Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-10-03
A JOINT RESOLUTION.

n IL N H
ED BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF
THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE
OF ARTICLE XVIII or THE CONSTITT-
TION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment TO the Constitution
OF meg commonwealth.
Section ], BE il: resolved bv the SENATE nm
House OF Representatives. Of the Common
wealth in General Assembly met That The
following Is proposed as amendments to the
Constitution of the Commonwealth OF Penn
sylvanIa, in accordance with the Drovisions
Ol 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 al all elect lonS, the words ''subject how
eEertO such laws requiring and regulating
the registration Of electors as the General AS
SemblN II aA enact 50 that the said section
shall read as follows:
section ]. Qualification Of Electors Every
male citizen twenty-Oue years ofage possess
ing the following auaIihctiOus, shall be en-
Titled TO vote at all elections subject however
10 such laws requiring and regulating the
registration OF electors as the General Assem-.
bly, NAV enact.
J. HeshaIl have been citizan ofthe United
states at least one month.
,. He shall have resided in the State opa
year having previously been a qualified cleo
tor or native born citizen of the state he shall
have removed thereirOm and returned, then
SIX months, immediate preceding the elec.
ton
3. He shall have resided in the election dis
ulct where ne snail offer to vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the election.
1. If twenty-five years of age and upwards
he shall have paid within two years "A STATE.
or county tax, which shall have been assessed
al least two months and paid at least one
month before the election.
Amendment Two to Article Eight Section
Seven.
strike out fromfaid section the words ''but
no elector shall 4 deprived of the privilege Of
voting by reason Lf his name not being regis
tered. and add t5said section the following
rsststration Of ei may be enacted to ape ape
uniform for cities of the same Glass; so that
the said section shall read as follows:
Section /. Uniformity of Election Laws
Al laws regulating the holding of elections by
the citizens or for the registration of electors
Shhll be uniform throughout the State, but
laws regulating and requiring the registration
Of electors may beienacted to apply to either
only, provided that such laws be uniform TOR
ctle- of the same Eass.
4 true copy oftIle JOINT Resolution.
w. w. GRIEST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
AMENDMENT 10 THE CONSTITUTION
~, ~ PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS or
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PRONAL OR REd LECTION BY THE GENER.
ALASSEMBLY OFTHECOMMONW WAEI.TH
PER I,& or THE E, SEfEETARY Of THE COM
MN ENi.lHi IN II kSJ ANCE OF AR
TlCLk XVIII OFfTHE CONSTITUTION.
\ JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
Of the Commonwealth
Section !. BE il enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives Of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
met, and 1t Is hereby enacted by the authority
OF the same, That the following is propos
ed as an amendment to the Constitution of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the Eighteen
tn article thereof
Amendment.
strike out section four of article eight, and
insert in place thereof, as follows:
Section /. 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