Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-05-25

A MENpMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
"A proposed To the citisens Of this Common
Ms ~ nf "f psSnsyiysnis Tor their approval
June is, 1850. Published BY order Of the secre::
Article S XVIII XIV q the ccnssisa,ion. " "
joint resolution proposing an amsndment 10
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the constitution Of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsyiynnia In accordance with the provis-
ions OF the eighteenth article thereof;
AMENDMENT.
strike out from section one OF article eight,
the four qualifications for voters which reads ~
follows;
shall have paid, within two years, state or
county tax, which shall have been assessed at
ieast two months, and paid At lcnst one month
before the election" SO that the section which
Every male citizen. twen,y,o year. q s,Ee,
entitled 10 vote at ali elections:
First. He shall have been q citizen OF tho
United states at least one month. Month, q, ,,,..
one year Tor II, having previously been quail
fed eicctor or native born citizen OF the state,
then six montns) Immediately proceeding the
election.
district where he shall offer 70 vote AZ lcass vo
months Immediately preceding tho election.
Fourth. II twenty-five years of age or up
state Or county @ TAX tax which shall have been as.
scssed at least two months and paid at least one
month before the election shall be amended,
Every male citizen twenty-onc years Of age,
possessing the following qualifications. shall be
ton district of which he shall at the time be
resident and not elsewhere:
First. lie shall have been n citizen OF the
United states at least thirty days.
Second. lie shall have resided In the state ono
year !or u, having previously been ~, !naiihsed
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
thirty days breeding is ,hs ,hs1s; slec
next after the adoption q this section, shall,
and from time to time thereafter may, enact
T Fourth. Every male male citizen OF the age o,
twenty -one years, who shall have been citizen
for thirty days and an inhabitant OF this state
one year next preceding an election, except at
municipal elections, and for the last thirty days
n resident Of the election district In which he
such election In the election district OF which
he shall at the time be resident and not else
where for al officers that now are or hereafter
may be elected by the people Fropiaied. That
In time OF war no elcctor In the actual military
service Of the State or Of the United States, In
the army or navy thereof, shall be deprived Of
his vote by reason OF his absence from such
election district, and the Legislature shall have
power TO provide the manner IN which ana the
iims and place at which such absent electors
may vote, and for the return and canvass Of
their votes In the election district In which they
respectively reside.
Finh. For the purpose Of voting, no person
shall be deemed 10 have gained or lost "A resi-
dencc by reason Of his presence or absence
while employed In the service Of the United
States or the state, nor while engaged In the
na yigation 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
almshouse or public Institution, except the In
.I.l ls.Ht
males OF any nome iof oishnien ana indlkent
voting, shall be deemed TO reside In the election
district where said home IL located. Laws shall
bc made for ascertaining, by proper proofs, the
citizens who shall be entitled TO the right oi
suffrage hereby established
A true copy OF the Join, resolution.
CHARLES w. STONE,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth
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