Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-09

A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
THIS, COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PRoyAL OR REJEcTTIoNn BY THE GEN
LIsHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OE THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON
STITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment 70 the Constitution
of the Commonwealth.
Section l. BE il resolved by the Senate and
House OF Representatives OF the Common
wealth in General Assembly met, That the
following is proposed as amendments Ia the
Constitution OF the Commonwealth OF Penn
sylgania, in accordance with the provisions
OF the eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment One Of Article Eight, Section
One.
Add at the end Of the first paragraph OF
said section, after the words shall be entit =
led to vote at All elections" the words sub
regulating the registration of electors rs the
General Assembly may enact" so that the
said section shall read as follows:
Section l. Qualifications OF Electors.
Every male citizen twenty-one years of age,
possessing the following qualifications, shall
be entitled to vote at all elections, subject
however to such laws requiring and regulat-
ing the registration of electors as the Gen
eral Assembly may enact:
He shall have been Il citizen of the United
States at least one month.
He shall have resided In the State one year
(Or if. having previously been Il qualified
clector or native born citizen of the state,
he shall have removed thcTcfrOm and re-
tnrned, within six months, Immediately pre-
ceding the elCctiOn).
He shall have resided in the election dis
tricu where he shall OFFER to vote at least two
months immediately preceding the election.
If twenty-five years OF age and upwards,
he shall hayC paid within two years Il State
or county taN.which shall have been assessed
At least two months and paid at least one
month before the election.
Amendment Eleven to Article Eight, Section
Seven.
Strike out from said section the words
but no elcctor shall be deprived of the priv
flege OF voting by reason OF his name not be-
ing registered" and add to said section the
following words. but laws regulating and
requiring the registration of electors may be
enacted TO apply to cities only. provided that
such laws be uniform for cities Of the same
class. so that the said section shall
read as follows:
Section :. Uniformity of Election Laws
All laws regulating the holding OF elections
by the citizens or for the registration Of
electors shall be uniform throughout TIE
state. but laws regulating and requiring the
registration OF electors may be enacted to
apply to cities only, provided that such laws
be uniform for cities Of same class.
y true copy OF the Joint Resolution.
w. W. GRIEST,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
~ PROPOSED TO TIE CITIZENS OF
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PRONAL OR REJECTION BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, PUR-
LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN PURSU-
ANGE OF ARTICLE NVIII OF THE CON
STlTUTION.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth.
Section l. BE IL resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives OF the Com
monwealth OF Pennsylvania in General AS
sembly met. That the following is proposed
;ts amendment 20 the Constitution of the
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania in accord
ance with the provisions OF the Eighteenth
article thereof.
Amendment.
Strike out section four of article eight. ana
insert in place thereof, as follows:
Section T. All elections by the citizens
shall be by ballot or by such other method
as may be prescribed by law: Provided,
That secrecy in voting be preserved.
true copy of the Joint Resolution
w. w. GRGEST.
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.