Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-10-24

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
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PROEAL OR REJECTION BY THE CEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE C0MWON-
W. W MhEAILIH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLISH
III. - p DRDER Or THE SECRETARY OF
~ lE CI1Al MON WEALTH, IN PURSUANCE
TION. ii'E 'oN9l U
a JOINT RESOLUTION.
proposing an amendment TO the Constitution
OF the Commonwealth
Section !, BE il resolved nv tho San... ~
House of Representatives of the CoTnn,o1
wealth in General Assembly met. That tbe
Io!oWlhg Is proposed as amendments TO the
constitution Of the Commonwealth OF Penn
sSiFahla' In accordance With the provisions
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 ia
vote AT all elect ions,' the words "subiect how
ever 10 such laws requiring and regulating
the registration Of electors as the General As
sembly II ay enact so that the said section
| shall read as follows:
| Section l. Qualification of Electors Every
male citizen twenty-One years Of age Dossess
| ing the following Gualifictons, shall be en-
| titled 10 vote at all elections. subject however
| 10 such laws requiring and regulating the
| registration Of electors as the General Assem-
| bly, may enact
| !. He shall have been citiZan of the United
States at least one month.
| 2. He shall have resided in the State one
| year having previously been qualified cleo
| tor or native born citizen OF the State he shall
! have removed therefrom and returned then
| SIX months, immediate preceding the elec-
| ton.
,. He shall have resided in the election dis
! trlct 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 State
! or county tax, which shall have been assessed
/ at least two months and paid at least one
month before the election.
| Amendment Two to Article Eight, Section
Seven.
| Strike out from said section the words nbut
J 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 ap-
ply TO cities only, provided that such laws be
uniform for cities of the same class" so that
the said section shall read as follows:
Section I. 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 Stale but
laws regulating and requiring the registration
OF electors NAV be enacted to apply to either
only, provided that such laws be uniform Tor
cities OF the same class
A true copy of the JOINT Resolution.
W. w GRIEST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
! A AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
! n PROPOSED To THE CITIZENS OF
THIS C0MMONW WEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PROEAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENER-
AL ASSEMBLY OFTHECOMMONW WAELTH
! OF PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY Or
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
! MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF AR
! IlCLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION.
A 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 hc-
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 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
true copy of theJoi Resolution.
w. W. GRIEST,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.