Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-09-16
DRoPosED AMENDMENTs
CONSTITUTION
CTATE OF NEW JERSEY.

CTATE OF NEW JERSEY
y DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
AS required-by an act entitled An act to pro-
vide for submitting proposed amendments to the
Constitution OF This State 70 the people thereof,
approved May 25. 1897, notice is hereby given
that on Tuesday, the twenty eighth day OF Sep
tember, 1897,
viii be held in the several election districts or
precincts of this State, at such places as the
clerks of the several townships, cities and NUM-
CAPABILITIES of the State shall provide, to enable
the electors qualified to vote for members of the
Legislature to vote for or against each OF the
following proposed amendments to the Consti-
tuition. GEORGE WURTs.
Secretary of State.
Proposed amendment to the constitution, re-
lating to lotteries and gambling.
Amend paragraph Of Section VII of article
~, SO as to read as follow
No. 2. No lottery shall be authorized by the
legislature or otherwise in this State; and no
ticket in any lottery shall be bought sold
within this state, nor shall pool-sening. book
making or gambling OF any kind be authorised
or allowed within this state, nor shall any gam
bling devise, practice or game OF chance now
prohibited by law be legalized. or the remedy
penalty or punishment now provided therefor
be IN any way diminished.
Proposed amendment to the constitution, re-
lating to appointments TO Office.
Add the following to section XII of article V:
No person who shall have been nominated to
senate Dy bne governor any oEIicS Oh Trust
or profit under the government OF this state. and
shall not have been confirmed before the recess
OF the legislature, shall be eligible for appoint
ment to such office during the continuance OF
such recess.
Proposed amendment to the constitution, pro-
viding for woman suffrage.
ARTICLE II.
Amend section to read as follows
l. Every male citizen of the United States OF
the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been
a resident of this state one year and of the
county of which he claims his vote five months
next before the election. shall be entitled to vote
for all officers that now or hereafter may be
elective by the people; and every female citizen
years, who shall have been a resident of this
state one year, and of the county of which she
claims her vote five months next before said
meeting shall be entitled TO vote at any school
meeting held in any school district in this state
| in which she may reside for members of boards
| of education and all other school officers that
now are or hereafter may be elected at such
meetings; provided. that no person in the mill
tary, naval or marine Of the Uni ed States
shall be considered a resident of this state by
| being stationed in any garrison, barrack or
military or naval place or station within this
state; and no pauper, idiot, insane person or per
\ sons convicted of a crime which now excludes
| him or her from being witness, unless par
dOned or restored by law to the right of suffrage
| shall enjoy the right of an elector; and pro
| vided further. that in time of war elector in
the actual military service of the state, 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 elector may vote, and for the return and
canvass of their votes in the election district il
| which they respectively reside.