Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-09-27

L
PRoVAL or REJ ECTION BY TIE Gen
Wealth. OF PENNSYLVANIA, Pun
6E 6fsTR TaR ooGMoNWRALTH Mo "a / II p
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THk COS
sTlTUTION.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Consti,..
of the Commonwealth.
Section /. Be IL resolved by the Senate an
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth in General Assembly met, That IL
following is proposed as amendments TO the
Constitution of the Commonwealoh OF Penn
sylvania. in accordance with the provisions
of the eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment One of Article Eight, sectio
One.
Add at the end of the first paragraph
sid section. after the words shalt DE euti
led to vOte at 9Il elections" the words SUI
ject however ID such laws requiring az
regulating the registration OF electors as tl-a
Geherai Assembly may enact so that the
said sec.ion shall read as follows:
Section J. Qualifications of Electors
Fve..y male citizen GwenUy-one years of age
possessing the following qualifications, sha
be en..v;ed 10 vote at all elections, subjec
how ever 20 such laws requiring and regula
ing the registration of electors as the Gen
eral Assembly may enact:
He shatl have been a citizen of the United
States at least one month.
He shall have resided in the State one ye2r
Tor IL. having previously been qualified
elector or native born citizen OF the state.
thrned. within six months. Immediately pre-
ceC 1g the election)
II e Shalt have resided in the election dis
tv,co where he shall offer to vote at least two
H.oaths Immediately preceding the election
J. TWEEN. .y-Gwo years of age and upwards.
he shall haye paid within two years Il state
or county uaXwhicb shall have been assessed
at least Two months and paid at least on f"
month before the election.
Amendment Eleven to Article Eight. SecJ
Seven.
Strike out from said section the WO
but no elector shall be deprived o ,ae pc'r-
iege of voting by reason of his name not h.-
ing registered" and add to said secsol ".
following words, but laws regulav y al
requiring the registration of electo =. .u g.
enacted to apply to cities only. prov oen ,.'s
such laws De uniform for cities o. uds "a
class" so mat the said sec,o
Section l. Uniformity of Election .
All laws regulating the holding o e'ec,lo.
by the cioiZens or for the re- - n, Oh e
electors shall be uniform LhroCghoGo t
State. bu. laws regulating and reGu '.ng I.
registra lion OF electors may be ehac ed
apply 20 cities only. provided thai sCc1 In
be Uniform for cities of same class.
ufue copy of the JoinG Resoluo'o -
w. W. 6% EST.
Sec cetary OF the Commohwea 81.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONsTrTCT.
~ PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS %.
PRoVAL OR RES ECTION Ev TaE - s.
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF TIE y Coz
WEALTH Ot PtNNS1 Nv ANA.
LIShED BY ORDER OF TIL F. SECRs '.t
OF TIE COMNONW EALTH IN "tg~9-
ANGE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF Thr tN-
STITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Cur~r .al
of the Commonwea tn
Section 1. Be il resolved by
and House OF Representatives o. uua Com
monwealth o; Pennsylvania IN teDe7at 49,
sembly met. TAaU ohe following j. . d 20
AS an amendment 20 the Constitution q -HH
Commonwealth o: Pennsylvania
ance win the D DIVISIONS OF ene T. queen
al ..cle tnereo
Amendment.
Strike out section fout OF 't'c'e e go, 9l.
insetJ tl place ouereo'- as To- 90:
Sec ..ol 4. Al, eIec. ..o1s Jy ne s's
Shai, De by b9 ,o6 o. ~ sdch o. 'e' .'e rg-
as ilay be d esc '.Oed ~ laT: 30 -uca-
Tina secrecy ii voJ,LG be y 'ese .ye6.
a UIde copy o. the 20. IL Reso,r o
". w. { = EST
Secretary of the Commo 1--WE;