Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-05-18
A MENpMENT TO THE CnNsrITIfTIoN

A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
.A proposed to the citizens Of this Common
wealth a,, by the ne General assembly Of the Com,
June ls, 1859 Published by order Of the secre. ss
ary 81 The commonwealth, In pursuance Of
Article XVIII Of the Constitution
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to
SECTION I. BE II resotred by the Senate and
House of Representatives. Of The Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in General assembly met, That
the following is proposed as an amendment 10
the constitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania In accordance with the proyis-
ions of the eighteenth article thereof:
AMENDMENT
Strike out from section one of article eight
the four qualifications for voters which reads as
"If twenty-five years of age or upwards. he
shall have paid, within two years, q state OF
county tax. which shall have been assessed at
least two months, and paid at least one month
reads as follows:
possessing the following qualifications, shall he
entitled 70 vote at all elections:
First. He shall have been a citizen Of the
United states ut least one month.
second He shall have resided In the state
one one year lor ~ having previously been quail
ncu clcctor or native born citizen of the state,
he shall have removed therefrom and returned,
then six months) Immediately preceding the
Third. He shall have resided in the election
district where he shall offer to vote at least two
Fourth. II twenty-five f years ''S Of 's aye or up
wards, he shall have paid, within two years a
scssed AT least two months and paid at lcnst one
month before the election shall be amended,
so as to read as follows:
Every male citizen twenty-one years of age,
entitled vote at the poll place Of the olec. &C
resident and not elsewhere:
First. lie shall have been a citizen OF the
United States at least thirty days.
second He shall have resided in the state one
year (or VI, having previously been a qualified
shall have removed therefrom and ID retnrned ; cd
then six months) Immediately preceding the
Third. He shall have resided in the election
district where he shall offer to vote at least
thirty days immediately preceding the cleo
tion. The Legislature, at the session thereof
next after the adoption Of this section, shall,
and from time to time thereafter may, enact
Fourth. Every male H citizen eroS Of 9he age q,
twenty-one years, who shall have been a citizen
for thirty days and an inhabitant of this state
municipal elections, and for the last thirty days
a resident of the election district in which he
such election in the election district of which
he shall at the time bea resident and not else
where for all officers that now are or hereafter
may be elected by the people +: Provided, That
IN time of war no elector in the actual military
service SER Of the state or Of the United states, In
his vote by reason of his absence from such
election district and the Legislature shall have
power to provide the manner In which and the
time and place ut which such absent electors
may vote, and for the return and canvass of
their votes In the election district In which they
respectively reside
Fttth. For the purpose OF voting, no person
shall he deemed to have gained or lost n resi-
dence by reason of his presence absence
while employed I'm the service of the United
States or the state, nor, while engaged In the
navigation of the waters of the State or of the
high seas, nor while a student or any college or
seminary of learning, nor while kept at any
mates Of any home for disabled and INDECENT
soldiers and sailors, who for the purpose of
voting, shall he deemed to reside in the election
district where said home is located. Laws shall
be made for ascertaining, by proper proofs. the
citizens who shall be entitled 10 the right of
suffrage hereby established"
A true copy of the Joint resolution.
CHARLES w. STONE,
secretary Of the Commonwealth.
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