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FOR ALL VOTERS. PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AL AMENDMENT, DRAWN BY MR. WINSTON.! I- Writ or Have $300 Worth of Pronerty. Have Been Abie to VntA Prior to January 1867 or Have Been a Union So . . dier. .' ' ' -' . ' .a I Will an far Intrn 1 n H mini luiuui utui - - - dnced in the Legislature, and one that will perhaps cauee most imere3iiDg HiAuut!nn. is "Ad Act to Amend .ehe Constitution of North Carolina, In re- .t. n cuffrflA. introduced in tne Honfifl bv Mr. Winston, of Bertie, and referred to a special Committee on Election Law. : It is modelled after the Louisiana law, but has some important points of difference. It proyldesor a constitu tinnal amendment to be roted on in May 1900 at a general flection, the time forHtate elections being cnangea to that date. It has an education qua i 4fication,or in lieu of that a property tiaHfifttinn -f30(n: in Heu 01 DOtn these Qualifications it admits to regis tratinn H npnnlfl whs voted in the United States, as far back as J anuary 1. 1887. or who Drior to that time wa a regularly enlisted soldier in the army of the United States, or a son or grana son of any such persons not less than zi ve&rs oia at io& aaie ui mo tioa of this constitution. It is also pro rided that every voterj must have paid his poll tax for two years previous tn fchn tffriA at which he otters so vote. and be able to show his tax receipt in I I " " -' The full text of the bill, with all its provisions is as follows :; The General Assembly of North Car olina do enact Section 1. That Section 22 of article 1 of the Constitution of North Caroli na be, and the same is hereby repealed. Section 2. That article of the Con stitution of North Carolina be. and the same is nerenv reneaiea. ana in us stead shall be substituted the- follow ing article or said constitution, and : sections thereof : V ARTICLE VI. fcUFFBA'QE AND ELIGIBILITY' TO OFFICE. or: Every male person in the United States, and every male person who has been naturalised, twenty-one years old, or upwards, who shall have been an ac tual bona fide resident in the State of North Carolina for J wo years and pos sessing all the qualifications set out ana required in tms article ana its va- i a - - nous sections, snail De.eniiciea 10 vote at any election, by the people of the - State, except as may be herein other wise provided: Section 2. Every person, qualified to vote, shall have been an actual bona fide resident of the State of North Car olina for two years, of the county one year, and oi tne precinct, ward or other election district, in which he proposes to vote, six months next preceding 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 person xf the right to vote in the Drecinct. -ward, or other election district from which be has removed,untileix months .after such removal. But no persou that has been convicted, or confessed iiis guilt lo open court upon indict ment of the following crimes : Bribery, burglary in any degree, larceny, re ceiving stolen goods, arson, obtaining money or goods under false pretenses, perjury, forgery, embezzlement, rape, assault to aitempi 10 commit rape. fornication and adultery, bigamy, in cest, removing crop before paying rent or before rent or before satisfying liens thereon, disposing of mortgaged prop erty with intent to defraud the mort gagee, crime against nature, sale of eale of cotton within prohibited hours, dueling, eamblinar. conducting & Int. lery, injuries to house, churches and fences, shooting at or throwing into cars, locomotives or trains, slander of an innocent woman, seduction under promise)! marriage, or of an attempt 10 commit any oi saia ottences, or of any felony -now prohibited by the laws of North Carolina, or which may here after be prohibited, or of any crime whereof the punishment majr be im prisonment in the penitentiary ; shall be permitted to vote or be deemed an eieoior, unless tne said person shall be first "restored to citizenship in a man- mer prescnoea oy law. Ana it shall has been imposed to bring , persons : Z aL1u I f ft . m - wuaio tne DroniDiuon or thin sectinn Those under suspended judgment are prohibited, as well as those under sen ! fence. - - t - k ... Section 3. Every person oflericg to vote in an election held bv the neonta in the SUte, sbsll be, at the time he offers to vote, a legally enrolled and registered voter on his personal appli cation in the manner herein prescribed, and as provided by the laws enacted in accordance with this articlend no per son shall be allowed to vote without registration as herein provided. The qualification of voters and the registration laws in force in North Carolina on the first day of April, 1SU9, shall be and remain-in force -until the first day of June, 1900, at which date all the nrnviinn n( th. constitution relating to suffrage, regis tration and election, us contained in mis arucie, ana as herein provided, shall go into effect, and the General Assembly of North Carolina shall at its regular session' in 1900, enact a general registration law to carry into effect the provisions oi this article re lating to the registration of. such vo- tnrt nnlff MO ara nnallRul ni) Lt. - - m auw . iuaitueu UUUC1 bU15 article and its section. Bection 4. AU elections by the peo ple shall be by ballot, and ail elections by the General Assembly shall be viva. voce. . ? . ';- t . '" 1 Section 5. Every person presenting himself for registration shall be ' able to read and write intelligently, and he shall demonstrate his ability to do so, when he applies for registration, ; by making under oath, administered to him by the officer having charge of auch registration, or by hia deputy, both of whom are hereby authorized to administer such oath, written ap plication therefor upon a blank to be furnished by such ofilcer. II i "The said application shall contain the essential facts f necessary to show that he is entitled to register and vote, and shall be entirely written, dated and signed by him, in the presence, of the registration ofScer or his deputy, without assistance or suggestion from any person or memorandum whatever, except the form of the application hereinafter set forth. ! j The application for registration, above provided for, shall be an exact copy of the following form", . with itbe proper names, dates and numbers sub stituted for the blanks appearing here in to wit : .J: . " . .. j' ... "I am a resident of, the State of North Carolina, and a citizen of the United States. My name is. . . . . . . I was born in the State of.. county of.... .on the .-...day of. .... . ..in th year of. ... . .-. . J I am now ...... years and ...... months and. .... .days of age. I have resided in this State 3ince. . .... .in the coun ty since ........ . . . . and in the pre cinct (or ward or other election dis trict) since ....... . . . and I am not disfranchised by any of the provisions of the Constitution of this State." ; Section 6. If the said applicant, for registration, bo not able to read and write, as provided by section 5 of this article, then he shall be entitled j to register and vote, if be shall, at the time he offers to register, be the actual and bona fide owner of property, as sessed to him in the State, at a valua tion of not less than three hundred dollars on the tax lists of the current year in which he offers to register, or on the tax list of the preceding year if the roll of the current year shall not have been completed and filed, and on which, if the said property so assessed be personal only, all taxes due thereon shall have been paid. The applicant for registration under this section shall make oath before the registration officer or his deputy, that he is a citi zen of the United States, a resident of this State, over the "age cf twenty-one years, that he possesses the qualifica tions prescribed in eection 5 of this article, and that he can neither read nor. write and that he is the owner of property assessed to him in this State at a valuation of not less than three hundred dollars, and If such property be personal only, that all taxes there on have beetf paid. j Section 7. No male person, who was, on January 1st, 1867, or at any date prior thereto, entitled to vote under the Constitution or Statutes of any State in the United States wherein he then resided ; or who, prior to that time was a regular enlisted soldier in the army of the United States, and no son or grandson of any such person not less than twenty-one years old at the date of the adoption of this Con stitution; and no male person who was naturalized prior to the first day of January, 1900, shall be denied the right to register and vote in this State by reason of his failure to possess the educational or property qualifications prescribed by this Constitution, pro vided he will have resided in this State for five years next preceding the date at which he shall apply for regis tration and shall have registered in ac cordance with the terms of this artiole prior to September 1st, 1900, and no person shall be entitled to register un der this section after said date. Every person claiming the benefit of this section shall make application to the proper registration officer, or his deputy for registration, and he shall make oath before such registra tion officer or his deputy, in the fol lowing form, to wit : "l am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of North Carolina, over the age of twenty-one years ; I have resided in this State for five years next preceding this data. 1 was on the. ...... .day of ...en titled to vote under the Constitution, or Statutes of the State of. , wherein I then resided, (or I was a regular enlisted soldier prior to 1867, in the army of the United States) or (I am the son, or grandson, of who was on the. . . . . . ..day of. ...... entitled to vote under the Constitution or Statutes of the State of wherein he then resided) or (who was, prior to 1867, a regular enlisted soldier in the army of the United States), and I desire to avail myself of the privi leges conferred by section 7, of article 6, of the Constitution of this State." A separate regisraticn under this section shall be kept by the registra tion officer, who shall at the close of the registration in the year 1900, make a sworn copy in duplicate of the list of persons registered under this section, showing, in detail, whether the appli cant registered as a voter of 1897, or prior thereto, or as a son of such voter, or as a grandson of such voter, or was a soldier in the army of the United States prior to 1867, or was the son of such soldier, or was the grandson of such soldier ; and the registration offi cer shall deposit one of said duplicates in the office of the Secretary of State to be by him recorded and preserved as a part of the permanent records of his office, and the other, of said dupli cate he shall file with the clerk of the Superior Court of his county, to be by him recorded in a book he shall pro vide for that purpose and in his office to remain a permanent record. All persons whose, names appear on said list shall be admitted to register for all elections in this State without possessing the educational or property qualifications prescribed by the Con stitution, unless otherwise disqualified and all persons who do not by personal application claim exemption from sec tions 5 and 6 of this article before September 1st, 1900, shall be forever denied the right to do so The Legislature shall at its first ses sion after the adoption of this Constitu tion provide the manner upon which the persons whose names, appear upon said registration lists, shall hereafter register; which mode may be different from that required for persons register ing under the other sections of this ar ticle, and shall also at said session pro vide a remedy whereby the names of any persons, who may have obtained registration under this section by false statement of fact or other fraud, shall by appropriate proceedings be stricken from said roll. ' - Section 8. No person lees than sixty years of age shall be permitted to vote at any election held by the people of this State who shall not in addition to the qualifications in this article pre scribed have paid cn or before Decern ber 3Ut of each year, for the twoy ears preceding the year in which he offers to vote, the poll tax assessed against him - for those years, which tax is imposed on every male resident of the State between the ages of twenty one and sixty years, not herein ex empt. .,., Every person liable for such tax, shall before being allowed to vote exhibit to the election officer bis poll tax receipt for two years issued in the official form or proof of payment of such poll taxes may be made by the affidavit of the persons who collected the same. It is hereby declared to be a forgery and punishable as such for any tax col lector, sheriff or other person to ante date or alter a poll tax receipt. Any person who shall pay the poll tax of another or advance him money for that purpose in order, to secure his vote, shall be guilty of bribery and punish ed accordingly. ' . The provisions of this section as to the payment of poll taxes shall not ap ply to persons who are deaf and dumb, or blind, nor to persons under twenty three years of age, who have paid all poll taxes assessed against them or to idiots or lunatics. This section shall not go into effect and operation until after the State election of 1900, and the Legislature elected in the year 1902 shall have authority to modify or re peal the same by the concurrent vote of two-thirds of the members of each House of the General Assembly. Section 9. Every voter in North Carolina, except as in this article dis qualified, 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 that I will support and maintain the Constitution and laws of the United States, and the Constitution and laws of North Carolina, not incon sistent therewith, and that I will faith fully discharge the duties of my office as . . . . . ... Sp help me God' Section 10. The following classes of persons shall be disqualified for office : First. All persons who deny the be ing of Almighty God. Second. All persons who shall have been convicted, or confessed their guilt on indictment pendingnd whether sentenced or not, or under judgment suspended, or any treason or felony, or any other crime for which the punishment may be im prisonment in the penitentiary, since becoming citizens of the United States, of corruption and malpractice in of fice, unless such person shall be re stored to the rights of citizenship in a manner prescribed by law. Section 3. That said amendment to the Constitution of the State shall be submitted to the people for ratification on the Tuesday after the first Monday in May, 1900. And it shall be the duty of the poll keepers at said elec tion to open the polls at the hour of eight o'clock in the, morning, and to close the same at five o'clock in the afternoon, during which time all per sons qualified to vote according to the Constitution, may vote for, or against said amendment ; these desiring to vote for such amendment, to vote with a written or printed ticket "For Amend ment," and those with a contrary opinion to vote with a written or printed ticket "Against Amendment." Section 4. The election provided foi in the preceding section, shall be conducted in the same manner and un der the same rules and regulations as is provided in the law regulating elec tions in this State and in forco May 1st, 1899. Section 5. The election officers shall provide for each election precinct, ward or other voting district a ballot box in which shall be deposited the ballots of State shall countersign the said cer tificate and annex thereto the Great Seil of the State, and the said amend ment so enrolled with the certificate aforesaid, shall be forever kept among the archives of the State, in the office of the Secretary of State, as aforesaid. Spooner Didn't Exactly Recognize It. While Senator Caffery, of Louisi ana, was making his great consti tutional arguments bgainet txpan- sion iasi r riaay, mere were exacuy six Senators on the floor, and they were engaged in their correspond ence and other official duties. Among them was Mr. Spooner, of Wisconsin, who, having finished reading the New York papers and having nothing else to do, thought be would bo a little polite and ex hibit some interest in the speech. When this amiable idea occurred to him, Mr. Caffery was reading with great emphasis from a email . . . .... . . . . ii oooK ne bold in his band, and to show his friendly disposition Air. Spooner, who had not been paying the slightest attention, arose and inquired with great interest; "May I ask the title of the book from which the Senator from Louisiana is reading?" Senator Caffery looked up wii b an air of amazement and in a moBt sarcastic manner retorted: "From the constitution of the United States."-Washington correspond ence Chicago Record. Leaves Its Mark every one of the painful Irregularities ahd weaweMinat prey upon women They iaqe the face, waste the figure, ruin4 the temper, wither yon up, make you old before your time. Get well : 1 hat's the way to look well. Cure the disorders nd ailments that beset you, with Dr .Tierce's Favorite Prescription, it-regulate and promotes all the womanly function. improves,diffe8tion. enriches tbe blood, dUpete aches ana pains, melancholy and nervousness, brings refreshing sleep, aad restores health and strength. The President has decided it to be incompatible with the public in terests to comply with the request contained in tbe Hoar resolution, to supply tbe Senate with the in structions given the American peace commissioners. . for" or "against" said amendment. The ballots so cast shall be counted, canvassed and returned as is provided by law in cases of members of the Gen eral Assembly, and under like penal ties in cae of default on tbe part of all officers, judges of election and return ing officers.- And abstracts of the vote upon said amendment shall be held with the clerk of the Superior Court of each county with the other ab stracts of votes cast at said election, and the clerk of the Superior Court shall record such abstracts and send a certified copy thereof to the Secretary of State, who shall record the same. Section 6. The State Board of Can vassers, or other body charged with deciding the result of tbe election of State officers, Shall at the time of com paring the votes for State officers com pare the votes "for?' and "against" the said amendment, ahd it shall appear that a majorityof the votes polled are In favor of the said amendment, the Governor of the State shall forthwith issue his proclamation, announcing the result, and shall cause to be en dorsed on the said amendment as en dorsed by the two Houses of the Gen eral Assembly, or annexed thereto, a certificate, under his signature, declar ing that the said amendment has been ratified by the people. The Secretary How to Prevent Pneumonia. You are perhaps aware that pneu monia always results from a cold or from an attack ot la grippe. During the epidemic of la grippe a few years ago when so many cases resulted in pneumonia, it was observed that the at tack was never followed by that df tease when; Chamberlain's Cough Remedy was used. It counteracts any tendency of a. cold or la grippe to result in that dangerous disease. It Is the best rem edy in the world for bad colds and la grippe. Every bottle warranted. For sale by C. E. Holton. whose house is conspicuously clean, whdse work vorries her least.' whose leisure time is nreatestJ firvw sVi iuc wuauwa ate icu iu uuc sue wui uuawci . " I do all my cleaning with ! 5 j to II U0) WehiA Sold by all grocers. Largest package greatest economy. THE N. K. FAIRDANK COMPANY, Chicago. 8L Louis. New York. Boston. Philadelphia. v 1 ""-h ' ' - j ; r for intantG and Children. The Kind You Haie Always BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF Bought : j r Use For Over 30 Years. TMC CENTAWM CONMNT, TT MUKMV TDK FT. NI VON CtTV. Banna rWar CASTOR I A For Infants and Children.' The Kind You Hare Always Bought Bears the Signature of VICKS Lmi LIVER PIUS KEEP THE FAMILY WELL NEVER CRIPE.-VEGETABLE. muJ 25 All DRUG STORES CHOOSE TOOR DRUGGIST CAREFULLY. A drujrsnst can Jo more hftrm rr good than most people irive him credit for. There are dif ferent qualities in drugs jnat as there are in dry gooas, ana to ne outsider an qualities go oy tni tsame name The difference between pute. high grade drugs and cheap, inferior drug of tne same name, means the difference between keep ing sick and getting well. When a doctor wi it es a prescription, be means bent quality. When some drusgists fill a prescription, they think onlr about big profits. Choose your druggist carefully. (S-. W. WMB, rui. n M mm O . I have the finest herd of REGISTERED HOGS! In the South. j Pigs for sale at reasonable prices. John A. If onus;. Desirable Farm for Sale. 175 acres of highly improved land well adapt ed to tbe growth of Wheat. Oats, Corn. Tobacco, and especially Clover and Grasses SO to 40 acres now in Clover and Grass. The farm is well wa tered by fprinrs and small streams running through,it. God-weIl of water, 7-room dwell ing, large gram and feed barn, and all necessary outbuildings. Fins early Peach Orchard; aloo an Apple Orchard of selected variety of apples: Pears, Plums, also fine selection oi Grapes, all just coming into bearing.! The farm is located conveniently to Schools Churches. Mills. Mar kets and Railroad, and in one of the healthiest localities in the state, a family of 11 having re sided on the farm ten years and not having re. quired the services of physician dnring the time. An adjoining 60-acre tract can be obtained. Terms to suit purchaser. Apply at Patbiot OSes El eheuse 1 ZEsT. C. TTT - J I L 1 f 1 L . m . 1 . 1 re uesiro at me oeginning oi anoiner new lonacco year to returs our thanks and express our appreciation to our friends and fcuetomtn for their past favors and liberal patronage. It is known to moat of tea mac we nave ine oest marxec m inis country ana that The Banner Leads in Big Averages. Our buyers are now ready for all grades and kinds of vour tobacco and we claim the advantage of having a buyer for every kind. Some of them ship to foreign markets and are in a position to' pay the very high est market price for all export grades, while others are representawei or tne largest manufacturers In America. -There is active competitioa between these buyers. The buyer for the American Tobacco Co. icd our home manufacturers use all classes of stock. While this is tree we feel safe in saying that S.-. ... - YOU CANNOT FIND A BETTER MARKET ban Greensboro for your entire crop, from the commonest filler tb Inest bright and'mahogany wrapper. v.- ! : The Banner Warehouse (is fully equipped and operated by exper ienced warehouse men. No one will give your tobacco more careful iention or exercise better judgment in selling than will "Hill'MtrandfJ, oup auctioneer, and W. JHIackburn, who has charge of the sales. Tbfj haye had many years experience -in the warehouse-business. Tbej know the worth of tobacco and will get you its full value. John -Willi Smith, our weigh and paymaster, discbarges his duty correctly and cos scienciously. W. L. Wharton and "Shell" W. Porter, our book men, n thficoughly competent and dispatch business with correctneFf. Jarrm M. jSharp, Will R. McKinney and W. J. Branch are all at the IJanner ti vii a i, jrou aau juur biuck are properiy carea jor aay ana nigni. i Hoping to see you soon, we remain your friends, SMITH. BLACKBURN & CO. see C&&J TT Tf tFS" :0 S. K. Crockett KatWiM IM Forest If A A thoroughly up-to-date weeklr peri xlical lervtH t-- j .;4iiii t.t. ' '1 will be, durinj iH.y, a heretofore, . A MIRROR OF FASHIONS , Exdasive models d gowns from Pari. Ixndon, and New VV?k -: pub'Uh:d each week. . v The Paris Letter- The London Letter By KA TffAIilXE DC FORKS T 17, a Sprclal Corrtu"J'"t The New York Letter will aid womettln a!l those litrle points of fashion matters that are suih r keeping one dic&ed in g'd tate. ! Ciit Paper Patterns Outline Patterns of te'ected gown will 'be furnuheJ will be p"bfJwrd li ? c .! at a nominal cost.. week in u;j;.k-mc:iE.Jry 1 u 1 COLORED FASHION PLATES poblished once a mouth, will asM m(j in e!cc'.ir.j proptr I. I Kit Kennedy The iMelocn Farm LyS.R.CIiOCXKTT. Py MAI!?. LOL'JS!. A Confident To-Morrow'" L'r DRAS'DKR MATTm - are three serial itoric tJ appear ii that hate e'.vl m b-eri c I it ana tre tw it- sriorrr stczy co.TRinuTo5 ; Christine T. Herrlck , Harriet P. 5pof fori ! Mary E. niklns- TTsrprarct S. BtHcoe I Ella W. Ptattle Carc'ir? il-Uncr 1 Marlon Harlaoi - . Rutt HcEacry Stuart j SPIfCIAL ARTICLE5 TO PPEII , " ! The Busy Hother The Deaf ChiM ?r A. If. MtCI.'I-I.tit'CIt Fr Mr. A.V.VV R I v Women Earning a Living After College, W By HELEN DOUGLAS ByAD Lt.EWSTLlvU In adiitioa to these there will be many others, ill cf inimical value t j -- (K A 5PECIAL OFH:! 9r - FOUR WECK3 10 CmU Copy FOR Braader Matthews AdJms HARPER BR0THER3. PnbUaher. New York 7H
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