Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-29

AMENDMENT: TO THE CONSTITUTION
- -, PROPOSED, TO THE iIE CITIZENS OF
PROFAL OR REJECTION By THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON
WEALTH OF PENNSYLNANIAsP PUBLISH
THE COMMONWEALTH IN PURSUANCE
OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITU-
TION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to The Constitution
OF tha Commonwealth.
Sect /. Be it resOl we'd by the Senate an
house OF Representatives. OF the Common
wealth IN General Assembly met. That the
following Is proposed as amendments to the
Constitution ofthe Commonwealth ofPenn-
sylyania, in accordance with the provisions
of the eighteentharticle thereof.
Amendment one to Article Eight, Section
one.
Add at the end iOf the first paragraph Of said
section, after the words "shal be entitled To
vote at all elections the words subject how
ever TO such lawf requiring and regulating
the registration Of electors as the General As
SemDly may enact so tnat the said section
shall read as follows:
Section /. qualifications Of Electors Every
male citizen twenty-one years of age, possess
ing the following qualifications, shall be
TITLED TO vote at all elections, subject however
TO such laws REQUIRING and regulating the
registration OF ELECTORS as the General Assem-
bly, may enact:
l. He shall have been citizen of the United
States at least one month
Z t1t slldll la ft resided ID The State
year, having previously been qualified cleo
tor or native born citizen Of the State, he shall
have removed therefrOm and returned then
SIX months, Immediately preceding the cleo
ton.
B. lie shall have resided in the election dis
| tTlct where he shall offer to vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the election.
I. ii twenty-tWo years of age and upwards,
he shall have paad within two wears a 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 "but
no electOr shall lie 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 recurring the
registration OF electors may be enacted to APP
| ply 10 cities only; provided that such laws lie
uniform for cities of the same Glass; so that
| the said section shall read as follows:
Section !. Uniformity of Election Laws
| All laws regulating the holdingof elections by
the citizens or for the registration of electors
| shall be uniform throughout the State but
| laws regulating apd requiring the registration
| OF electors may be enacted TO apply TO either
only, provided that such laws be uniform tor
| cities of the samd class.
| true copy of the JOINT Resolution.
| W. w. GRIEST,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
AMENDMENT A TO THE. CONSTITUTION
~, - !, PROP0SEDi TO THE CITIZENS OF
l
| PRONAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENER-
| AL ASSEMBLY OFTHECOMMONWA AELTH
| OF FPENNSYLVA MA, PU UBLISHED BY OR
| DER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
| MON WEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF AR
| TICLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION,
| A JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
| of the Commonwealth.
| Section |. Be ii enacted by the Senate and
| House of Representatives of the Common
| wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
| met, and it 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 ofartice eight, and
| insert in place thereof, as follows:
| Section 1. 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 of the Joint Resolution.
W. w. GRIEST,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth