Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-08
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITU-
n TION PROPOSED TO THE CIT
IZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH
FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR RE
LECTION BY THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY OFTHECOMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED
By ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN
PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII
OF THE CONSTITUTION.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution OF
SECTION /. Be il 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.
sylvania, in accordance with the provisions OF
the eighteenth article thereof; ;,;.,, soo,,o or.
Add at the end of the first paiagraph OF said
section, after the words shall be entitled to vote
to such laws requiring and regulating the regis.
tmtion of electors the General Assembly may
enact" 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 Eof electors as the General Assembly may
enact:
i. He shall have been u citizen of the United
States at least one month.
q He shall have resided in the state one
year Tor having previously been aIualifed elec, ,
tor or native born citizen of the state, he shall
have removed therefrom and returned. then
six months,l Immediately preceding the elec-
ton.
g. He shall have resided in the election dis
trct where he shall offer to vote al least two
months Immediately preceding the election.
4. If twenty-five years OF age ana upwards,
ne shall h2 vC maid within 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 eector shall be deprived of the privilege OF
voting by reason OF his name not being register
c" " 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 he UNIFORM
for cities of the same class so that the said sec
ton shall read rs follows
SECTION T. Uniformity of Election Laws
All laws regulating the holding OF elections b!
the citizens for the registration of electors
shall be uniform throughout the state, but laws
regulating and recurring tne resisi,atlon s;ti o.
provided that such laws be uniform for cities o.
the same class.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution
Secretary of the commonwealth
AMENDMEN TO THE CONSTlTU'
n TION PROPOSED TO TIE CIT
lZENS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH
FOR THEIR APPROVAL OR RE
LECTION BY THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, PUBLISHED
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY
lOF THE COMMONWEALTH IN
| PURSUANCE OF ARTICLE XVII
| OF THE CONSTITUTION.
| JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth.
SECTION I. Be it enacted 10y the Senate ant
House of Representatives of the Commonwealth
of PENNSYLVANIA in General Assembly met
and it is hereby enacted by the authorit,
of the same, That the following is proposed
aS an amendment to the Constitution of tn,
Common wealth of Pennsylvania i'll accordane,
with the provisions of the Eighteenth article
| thereof
Amendment.
Strike out section four of article eight, aut
| insert in place thereof as follows:
SECTION 4. All elections by the citizens shsl
| tie by ballot or by such other methods as ma.
| be prescri bed by law: Provided, That secrec.
| IN voting he preserved.
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
W. w. GRIEST,
Secretary of the commonwealth