The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-07-02
THE VICIOUS SHUT OUT.
Proposed Change in the Constitution
of Alabama.

OF Alabama.
Of the suffrage and elections article
of the proposed new constitution sub
mitted to the constitutional conven-
ton following are the most important
sections:
Section g. To entitle a citizen to
vote at any election, he shall have re-
sided in the stateat 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 and for
each subsequent year.
Section 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 4. The following male citi-
zehs of this state who are citizens of
the United States, twenty-one years
of age or upwards, and who are not
disqualified under. section Z of this
article. shall upon application be en-
title to register as electors during
life) prior to the first day of January
1903.
First, all who have honorably serv-
ed the land or naval forces of the
United States in the war of 1912 or in
the war with Mexico, or any war with
the Indians or in the civil war be-
tween 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
anu who understand the duties of citi-
zenship and the obligations of the cleo
tive franchise.
Section g. After the first day Of
January, 1903, the following persons
and no others shall be qualified to reg
lister as electors. provided they shall
not be disqualified under section sew
en- of 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 en-
gagged in some lawful business or &C.
cupation, trade or calling for twelve
months next preceding the time they
offer to register.
Second, The husband of a woman
who is the owner Of 40 acres of land
upon which they reside or the husband
of any woman who is the owner in
her own right of real estate situated in
this state of the value of $500 OF
more, or the owner or the husband Of
woman who is the owner in her owr
right of personal property in this
state assessed for taxation at $500 OF
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 Z. The following person.
shall be disqualified from registering
and from voting: 4
All idiots and insane persons, those
who shall be disqualified from voting
at the time of the ratification of thi.
constitution and those who shall have
been convicted of treason, arson, muir
der, embezzlement. malfeasance in hi.
Office, larceny, obtaining property o.
money under false pretenses or per
Jury, subornation of perjury, robbery
assault with intent to rob, forgery
bribery. assault and battery on thu
wife, bigamy, living in adultery, re
ceiving stolen property, sodomy. in
cest, rape, miscegenation, crime
against nature or any crime punish
able by Imprisonment in the peniten
tiary or of any infamous crime o.
crimes involving moral turpitude
also persons who shall have been con
victed as Migrants and tramps ant
any person who shall sell or offer t.
sell his vote or the votes of another il
any election by the people or in an!
primary election. or to procure tn
nomination or election of any person
to any Office or who shall suborn an!
witness or registrar to secure to regis
tration Of any person as an elector.
Section 10. The poll tax mentioned
in this article shall be one dollar AM
fifty cents upon each male inhabitan
of the state over the age of 81 years
and under the age Of As years now ex
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