Sharp County record., 1912-06-14
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO The Constitution or The STATE
or Arkansas.

Notice is hereby givon that the following joint
rosoluton proposing an amendment to the state
Consultation, was passed by the General Assem-
bly at its regular session Of 1911. and that tho
anne will be submitted to tho electors Of tho
State ot the next general election 10 be hed
Monday, September 0. 1912, for adoption or ro-
lection,
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. II.
Tint the following article shall be proposed W
an amendment TO the Constitution of tho state
of Arkansas which, whom agreed TO by ma"
jorty Of all the members elected 10 each House.
and adopted by a majority Of the electors OF
ne state voting ut tho next general election
for senators and Representatives, shall become
"A part Of tho Constitution Of ArkanaaG
EVERY male citizen Of the United Statos.
or every male person who has declared hIs IN
tonton of becoming cItISon Of the same OF
! the age of twonty=0ne years or upward VINO
hna resided In tho State twelve months, In
| the county nix months, and IN the precinct
town or ward one month next preceding ahv
election at which he may propose 10 VOTE anu
who Ia able 10 rcnd and interpret, or interpret
when read 10 him, If ho iB prevented from
rondInp the same by reason Of any physical
disability any section Of the ConRlIlutioh OF
the state Of hrk0na1H, except such persons d'
may, for tho commission Of some felony, b'
deprived Of the right to vote by law passed
by the General Assembly, and who shall ok
.bIbIt "A polI TAX receipt or other evidence that
he has paid hs poll tax at the time Of col
lcctng taxes nest preceding such election
ahail be- allowed 10 vote At any election held
In the State Of Arkunaaei but no person who
was, on january !, 1860, on " any time prior
thereto, entitled to vote under the CohblIu'
lion, or HlalutcB Of any state In the United
Sntoa, whJrcin he then resided, and no male
p,rRon Of foreign birth who Wha hhtufamed
prior to the adoption Of This amendment, ami
no lnppl dpurondunt Of such person, whU
shall pona,ss the other qualifications described
In this article, shall be- denied the rirht TO vote
brrnupa Of his inability 10 80 read and inter-
prol selections Of the tonauilullan OF ms
STATE, provided that male persona who make
FalI,lurIurE uY that lhoy have ulunpd the
npo Of uwrnDysunc years since the time for
a,roaaIng the Ahub for the year noNl prcced'
lug lhu year In when the election Ut which h1
may propose to vote ia held and poHsesaeb
the other qualifications required by lhl5 article
shall be- permitted to vote and, provided, FUR
lhor, that the said laN receipt ahnll bo ~
marked by dated uuup or other written en-
d,rcnrn, uy the iudTuH of election "a whom
II may HmI be- prpapnled, us " prevent The
holder thereof nom voting more than once ay
any election The judges Jf election shall ems
force the provisions Of this article and shall b.
the Judges Of the qualifications Of electors"
The above resolution was filed in the office vi
ho aprr,ary Of state on March 10, 1911,
Each ole,tor may vote for or against the above
amendment,
Witness my official signature this i9th day OF
February 1919
EARLE w, HODGES,
Secretary Uf state
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