The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-03-03
The constitutional Amendments.

Seven i'm portant amendments to the con-
stitutiOn of Indiana have been agreed to by
q majority of the members elected to each Of
the two Houses of the General Assemblies
of 1877 and 1879, and by an act of the last
General Assembly, approved March 10, 1879,
these said amendments are to be submitted
70 the electors of the State oS Indiana for
ratification or rejection at an election I'd be
held on the first Monday in April, 1889.
The law providing for the submission of
these amendments to the electors of the
State enacts that "sbe secretary of state shall
procure ballots Of blue paper on each of
which shall be printed the proposed amend
nlents, and below each amendment shall De
printed the word 'fes' in one line, and in
another line the word No. that any quail.
fed elector may vote for OF against any
amendment by depositing one of said ballots
in the ballot-box. II ne intends to vote for
any amendment, he shall leave Hereunder
the word Yes and erase the word by
drawing a line across it, or otherwise. II he
intends to vote against any amendment, the
word Yes shall IN like manner be stricken
out and the word No left and if both
words are allowed to remain. without either
of them being so erased, the vote shall not
be counted either way"
These amendments are designated by
numbers, and are numbered L, 2, 3 A, 5, s
and 8, numbers and having failed to re-
ceive majority of votes of both branches az
the last General Assembly.
AMENDMENT 10. 1.
Amend section 2 of article 2 so as to read
as follows:
Section 2. In all elections not otherwise pz0-
vided for by this constitution, every male cit
izen Of the United States Of the age of q years
and upward. who shall have resided in the
! State during the SIX months, and in the town.
ship 90 days, and in the ward or precines 30
days Immediately preceding such election,
! and every male OF foreign birth, OF the age OF
\ Fl years and upward, who shall have resided
/ 10 the United States one year. and shall have
/ resided in the State during the six months,
i and in the township ~ days, and in the ward
! or precint 30 days Immediately preceding
said election, and shall have declared his i'm
states, conformably to the laws OF the United
States on the subject of naturalization, shall
be entitled to vote 10 the townshiH CT precinct
duly registered according to law.
AMENDMENT NO. 2
simply provides for striking out the words
"No negro or mulatto shall have the right OF
suffrage, contained in section of the second
article OF the constitution.
AMENDMENT NO. 3.
Amend section IA OF the second article to
read:
Section a. All general elections shall be
held on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
be held at such time as may be provided BY
law. Provided, that the General Assembly
may provide by law for the election OF al
judges of courts of general and appellate iaris
diction by an election TO be held for sucf
officers only, at which timesno other officer
shall be voted for; and shall also provide fo
the registration of all persons entitled to vote
AMENDMENT Eo.4
amends by striking the word white" from
sections and Of article 4, conforming tn