The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-26

AMENDMENT 10 THE CONSTITUTION PRO
WEALTH FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR RI.
LECTION BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE CoMMoNWEALTH OF pENNsILl,nnANiA.
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Or ARTICLE XVIII or THE CONSTITUTION.
4 JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution OF
the Commonwealth
Section I. BE il resolved by the senate snd
House Of Representatives OF the Commonwealth
in General Assembly met. rhat the following Is
proposed a. amendments TO the Constitution
OF the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania, in ac.
cordance with the provisions ot the eighteenth
article thereof;
Add at the end of the first paragraph Of said
section, after the words "shall be entitled 10
vote at all elections, the words subject
however to such Laws requiring and regulating
the registration OF elector, as the General t.
scmhly may enact" mat the SAID section
shall read as follows:
Section !. Qualifications of Electors. Every
male citizen twenty'onc years Of age, possessing
the following qualifications, shall be entitled to
vote at all elections, subject however 10 such
laws requiring and regulating iGe registration
OF electors as the General Assembly may enact; {;
l. IIhc shall have been citizen OF the United
States at least one month;
> lie shall have resided in the State one year
Cor, having previously been qualified elcctor
or native born citizen OF the state. he shall
have removed thcrcrom and returned, then SIX
months Immediately preceding the election,
g. lie shall have resided IN the election dis.
trict where he shall oher TO vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the clction
l. Ii twenty-five years OF age and upwards,
he shall have paid within two years a state or
county tax, which shall have. hecn assessed
at least two months and paid at least one
month before the election.
Amendment Two to Article EGnI section
Strike out from said section the words but
no clector shall be deprived Of the privilege q
voting by reason Of his name not being regis
tered" and add 10 said section the following
words "hut laws regulating aud requiring the
registration OF electors may be enacted 10 apply
10 cities only, provided that such laws he uni.
form for cities OF the same class 80 that the
said section shall read as tolowS
section T. Uniformity nj Election Laws.--All
laws regulating the holding OF elections by tne
he uniform throughout the State, hut laws
regulating and requiring the. registration Of
cIe,torS may be enacted to apply 10 cities only,
proyided that such laws he uniform ior cities
OF the same class
true copy of the Joint Resolution, Ohm
Secretary Of the Commonwealth,
| AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION PRO,
POSED TO THE CITIZENS OF TINS CON-
JECTIoY BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
| THE COMMONWEALTH or pENNSlINANI\, \,
PUBLISHED BN ORDER or THE SECRErARN
| ARTICLE NVIII or THE CONSTITUTION.
| A JOINT RESOLUTION
ProspOsing an amendment TO the COnStitut ion
| Of the Commonwealth.
| section |. BE il enacted by the Senate aud
| House of Representatives Of the Commonwealth
| Of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and
| it Is hereby enacted by the authority of thC
| same That the following is proposed an
| amendment TO the Constitution Of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, IN accordance with thC
| proyisions of the Eighteenth article thereof
| Amendment.
| Strike out section four article eight ans
ser in place thereof, az follows.
| Section L. All elections nv citizens shsl
| he by ballot or by such other method as may
he prescribed by law: Provided That secrecy
| IN voting be preserved.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution
! W, W. GRlESr,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.