The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-10-16

~hoHAndn summons Tor the
information of Voters Especially I'M
portant at This Point-Provfsions
by Which the Right of Suffrage is
TO be Exercised.
! Raleigh Post.
AT the request of State Chairman
! Simmons, OF the Democratic Eyecu-
tive Committee, the Post prints below
an extract from the State election
law as enacted by the last General
Assembly. 1t is the sections pertain
ing to the registration, especially i'm
| pOrtant at this time:
Section II. That before the next
general election on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday in November,
In the year OF our Lord, one thousand,
mne hundred and two, provided for
Ill this act, there shall be an entirely
new registration OF all persons who
shall be entitled to register in every
voting precinct OF the State. and
only such persons as are registered
| shall be entitled to vote in any cleo
ton held under this act Every per-
son presenting himself for registra-
ton shall be able to read and write
any section of the Constitution in the
English language, and shall show to
the satisfaction of the registrar his
ability to read and write any such
section when he applies for registra-
ton, and before he is registered.
Provided, however, that no male
person who was, on January | 1867,
or at any time prior thereto, entitled
to vote under the laws OF any State
in the United States where he then
resided, and no lineal descendant OF
such person shall be denied the right
to register and vote at any election
i'll this State by reason of his failure
to possess the educational qualifca-
ton aforesaid: Provided, that it
shall be made to appear to the regis
trar that he or his ancestor was Ell
titled to vote prior to january LIST
1867, i'll any State in the United
States, as prescribed by Article VI
section 4, of the Constitution, and
such person, il otherwise qualified
shall be registered, and no registrar
shall have the light to inquire whether
such person can read or write. That
i'll all cases the applicant for regis
tratiOn shall be sworn before being
registered, and shall State as &C
curately as possible his name, age
and place of birth; place of residence
stating ward if he resides in an incOr
ated town or city, and other ques
tions which may be material upon
the question of identity and qualiti
cation of the said applicant to be
admitted to registration. The regis
trar, if in doubt as to the right of the
applicant to register, may require
other evidences satisfactory to hin
as to the qualification of the appli
cant. And thereupon, if the appli
cant shall be found to be duly quail
fed and entitled to be registered az
an elector, the registrar shall register
the applicant, giving his race Oppo
site his name, and shall record hi:
name, age, residence, place OF birth
the township, county, or State iron
whence he has removed, in the event
: of a removal, in the appropriate col
umn of the registration books, anC
the registration books containing
the said record shall be evidence
againt the applicant III any court o
law in Il proceeding for false or fraud
ulent registration. Every person
qualified us an electOr shall take thu
following oath: lido sOlemnly swea1
Tor AFFIRM that | will support thu
Constitution of the United States
and the Constitution of the State o
North Carolina. not inconsistent
Herewith; that have been residen
of the State of North Carolina TO
years, and of the county OF ..............
for six months, and of ..............
! township, precinct or ward for fou
months; or that | was resident o
.............. township, (ward or pre-
, cinct) on the .... day of ............
(being four months preceding th
election) and removed therefrom tt
r ............ township (ward Orprecinct
where have since resided; that | an
twenty-one years of age; that | hav'
not registered for this election i'll an.
other ward or precinct, or township
= SO help me God" And thereupon
the said person, if otherwise qualified
shall be entitled to register
Section -. That no person shall
be entitled to vote, unless he shall
have paid his poll tax for the pre-
vious year. on or before the first da,
of May of the year in which he Offer
to vote. as prescribed under Articl
V, section l, OF the Constitution
Every person liable for such poll TIA,
shall. before being allowed to vote
exhibit to the registrar his poll ia.
receipt for the previous year, issue
, under the hand of the sheriff or ia.
collector of the county or TOWNSHIP
where he then resided; and unles
such poll tax receipt shall bear dat
on or before the first day OF May c
the wear in which he offers to vote
such person shall not be allowed t
y vote: Provided, that in lieu of sue
poll tax receipt it shall be competen
for the registrar and Judges OF ele,
ton to allow such person to vot
upon his taking and subscribing tn
following oath: North Caroline
{ ..,............ county, l do solemn
4 swear Tor AFFIRM that on or befor
the first day of May, of this year,
paid nv poll tax for the previou
. year. as required by Article VI, SCI
d ton +. of the Constitution OF Mort
W Carolina"
-
d Sworn to and subscribed befol
N me this the .... day of .....,..... 10.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Registrar.
3 Which oath shall bear date on tt
anr on which such election is hell