The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-05-25
Election Proclamation!

Pursuant to writ to me directed by the
Governor of the Commonwealth of Penn
sYlvania, dated at Harrisburg, April fifteen
tn, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty nine and of the
Commonwealth the one hundred and thir-
teenth, setting forth that two seperate
amendments to the Constitution of this
Commonwealth have been agreed to by a
majority of the members of each House of
the Legislature at two successive sessions,
I, Hiram p. Levan, Sheriff of the county
of Carbon, Pennsylvania, in obedience to
the requirements of the eighteenth article of
the Constitution and in compliance with
the provisions of an act of the General
Assembly entitled "An act prescribing the
time and manner of submitting to the peo-
pie for their approval and ratification or
rejection of proposed amendments to the
Constitution" approved the eighth day of
March, Ammo Domini enc thousand eight
hundred and eightY-nine, do hereby make
known and give notice to the electors of
the county of Carbon, Pennsylvania, that
on TUESDAY, the EIGHTEENTH day of
June, Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and eghtY-nine, the following
proposed amendments to the Constitution
of this Commonwealth are to be voted for,
the first of said amendment being as
follows:
AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article TO said
Constitution to be designated as article XIX, as
follows:
ARTICLE XIX.
The manufacture, SALE or keeping for sale of
intoxicating liquor, to be used as a beverage, is
hereby prohibited, and any violation of this pro-
hibition shall be a misdemeanor, punishable as
shall be provided by law.
The manufacture, sale, or keeping for sale of
Intoxicating liquor for other purposes than as a
beverage may be allowed in such manner only as
may be prescribed by law. The General Assemb-
ly shall, at the first session succeeding the adop-
ton of this article of the Constitution enact laws
with adequate penalties for its enforcement
The second thereof being as follows.
AMENDMENT.
Strike out from section one, of article eight,
the four qualifications for voters which reads as
follows:
"If twenty two years Of age or upwards, he
shall have paid, within two years, a state or
county tax, which shall have been assessed at
least two months, and paid at least one month
before the election" so that the section which
reads as follows:
Every male cltiLen, twenty-one years OF age,
possessing the following qualifications, shall be
entitled to vote at all elections;
FIRST. He shall have been a citizen OF the
United States at least one month.
SECOND. He shall have resided in the State
one year (or if, having previously been a quail
fed electOr or native born citizen OF the State,
he shall have removed therefrom and returned,
then six months) Immediately preceding the
election.
THIRD. He shall have resided In the election
district where he shall offer TO vote at least two
months Immediately proceeding the election.
FOURTH. II twenty-five years OF age or up
wards, he shall have paid, within two years, a
state or county tax, which shall have been
assessed at least two months and paid at least
one month before the election" shall be amend
ed, so as 70 read as follows;
Every male citizen twenty one years Of age.
possessing the following qualifications, shah be