Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-09-05
4 JOINT RESOLUTION

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ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE CON
STITUTION.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing aH amendment to the Constitution
II 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 OF the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, in accordance with the provisions
Of the eight cnth article thereof:
AmendmeI One to Article Eight, Section
One.
Add at IT, end of the first paragraph OF
said sectios, after the words shall be en-
subject h. ever to such laws requiring and
regulating lie registration OF electors as the
General Asaemblly may enact" so that the
said section shall read us follows:
Section Qualifications of Electors. Every
male citizch twenty-one years of age, pos
entitled to vote at all elections, subject how
ever to surt laws requiring and regulating
the registT ion of electors us the General
Assembly ie,Iy enact:
/. He shll have been a citizen of the
United Sta IS at least one month.
2. He sha'l have resided in the State one
year Tor. h ling previously been qualified
elector or rttive born citizen of the State, he
shall have ed therefrom and returned.
then six MT } Immediately preceding the
election.
B. He shai I've resided in the election dis
trict wher, - shall offer to vote at least two
months imA ediately preceding tho election.
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he shall have paid within two years a State
or county t,.y which shall have been assessed
at least two months and paid ut least one
month before the election.
AmendmeLt Two to Article Eight. Section
Seven.
Strike on. from said section the words but
no elector all be deprived OF the privilege
of voting by reason of his name not being
registered" and add to said section the fol-
lowing words, but laws regulating and re-
quiring the registration OF electors may be
enacted to apply to cities only, provided that
such laws be uniform for cities of the same
class, so that the said section shall read as
follows:
Section :. Uniformity of Election Laws
All 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 to cities only, provided that such laws
A true copy of the Joint Resolution.
w. w GRIEST,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
A MENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION
THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP-
PROXAL OR REJECTION BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMON
LIsHED BY ORDER OF TIE SECRETARY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU-
ANCE OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THE con-
A JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendment to the Constitution
of the Commonwealth.
Section |. Be it 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 author
ity of the same. That the following is pro
posed 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 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 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.