in writing to be registered and
may receive aid in preparing his ballot
from person of his own selection in
the presence of the judges of election;
but not more than five such voters shall
receive such aid from the same person at,
any election.
The convention In committee of the
whole, continued discussion of the report
OF the Legislative committee making but
few changes therein.
Mr.. Flood gave notice that he would
move reconsideration of the vote on
Section providing for quadrennial ses-
sions Of the Legislature-and Mr. Wise
gave notice that he would ask for re-
corded vote on the question when the re-
port should be submitted to the conven-
tiCn.
The convention adjourned at clock.