Must reside in the State one year, in the County six months. A poll tax receipt for the previous year shall be shown to the judges of election. Persons over fifty years of age are exempt from poll tax. Must be able to mark the ticket at election without assistance. In precincts or civil districts with a population of fifty thousand, and in towns and cities of two thousand five hundred, must be registered. Any person convicted of felony, bribery or larceny is forever barred from voting. Texas Must reside in the State one year, and in the County six months. An annual poll tax of one dollar and fifty cents is required of persons under sixty years of age, but this is not a prerequisite to the exercise of the right to vote. Virginia Must reside in the State two years, in the County one year, and in the precinct thirty days. Must pay all State poll taxes, for three preceding years, at least six months before election. Must be registered, and in order to do so, shall be able to make application for the same in writing, and must answer on oath any and all questions put by the registrars affecting qualifications. Any person convicted of felony, bribery, petit larceny or obtaining money or property under false pretenses is forever barred from voting. West Virginia Must reside in the State one year, and in the County sixty days. The right to vote shall never be denied because not registered. General Advice You are urged to pay all of your taxes at the required time, and especially your poll tax which is by the Constitution of every Southern State made a special fund for the support of the free public schools. You are also admonished against the commission of any crime, great or small, as the conviction of almost any crime will deprive you of your right to vote, and put upon you lasting shame and disgrace. It is especially urged that as voters you should seek to be on friendly terms with your white neighbors in the communities in which you live, so that you may consult with them about your common interests; and that you should ally yourselves with the best people in your community for the general good. It is of the utmost importance to the race, and it cannot be urged too strongly upon your attention that nothing should influence your vote except a desire to serve the best interests of the country, and of your State. Press of E. A. WRIGHT 1108 Chestnut Street Philadelphia End of Project Gutenberg's What a Colored Man Should Do to Vote, by Anonymous