The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-03
SUFFRAGE PROVISIONS

Under the temporary plan the follow
 ing male citizens of this State having
 the necessary residence qualifications
 can vote: .,.a
 In the land or naval forces of the United
 States in the war of 1872, or In the war
 with Mexico, or in any war With tne
 Indians, or in the war between tne
 States, or in the war with Spain, or who
 honorably served in the land or naval
 forces of the Confederate States, or or
 the State of Alabama in the war De-
 '"eSm :second-The md lawful descendants of
 persons who honorably served in the lana
 or naval forces of the United states m
 the war of the American Revolution, or
 in the war of 1912, or in the war Wlth
 Mexico or in any war with the Indians.
 or in the war between the States, or ID
 the land or naval forces Of the Conteoer-
 ate States, or of the state or AlaoaAhS
 in the war between the States; or,
 "Third-All persons who are or gooo character and who understand the duties and obligations of citizenship unoer d
 n to be form noted Sf Est hess aua
 tions are in the alternative. If man | possesses either of them he can vote. Tie need not. as has been charged py the | opposition, possess all or more than one l of them. There is not white man Tn 1 the State of Alabama, unless he De q | criminal, who cannot register unoer one | or the other of these provisions; nay l | If he removes from his precinct 1T IS l only necessary to take his registration | certificate with him or if he has lost II l to apply for and obtain a new one. Am | ple opportunities are furnished for regis l tration under the temporary plan. Ine registrars are required to g1Ve adequate | notice, visit each precinct at least once and oftener if necessary to make a com, plete registration of all persons enutleo to register and to remain as long as It is necessary for that purpose. Tney are l l.Ir, ,AI kA ha n
 on Friday and Saturday next preceding
 the day of the election in November,
 1902 and then and there register all per
 sons entitled thereto who may nave pe-
 come of age since the previous registra-
 ton, or who by reason of physical dlsa-
 bility or unavoidable absence from the
 county were not registered by the regis-
 trar when going through the beats. They
 are also required to remain at the court
 house during the entire third week or November 1902. and for six working
 days next prior to the 20th day or De-
 cember 1902, to register all persons then entitled to registration or who may not have been registered for any reason dur ing the former registration.
 Under the permanent plan to be entl- tied to vote one must have been regis tered under the temporary plan, or De able to read and write a section or the | Constitution or the United States Tn the | English language, or pay taxes on three | hundred dollars worth of real, or per sonal proDerty, or on forty acres Of land. | or be the husband of woman who pays | taxes or forty acres of land, or owns three hundred dollars worth of real, or | personal property.
 The first State election held under the provisions of the permanent plan will | be in November. 1906. Every white man | in the State can register next year under | the temporary plan and then vote for life. Tn. permanent plan, therefore, ap- plies only to minors, or those moving | into the State after next year. These minors have more than five years in which to learn to read and write or to ac0uire three hundred dollars worth of real or personal property. With the hb- eral provisions in favor of the common schools end the great extension Of edu- cationaI facilities throughout the state there is not white child in the State who cannot acquire sufficient education to at least read and write in five years The next national election is over three wears off and the amplest time is allowed eevry white boy in the State to learn now to read and write by that election Ihis very provision of the new Constitution while just in itself will be great sum | ulus to the cause of general education' Our permanent plan Is framed almost word for word from the South Carohha | plan. In South Carolina every white man in the State is registered. Hon; M; B. | McSweensy. Governor of South Carohna'