Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1901-08-08
a JOINT RESOLUTION.
proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth

proposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the Commonwealth.
Section !. BE it resolved by the Senate and
House OF Representatives of the Common
wealth in General Assembly met That the
following Is proposed AS amendments to the
Constitution ofthe Commonwealth Of Penn.
sylyanla. in accordance with the provisions
OF Jhe eighteenth article thereof:
Amendment One to Article Eight Section
one
Add AT the end OF the first paragraph of said
section, after the words "shan be entitled 10
vote at all elections the words Subject how
ever 10 such laws requiring and regulating
the registration of electors as the General A.
shall read as follows:
Section l. Qualifications of Electors Every
male citizen twenty-One years of aye pOssess.
ing the following qualifications, shall be en-
tltled 10 vote AT all elections, subject however
10 such laws requiring and regulating the
registration of electors as the General 4 sSer,
bly, may enact:
/. He shall have been citizen of the United
States at least one month.
He,shall have resided in the State one
year, having previously been qualified cleo
ior or native born citizen of the State, he shall
have removed therefrom and returned then
tion.
3. He shall have resided in the election dis.
trict where he shall offer to vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the election.
i. III twenty-five years of age and upwards
ne snail nave 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 'rbut
no elector shall be deprived of the privileged o
voting by reason OF his name not being repiSf
tered. and add to said section the foIi0winp-
words, "but laws regulating and requiring the
registration OF electors may be enacted to APP
ply 10 cities only, provided that such laws he
uniform for cities OF the same class" so that
the said section shall read as follows:
section I. Uniformity of Election Laws -
Al laws regulating the holding of elections by
the citizens or for the registration of electors
shall be uniform throughout the State but
laws regulating and requiring the registration
OF electors may be enacted to apply 10 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 MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
"a PROPOSED TO THE CITIZENS OF
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PRONAL OR REJECTION BY THE GENER-
AL ASSEMBLY IOFTHECOMMONWA AELTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED BY OR
DER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
| MONWEALTH, IN PURSUANCE OF AR
| TlCLE XVIII OF THE CONSTITUTION
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth.
Section |. BE it enacted by the Senate ana
House of Representatives OF the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly
| met, and il 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 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 NAV
be prescribed hV law. Provided hot
in voting be preserved.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution
W. w. GRIEST
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.