The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-10-31
The Constitutional Amendments

Seven important amendments TO the
constitution OF Indiana have been agreed
to BY Q majority Of the members elected
10 each Of the two Houses OF the General
Assemblies Of 1877 and 1879. and by an
act Of the last General Assembly, APPROX
ed March 70. 1879, these said amend
ments are to be submitted to the electors
oi the State OF Indiana for ratification or
an election to be held on tie
first Monday in April, lssO. The law
providing for the submission Of these
amendments 70 the electors OF tie State
enacis that The Secretary of State shall
procure ballots Of blue paper. on each Of
which shall be printed the proposed
amendments. and below each amendment
Shall be printed the word ''Ycs 7 IN one
line, and in another line the word "No;'
that any qualified elcctor may vote for or
against any amendment by depositing
one Of said ballots in the ballot box. III
he Intends 10 vote for any amendment
he shall leave Hereunder the word -Ycs,".
and erase the word NO. by drawing 4
line across II or otherwise. II be intends
10 vote against any amendment, the word
esr shall III like manner be stricken
out and the word mo- left aud ii both
words are allowed to remain without
either Of them being 50 erased, the vote
shall not be counted either way. These
amendments are designated BY numbers,
and are numbered J, 2. 3. a, s. 6 and ..
numbers and having failed to receive
n majority Of votes OF both branches of
the last General Assembly.
AMENDMENT 40. 1.
n
read aS follows:
Section ?, In all elections not other
wise provided for by this constitution.
every male citizen OF the United States
or the age Of ? years an1 upward. who
shall have resided In the state during the
six months. and in the township 80 days,
and n the ward or precinct 30 days i'm
mediaiely preceding such election, and
every male OF foreign birth, Of the age
of u years and upward. who shall have
resided IN the United States one year, and
shall have resided in the State during
the six months, and in the township SOL
days, and in the ward OF precinct 40 daysI
Immediately preceding said election, and
shall have declared his intention 10 be-
come citizen OF the United States. con-
formally 20 the laws OF the United States
on the subject OF naturalization. shall bel
entitled TO vote ia the township or pre-
cinct where lie may reside, If he shall
have been duly registered according to
law.
AMENDMENT 80. 2
simply provides for striking out the
W orls-
No negro or mulatlo shall have the
III crhf "a n atrfleo.ror .nufaf,.aI ~ cnrffnn Il
OF the second article OF tile constitution.
AMENDMENT 80. 3.
Amend section IA OF the second article
to read
Section IA. All general elections shall
he held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November. buttownship !
elections may be held at such time as may
bc provided By law. Provided, that the
General Assembly may provide by law
for the election Of all Judges of courts of
general and appellate jurisdiction by AMI
election 10 be held for sucl officers only,
at which time no other officers shall be
voted for; and shall also provide for the
registration Of all persons entitled to vote.
AMENDMENT NO.
amends by striking the word "whiic
from sections and 3 Of article 8. con-
forming the same 10 tho constitution OIL
the United States.
AaffNpMENT No 8
amends the fourteenth clause Of section
~ of article 4 10 read ~ follows:
ln relation 10 fees or salaries. except
the laws nay lie SO made rs 10 grade thri
compensation 0f officers in proportion
10 The population and the necessary SER
vices required.
AMENDMENT NO. u.
The following amendment proposed.
to-wit: Amend section Of the seventh
article to read:
Section ! The Judicial power of The
state shall be vested ia q supreme court
Circuit courts, and such other courts AZ
the General Assembly may establish.
The words " such other courts" are
for tho words, 'such inferior
courts"
AMENDMENT No. Q.
No political or municipal corporation
in this State shall ever become indebted,
in any manner. or for any purpose. TO an
amount in The aggregate exceeding . per
ccntum on the value Of the taxable prop
erty within said corporation. 70 be ascer-
tanned by the last assessment for State
and county taxes. previous 10 the incur-
ring Of snch Indebtedness, and all bonds
or obligations in excess Of such amount
given by suxh corporations shall be void
provided that ia time Of war. foreign in-
vnsions. or other great public calamity,