The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-07-05
SUFFRAGE LAW IN ALABAMA
MOST IMPORTANT SECTIONS.
Election Article of Proposed New
Constitution-Prese i'm Sec
tions-Tvo Reports Sent Unjust
Own Land.

Montgomery, Ala, July 1.-THE suf-
frage and election article of the pro-
posed new constitution has been sub
mitted to the constitutional conven-
ton. Following are the most import |
ant sections:
Section 2-To entitle a citizen to |
vote at any election he shall have re-
sided in the state at least two years,
in the county one year and in the pre-
cinct or ward three months immedi
ately preceding the election at which
he offers to vote, and he shall have
been duly registered as an elector and
shall have paid all poll taxes due from
him for the year 1901, ard for each
subsequent year.
Section 3-The general assembly
shall provide for county boards of
registration after January, 1908. Until
then the boards arc to be appointed
by the governor. auditor and com
missioner of agriculture and indus
tries, and are to consist of three citi-
zens.
Section 1.-The following male citi-
zens of this state who are citizens of
the United States, 81 years of age.
or upwards. and who are not disquai
flied under section Of this article
shall upon application be entitled to
register as electors during life) prior
to the LIST day of January, 1903:
First, all who have honorably served
| in the land or naval forces of the
United States in the war of 1912 or
in the war with Mexico, or in any war
with the Indians or in the civil war
between the states, or who honorably
served in the land or naval forces of
the confederate states.
Second, the lawful descendants of
persons mentioned in the above sec
ton.
Third, all others of good character
who understand the duties of citizen
ship and the obligations of the elect
i've franchise.
Section 6-After the 1st day of Jan
uary, 1908, the following persons, and
no others, shall be qualified to reg
lister as electors, provided they shall
not be disqualified under section d
this article:
First, those who can. unless pre-
vented by physical disability, read anC
write any article of the constitution
of the United States in the Englisl
language, and who, being PHYSICAL,
able to work, have been regularly en-
gagged in some lawful business or oc
cupation, trade or calling, for !
months next preceding the time the.
offer to register.
Second, the owner in good faith i
his own right or the husband of a We
man who is the owner of 40 acres c
land situated in the state, upon whic
they reside. or the husband of an
woman who is the owner in her ow
y name of real estate situated in thi
state valued at $500 or more. or tt
= owner or the husband of woman VIII
y is the owner in her own right Of pc
L. sonal property in this state assesse
y for taxation at $500 or more; provide
&c that all taxes due by him for the yea
- next preceding the year in which h
offers to vote shall have been paid.
Section THE following person
- shall be disqualified both from regi
"a tering and from voting:
All idiots and insane persons, thos
10 who shall be disqualified from votin
at the time of the ratification of tn
q. constitution and those who shall hay
- been convicted of treason, arson, mu
der embezzlement malfeasance in q