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BOONE WATAUGA COUNTY, N. C TIIUHSDAY, MABOH, 2.1809.
NO.; 9.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Following 16 the full text of
the Constitutional Amend
ment Kill as it passed the
House on the, 18th inet:
Lepoir Topic: The "war
for humanity" hasdegenerat
ed into brutal wholesale mar
du of defenceless people. Mc-
Kinlfy's administration i s
' , ' ,T.. " T The Generul Assembly of
mous oeor, u nuumuu w . N , do
y luue a.11ai . Section l.Thatnrticleviof
is draining the resources ofL. ....
1 iJ IIIUVIWII VI ilVI I'll V. lit
olina be, and the same is here
by abrogated, and in lieu
thereof shrill bo substituted
the following article of said
Constitution:
article: vi.
the people, but it is staining
the fair name of this country
with the innocent blood of
fellow beings. The blood of
Able is "crying from the
ground," and this na i n
may be justly branded with
the mark of Cain for this
butchery of the helpless Fili
pinoa. If This inexcusable
butchery ia not stopped our
Suffrage and Eligibility to Office-
IJualincationH ot an Llector
Section 1. Every male per
son born in theUuited States
will HnH ihemselvpsan and every male person wno
outcast among the nations has been naturalized, twnry
of the earth crvine out "My one years of age and possess
punishment is greater than I
can bear."
IU WIMIUM wsm WAAIW
" -f Wi - 111 Hill 1 Mali
Every cough makes ,
your throat more raw P
and irritable. Every D
membrane of your lungs.
Cease tearing your throat
and lungs in this way.
Put the pans fit rest and
give them a chance to
heal. You will need some
help to do this, and you
wiU find it ia
cieiri
From the first dose the
quiet and rest begin: the
tickling in the throat
ceases; the spasm weak
ens; the cough disap
pears. Do not wait for
pneumonia and con
sumption but cut short
your cold without delay.
Dr. Avert Cherry Pec
toral Plaster should be
over the lunfs of every per
son troubled with a cough.
Write to the Doctor.
T7nnnl opportunities and long z-
MnfDentiT
medical advice.
pertenee eminent!
lFai
ui lor
Write
f raalt all the oarttcnlart In tonr case.
Tell ni what Tour experience haa
been with our Cherry Pectoral. You
will receive a prompt reply, without
Addreaa, DE. J. 0. ATJBI ;
PROFESSIONAL.
W. B. COUNCILL, Jr.
Attorney at La.
Boorie, N. C.
M. D.
W. B.
v.
ing the qualifications set out
in this article, shall be enti
tled to vote at any election
by the people in the State, ex
cept as herein otheiwise pro
vided.
Sec. 2. He shall liae resid
ed in the State of North Car
olina for two years, in t h
county six months, and in
the precinct, ward or other
election district, in whioh he
offers to tote, four months
next preceedirjg the election:
Provided, that removal from
one precinct, ward or other
election district, to another
in the same county, shall not
operate to deprive any per
son of the right to vote in the
precinct, ward or other elec
tion district, fiom which he
has removed until 4 months
after such removal. No per
son who has been convicted,
or who has confessed his guilt
in open court upon indict
ment, of any crime, the pun
isanient of which nDw is, or
may hereafter be, imprison
ment in theStateprisonshall
be permitted to vole unless
the said person be restored
to citizenship in the manner
prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. Every person offer
ing to vote shall be at t h t
time a legally registered vo
ter as herein prescribed and
in the matter provided by
law. and the General Assem
bly of North Carolina shall
enact general registration
laws to can v into effect the
provisions of this Article.
Sec. 4. Every, person - pre
senting himself for registra
tion shall be able to read and
write any section of the Con
8titntion jyo the English lan
guage; and, before he shal
be entitled to vote, he shal
have paid, on or before the
first day of March of theyear
tide: Provided, he shall have
registered ia accordance with
the terms of thiseection prior
to December 1. 1908. The
General Assembly sfa'l pro
vide for a permanent record
ot all persons, who register
under this section, on or be
fore November first, one
thousand nine hundred and
eiehl; and all such persons
shall be entitled to register
and vote in all elections bv
the people of this State, un
less disqualified under section
two of this Article: Provided,
such persons shall have pad
their poll tax as required by
law.
Sec. 6. All elections by the
people shall be by ballot, and
all elections oy the General
Assembly shall be viva voce.
Sec. 7. Every voter in North
Carolina, exeept as in this
Article disqualified, shall be
eligible to office, but before
entering upon the duties of
the office he shall take and
subscribe the following oath:
"I, , do solemnly
swear (or affirm) that I will
support and maintain the
as are in Joi'Cri for returning,
comparing, countingandcan
vassing the votes for mem
bers of the CJenpral Assembly,
in force May 1st, 1899, and
ii a majority of the votes
cast are in favor of the said
amendment, it shall be the
duty of the Governor of the
State to certify said amend
ment under the seal of the
State to the Secretary oj
State, who shall enroll I he
said amend ment so certified
atnona the permanent re
cords of his office.
Sec. 12. This act shall bein
force from anqafter its rati-catiou.
COUNCILL,
Boone, N. C.
Resident Physician Office in which he proposes to vote,
on King Street north of Post m-8 pon tax, as prescribed by
Constitution and laws of the
United Statej and the Con
stitution and laws of North
Carolina, not inconsistent
therewith, and that I will
faithfully discharge the du-
ies of my office as: .
So help me God."
Sec. 8. The following class
es of persons shall be disqual
tied for office: First, all per
sons who shall deny the be
ing of Almie-hty God. Sec
ond, all persons who shall
have been convicted, or con
fessed their guilt on indict
ment pending, and whether
sentenced or not, or under
judgment suspended, of any
treason or Felony, or anyoth
er crime for which the punish
ment may be impiisonment
in the penitentiary, since be
coming citizens of the United
States, of con uption or ma
practice in office, unless such
person shall be restored to
the rights, of citizenship in a
manner prescribed by law.
Sec. 9. That all of the pro
visions of the. Constitution
relating to suffrage, registra
tion and elections, as con
tained in this act, amending
the Constitution, shall go in
to effect on the first day o
July, 1902, if a majority o
the qualified voters of the
State so declare at the next
general election.
Sec. 10. This amendment
shall be submitted at the
next general election to the
qualified voters of the State,
Office.
E. F. LOVILL. J. C. FLETCHER
LOVill & FLETCHER.
ATlUUNhYSATLAW,
BOONE, N. 0.
Bflr Special attention given property
law, for the previous year.
Poll taxes shall be a lien on
ly on assessed property and
no process shall issue to en
force the collection of the
same except against assessed
to the colletion ofclaimsJ
i Dr. J. M. HOGSHEAD,
rGancer Specialist,
BANNER'S ELK. N, C,
Ao Knile; No Burning Out.
Highest refereuces and endors
ments of prcmrineBt persons sac
cesBfnlly treated in Va., Tenn.
and N. 0. Remember that there
lsna-time 100 boon to get rid ot
' a cancerous growth no matter
; how gmalL Examination free,
letters answered promptly, and
satisfactipn jtmrantecdV 3 :
Sec. 5. No male person, who
was on January 1, 1867, or
at any time prior thereto,
entitled to vote under the
laws of any State in the U-
nited wherein he then resided,
and no lineal descendant of
any such person shall He de
nied . the right to register
and vote at any election in
this State by reason of his
failure to possess the educa
tional qualification prescrib
ed in section four of this ar-
in the same manner and un-
der the same rules and regu
lations hs is provided in the
law regulating general elec
tions in this Stite. and -in
force May 1, 1899; and at
said election those persons
desiring to vote for such a
mendraent shal' cast a writ
ten or printed ballot with the
words "For Suffrage Amend
ment" thereon; and those
with a contrary opinion shall
cast a written or printed bal
lot with the words "Against
Suffrage Amendment" there
on.
Sec. 11. The said election
shall be held and the votes
returned, compared coanted,
and .canvassed, -and the re
suit announced., unler. the
same rules' 'and regulations
Mr. Council!, of Watauga,
who voted for the foregoing
amendment, made the follow
ing statement:
"Mr. Speaker: In casting
my vote for this amendment
I am influenced by the high
est considerations for the fu
ture welfare of every citizen
in North Carolina. I anl
firm believer in the truth
that good government can
only be attained through the
exercise of intelligent suff
rage, and the adoption t
this amendment looks to this
end.
"If, Mr. Speaker, any ques
ion of wisdom ofsubmitting
his amendment should be
made, I point to the condi
tions through which Eastern
iNorth t.arolina has passed
within the past tew years as
a complete answer as to its
necessity.
'In submitting this amend
ment we do not disfranchise
any citizen of this State.
We simply allow the people
to say whether or n:)t any
standard of suffrage shall be
fixed, by which futuregoveru
ment in North Carolina is to
be influenced.
It will douhtless be urged
by some that the adoption
of this amendment means the
disfranchisement of whitecit-
izens of this State.
"Such a position, Mr.
Speaker, is unfounded and I
assert tnat it will only be
made by those who are the
natural enemies of good gov
ern nrent.
"If I felt that in voting to
submit this amendment to
the peoble that I was voting
to disfranchise any white cit
izens ol this State, however
lowly in rank, I would unhes
itatingly cast my vote a
gainst the amendment, but
feeling that I do not, and
feeling thut the brave, true,
and intelligent constituency
I represent will sustain me in
doing what I believe, and
what I think they believe, to
be riffht. I cost m.v vote for
the amendment."
Letter from the state Capitol. a very interesting discussion
Editor Democrat. , it was parsed by the very ae-
i w
The legislative proceedings oisive vote of 42 to 6. Sena-
br the pnst week have been tors Glenn, Fields and oth-
of a very interesting nature, era made strong speechesj
as niattets of general import and again the galleries were
ance have been dealt with packed, many ladies being
One measure of interest to present both days and tak-
he State at large and espec- ing a lively interest in the
iajlj so, to the people of Rich discussions.
mond county is the bill pass- Next week will be a busy
hi making a new county out one as a great many import-
of the eastern part of Bich ant measures are vet to be
mond county to be called acted upon, and the legislar
Scotland, with Lanrinburg tors seem anxious to gat
as the county site. The na- through and go home. It is
. ' I i f ii I . i. . . a
tive population or tnis sec- thought now that the new
tion ia largely of Scotch de- Board of Directors will get
seent therefore the county is control of the Penitentiary
to be called for their a nces- Monday as Capt. Day has
tral home over the seas. agreed to surrender to them
lhe investigation of the but reserves the right to
case of the Wilsons who were bring suit in the courts to
a . nr r I . ..a . a a
emovec! irotn the orace oi test the legality of the new
Railroad Commissioners by board, and for the office of
Governor itussell also attract Superintendent and the Bal
ed attention. The commit- a ry belonging thereto. Much,
ten on the part of both hous- interest is manifested here as
es, chArged with looking into the final result, as Capt. Day
the matter and reporting tons considered a hard hand to
J 11 .1.1.. a
the legislature, nas taKen an deal with when he gets
the evidence to be offered, stirred up.
and made a report to the ef Correspondent.
feet that both Mnj. J. W. Wil Feb. 18th, 1899.
son nnd S. Otho Wilson were
wrongfully deprived of their For Turn-pike Charters,
offices and should bereinstat Editor Democrat.
ed which of course carries Why not get W. B. Coun-
with it their salaries for the cill, while at Raleigh, to see
past eighteen months since about charters for turnpike
they were removed. Action roads in Watauga county?
on the report was post pon- No county can have too ma-
ed until next Tuesday when Ly good roads, and we need
it will come up for hnal ac- a turnpike leaving turn-
on. I find that there iscon pike at W. D. Edmisten's
iderable opposition among down New River to Three
the members to adopting the Forks church, from there fol-
onimittce's report and there lowing the Wilkesboro road
may be a lively fight over it. to Wilkes county line. Then
A Road law applying to one from Boone via. J. P.
Watauga, Ashe and Alle- Counci'.l's to connect with
ghany counties waa passed Elk Park turnpike at Tay-
iuringthe week. It is the hop's on Watauga River.
old law substantially, with Twenty per cent, on the hun-
some amendments, but with- dred dollars worth of proper-
out any special tax feature, ty, and 60 cents on the poll
The greatest interest was ta- will build these roads in two
ken in the discussion of and years. All roads leading to
final action on the constitu- turnpikes should be greatly
ional amendments. I he act improved, and the people of
submitting the amendments our county would have good
o the people was voted on roads leading to Lenoir, Elk
yesterday, and the galleries Park and Wilkesboro. Hope
and lobbies were crowed by these improvements can be
intensely interested specta
tois. All the demociatic
members had been urged to
be present, and as many were
to be
I have been afflicted with
heumatism for 14 years and
nothing seemed to give any
relief. I was able to be around
all the time, but constantly
suffering. I had tried every
thing I could hear of, and a
last was told to try Chamber
lam 8 Pain Halm, which lou
and was immediately reliev
ed and in a short time w a
cured. I am happy to say i
has not yet returned.JoHN
Edgar. Gennantown, Calif
Sold by M. B. Dlackburn.
Andrew Carnegie has given
$100,000 to found a public
library in Atlentay a.
made, Yours truly,
A. J. Critcher.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
Tis remedy is intended es-
the required three-mths vote JS"
m favor nf the measure. rewiv7pd, Kivins' tirco
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SICK, nuu some Kiiwnii iu u . .. fnr Pono.ha M.
opposed to the bill, its sup- crnup whooping cough and
porters were very careiui u influenza. It has become ta
be sure of a sufficieut mem- mous for its cures of these dis
her being present to secure eases oyer a largfi ipart of the
ave been
accounts ot
its good work; of the aggra
vating and persistant coughs
it has cured: of severe colds
that have yielded promptly
they were loudly cheered by ,nnffP1.minttn-ksnfih-
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tne specrarors ana uiemueru. croup ,t ha8 cumi, often sa-
Several republican memoers vimr the lite ot the child, me
Htmktt atrainstthe bill. among extensive use of it for whoop
tbem. Isaac Smith, nnd two ing cough has shown that it
other negro members from
eastern counties. The roll
call showed 79 otes in favor
of the measure which was 7
Some very strong and touch
ing speeches were made by
adyocates of the bill, notably
Rountre'eand Winston, and
robs that disease of all dan
gerous consequences. Sold by
M. B. Blackburn. : ,
Presiden McKiuTey h3ssent
more than actually required a message to Congress ask
to M to the pep.e. The jjf CT:
result was greeted by great ffraphDetween this country
demonstrations of enthus- and tne Philippine Islands,
iastn in the crowded hall, by way of the Sandwich Is
Onlv a very few democrats 'ands, ami Guam. Itisprob
voted against the bill, while ' "
i 1 ii passed bv this or the next
nearly or quite al the popu- g fi8;
lists;oted aye, bt the re- "'''
publicans v er e solidly a- A"E8ff5fcW:'
gairBr. ir. io-w j . ! Binttnn
Weill, H' .".lie ocviayc auu atci- , . 4
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