The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-05-11
Election Proclamation!

Pursuant to writ to me directed by the
Governor of the Commonwealth of Penn
syvania, dated williamsburg, April fifteen.
tn. in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty rne aid of the
Commonwealth the one hundred and Ihir-
teenlh. setting forth that two seperale
amendments TO the Constitution Of this
Common ealth have been agreed to by a
majority of the members OF each House of
the Legislature al two successive sessions,
| |. Hiram p. Levan, Sheriff of the count
of Carbon Pennsy lvaDia. in obedience 10
the requirements Of the eight eenlh article of
the Constitution and in compliance with
the provisions Of an act of the General
| Assembly entitled "An act prescribing the
time and manner of submitting TO he peO-
pie for their apprOva. anh rat ifcatiUn or
rejection of proposed amendments TO the
| Constitution approved the eighth day of
March. ammo Domin Ine thousand eight
hundred and elghlv-nine, do hereby make
known and give nuliue to the electors OF
the count Of Carbnn. P"nnsS Slvania. thai
ON TUESDAY. the EIGHTEENTH dav of
June. Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and eiglilY-nine, the following
| proposed amendments 10 the Constitution
y =
the first Of said amendment being a.
follows:
AMENDMENT.
There shall be an additional article to SAID
Constitution to be designated as article XIX, as
follows:
ARTICLE XIX
The manufacture. sale, or keeping for sale ol
Intoxicating liquor, 10 be used as beverage, is
hereby prohibited, aud any violation of th pro
hibilion shall be n misdemeanor, punishable as
shall be provided by law
The manufacture, sale, or keeping for sale oi
intoxicating liquor for other purposes than as
beverage may be allowed in such manner onlya
may be prescribed law. The General Assent
" shall, at the FIRST session succeeding the adop
ton of tins article OF the Constitution, enact law.
with adequate penalties for its enforcement
The second thereof being as follows.
AMENDMENT.
Strike out from section one, of article eight
the four qualifications for voters which reads "a
follows;
"If twenty two years OF age or upwards, h,
: shall have paid, within two years, a state o.
county tax, which shall have been assessed a
least two months, and paid at least one montl
Detorr the election" SO that the section whiol
reads as follows:
LIVERY male citizen, twenty-one years OF age
possessing the following qualifications, shall b
entitled 10 vote at all eleetions;
FIRST He shall have been citizen OF tn
4 United States at least one month.
! SECOND He shall have resided in the Stat
5 one year (or If. having previously been quail
), fed ectOr or native born citizen Of the state
(. ne shall have removed therefrom and returned
. then six months) Immediately preceding III
election.
= THIRD. He shall have resided la the eleetio
i district where he shall offer TO vote at least tw
$ months Immediately proceeding the election.
= FOURTH. II twenty-five years OF age or uI
u wards he shall have paid. within two years,
J. state or county tax, Which shall have bee
!, assessed al least two months and paid at lea,
ls one month before the election" shall be amend
d ed, so as 10 read as foliowsi
Every male citizen twentyone years Of ag'
possessing the following qualifications, shan b