Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-04-10

IA TION proposed TO th- cITiIens of this
Conn. .onweslth By the Grnersl Assembly
81 the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Tor
their approval or rejection at a special eiec-
ton 10 be hec June lS, 1883. Published
10y order of the Secretary of the Common
wealth. in pursuance of Article XVIII OF
the Constitution
Joint resolution proposing an amend
IEeut 10 the constitution Of the common
wealth
SECTION /. BE II resolved BY III. Senate
and House Of hepressHfdfirs, Of he Com
rnonueaifh Of PennSyiranid IN General -4s
, serl6iy met rh4t the following is proposed
am-udrn-u To the cons ituilOn OF the
Commonwealth of Prnnsylvania IN accord
ance win the provisions Of the elghtoeGth
/ article thereof
AMENDMENT.
Strike out from section one, of article
eight, the four qualifications for voters
which rrads as follows
elf twenty two years of age or upwards,
he shall have paid within two years, state
or county tax, which shall have been as
sessed At least two months, and paid at
least one month before the election" so
Il at the section which reads as follows
Every male citizen, twenty -oue years of
age, possessing the fOliO~ing qualifications,
shall be entitled 10 vote a. all elections
First. He shall have beeu citizen of
the United States at least ono month.
Second. He shall have resided in the
stale one yesr cor il, having previously
been q qualified eivctor or native born citI-
zen OF the state, he shsll have removed
ihereirom ans returned, then six nOhths)
Immediately preceding the election
Third. He shall have resided ia the cleo
tIou district where h.. shall Dfcr To vote at
least two months Immediately preceding
the el-ctiur-
Fourth Il ~-I.ty-tro wears %; axe or up
wards. he shall have paid. within tNo wears,
e siate or comfy lax. which shall hNVe
b ep srs-ssed al lea-t two months aud paid
i; least one mouth before tie citct o."
shall be amended, So as L" r-ad AS follows :
livery male citizen twenty one years of
age. possessing the following publications,
rii ~ be entitled TO vote st .h- pulii1g place
oi thc ei-ctl"n district OF winch a. shah at
th" lime b. resident Sui not eisew n.
Frsf lie shall have be-u cItIZ"u o.!
;he United States al least rhrtS days.
Second He -hAH have resided in the
slate one Year tor il, having previously
been qualified eitctor or naIIvc bDrO CHI
zen OF the state. be stall have removed
thereiroIn anG returned then six n,onths,)
i'm medIaI,ly preceding the election.
hITd. He shall have resided ia the cleo
tIou district where be ,haI offer To vote al
lesst thlrty d.2 inimed lately preceding the
election. Tie legislature, al The sersfon
thereof next aiI-r the adoptioH ui ihI> sec
tiOn, shall, aud from tins to time therusf-
ter may, enact Laws TO properly enforce
this provision.
Fourth. Every male cITiZ.'a o. the age OF
twtE'y- ore !esrs, Who sh.H have been
citren for thirty days and al luhlhitsut OF
This state one year, ucKt preceGi ing an elvc-
tion, except AZ municipal elections, and ifur
the last thirty d4ys resid ent OF tbs cleo
ton district In which he may offer his vote.
shsll be entlilt d TO vote AZ such an elrclion
IN The election district Of v Which he shall al
the time be resident aud not e'.-N here
Tor al otlrers that now sre or hereafter
n'sy be elected 10y the pope Propided
That IN time of war no elecior il the ac, TIA.
military srr'ice OF the State or OF the
United States, III the amy navy thereof,
shall be deprived Hf his vote by reason OF
hlS sbseIce from snch election district. ard
rbe leglsia ur- sh ell have power to pr"vIGe
the manner IN which and the time aud place
at which such absent eirctOrs mag vote,
aud Tor the return ard Canvass OF their
yoics IN the election district IN which Ythe~
reside.
fUtE. For tho Iurpose of voting, no per
e' u shall be deemed To have gained or lost /
= residence bN reason 81 his presence or sb- /
s"pcs while employed In the 50 vice Of the /
nited States or the State. nor y hi g eng-g d |
IN the navigation uf the waters OF In, SIa-e e o.
Of the high seas, nor while n student OF any 1
c"lIege or seminary OF learning. nor while 1
kept Al any m-hUu.e or puDltc institution. .
-Hc' IT the irm4 es of sny home for die /
soied ard iudIgent soldiers ard sailcrs, who, !
or the purpose Of voting, stall be deemed !
10 reside III the election district where said !
hC nae Is located. Laws shall be made Tor ,
,scer'aining, ny proper proofs. the citizens
v no shall he entitled to tbs right OF suf- |
rage hereby established.
true copy OF the JOINT resolution.
CHARLES W. STONE.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.