Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1909-01-05
DisfranChisement Law In F OrCe.

the day present year the constitutional amend
prescribing qualifications for voters in Georgia. known az
the dsanchsement law, into effect and Win IL ARISE PoS
biIities which Of the utmost Importance
that the qualifications declared to be necessary may "
kept clearly mind reproduce the five subdivisions bearing up
subject with the paragraph defining the duties
registrars:
All persons honoaby served in the land of naval
United States in the Revolutionary war; OF IN Inc
War 1872 the with Mexico in any war with the
Indians the between the States or in the war WIN
OF the land naval forces OF the coined
the state of Georgia IN the war between
All persons lawfully those embraced in the
classes enumerated in the sub division next above or
All persons who of good character and understand inc
citizenship under Republican form OF
All persons who can correctly English language
anv of the constitution of this
state correctly write the in the English language when
them by the registrars and all persons VINO
SOLELY because physical disability unable to comply with
requirements but who understand and reason
Interpretation of paragraph OF the constitution OF e
this state that be read to them oy any
of the registrars; or Sane, .u,4
Any who the owner IN good falt IN ms own gho
of at forty land situated this state upon which he
resides the in good faith IN his own 1gn1 OF properly
situated in this state and assessed 1or taxation aC the value
hundred dollars
Par s. The right register subdivisions and two
of paragraph four shall continue only until January ISL 9o
But the registrars prepare Of ali who regis
return the same Office of the superior court OF their
counties the superior court shall send copies oil
the secretary of state and shall be the duty THESE
officers record and permanently preserve these rosters any
person registered under either OF the subd
logs paragraph four shall thereafter be permitted to
provided he meets the requirements OF paragraphs TWO ana
three of this section.
twill the foregoing and it perhaps
3D. that during the years beginning with the first Of this
will be made consisting OF the old sol
Tiers and sailors who have honoay the various
which this country been engaged and OF the descendants
ch soldiers and sailors this class of voters has beer
nprv aced registration list they will remain there long
thev;ye provided that they their taxes and ar
not convicted of an infamous crime
Tt is therefore, utmost Importance that due diligence hou
exercised from very the law not to allow
to register particularly under these paragraphs who not entt
led to the privileges.
The registration course at all times eXcep
within the prescribed period Immediately before election and
the tax collectors of the state to exercise un
usual diligence accepting the registration OF voters
THE LIST COMPILED BY THE TAX COLLECTO - CON
sT1TTTE MERELY PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF THE RlGH1
TO VOTE HOWEVER. THE WORK OF THE BOARD OF
REGISTRARS, UNDER THE NEW LAW, ASSUMES AN I'M
PORTANCE WHICH IT HAS NEVER HAD BEFORE 1t is thei
duty as heretofore revise the registration lists as they COM
from the hands of collector but because the list will be-
have pointed OUT list in large measure it becomes al
the more important that they EXERCISE TIE GREATEST
LIST ONLY men of the highest integrity ability should be PLACED
on the hoard of registrars and THEY SHOULD KEEP BEFORE
THEN AT ALL. TIMES THE EXECUTION OF THE NEW Law
ACCORD1NC TO THE WILL OF THE MAKERS OF IT.
The advent of the marks for the ople o
taken forward towards preventing thu
baucbe of the ballot eliminated all fear of DONNA
ton The white people of Georgia henceoh settle
differences according TO their own "neS anu " PooOh
their own numerical strength.
RIFT THE SUCCESS OF THE MEASURE DEPENDS FIRST
ON Arr TrpOx THE TFOROTTGHNESS WITH WHICH, IT rs