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| A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION PRO-
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REJECTION RE GT1 No;G; By THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
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 Commonwealth
| in General Assembly met That the following
| is proposed as 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 at the end of the first paragraph of said
section, after the words shall be entitled to vote
| ut all elections" the words subject however
to such laws requiring and regulating the regis
| tration OF electors as the General Assembly may
follows:
| 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 registra-
| ton OF electors as the General Assembly may
| enact:
He shall have been a citizen of the United
| He shall have resided in the State one year
Tor If, having. previously been a qualified
| he shall have removed therefrom and returned
within six months, Immediately proceeding the
clection)
| He shall heye resided in the election district
where he shall offer to vote at least two months
immediately proceeding the election.
| II twenty-five years of age and upwards, he
% county tax tax, % Which shall have been assessed @ at 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 elector shall be 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 eites only provided that such laws be uni uniform
section shall read as follows:
Section Z. Uniformity of Election Laws
| All laws regulating the holding of elections by
| the citizens or for the registration of electors
regulating and requiring the registration of cleo
tors may be enacted to apply to cities only, pro-
vided that such laws be uniform for cities of the
Atrue copy of the Joint Resolution,
| Secretary of the Commonwealth
IAMENpMENT *, - TO THE coMsTITuTIoN !;
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PRovAL OR REJECTION By THE GEN
|
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. PUBLISH
ED 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 1t resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That
| the following is proposed as an amendment to
the Constitution OF the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in accordance with the provisions
| of the Eighteenth article thereof.
| Amendment.
| Suike out section four of article eight, and in
| sort IN place thereof, as follows:
| section l. All elections by the citizens shall
| To by mlot or by such other method as may be
,l,scnl" Il 10y ,Awt l'royeded, That secrecy In
| ,oting y preserved.
A true copy OF the Joint Resolution.
| WV. GRIEST,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth