Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-03-23
\ MENDMENr To rHE CoNsTIru.

A MENDMENT TO THE CONsTITu.
"A TlON proposed to the citizens OF TITS
commonwealth by the General Assembly OF
% held June Il, Is,s Published BY. order OF
tho secretary Of the Common wealih. in pur.
TO the constitution of the commonwealth:
house OF rsiSssS 81 Ss s snSss ak
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wealth OF Pennsylvania in accordance with
the provisions of tho eighteenth article
thereof:
AMENDMENT.
,striko out from section one OF article eight
TOUR qualifications for voters which read
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shail have paid. within two years. a stats or
county tax, which shall have been assessed At
To- st tive months: and paid AZ % least @ ono month month
:" Every male citizen. tventy.one years OF
shall be entitled to vote at ali elections
Strst He shall have heen a citizen OF the
FsSond. He He shall have we resided in the stat
ons o,s year tor H. "a having previously p been @ ,,
sUt 10. he thal have removed therefrom and
re- urned. then SIX months) Immediately pre-
Thiid. He shall have resided in the election
district where he shall offer to vote ut 10 ,st
two months Immediately preceding the cleo
Fourth. II twenty-five year. Of age or up
state or county tax. which shall have been
one month before the election" shall be
amended, go a. 10 read as follows:
possessing Kun the iooWinS aSSaostions. shs ss
bs entitled 70 vote al the polling place OF the
election district OF which he shall At the time
ttrst. He shall have been citizen OF the
United States at least thirty days.
one year Tor II. having prev iousy been q n al
iieo elector OF native born Citizen OF the state.
he shall have removed therefrom ana re re-
Third. ne shall have resided in tho ele ton
thirty days Immediately preceding the eiec
| ton. he Legislature. IT the session tn ,reoi
aa@ ias 10 mSS
to enIsrSe this ~ SS
| twenty one years. who shall have been u ctti
| zen for thirty days ana an inhabitant OF ,his
! state one year next proc edipg an election. ex-
| thirty days resident OF the election districl
In which he may offer his vote. shall ba on
70 xoie cs ~ sISn S SsEtSn ~ ha she SIecbS bS
resident ana not elsewhere for all Officer
that now are or hereafter may be elected by
eiector In the actual military service OF tn,
state or OF the United States. in the army o
| navy tnefeOts enklt DO ueprlVeu OF MS vote Dy
reason OF his absence from such election dis
| triot, and the legislature shall Rave power 4
| provide the manner In which ana the tim,
aud place at which such absent electors ma,
vote, ana for the return and canvass OF thet
| votes in tho election district In which they
| respectively reside.
Fifth, FOR the purpose Of voting. no persol
| shall be deemed TO have gained or lost u resi-
| dence by reason of his presence or absence
| while employed in the service OF the nitst
| states or the state, nor while engaged In th
navigation of the waters OF the State or OF tn
| high seas, nor while a student OF any cole Y
| or seminary OF learning, nor while kept a
| any Almshouse or public Institution, excep
the inmates OF any home for disabled ana In
| uigent soldiers and sailors, no, for the pun
! pose OF voting shall be- deemed to reside Il
| the election district where SAID home
| located. Laws sh all be made for ascertainiup
| by proper proofs. tho citizens who shall D
ntiued to The right of suffrage hereby estat
| iisheo.'
A true copy CT the joint resolution.
| CHARLES w. STONE,
| secretary OF the Commonwealth.
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