Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-28
The
Constitutional
Convention.
ARTICLE ~.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE AND QuArIFl

]. Every male citizen of the
United States. who shall have attain.
ed the age of twenty one wears, aud
who shall have been "a resident of
this State for at least two years. OF
the county or city in which he shall
offer to vote one year, and of the pre-
clnet inswhich be- shall offer to vote
thirty days next preceding the elec
ton at which he shall offer to vote,
VINO shall have been registered as
may be prescribed by law, and who
shall have paid in person to the
State at least six months prior to the
election at which be shall offer to
vote all poll taxes assessed or assessa-
bic against him for the preceding
three years. under the provisions of
this Constitution, or laws made pur-
suant thereto, shall be entitled %
vote for members of the General
Assembly and all officers elected by
the people: provided, that no person
otherwise qualified TO vote under the
| provisions of this Constitution shall
lose his right 10 vote in the precinct
from which he has removed to
another precinct in the same city or
county until after the expiration of
thirty days from the time Of such
removal: aud provided, further. that
the payment Of a poll.tav. as a prere
quisl,e TO voting, shall not be reuuir-
ed at any election held prior to Jan
uary ], 1904, after which time the
voter shall be required to pay. as a
| prerequisite to the right of suffrage.
the poll-tax for the next years pre-
cedlng, not exceeding three, for
which such tax shall have hecomc
due or payable; hat the collection of
SAID pOil tax shall not be enforced by
distress or otherwise until it shall
have become three years past due:
provided, that no person who, during
the late war between the States
served in the army or navy Of the
United States, or Of the Confederate
States, or of any State of the United
States, shall, at any time, be required
to pay poll-tax IA a prerequisite tC
voting.
,. Prior to the first day Of
1902, aud again prior to the FIRST da,
Of. 1902, and again prior tC
the first day of Januray, 1904, ther,
shall be IA general registration OF
voters in every county and city of
the State, at which general registra.
tions lao person shall be listed as 4
voter unless, when he offers to regis
ter. he shall be:
First. a person who, prior to th,
adoption of this Constitution. serveC
in time of war in the army or navy
of the United States, of the Confed
crate States, or of any State of tn,
/ United States; or,
Second. The son of person who
prior to the adoption of this Consti
t0tion, served in time of war in th
army or navy of the United States
or Of the Confederate States. or o
any State of the United States; or,
Third. y person who shall hav
paid to the State, for the year preced
ing that in which he offers to registe
taxes amounting to as much as on
dollar (SD on property owned by an,
assessed against him; or,
Fourth. \ person who is able L
read any section of the Constitutio,
which may be submitted to him b
the officers of registration and civ
a reasonable explanation of the same
or, being "a person who cannot fo
himself read such section of thi
Constitution, shall be able TO under
stand and give reasonable explana
ton thereof when read to him by th
officers of registration. All person
properly registered under any pre-
e vision of this section shall renal
/ permanently enrolled as electors, IN
4 less subsequently, disqualified b
y some other provision of this articl!
and a copy of this permanent rol
sworn to by the officers of registr,
ton, shall be certified to each count
and city clerk for preservation in h
Office. Any person who shall |
denied registration shall have tn
right of appeal to the circuit couI
of the county or the corporate
v court of the city, or to the jGds
II thereof in vacation. On January
d 1904, the foregoing requirements
to registration shall expire by limit
J. ton.
3. After January !, 1904, evel
male citizen of the United Stat
who has acquired residence i'm tn