The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-03
LEGAL,

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION PRO
POSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COM
MONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OK
OF TIE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSll.
WANNA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH, N
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF TIL,
CONSTITUTION.
A 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 accord
ance 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 at all elections" the words subject how
ever to such laws requiring and regulating the
registration Of electors as the General Assembly
may enact" so that the said section shall read
as follows:
Section I. 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 10 such
laws requiring and regulating the registration OF
electors the general assembly may enact
lie shall have beeu a citizen OF the United
States at least one month.
Tie shall have resided in the state one year
Cor if, having previously been qualified elector
or native born citizen of the state, he shall
have removed therefrom and returned within
ton)
lie shall have resided in the election district
where he shall offer to vote at least two months
Immediately preceding the election
Ii twenty-five years OF age and upwards he
shall have paid within two years a 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 eector 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 cities only, provided that such laws be uni
| form for cities of the same class" so that the
! said section shall read as follows:
Section 7. Uniformity of Election Laws.-Al
laws regulating the holding of elections by the
| citizens or for the registration OF electors shall
| be uniform throughout the state but laws regu.
| latng and requiring the registration of elec.
| tors may be enacted to apply to cities only
| the same class.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution,
| W. W. GRIEST
Secretary Of the Commonwealth
AMENDMENT To THE CONSTITUTION PRO.
POSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS CON.
| REFLECTION By TIIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF TIE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSl l..
yANA PTBdSiEP LIS inp BY 0R2ER OF THE
| PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE
| CONSTITUTION.
| 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 Commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania in General Assembly met That
! the following is proposed as amendment to
| the Constitution OF the Commonwealth OF Penn
! sylvanla in accordance with the provisions OF
| the Eighteenth article thereof.
| Amendment
| Strike out section four of article eight, and in.
| sert in place thereof, as follows;
Section l. All elections by the citizens shall
| be by ballot or by such other method as NAV
be prescribed by law: Provided, That secrecy
! in voting be preserved
| A true copy Of the Joint Resolution.
| W. W. GRIEST
| Secretary of the Commonwealth