Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-08-23
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution G
the Commonwealth.


Section !. Be 1t resolved by the Senate ana
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
in General Assembly met, That the following
is proposed rs amendments TO the Constitution
of the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, IN
accordance with the provisions OF the eighteenth
article thereof;
Amendment one to Article Eight, Section
One.
Add mt the end OF the first paragraph OF said
section after the words shall be entitled to vote
at all elections" the words subject however
to such laws requiring and regulating the regis
enact" so that the said section shall read as
follows:
Section l. Qualifications of Electors Every
male citizen twenty years OF age possessing
the following qualifications, shall be entitled
to vote at all elections, subject however TO
such laws requiring and regulating the registrii-
ton of electors rs the General Assembly may
enact:
He shall have been n citizen OF the United
States ut least one month
He shall have resided in the state one year
(or If, having previously been qualified
eector or native born citizen oil the state
within six months, Immediately preceding the
eection.)
He shall have resided in the election district
where lie shall offer To vote mt least two months
Immediately proceeding the election,
Ii twenty-five years of age and upwards, he
shall have paid within two years II state or
county tax, which shall have been assessed at
least two months and paid ut least one month
before the election.
Amendment Eleven to Article Eight, Section
Seven.
strike out from said section the words "but
no elector shall bc deprived OF the privilege OF
voting by reason of his name not being regis
tered" 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 shat the said
section shall read as follows
Section 7. Uniformity OF Election Laws
ala
the citizens or for the registration OF electors
shall be uniform throughout the state, but laws
regulating and requiring the registration ei elee-
tors may he enacted 10 apply Ia cities only pro
vided that such laws be uniform for cities of the
same class.
W. W. GRlEST,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
A MENDMENr TO THE CONSTITUTION
"A PROPOSED 10 THE ciTizENs OF
rRovAL OR REJECTION Br THE GIN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE eoMM9N,, u,,Mi I,
OF pP THE HI oaSsE ooaoSasaEoS4rAITH II III II rrRsi'-
ANcE or ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON
A JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment Ia the Constitution
OF the commonwealth.
eection l. he IL resolved by the senate and
| House oi Representatives of the Commonwealth
| the following j. proIn~cd ~ an amendment to
| the Constitution of the Commonwealth oi
| Pennsylvania Ia accordance with the p"sisioi's
| of the Eighteenth article thereof
Amendment.
strike out section four of article eight, and IN
| sert in place thereof, as follows
| section 1. All elections by the citizens shall
Ia. l,v ballot or hy such other mcthu-i may tt
| pr,s,fihed by law puyiedcd That seeree, ~
| voting bs preserved,
| 4 lrue copy OF the Joint Resolution.
| " ". GRtESf,
/ secretary of the commonwealth
| NJofIcE-rhere has t,,en found IN ny pond
| IN at gelestia three fish nets put there i'll sInln
| ton OF law. The owner Is requested Ia call aud
| take hls property ,,.,,.,.
| NOTICE Is hereby given that my wife, Maria
| ~ has left my bel and board without JUS
cause OF pro,ieatlon, and hereby forbid all Is.F
sons " harior nr "a trust her on my account for
will Iay no debts contracted by her after TN
date. .... .....
REuBiS T. BArftN,
skunk. Ia August Z, 1900