The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-08-22
EXECUTIVE Department.
Atlanta, Ga, August /, 1908.

amendment TO the Constitution OF
this State as set forth ia, an Act ap-
proved August 1st. 1908. to wit:
An Act 10 amend the Constitution
of the State of Georgia by repeating
section ! of article of the Constitu-
ton Of this State and inserting in
lieu thereof new section, consisting
of nine paragraphs. prescribing the
qualifications for electors; providing
for the registration Of voters, and for
other purposes.
Section l. Be It enacted by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Georgia. and 1t is hereby enacted by
the authority of the same,
that section one Of article two
Of the Constitution of this State be,
and the same is. hereby repealed, and
the following section, consisting of
nine paragraphs, be inserted in said
article in lieu thereof:
Paragraph l. After the year 1908
elections by the people shall be by
Ballot, and only those persons shall
be allowed TO vote who have been
first registered in accordance with
the requirements of law.
Par. 2. Every male citizen of this
State who is a citizen of the United
States, twenty-one years old or up.
wards. not laboring under any Of the
disabilities named in this article, and
possessing the qualifications provid.
ed by it, shall be an elector and en-
titled to register and vote at any
election By the people; provided,
that no soldier, sailor, or marine in
the military or naval services Of the
United States shall acquire the rights
Of an elector by reason of being sta.
TONED on duty in this state.
Par. 3. To entitle a person to reg.
lister and vote at any election by the
people, he shall have resided in the
State one year next preceding the
election, and In the county In which
he offers to vote six months next pre-.
ceding the election, and shall have
paid all taxes which may have been
required Of him since the adoption
OF the Constitution of Georgia of 1877
that he may have had an opportunity
Of paying agreeably to law. Such
payment must have been made at
least six months prior to the election
ct which he offers to vote, except
when such elections are held within
six months from the expiration OF the
time h1ed by law for the payment OF
such taxes.
Par, 4, Every male citizen Of this
State shall be entitled to register as
an elector snd 10 vote In all elections
IN said State who Ia not disqualified
under the provisions OF section 2 OF
article 2 Of this Constitution, and
agho possesses the qualifications pre-.
scribed In paragraphs two and thres
OF this section or who will possess
them at the date OF the election oc.
curing next after his registration,
and who in addition thereto comes
within either Of the classes provided
for in the ave following subdivisions
Of this paragraph,
1, All persons who have honorably
served in the land or naval forces OF
the United States in the Revolution.
ArV war. or in the war of 1912, or In
the war with Mexico, or in any waI
with the Indians or in the war be
tween the States, or In the war with
Spain, or who honorably served II
the land or naval forces Of the Con
federate States, or of the State O
Georgia in the war between thu
States, or
2. All persons lawfully descended
from those embraced In the classes
enumerated in the subdivision mex
above, or
8. All persons who are OF goo'
character, and understand the dutie
and obligations OF citizenship undo
q Republican form of government. o
4. All persons who can correctl,
read in the English language any par
agraph of the Constitution of tn
United States or of this State an,
correctly write the same In tn
English language when read to ther
by any one of the registrars, and al
persons who solely, because OF phys
icai disability are unable 10 compl
with the above requirements, but VIII
can understand and give a reason
able Interpretation of any paragrap
Of the Constitution Of the Unite
States or OF this State. that may
read to them by any one of the regii
trars; or
8. Amy person who is the owne
In good faith in his own right Of 9
least forty acres of land situated
this State. upon which he resides, G
is the owner in good faith In his ow
right Of property. situated in thi
State and assessed for taxation at III
value Of Ave hundred dollars.
Par. S. The right to register unde
subdivisions one and two of par,
praph four shall continue only unit
January list, 1915. But the registrar
shall prepare roster OF all person
who register under subdivisions on
and two Of paragraph four, and sha
return the same to the clerks offiC
Of the Superior Court Of their coui
ties and the clerks of the Superic
Court shall send copies OF the sam