Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-23

n MENDNGENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
- PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF
THIS COM MMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PRONAL OR REJECTION BY THE GEN
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, PUB
LISHED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PuRSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON
STITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth.
Section :. BE it resolved by the Senate ana
House OF REPRESENTATIVES of the Common
wealth in General Assembly met. That the fol-
lowing is proposed as amendments to the
Constitution Of the commonwealth of Penn
syIvania, in accordance with the provisions
ofthe 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 regulat-
ing the registration of electors as the General
Assembly may enact, so that the SAID sec
tiOn shall read as follows:
Section l. Qualifications of Electors. Every
male citizen twenty-one years of age, pos
sesSing the following qualifications, shall be
entitled to vote at all elections, subject how
ever to such laws requiring and regulating the
registration of electors as the General Assem-
bly, may enact:
He shall have been citizen of the United
States at least one month.
He shall have resided in the State one year
lOr if, having previously been q qualified
eector or native born citizen of the State,
he shall have removed therefrom and returned
within six months, Immediately preceding the
electiOnD
He shall have resided in the election district
where he shall offer to vote at least two months
Immediately preceding the election.
Iftwenty-twO years of age and upwards, he
shall have paid within two years n State or
county tax, which shall have been assessed
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 ofthe 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 ap'
ply to cities only. provided that such laws be
uniform for cities of the same Glass; so that
the said section shall read as follows:
Section :. Uniformity of Election Laws
All laws regulating the holding of elections by
the citizens or for the registration 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, proded 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
! n MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
- PROPOSED To THE CITIZENS OF
I THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
! PRONAL OR REJECTION By THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, PU b
! LISIIED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
/ OF THE COMMON W WEALTH, IN PURSU
/ ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON
| STlTUTlON.
\ JOINT RESOLUTION
! Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
! Of the Commonwealth.
| Section |. BE il resolved by the Senate anC
/ House of ofRepTcsentativeso of the Commonweal
! tn of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met
! That the following is proposed us an amend
ment To the Constitution of the Common
/ wealth of Pennsylvania in accordance witt
! the provisions of the Eighteenth article there
! of.
Amendment.
I Strike out section four of article eight, and
I insert in place thereof, as follows:
Section (. 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.
: \ true copy of the Joint Resolution.
W. w. GRIEST,
Secret6Iy of the Commonwealth.