Sharp County record., 1912-05-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
10 The Constitution OF Thc State
or arkansas.

Notice 10 hereby given that the following joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the State
Constitution. was passed by the General Assem-.
bly, ut It's regular session Of 1911, and that the
same will be submitted TO tho electors Of the
Stnto ut the next general election, TO be held
Monday, September 0, 1912, for adoption or ros
lection,
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO, If.
That the following article shall be proposed as
an amendment TO the Coniutulon Of the Stat,
Of Arkansas which. when HRrocd to by n ma
lorlty Of all the mombora elected TO each House
and adopted by a majority Of the electors Of
he State voting at the nlSt general election
for senators and representatives, shall become
a part of the Constitution Of Arkansas
Every male citizen Of the United states,
or cvcry male person who has declared his In
tontion Of becoming citHon Of the enmc, Of
the age Of twonty-onc years or upward who
has resided In tho Suite twelve months, In
the county six months, and IN the precinct,
town or ward one month next preceding any
election at which ho may propose TO vote, AM
who h nblo 10 road and interpret, or interpret
when road 10 him, " he w prevented from
reading the same by reason Of any physical
disability, any section Of the Constitution Of
The state Of Arbanla5 except such persons ~
may for tho commission Of some felony be
deprived Of the right to vote by law passed
by The Gcnord Amcmbly aud who shall ok
hblt poll taS receipt or other evidence that
ho has pail hil poll tax at tho time Of col
Letting ttx1, next preceding such election
shall be- allowed TO vote at any election held
In The State Of Arkansas but no person who
was ON January ], 1869, or At any time prior
thereto, entitled to vote undor the Conslitu.
tion or statutes Of any State In the United
Slatos, wherein ho then resided, and no male
person Of foreign birth who was nutuUlisod
prior to The adoption Of this amendment, and
no lInea descendant Of such polssn, who
shall possess the other qualifications described
In this article, shall bo donicd tho iIeht to vote
bceauao Of hIa inability " 10 read and inter-
piet selections Of the Consultation Of thia
AtateI provided, that male persona who make
satisfactory proof that they have attained the
age Of twentyaone years since the time for
pBacaahg tho taNoa for tho year next proceed.
ing the year liz which the election ut which ho
may propose To vote Ia held, and poWouaoi
the other qualifications required hy tlH article
shall be permitted TO yotel and, provided, fura
ther, that the said tax receipt shall be SO
marked by dated STAMP OF other written eh4
dorsement By the judges of election to whom
It may first be presented, as TO prevent the
holder thereof from voting more than once at
any election, The iudges Of election shall en-
force the provisions Of thIa article aud shall be
tie Judges Of the qualifications Of electors"
The above resolution wus filed IN the office of
the Secretary of State on March 10, iDll,
Bach elptlur may vote lur or against the above
amendment
Witness my official signature thls lgth day Of
February, iDlA,
EARLE W. HODGES
Secretary Ul state,
tSeal)