Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-10-17
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing All amendment to the Constitution q
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the Commonwealth
SECTION l. Be ii resolved by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the Common
wealth in Generally Assembly met, That the
following is proposed as amendments to the
Constitution of the commonwealth OF Penn
sylvaRia. in accordance with the provisions of
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 ''shal be entitled to vote
at all elections" the words subject however
to such laws requiring ana Regulating the regis.
tration of electors as the General Assembly may
enact so that the said section shall read as
follows
SECTION l. Qualifications OF Electors, Every
male citizen twenty-one years OF age possess
ing the following qualifications, shall be en-
titled to vote at all elections, subject however
to such laws requiring and regulating the regis
tration Of electors as the General Assembly may
enact:
!. He shall have been citizen of the United
States at least one month
. He shall have resided in the state one
year (or, having previously been qualified elec
tor or native born citizen of the State, he shall
have removed therefrom and returned, then
six months) Immediately preceding the elcc-
ton.
3. He shall have resided in the election dis
trict where he shall offer to vote at least two
months Immediately proceeding the election.
A. II twenty-five years OF age and upwards,
he shall have paid within two years state or
least two months and paid at least one month
before the election.
Amendment Two to Article Eight, Section
Strike out from said section the words but
no elector shall be deprived OF the privilege OF
voting by reason of his name not being register
ed and add to said section the following words,
but laws regulating and requiring the regis
tration of electors may be enacted to apply To
Cities only, provided that such laws be uniform
for cities OF the same class, that the said see
ton shall read as follows
SECTION Z. Uniformity of Election Laws
All laws regulating the holding OF elections by
the citizens or for the registration OF electors
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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
true copy OF the Joint Resolution.
W. W. GRIEST
Secretary of the Commonwealth
AMEN DMENT"TO THE CONSTITU-
n TION PROPOSED TO THE CIT.
IZENS OF THIS COMMONW EALTH
FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR RE
LECTION BY THE GEN ERAL AS
SEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED
By ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE 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 Pennsylvania in General Assembly met
and it is hereby enacted by the authority
of the same, That the following is proposed
as an amendment to the Constitution OF the
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, in accordance
with the provisions of the Eighteenth article
thereof.
Amendment.
Strike out section four of article eights and
insert in place thereof, as follows:
SECTION 4. All elections by the citizens shall
be by ballot or by such other methods IA may
be prescrib bed by law: Provided That secrecy
in voting be preserved.
true copy Of the Joint Resolution.
W. W. GRIEST,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.