Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-17

A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
| n proposed to the citizens of this Common
wealth by the General Assembly of the Com.
monwealth of Pennsylvania, for their approval
| or rejection at special election to be held
June 18 1885, Published by order of the Secre-
| tary of the Commonwealth, in pursuance Of
Article XVIII of the Constitution.
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the Commonwealth.
SECTION !. Be IL resolved by the Senate and
House Of Representatives. of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met
That the following is proposed as an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in accordance with the pro-
visions of the eighteenth article thereof:
AMENDMENT.
Strike out from section one of article eight,
the four qualifications for voters which reads
as follows:
"1f twenty-five years of age or upwards, he
shall have paid, within two years, a 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 years of age,
possessing the following qualifications, shall be
entitled to vote at all elections:
First He shall have been citizen of the
United States at least one month.
Second. He shall have resided in the State
one year Tor If, having previously been quail
he shall have removed therefrom and returned,
then six months) Immediately preceding the
election.
Third. He shall have resided in the election
district where he shall offer to vote at leasttwo
months Immediately preceding the election.
Fourth. If twenty-five years of age or up
wards. he shall have paid, within two years, a
state or county tax, which shall have been as
sessed at least two months and paid at least
one month before the election" shall be
amended, SO as TO read as follows:
Every male citizen twenty-one years of age
possessing the following qualifications, shall
be entitled to vote at the polling place Of the
election district of which he shall at the time
be resident and not elsewhere:
First. He shall have been citizen of the
United States at least thirty days.
Second He shall have resided in the State
one year Tor if, having previously been quail
fed elector or native born citizen of the State
he shall have removed therefrom and returned
then six months) Immediately preceding the
election.
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
laws to properly enforce this provision.
Fourth. Every male citizen of the age of
tWenty-one years, who shall have been cit1-
zen for thirty days and an inhabitant of this
State one year nextipreceding an election, ex-
cept at munlclpa! elections, and for the last
thirty days resident of the election district in
which he may offer his vote shall be entitled to
vote at such election in the election district of
which he shall at the time be resident and not
elsewhere for all officers that now are or here
after may be elected by the people: Provided,
That in time of war no elector 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 and the time and place at which such
absent electors may vote, and for the return
and canvas of their votes in the election dis
trlct in which they respectively reside.
Fifth. For the purpose of voting, no person
shall be deemed to have gained or lost a resi-
dence by reason of his presence or absence
while employed in 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 student of any college or
seminary of learning, nor while kept at any
almshouse or public institution, except the in
mates OF any home for disabled and INDECENT
soldiers and sailors, who, for the purpose of
voting, shall be 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 to the
right of suffrage hereby established"
A true copy of the joint resolution.
CHARLES W. STONE,
mhl4l-F Secretary of the Commonwealth