Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-08-02

AMENDMENT TO TIL. CONSTITUTION
~ PROPOSED To THE CITIZENS OF
PROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH or PENNsYLyANIA, PUB
LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OE THE COMMONWEALTH. IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF TIE CON
STITUTION
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 Common
wealth in General Assembly met. That the
following is proposed as amendments to the
Constitution OF the commonwealth of Penn
sylSania, 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
| ject however to such laws requiring and
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 Cen
| eral Assembly may enact:
| He shall have been a citiZen Of the United
| States at least one month.
| He shall have resided in the State one year
| or If. having previously been qualified
! elector or native born citizen of the State,
| he shall have removed therefrom and re-
| tnrned within six months, Immediately pre-
| ceding the electiOn).
! He shall have resided in the election dis
| trict where he shall offer to vote at least two
! months Immediately preceding the election.
| If twenty-five years OF age and upwards,
| he shall have paid within two years a State
or county tax, which snail nave been assessed
| at least two months and paid at least ono
month before the election.
Amendment Eleven 10 Article Eight, Section
Seven.
Strike out from said section the words
! but no elector shall be deprived of the priv
| ilegc 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
NV the citizens or for the registration OF
| electors shall be uniform throughout tic
State, but laws regulating and requiring the
registration Of electors may be enacted 10
apply to cities only. provided that such laws
be uniform for cities of same class.
a true copy OF the Join! Resolution.
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
n PROPOSED To THE CITIZENS OF
| THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PROVAL OR REJECTION BY THE GEN
L
| WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, PUB
| LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH IN PURSU
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON
| STITUTION.
| JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment TO the Constitution
OF the Commonwealth.
| Section l. BE it resolved by the Senate
and House OF Representatives of the Com
| monwealth OF Pennsylvania in General As
| sembly met That the following is proposed
| rs an amendment to the Constitution OF the
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania in accord
ance with the provisions OF the Eighteenth
| article thereof.
II Amendment.
! Strike out section four of article eight, and
| insert in place thereof, follows:
| Section 4. 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.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
. w. w. GRlEST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.