The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-30
SAYS WHO MAY VOTE
IN ALABAMA STATE.
Constitutional Convention Puts
Restrictions on Suffrage.
MUST READ AND WRITE
NO ILLITERATEs OR CRIMINALS
CAN BECOME CITIZENS.

Montgomery, Ala, June 29.-The suf-
frage and elections article of the pro-
posed new constitution was submitted
to the constitutional convention today.
Following are the most important sec
tons:
Section 2.-TO entitle a citizen %
vote at any election. he shall have re
sided in the state az 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 shah have been
duly registered as an electOr and shall
have paid al poll taxes due from him
for the year 1901, and for each suisse
quent year.
Section 3 provides that the general
assembly shall provide for county
boards Of registration after January,
1903 Until then the boards are to be
appointed by the governor, auditor
and commissioner of agriculture and
industries and are to consist Of three
citizens.
Section 1.-The following male citizens
of this state who are citizens OF the
United states, q years OF age, or up
wards, and who are not disqualified
under section z of this article, shall,
upon duplication, be entitled to regis
ter as electors during Ife), prior to the
first day of January, 1903:
First-AIl 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.
Tbir5-AI1 otbe,-e Of GOOD ,ba,.s.,+c,.
and who understand the duties of
citizens and the obligations of the
elective fran
Must Red and Write.
Section 6.-After the first day of San
uary. 1903, the following persons, and
no others, shall be qualified to register
as electors provided they shall not be
disqualified under section OF this ar
tiCle:-
First-Those who can. unless pre-
vented by physical disability, read and
write any article Of the constitution of
the United states in the English Ian
guage 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 regis
ter.
Second-The owner in good faith in
his own right or the husband of WO-
man who is owner of forty acres Of
land situated in the state, upon which
they reside, or the husband Of any WO-
man who is the owner in her own right
OF real estate situated in this state of
the value Of $500 or more, or the owner
or the husband Of a woman, who is the
owner in her own right, OF personal
property in this state assessed for tax
alton at $500 or more; provided, that all
taxes due by him for the year next pre-
Ceding the year in which he offers to
vote shall have been paid.
No Criminals or Convicts.
Section THE following persons
shall be disqualified both from regis
tering and from voting: All idiots and
insane persons, those who shall be dis
qualified from voting at the time Of
the ratification of this constitution and
those who shall have been convicted of
treason, arson, murder, elnbezzlement,
maIedSdnce in office. larceny, obtain
/ ing property or money under false pre-
lenses, perjury, subornatiOn of per
jury. robbery, assault with intent to
rob, forgery, bribery, assault and bat
terry on the wife. bigany. living in
adultery, receiving stolen property
sOdomy, incest, rape. IniscegE
crime against nature or any crime pun
+ iShable by imprisonment in the peni-
tertiary or of any infamous crime or
crimes involving moral turpitude; 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 any primary election or to pro-
cure the nomination or election of any
Z person to any office or who shall sub
Orn any witness or registrar to secure
the registration of any person as an
eleCtOr.
Section 10.-The poll tax mentioned in
r this article shall he 81 each
male inhabitant Of the state, over the
age Of p years and under the age OF
40 years not now exempt by law.