The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-10

A MENDMENT TO THE CoNSTITU-
! IA TION proposed to the citizens of this
Commonwealth by the General Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
/ for their approval or rejection ut a special
election to be held June Is, 1889. Pub
lished by order of the Secretary of the
| Commonwealth, In pursuance of Article
! XVIII of the Constitution.
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment TO the constitution of the common
/ wealth:
SECTION |. BE 10 resolUed by the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the Com
| mOnWedlh Of Pennsylvania in General 4 s.
Sc1nbly met That the following is proposed
| as an amendment to the constitution ofthe
| Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in accor-
dance with the provisions of the eighteenth
article thereof:
AMENDMENT.
Strike out from section ono, of article
eight the four qualifications for voters
which reads as follows:
"lf twenty-five years of age or upwards,
he shall have paid, within two years,
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 citizen, twenty-one wears
of age, possessing the following qualifi-
cations, shall be entitled to vote at all
elections:
First. He shall have been a citizen Of
the United States Mt least one month.
Second. He shall have resided in the
state one year tor if, having previously
citizon Of the stoto ba sholi Lo,', ,o,,,,e,',l
tbererron and rot,rnod thor s;y ,,n',,,,',
immediatolv nreceding Tho oiortior 'i'''''
Third. He shall have resided in the
election district where he shall offer to
vote at least two months Immediately
Fourtb If twonty,.t,,o ,,oors -, .,.o ~
unvvards bo .halI hSs,-, - - ,,,ti ~ "SV VI va
Years a stat. or cnnnty t. ,''h;nt ,t"E S"H
have bocn nssesscd Of Ioast ,',,r ,,,,,'is
and maid of least ono montb hocnro tho 'tt'o
oioo,in,, = sL.1I ~. ,,,.o,.niS,, u oe'Vle thS
as follows. ~ 80 w '0''"
Every maIe citizon t,,or+,,.oro ,.oors ,e
apc. nossessing tha foIInS,in,, oyy,oi;,ooi yIti VI
fi0ps shall ba sntitiad 20 10 :. H." III
inv n,aco Of tbo ,,ion,io,S " d;s,vi, ~ W or0 -
he shall Of tha t;n,o I,o rosiSo,, W ilon Nv.
elsewhere. 'N w 'oSiN''h' anu no'
First ITe shall bo,.o hoon = o;,;zo,, ,r
tho ITnited Statas % iosst u,ir, S.,' 49," va
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s,ato one ,,oar - ;e Lo,;'[ ~ VIC
been nusiiiod oiocto, 90 ,.,,
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;,,,n,o ,iatoI, nroooi;, ~, oI,i 20
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eIeciion d;str;ct ,,,horo 10 LII ~ ~ 'ite 40
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a. tbo sass;o,, oaV t,aronf e icSlsia.uIe' .i
40, oF th;s sn,io,, Iii ",.e sne
10 ti,,e % 5orooffor Sm' @ onu i'Inn & ei',te 10
r,.,,,n-,,, ,Dfn,.n enac' laws W
49,. .nis Pionisioh' ',.i
or Ii, ieii " lie "Se
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lVI .l,Ir'y uays aLe an lnnaDl'aIlt
Oiati oi .uiS s'a.o oiIe year neAC Preceulng NJ
'S eleStion s eHcept az lnunlclPal eiecllohs,
anu Az, oIn,t iTa tne l'sss .iI.ty uAs RESIDENT OF
.li sne electioh 9,strlct IN wnlch ne may oner
noo,;o' 49, ShaIi az oS entitle9 70 Note AT such
eieoiio,i SIii III Ile elecIloI oIstrict OF Whlcn
n1i ne sIlaiI al eiie I,lle oe reslueht ana not