The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-15

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POSED ;n,, to r,I THE o6 cTTIZESS ;; or ntl!s CON
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OF THE CoMMoNWEALTH Of PENNsYL.
vANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF TIL,
SEGMETARY OF Gr TIE G9N9NWEATH
CONSTITUTION.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to the Constitution oil
the Commonwealth
Section !: 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 foloWS
Section /. 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 sucl.
laws requiring and regulating the registration Of
electors as the general assembly may enact:
lie shall have been citizen OF the United
States at least one month.
lie shall have resided in the state one year
Cor II, having previously been qualified elector
or native born citizen OF the state, he shall
have removed theretrom and returned. within
fisn.1 fis months Immediately preceding the e''''
He shall have resided in the election district
where he shall offer to @ vote at least two months
If twenty-five years OF age and upwards. lie
shall have paid within two years state or
county tax which shall have been assessed
before the election.
Amendment Eleven to Article Eight Section
Strike out from said section the words "bnt
no elector shall be deprived of the privilege of
voting by reason OF his name. not being regis,
registration OF electors may be enacted to apply
to cities only. only provided that such laws be uni
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.
lating and requiring the registration Of elec.
tors may be enacted to apply to cities only
provided that such laws be uniform for cities o
i 4 true copy of the Joint Resolution.
w, W. GRIEST
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
AMENDMENT TO TIE CONSTITUTION PRO-
POSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS COM
Of The GoaaoNWEAiTh Ai"aF OF fiSEMi'h PENNshn
YANIA. PuBLlshED BY ORDER or THE
CONSTITUTION. 80"
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution Of
the Commonwealth
Section /, BE it resolved by the Senate and
House OF Representatives Of the Comm onweaIth
OF Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That
the following is proposed as an amendment TO
the Constitution Of the Commonwealth of Penn.
sylvania in accordance with the provisions of
the Eighteenth article thereof.
Amendment
Strike out section four of article eight, and in,
serr in place thereof, as follows:
Section 4. All elections by the citizens shall
be by ballot or by such other nethon as may
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