Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-07-05
Suffrage I'm N ALABAMA
MOST IMPORTANT SECTIONS.
Election Article Of Proposed New
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Montgomery. Ala. July 2.-The SUI.
frage and election article OF the pro
posed new constitution has been sub
mittcd to the constitutional conven.
tion. Following are the most import.
ant sections:
Section ITO entitie citizen to
vote nj any election he shall have re-
sided In the state at least two wears
In the county one year and In the pre-
cinct or ward three months imuodi
ately preceding the election at which
he offers to vete. 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 esch
subsequent year.
Section 3-The general assombIy
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
gems.
Section 4-The following male citI
sens OF this state who are citizens OF
the United States. 81 years OF age,
or upwards. and who arc not disnuai
flied under section Of this article.
shall upon application be entitled to
register as electors during lfe) prior
to the LIST day of January. 1903:
First. all who have honorahly served
In tho 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 see
tion.
Third. all others OF good character
who understand the duties OF citizen
ship and tho obligations Of the elect
i've franchise.
Section 6--Aftcr the LIST day of Jan.
uary. 1908. the following persons, and
no others, shall be qualified to reg.
lister an electors. provided they shall
not be disqualified under section 7 oi
this article.
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
language. and who. being physically
able to work. have been regularly on
gagged In some lawful business or oc
cupation, trade or calling. for IL
months noxt preceding the time they
offer to register.
Second. the owner In good faith In
HIS own right or tho husband OF Il wo
man who In tho owner Of 40 acres OF
land situated In the state. upon which
they reside. or the husband Of any
woman who IL the owner In her own
name Of real estate situated In this
state valued ut 5000 or more. or TIE
owner or tho husband OF a woman who
II the owner In her own right of per.
sonal property In this state assessed
For taxation at $500 or more: provided
that all taxes due by him for The year
next preceding the year In which he
Offers TO vote shall have been paid.
Section THE following persons
shall be disqualified both from regis,
tering and from voting.
All Idiots and insane persons. those
who shall be disqualified from voting
ut the time Of the ratification of this
constitution and those who shall have
been convicted Of treason. arson. mur.
dor. endorsement, malfeasance In Of
nee. larceny. obtaining property or
money under false pretenses. perjury.
snbornation Of perjury. robbery. as
SAINT with intent to rob. forgery. bri- |
berry. assault and battery ON the
wife. bigamy. living In adultery.
receiving stolen property. sodomy, |
Incest. rape. misccgenation. crime
Against nature. ar any crime pun
ishablc by imprisonment In tho |
penttentiary or for any Infamous
crime or crimes involving moral tur.
pltnde: also persons who shall have
been convicted ~ Migrants and tramps
and any person who shall sell or OTTER
TO sell his vote or the vote Of another.
or who ahall buy or Offer to buy the
vote Of another In any election by the
people or In any primary election OF
any person to any once. or who shall
suhorn any witness or registrar to Sc.
cure the registration Of any person rs
IN elector.
Section 1.-THE. poll tax mentioned
n this article shalt be Si,5o upon each
male inhabitant OF the state. over the
ngc of ~ years and under the age OF
Is years. not now exempt by law.
A minority report presented by the
commissioners disagrees from the ma.
Icrity report only on the section refer.
ring to the grandfather clause"
rsssaeslns Villages.