Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-04-27

A MENpMENT TO THE CQNsTrTUr1ON
"A, proposed 10 the citixens q this C0mm01s
monweaith Of Pennsylvania, for their spYggvnl
Or rc!cction At special election 70 be held jung
the commonwealth, IN pursuancea u Artac1e
XVIII Of the Constitution. va
n. q. =
ss srcrI%T 7, he Il rssolyed sy the ssnsss Sns
That the following amendment IA prurces4 g
tho Constitution of the Commonwea1th q
pennsylvania, in accordance with the honr
tcenth Article thereof;
AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article 70 ala
Smsutution 70 be designated as Artcie MA -
ARTICLE XIX.
The manufacture, sale OF keeping for sAle q
Intoxicating liquor, to be used a. q beverage, y
prohibition shall BE- a msdcmeanor, punishs650
MS shall be provided by law,
Intoxicating liquor for other purposes than a. :
beverage may be allowed In such manner only
may BE- p,crssS he'd sy law : The snss
the adoption of this article Of the Constituttun,
enact laws with adequate penalties for Ia en-
A true copy Of the I?!nt Resolution;
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
a MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
N proposed to the citizens Of this Common
wealth by the General Assembly Of the Com.
monwealth Of Pcnnsylvania for their acpryvnai
June il, isse. Published by order of the sscre..
tary 81 the COMMONWEALTH, In pursuance q
Joint resolution propsssing an amendment 70
the constitution Of the commonwealth
House qS Reprssensoitsss qg ahe ycossmsorsrasiN 4
tcnrsNivdniu IN General Assc1sbtN met, Inst
Swins + ,s as IN e g
lcnnsylvania In accordance with the pfUvb-
Ions Of the eighteenth article thereof:
AMENDMENT.
Strike out from section one, of article ctght,
the four qualifications for voters which rcada ~
."if twenty-five years Of age or upwards, he
county tax, which shall have been asscssed a.
least two months. and paid at least one month
before INC election, SO that the section wh6n
Every n,ale citizen, twenty ono year. q .sFe.
entitled s ns vc,a o'iow'rE ~ sI sna' %
First. lio shall have been q citizen Of the
United states nj least one month.
Ned elector or native born citizen OF the state.
then six months Immediately preceding the
Third s shall haze % resided O. r. ne slsct,c
Fourth. IL twenty two years 20 Of age o. ur-
saiS nc county unity se 'Ss which ssa np w sss a.
scssed at least two months and paid nj least one
m month ~ n before % the election shall hta|nendcd.
EssrS male q. citizen .wenty,ns year. e -
tion district of whicl, he shall at q, llme b
resident and not elsewhere:
United States at iepst thirty days
second. He shall have rcsidrd In thcstate one
eso9 y yss s:Iyen eesr 81 the S
shall have removed thcrefror and returilcd
then six months) Immediately preceding the
Third. lie shall have resided In the ciecsIon
district where he shall offer 10 vote at lenst
tion. Tho Iegisiaturc, at the session ihersee
next aftcr the adoption ol this section, shall,
laws 10 properly enforce this provision. d
Fourth. Every male citizen of the age n
r thirty ays aaS no zen s ,s sss
@ oecl'"n S% Tor hs Ssn "s thirty ssss !;
such election In tho election district 0f which
whcre for ali ofiiccrs that now are or hercsisss
IN ay c "c m s'csed wsr No 6y sns s"rSe 60 rS os That
his vote .by reason Of his absence MN, sacls
power To provide the manner In winch aud tf0
tims aud place ut which such absent elcctoes
their votes In the election district III which they
respectively reside, IN N -
Fifth. For the purpose of voting, no person
shall be deemed To have gained or lost resi-
dence by reason Of his presence Of ahseuce
while emplayed IN the service Of tho United
states OF the State, nor. whtln engaged IN ~
navigation of the waters Of the stAte o. ~ t1s0
high seas, nor while u student OF any college o.
seminary of learning, nor while kept 1t any
mates of any home fur disabled and indiscslt
/ soldiers and sailors, who, for tho purpOse 0f
voting, shall he doomed 10 reside In the eIcctO
district where said home Is locatcd. Iawx shalt
be made for ascertaining, by proper proofh, the
citizens who shall be cntitlcd TO the right Of
suffrage hereby established"
true copy Of the iolnt resolution.
CHARLES w. STONE,
| Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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