The Springdale news., 1907-04-05
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 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS.
 Sec. I. Every elector offering to register and vote, in addition to other qualifications prescribed by this act, must be able to read any section of the constitution of this state, or lie shall be able to understand the same when read to him and to give a reasonable interpretation thereof; provided. no male person who was on Jan uary 1, 1897, or any time prior thereto. entitled to vote under the constitution or statues of any state in the United States. where in he then resided, and no son or grandson of any such person. 10 less than 21 years of age at the date of the submission of this act for ratification or objection, shall be denied the right to reg 1ster and vote by reason of his failure to possess the educational qualification herein prescribed. Any such person claiming exemp- ton from said qualifications shall lave resided III this state for five years next preceding the date at which he shall apply for regis tration, and shall have register d. in accordance with the laws hereafter enacted governing reg istration and the terms hereof, prior to January I, I912, after which date no person shall be en- titled to register for the purpose of such exemption. The gener- al assembly shall provide by law for separate registration of voters claiming exemption from the op- eration of the educational quali- fieations herein prescribed.
 OTHER RESTRICTIONS.
 Sec. :. No one shall be allow ed to vote who has been convict ed of any misdemeanor for which the legislature shall have provid- ed that he shall be deprived of the right to vote, and no one shall be allowed 10 vote who has been convicted of any felony. No one shall be allowed 10 vote who shall not have paid each year for the two years preceding such election, at the time re- quired by law for the collection of taxes, an annual poll tax of ole dollar to be used for the sup port of common schools. Every person liable for such tax shall. being allowed to vote, exhibit to the election judges his poll tax receipt for two years issued on the official forms or duplicates of same, in case of loss; or proof of payment of such poll taxes may be made by a certificate of the tax collector, sent to the judges of the voting precincts. showing a list of those who have paid said two years poll taxes as above pro- vided. It is hereby declared to be forgery, and punishable as such, for any tax collector or other person to antedate, alter, fraudulently to issue or to use any poll tax receipt. Any person who shall pay the poll tax of an- other or advance him money for that purpose in order to influence his vote shall be guilty of bribery and punished accordingly. But persons who have attained the age of 21 years since the time of assessing taxes next preceding any election at which they wish to vote and make proof of such fact, shall, if possessing other qualifications, be permitted to vote without poll tax receipt; and any person whose term Of residence in voting precinct ex- tends over only one year preeed- ing any election at which he wishes to vote shall be permitted to do so upon presentation of his poll tax receipt for such preced-