Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-10-07
Registration Books 0pel
those Who Want to Vote in the General
Ee|etlcn Must get Properly Registered.

Is'c'Icn MUST get properly Registered.
: Thursday, October /, marked
: the opening of the registration
: books for the general elections to
be held in November.
1t il desired that as many oiti.
J zens as possible register and vote
in this election. Chairman Thorn.
} as D. Warren of the State Exc
cutive Committee mas defined
who are entitled to vote 40 fol-
lows:
"You can vote on November 8.
If you
II. Are q male citizen of
North Carolina on election dsy;
I'll. Are 21 years old on or be-.
fore November 8, 1914;
'III Have resided in North
Carolina two years, in the county
six months, and in the ward, pre-
clnot, or election district four
months preceding the election
day;
"A. If you have removed from
one precinct, ward, or election dis.
trict to another in the same coun.
ty within four months previous
to the election day, you are en-
titled to vote in the precinct,
ward, or election district from
which you moved.
"B. To have resided in the
State county, and precinct, ward,
or election district the required
length of time means more thez
merely to have stayed there on q
visit or even on BUSINESS, it means
to have considered the place your
permanent dwelling place your
home, the place to which you
mean to return.
&c. If yon are married man.
your residence is whore your fami.
ly resides; if single where you
sleep.
CIV. Are not a lunatic or
idiot;
Nv. Have never been convict.
of or confessed in open court
upon indictments, to crime pun
ished by imprisonment in the
States prison; or, if convicted
of or confessed to such a crime.
have besn restored to citizen a.
required by law.
"VI. Are registered'in the pre-
olnct where you offer to vote;
IA. You are entitled to be
registered if you.
II. Gan show to the satlsfac.
tion of the registrar your ability
to read and write any section of
the Constitution of North Caro-.
lima in the English language.
"a. If you were qualified to
vote in any State ON January 1,
1857, or are the son, grandson, or
other lineal descendant of such
one, you can be registered with.
out showing ability to read and
write, provided your name was
entered upon the permanent rec
ord on or before December l,
1898.
"b. Registration under this,
the Grandfather Clause does
not keep you from having to be
registered again, if SO required by
statue but only abolishes the cd.
ucational test as to those regis-
tered under this clause.
20. Will take the usual oath
to supprt the Constitution and as
to your age and residence.
"B. You are entitled to be reg.
istered on election day if you
have become eligible to vote be.
tween the day the registration
books wore closed and the day of
election.
~. Thus, if your State resi-
dence of two years was completed
or your majority was reached be-
tween the closlng of the registra-
tion books and November 8, you
would be sntitled to be registered
on election day.
evil. Have you paid your poll
tax for 1918 on or before May 1,
1914, and can produce your tax
receipt or will swear that you have
80 paid your poll tax for 1918.
IA. You can vote without
having paid your poll tax if you,
~ Because of age after May /,
1914. or (2) we're SO years old on
or before May 1, 1914. or (8) were
exempted by the County Oommis-
sionsrs on or before May 1, 1914,