Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-08-22

"A PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF OF
padS paI -, CeoMMoNWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
ERAL ASSEMBLY or THE COMMON
WEALTH OF PENNsYLVANIA, PUP
LiSHED IL HE'D , BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OFTHE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE
OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE HECONSTIpUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
the Commonwealth.
Secton !. be 1t resolved by the Senate and
rouse oil Representatives Of the Commonwealth
III General Assembly met, That the following is
PROPOSED as amendmcns TO the Constitution of
the commonwealth Of Pennsylvsnia. IN accord
Gle thereof. ."
Amendment One to Article Eicat. Section One
Add at the end Of the first para graph of said
secuon, Ptter the words shall be entitled to
vote at all elections," the words 'subieet how
ever 10 such laws requiring and regulating The
registration of electors as the General Asssn,hjy
follows ~ -
Section /. Qualifications Of Electors. Every
male citizens twenty-one years Of age. possessing
the following qualifications, shall be entitled TO
vote at all elections, subject however to such
laws requiring and regulating the registration of
electors as the General Assembly may enact.
,. l. lie shall have been citizen Of the United
States at least one month.
2. F{e shall have resided in the State one wear
lor having previously been q qualified eector or
native born citizen OF the state, he shall have re-
moved therefrom and returned then siy
months,) Immediately preceding the election
=. lie shall nave resided in the election dis
trict where he shall offer to vote at least two
months immediately preceding the election.
L. If twenty-five years of age and upwards.
ne shall have paid with two years a State OF
county tax, which shall have been assessed at
least two months and paid at least one month
before the election
Amendment Two toArticle Eight. Section Seven.
strike out from said section the words "but no
eltctor shall be deprived of the privilege of vo-
ing by reason of his name not being reeistered
ana add TO SAID section the following words. but
laws laws regulating and requiring the registration of
electors may be enacted to apply to cities only
provided that such laws be uniform for cities of
the same class" 50 that the said section shall
read as follows:
Section Z. Uniformity of Election laws.-Au
laws regulating the holding of elections by the
ctlzens or for the registration of electors shall
De un1orm throughout the State, but laws regu-
latlng and requiring the registration of electors
may be enacted to apply to cities only, provided
that such laws be uriform for cities 0f tbo g.. ~
class.
true copy of the Joint Resolution.
w. w. GRIEST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A MENDMENT TO TIE CONSTITUTION
"a PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF THIS
COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL
sEBEY SCI BEJEeT9oT oF TH BY THE GETEEAh AS
PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY ORDER
OF wE THE Ii, sECRGTARY IsT AI , OF THE COMMON,
XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION.
a JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
the Commonwealth.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of ofPennsylvania in General Assembly met, and
IT is hereby enacted by the authority of the same
That the following is proposed as an amendment
10 the Constitution of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions
ofthe 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 or by such other method as may be
prescribed by law Provided That secrecy in
voting be preserved
A true copy ofthe Joint Resolution
w. w. GRIEST.
Secretary fthe Commonwealth