The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-03
The Constitutional Amendments.

Seven important amendments to the con-
stitution of Indiana have been agreed to by
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
to the electors of the State of Indiana for
ratification or rejection at an election to be
held on the first Monday in April, 1880.
The law providing for the submission of
these amendments to the electors of the
State enacts that 1.-THE secretary of state shall
procure ballots of blue paper, on each of
which shall be printed the proposed amend
msnts, and below each amendment shall be
printed the word Yes in one line, and in
another line the word No. that any quail
fed elector may vote for or sgainst any
amendment by depositing one OF said ballots
in the ballot-box. If he intends to vote for
any amendment, he shall leave Hereunder
the word Yes and erase the word No by
drawing line across it, or otherwise. III 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, ., 3, 4, 5, s
and 8, numbers and having failed to re-
ceive a majority of votes of both branches of
the last General Assembly.
AMENDMENT NO. L.
Amend section of article so as to read
as follows:
Section 2. In all elections not otherwise pro-
vided for by this constitution, every male cit
izen of the United States of the age of 2l years
and upward. who shall have resided in the
a a dHrFfr En cd
ship 60 days, and in the ward or precinct 30
days Immediately preceding such election,
and every male OF foreign birth, of the age OF
"a 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 6p days, and in the ward
or precint 80 days Immediately preceding
said election, and shall have declared his In
tention to become citizen of the United
States on the subject OF naturalization, shall
Se %here he TO vote Id the @ OR
duly registered according to law.
AMENDMENT NO. 2
simply provides for striking out the words--
mo 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 In
read:
Section IA. All general elections shall na
held on the first Tuesday after the firsf Mon.
day In November, but township elections may
be held at such time as may be provided BY
law. Provided, that the General Assemble
may provide by law for the election OF All
judges of courts of general and appellate iuris-
officers only at which time no other of.scers sSr
shall be voted for; and shall also provide for
the registration Of all persons entitled to vote
AMENDMENT No4
amends by striking the word "whlte, from
sections 4 and Of article 4, conforming the
same to the constitution OF the United States
AMENDMENT NO. 5
amends the fourteenth clause of seotion % M
article four to read as follows:
In relation to fees or salaries, except
t, the laws may "a @ ee SO made as to grade the com
latlon ana the necessary services required.
AMENDMENT NO. 6.
The following amendment Is propo.ad N
Wit: Amend section one of the seventh arti
Gle to read:
Section l. The judicial power of the State
snail snail De vested In q supreme court, circuit
courts anu sucn otner courts as the General
The words such other courts are subeti.
suted Tor the words ''such inferior courts."
AMENDMENT NO. 8.
No political or municipal corporat,on IN tina
state snail ever become indebted in anv man
ner, or 1or any purpose, to an amount in the
aggregate exceeding per centum on the value
OF the taxable property within said CORPORA
ton; TO be asoertained by the last Assessment
for State and county taxes, previous TO the in
curing OF such Indebtedness and ali bonds or
ohligatons In excess of such amount given by
such corporations shall be void provided that
In time OF war, foreign invasion. or other great
public calamity, on petition Of q majority al
tne properly owners, In number and value,
| within the limits of suoh CORPORATION fha nnh
lie authorities In their Discretion. NAV ,pcnr
obiigatlons necessary for public protection and
delense, 70 such amount as may be reouested
In such petition,