The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-05-01
A MENDMENT no THE CoNsT11

A MEN DMENT TO THE CONSTI1
n TION proposed TO the citizens of this
Commonwealth by the General'Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
for their approval or rejection at a special
election to be held June Is, 1889. Pub
lished by order of the Secretary of tho
Commonwealth, in pursuance of Article
XVIII of the Constitution.
Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution of the common
wealth
SECTION |. BE IL resolved by the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of The Com
monweoIh Of Pennsylvania in General As
Sembty met That the following is proposed
~ an amendment to the constitution ofthe
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in accor-
dance with the provisions Of the eighteenth
article thereof:
AMENDMENT.
Strike out from section one, of article
eight, the four qualifications for voters
which reads as follows:
"If twenty-five years of age or upwards,
he shall have paid, within two years,
state or county tax, which shall have been
assessed at least two months, and paid ut
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 qualifi-
cations, shall be entitled to vote at all
elections!
First. He shall have been a citizen Of
the United States at least one month.
Second. lie shall have resided in tho
state one year Tor if, having previously
been a qualified 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 two months Immediately
preceding the election.
Fourth. If twenty-five years of ago or
upwards he shall have paid, within two
wears, a state or county tax, which shall
have been assessed 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
are, possessing the following QualifiCa-
tions, shall be entitled to vote at the poll
ing place of the election district of which
he shall at the time be a resident and not
elsewhere;
First, lie shall have been a citizen of
the United States at least thirty days.
Second, He shall have resided in tho
state one year Tor if, having previously
been u qualified e.ector or native born cit
iaen of tho state, ho shall have removed
therefrom and returned, then six months)
inne lately preceding the election.
Third. lie shall have resided in the
election district where he shall offer to
vote at least thirty DAYS Immediately
preceding the election. The legislature,
at the session thereof next after the adop-
ton of this section, shall, and from time
to timo thereafter may, enact laws to
properly enforce this provision.
Fourth. Every mato citizen of the age
of twentv-one wears, who shall have been
a citizen for thirty davs and an inhabitant
of this state one wear next preceding an
election. except at municipal elections.
and for the last thirty davs a resident OF
tbe election district in which he NAV offer
his vote. shall be entitled to vote at such
election in the election district of which
he shall at the time be a resident and not