Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-06-08
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A MENDMENT TO THE CoNsTrTt-ryoN
-, PROPOSED TO the citizens OF this Common
wea,n ~ ths ne General Assembly OF the Com.
Or rejection az special election 20 he heIa I"re
r.. ~ is.. Published by order of the secre,aSy "s
hNlil OF the Constitution, "eN
JON, resoiution proposing an amendment N
SECTION l. BE 10 resolved by the sen.,. ana
Ho.se OF Representatives OF the Common yvc.iaS
p =, tennsylvania In General Assembly met.
ihh, .ne Ioiiowing amendment In propueed 10
,ne , constitution OF the COMMONWEALTH of
fennsyivania, IN accordance with the Eigh-
AMENDMENT.
Inere shall be an additional article TO said
.1hsu ,ltion sutution to be designated as Article XIX a.
ARTICLE KIN.
Inc manufacture, sale or keeping for kule of
hereby prohibited, and any ' Violation s e ~ this
prohibition shall be misdeineanor. punishable
az shali be provided by law.
The manufacture, sale. or keeping for sale OF
,,n.oxleating liquor for other purposes than as
ne "e'eraee a may be allowed i'm such manner only
Assembly shall. at the first session sncteeding
,ne adoption Of this article Of the stitution,
forcement. " ~" S
A true copy of the J9!nt Resolution.
CHARLES w. STONE
,so, secretary of the Commonwealth.
A MENpMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
"A proposed to the citizens of this Common.
wealth by the General Assembly OF the Com.
Or rejection at Special election @ er io Ssid
June IS, 1859. Published by order Of the secre.
rics & z, %, She n'T,hhonweath M mo in pursuance Of
Joint resolution proposing an amendment To
the constitution of the commonwealth
,fss.1 SncTdoT !. BE rssotred by 0e Seno,e and
Pennsylvania in General assembly met That
,he ,ii following is proposed as an amendment to
PENNSYLVANIA in accordance with the provis-
Ions OF the eighteenth article thereof
AMENDMENT.
Strike out from section one, OF article eight,
me tonr qualifications for voters which reads a.
follows:
IF twenty-five years of age or upwards. he
county tax, which shall have been assessed at
least Two months, and paid at least one month
before n the election" so that the section which
Every male citizen, twenty-one years of age,
possessing the following qualifications, shall BE
FIRST He shall have been a citizen of the
United states ut least one month.
second. He shall have resided In the state
one year (or IT, having previously been a unali-
ned cloctor or native born citizen of the state,
election.
Third. He shall have resided in the election
district where he shall offer to vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the election.
Fourth II Twenty-Five years of age or up
state or county tax, which shall have been benI, AS
sesscd at least two months and paid AT least one
month before the election shall be amended,
Every male citizen twenty-one years Of age,
possessing the following qualifications, shall he
ton district of which he shall at the time be n
resident and not elsewhere.
First. He shall have been a citizen of the
United states at least thirty days.
Second lie shall have resyled In the state one
seetop or NAIVE 'ee o be
shall have removed therefrorn and returned
then six months) Immediately preceding the
Third. He shall have resided In the election
district whore he shall offer to vote at least
ton The Legislature, at tho session thereof
next after the adoption of this section, shall,
nH nw from o e TO ne & may enact
Fourth. Every male citizen of the age OF
twenty-on years, who shall have been n citizen
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
may offer his vote, shall be entitled 10 vote at
such election In the election district of which
he shall at the time be resident and not else
where for all officers that now are or hereafter
may be elected by the people: TroTdco. 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 ffthn 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 canvass Of
their votes in the election district in which they
respectively reside
Fifth. For the purpose of voting, no person
shall be deemed to have gained or lost resi-
dence by reason of his presence 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 a student or 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 shah
be made for ascertainng, by proper proofs, tho
citizens who shall be entitled to the right OF
suffrage hereby established.
A true copy of the Joint resolution.
CHARLES W. STONE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.