| Show SUFFRAGE IN ALABAMA Proposition Submitted to the Constitutional Convention I WHAT THE PROVISIONS ARE Property Qualifications One of Ite quisites Necessary Must B3 Ablo to Head and Writo Any Article of the Constitution of the United i States in tho English Language Must Also Save Paid All Poll I I j i Taxes Due as Also All Other 1 Taxes i f V 1 I I I Montgomery Ala June 29he suffrage and elections article of the I I proposed new Constitution was submitted sub-mitted to the Constitutional convention conven-tion today Following are the most Importanr sections Section 2Io entitle citizen to vote at any election he shall have resided m I the State at least two years In the count one yunr and In the precinct or ward three months Immediately preceding the election elec-tion at which ho offers to vote and he l shall have been duly registered as an elector and shall have paid all poll taxes due from him for the year 1201 and for each subsequent year Section 3 provides that the General Assembly As-sembly shall provide for county boards ot registration after January JlXVJ Until Un-til then the ooards arc to be appointed by I the Governor Auditor and Commissioner I of Agriculture and Industries and arc to consist of three citizens Section 4The I following male citizens of this State who ore citizens of tho United States 21 years of flge or upward and who are not disqualified under section sec-tion 7 of this article shall upon application applica-tion be entitled to register as electors during life prior to the lt day tof January Jan-uary 1903 First All who have honorably served In the land or naval forces of tho United States In the War OCJS12 or In the war with Mexico or In any war with the Indians In-dians or In the Civil war between the States or wro honorably served In tho land or naval force of tho Confederate State Second The lawful descendants of persons per-sons mentioned In the above section ThirdAll others of good character and I who understand the duties of citizens and the obligations of the elective franchise Section 6 After the 1st i ay of January JC03 the following persons and no others shall he qualified to register as electors provided they shall not be disqualified under section 7 of this article Flr Those who can unless prevented by I physical disability read and write any article of Constitution of the United States In the English language and who being physically able to work have been regularly engaged in some lawful business or occupation trade or calling for twelvemonths twelve-months next preceding tho time they offer to register Second The owner Sn good faith In hm own right or the husband of a woman who is tho owner of forty acres of land I situated in the State upon which they reside or the husband of any woman who Is I tho owner In her own right of real l i estate situated In this State of the value of SilQO or maid or tho owner or the husband hus-band of a woman who Is the owner In her own right of personal property in this Stato assessed for taxation at OC or more provided that all taxqs due by him for the year next preceding the year in i vhlch he offers to vote shall have been paid Section iThe following persons shall be disqualified both from registering und from voting AH Idiots and Insane persons per-sons those who shall bo disqualified from voting at the time of the ratification of this Constitution and those who shall have been convicted of treason arson murder embezzlement malfeasance In office of-fice larceny obtaining property or money under falsto pretenses perjury subor ration or perjury robbery assault with Intent to rob forgery bribery assault and battery on the wife bigamy living Jn adultery receiving stolen property sodomy Incest rape mlscognatlon crime against nature or any crfme punishable by Imprisonment In the penitentiary or of any Infamous crime or crimes involving moral turpitude also persons who shall have been convicted as vagrants and tramps and any person who shall sell or offer to sell his vote or the vote of another an-other or who shall buy or offer to buy the vote of another in any elcctlon by the people or In any primary election or to procure the nomination or election of any person to any office or who shall suborn any witness or registrar to secure the registration of any person as an elector Section ilThe polltax mentioned In this article shall bo 150 upon each male inhabitant in-habitant of the State over the ago of 21 years and under the age of 15 years not now exempt by law A minority report presented differs from the majority report only on the section referring to the grandfather clause |
