Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-08

| Gosllng had no papers to bring Polk here,
and as foil legal papers were given the Ten
nessee officers, as soon az Polk touched Ten
nessee soil he was their lawful prisoner BY
virtue of these papers. The payment of the
first reward of $4,000 is not contested.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
| TEXT OF MR.. PATTERsoN's RESOLUTION IN
TRoDUCED IN THE SENATE.
NASHVILLE, February THE following
is the text OF Mr.. Patterson's resolution
offered in the Senate, proposing to amend
| the constitution of the State:
Resotped by the General Assembly of the State
| Of tennessee, That the following amendments
to the constitution of the State of Tennessee
be and they are hereby proposed and referred
to the next General Assembly to be chosen
by the qualified voters of this State, and il
approved by the constitutional majority re-
CURED in such cases, then 10 be submitted
by such General Assembly to the people of
this State, in such manner and at such time
as they may prescribe for their adoption or
rejection.
1. Amend section IL of article 8, so that
said section will read as follows:
"a secretary of stateIshall be elected by the
qualified voters OF the State at such time and
in the same manner that the governor is
elected, and shall hold his Office during the
term OF four years; he shall keep fair regis
ter OF all official acts and proceedings OF the
governor, and shsll, when required, lay the
same and all papers, minutes and vouchers
relative thereto, before the General Assem-
bly,, and shall perform such other duties as
shsll be required by law"
2. Amend section of article 8 go that
said section will read as follows:
There shall be a treasurer or treasurers
and comptroller OF the treasury elected by
the qualified voters of the State, at such time
and In the same manner that the governor
is elected, who shall hold their Office for two
years."
l. Amend section of article by striking
out all that part of said section which re-
laees 10 the payment of a poll-tax as a con-
dition precedent to the right to exercise the
elective franchise in this State, so that said
section will read as follows:
SECTION 1. Every male person Of the age
OF twenty-one years, being a citizen OF the
United States, aud resident of this State
for twelve months, and of the county wherein
he may offer his vote for six months next
preceding the day of election, shall be enti-
tied 10 vote for members of the General As
sembly and other civil officers for the county
or district in which he resides; aud there
shall be no other qualification attached to
the right OF suffrage. All male citizens OF
the State shall be subject to the payment of
poll-taxes and the performance of military
service, within such ages as may be pre-
scribed by law. The General Assembly
shall have power to enact laws requiring
voters to vote in the election precincts in
which they may reside, and laws 10 secure
the freedom of elections and the purity of
the bsllot-box."
4. That article TX be amended by strik-
ing out all of the FIRST section of said article.
BE 1t further resolved, That the secretary be
required, and it is hereby made his duty, to
have published the foregoing proposed
amendments to the constitution of the Stale
of Tennessee, in one newspaper in each of
the three grand divisions of the State month
| ly, for at least six months previous to the
| election of members of the next General
Assembly.
Be 1t further resolved, That if the General
Assembly of the State OF Tennessee next TO
be chosen agree to these proposed amend
| ments by two-thirds vote of all the men,
! bers elected to each house, and such proposed
amendments are submitted to the people,
| and If the people of this State approve and
| ratify such amendments by a majority of all
the citizens of the State voting for repre-
sentatives, voting in their favor, such amend
| ments shall become part of the constitu.
| ton of the State of Tennessee.