The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-08
JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to the Const-
tuition of the Commonwealth.

JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to the Consti
tuition of the Commonwealth.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Senat
and House of Representatives Of tn
Common wealth in General Assembl,
met, That the following is proposed a
amendments to the Constitution of III,
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the cigh
teenth article thereof:
Amendment One to article Eight. Sec
tion One.
Add al the end of the first paragraph o
said section, after the words "shall be on
titled to vote at all elections" the word
Subject however to such laws requirin.
and regulating the registration o
electors as the General Assemble ma,
enact" so that the said section shall reaC
as follows:
Section l. Qualifications of Electors
Every male citizen twenty-one years o
age, possessing the following qualifica
tions, shall be entitled TO vote at all elec
tions, subject however to such laws re-
quiring and regulating the registration o
electors as the General Assembly may
enact:
He shall have been citizen of the
oUllOQ DldAtH ~ ltdSl OIlt lilOIll0.
He shall have resided in the State ont
year (or if having previously been
qualified elector or native born citizen o
the Slate, he shall have removed there
from and returned, within six months
Immediately preceding the election).
He shall have resided in the election
district where he shall offer TO vo.e al
least two months Immediately preceding
the election.
If twenty-five years of age and upwards
he shall have paid within two years O
State or county tax. which shall have
been assessed at least two months and
paid at least one month before the elec.
ton.
Amendment Eleven to Article Eight,
Section Seven.
Strike out from said section the words
"but no elector shall be deprived of the
privilege of voting by reason of his name
not being 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 Cf the same class" so
that the said section shall read as fol-
lows:
Section I. Uniformity of Election
Laws.-All laws regulating the holding
of elections by the citizens or for the reg
istratiOn of electors shall be uniform
throughout the 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 the same class.
a true copy of the Joint Resolution,
W. w. GRIEST,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
A MENDMENT TO THE COTSTITU-
II TI0N PROPOSED TO THE CITI-
ZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH
FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR REJEC-
TION BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
CONSTITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
an amendment TO the Consti-
tuition Of the Commonwealth.
Section /. BE it resolved by the SEN
ate and House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Gen
eral Assembly met, That the following is
as an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vsnia i'm accordance with the provisions
Of the Eighteenth article thereof.
Amendment.
Strike out section four of article eight,
md insert in place thereof, as follows:
Section 4. All elections by the citizens
shall be by ballot or by such other meth
Dd as may be prescribed by law: Provid.
ID, That secrecy in voting be preserved.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
w. w. GRIEST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.