The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-21

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Subscrber.--Q. Is there constitutional
qualification 10 he voted on In Texas next
general eieciiont II So does It disqualiry
INDECENT ex-Confederntc soldiers who draw
pensions ana do not pay poll taxi Does
It disqualifcs all persons over 90 years OF
age who do not pay poll tax by reason OF
agey
A. The Joint resolution of the legislature
Of the stnte Of Texas adopted at It's last
session providing for the submission of a
constitutional amendment to vote OF the
people at the next general election Is us
follows:
Be it resolved by the legislature OF the
state If Texas:
Section /. That article 6 section of tue
constitution OF the state of Texas 'ue
amended So as to read as follows:
Sec. =. Every male person subject to
none OF the foregoing disqualidcalions VINO
shall have attained the age of p years
ana who shall be citizen of the United
States and who shall have resided In this
state one year next preceding an election
and the last elk months within the dis
trlrt or county In which he offers TO vote
shall be deemed a qualified elector aud
every male person OF foreign birth subject
70 none OF the foregoing disquahhcauons
who not less than six months before any
! election at which he offers to vote, snail
have declared his intention to become
citizen Of the United States in accordance
Wit, he Federal naturalization laws, ana
shah have resided In this State one year
next preceding such election ana the last
six Tonths In the county in which he OF
/ fcrs 10 vot shnG also be deemed a quan
ned elector; aud all electors shall vote IN
the election precinct of their residence;
| provided, that electors living in any unor.
| canzcd county may vote at any election
[ precinct In any county to which such coun-
" is attached for judicial purposes; and
provided further. THAT ANY VOTER
/ WHO is SUBJECT 10 PAY A POLL
/ TAX UNDER THE LAWS OF the
STATE or rENAS SHALL HAVE PAID
SAID TAN BEFORE He OFFEKS TO
VOTE Al ANY ELECTION IN rHlS
4 STATE AND HOLD A RECEIPT SHOW.
ING HIS POLL TAX PAID BEFORE
THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY NEAr
PRECEDING SUCH ELECTION. on III
SAID VOTER SHALL HAVE LOST on
MISPLACED SAID TAN RECEIPT, HE
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE UPON
MAKING AFFIDAVIT BEFORE ANY or
tGCER AUTHORIZED 10 ADMINS EEK
OATHS THAT SUCH TAN kECElt /
HAS BEEN LOST. SUCH AFFIDAVIT
SHALL BE MADE IN WHITING AM
LEFT WITH THE JUDGE OF ELHC
TON. AND THIS PROVISION OF rht
CONSTITUTION SHALL BE SELF EN-
ACTING WITHOUT THE NECESSITY
OF FURTHER LEGISLATION.
Sec g. The governor OF this state Is
hereby directed to Issue the necessary
proclamation submitting this amcndmen
To the qualified voters of Texas at the mex
general election.
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Telma.-Q, 40 Have any Of the states
dcbnrrCd tho illterate from votinsF If SO
how many? What other suffrage laws have
been passed. ~ Docs the state Of Rhode
Island still retain both Of ITS capitalist
A The North Carolina logiSmtWe IN ism
adopted the following amendment to The
suffrage section Of the State constitution
Every person presenting himself FOR reg
tstration shall be able to read aud write
any section Of the constitution IN the Eng
fish language and before ne shall be en-
titled to vote he shall have paid, on OF
before the FIRST day of May of the y"a'
in which he proposes TO vote, his poll taN
for the previous year. MS prescribed by
article ., section l. OF the constitution. But
no male person who was on January l
1867, or at time prior thereto entitled &c
vote under the laws Of any state In the
United states wherein he then resided, and
no Nneal descendant Of such person shall
be denied the right to register and vote AT
A.