The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-02-05
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Full Text of Important Provisions to be
Submitted to sne People.

Full Text of ImpOrfant Provisions to be
Submitted TO she People.
We give below the constitutional amend
ments as they have passed the Legislature,
and as they will be submitted to the people
at some election, either special or general.
as may be determined upon in the future.
Those amendments which refer to the
negro and mulatto as also tina. which
cohfsrs the ballot upon white
citizens, there is no controversy about,
nor is there any diversity of opinion with
regard to doing away with the October elec-
ton, making the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November the day for all general
elections TIE Objectionable amendments
the Sentinel has heretofore pointed out. and
will have more to say when the time is liked
to pass upon them. Our object IN giving
them place here is that our readers may be
informed as to the character and scope of the
entire list and it may be well for them to
preserve them for future reference. They
are as follows:
AMENDMENT NO. l.
Joint Resolution No. /, (Senatel: Senate
JOINT resolution amending section OF article
z of the constitution, ana prescribing the quail
ifications of voters.
Resolved, by the Senate, the House of Rep
resentatives concurriug, That the following
amendment be and is hereby proposed TO the
constitution of the State Of Indiana, 10 wit:
Amend section of article 2, so as to read as
,'Ce
wise provided for by this constitution, every
male citizen of the United States of the age of
have resideI In the State during the six
months, ard in the township sixty days. and
in the ward or psecinct thirty days, frnine-
diately preceding such election, and every
male of foreign birth, of the age of twenty -one
wears and upwards. who shall have resided in
the United States one year. and shall have re-
sided in this State during the six months, and
in the township sixty days, and in the ward
such election, and shall have declared his In
tention to become a citizen of the United
States, con formally to the laws of the United
States on the subject of naturalization, shall
be entitled To vote in the township or precinct
where he may reside. If he shall have been
duly registered according To law.
Resolved, That in submitting this proposi-
designated as amendment mo. l."
AMENDMENT No.2.
Joint Resolution No. 2. (Senate): a joint
resolution, proposing amendment to section
5 of article "a Of the constitution.
Resolved. by the SeUate. the House of Rep
resentatives concurring. That the constitution
of the state OF Indiana be amended as follows:
By striking out the words mo negro or mulat-
to shall have the right of suffrage" contained
in section of the second article of the consti-
Resolved, That in submitting this amend
ment to the electors OF the State to be voted
on, it shall be designated as amendment
AMENDMENT NO. 8.
Joint Resolution No. 3, Senate: A joint
resolution proposing anne ndment to section ii
OF article OF the constitution
Resolved, by the Senate, the House of Rep
Iesentatives concurrlng, That the following
amendment to the constitution OF he State of
Indiana, be and the same is hereby proposed,
to-wit: Amend section IA of the second article
to read: Section IL. All general elections shall
be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. but township elections
may be held at such time rs may be provided
by law: Provided, That the General Assem- bly,
may provide by law Tor the election OF all
judges of courts of general and appellate juris-
dicIion, by an election to be held for such Off .
GERS only, at which time no other Off -er shah
be voted for. and shall also provide for the
registration of all persons entitled TO vote.
Resolved That in submitting this amend
ment to the electors of the State to be voted
on, 1t shall be designated as Amendment
No. So
AMENDMENT NO. 4.
Joint Resolution No. 4, (Senatel: \ joint
resolution proposing amendments to sections
! and of article of the constitution.
| Res lived. by the Senate. the House of Rep
resentatives concurTing, That the constitution
| of the State of Indiana be amended as follows:
of article 4th
Resolved That in submitting this amend
ment to the electors OF the State TO be voted
on, it shall be designated as Amendment
| No. L."
| AMENDMENT NO. ).
Joint Resolution No. 5, (senstel: a joint
resolution proposing amendment to the 18th
clause of section p OF article of the constitu.
| ton.
Resolved, by the Senate. the House of Rep
| sentatives concurring, That the following
| amendment TO the constitution OF the Stale of
4 Indiana is proposed, to-wit:
| Amend the ltth clause of section p of article
4, to read follows: In relation to fees or sal
| aries; except that the laws may be so made as
4 to grade the com pensation of officers in pro-
/ portion to the population, and the necessary
services required.
Resolved, That IN the submission of this
amendment to the electors OF the State to be
voted on, 1t shall be designated as Amend
ment No. D."