The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-21
PRCPo5ED AMENDMENT TO THE CoNSTITUTIoN OF TEE STATE
 OF ARKAN5AS.

Notice is hereby given that the fol- lowing joint resolution proposing an amendment to the State Constitution. WAS passed by the General Assembly at its regular session of 1911, and that tho same will be submitted to the electors of the State at the next general election. to be held Monday, September 9, 1912. for adoption or re- jection-
 Proposed Amendment No II.
 That the following article shall os proposed as an amendment to the Con- sttution of the State of Arkansas. which when agreed to by majority or all the members elected to each House and adopted by a majority of tho cleo tors Of the State voting at the next general election for senators and rep resentatives, shall become part of the Constitution of Arkansas.
 Every male citizen of the United states, or every male person who has declared his intention of becoming citizen of the same, of the age of twenty-one years or upward. who has resided in the State twelve months. in the county six months. and in the pre- cinct, town or ward one month next preceding any election at which he may propose to vote, and who is abl0 to read and interpret or interpret when read to him. If he is prevented from read ing the same by reason of any physl- cal disability, any section of the Consti- tuition of the State of Arkansas. except such persons as may. for the commis- sion of some felony, Dc deprived Of the right to vote by law passed by the Gen era1 Assembly, and who shall exhibit poll tax receipt or other evidence that he has paid his poll tax at the time Of collecting taxes next preceding such election. shall be allowed 10 vote at any election held in the State of Arkansas; but no person who was, on January l, 1866 or at any time prior thereto, en- titled to vote under the Constitution or statutes of any State in the United States, wherein he then resided. and no male person of foreign birth who was naturalizec prior to the adoption Of this amendment and no Iineal descend ant of such person. who shall possess the other qualifications described in this article. shall be denied the right to vote because of his inability to so read and interpret sections of the Consti- tuition of this State; provided. that male persons who make satisfactory proof that they have attained the age of twenty-one years since the time for assessing the taxes for the year next preceding the year in which the election at which he may propose to vote Is held, and pos sesses the other qualifications required by this article shall De permitted to vote; and, provided, further. that the said tax receipt shall be so marked by dated stamp or other written endorse ment by the judges of election to whom 1t may first be presented, as to pre- vent the holder thereof from voting more than once at any election. The judges of election shall enforce the provisions of this article and shall be the judges of the qualificauo or electors"
 The above resolution was filed in the office of the Secretary of State on MaAh 16. 1911.
 Each elector may vote for or against the above amendment.
 Witness my official signature this 18th day of February, 1912.
 EARLE W. HODGES,
 Secretary of state.
 (Seal)