Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-20

"A POSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COM
MONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR
The cosMoNWEAETh M inv SEThR1I Of iSsEsh FTaNsYn
| NANIA. PuBLIsHED By ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH. IN
| PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE Xviii OF THE
| 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
| accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth
i article thereof:
Amendment One to Article Eight section
One.
Add at the end OF the first paragraph OF said
| ut all elections the words subject however
| to such laws requiring and regulating the regis
tration of electors as the General Assembly may
enact so that the said section shall read us
| follows:
Section l. Qualifications of Electors. Every
the following qualifications, shall be entitled
| to vote at all elections, subject however to
such @ laws a requiring and regulating the regstra.
enact:
He shall have been citizen of the United
States at least one month.
He shall have resided in the State one year
| Tor IT, having. previously been a qualified
elector or native born citizen OF the State
within six months, Immediately proceeding the
election)
| He shall have resided in the election district
where he shall offer to vote ut least two months
| Immediately proceeding the election
| If twenty-five years of age and upwards, he
shall have paid within two years a state or
least two months and paid at least one month
before the election.
| Amendment Eleven to Article Eight, section
Seven.
| 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 cities only provided that such laws be 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
| shall be uniform throughout the State but laws
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
same class.
Atrue copy OF the Joint Resolution.
WV. GRIEST,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PRoyL Or REJEcTIoN 1F rgf RH The aMS6S SGS
WEALTH OF PENNsYLvANIA PUBLISH,
ED 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 and
House OF Representatives of the Commonwealth
OF Pennsylvania in General Assembly met That
| the following is proposed an amendment to
| the Constitution of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania 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 4. All elections by the citizens shall
be by ballot OF by such other method rs may be
prescribed by law: Provieded That secrecy in
voting be preserved.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution
W. W. GRIEST
Secretary of the Commonwealth.