Sharp County record., 1912-07-26
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To The Constitution or The state
or ARKANSAS.

Notice Is hereby given that the following joint
resolution proposing an amendment TO tho Sut'
Constitution was passed by the General ASSEM-
bly, at ts regular session Of 1911 and that
samc will be submitted TO the electors OF tho
State at the next general election, TO be held
Monday September 0, 1912, for adoption or re-
lection, -
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. II.
That the following article shall bc proposed as
an amendment to the Constitution OF theStat'
of Arkansas, which. when agroed TO by ma"
orIty of all the members elected TO cach House
and adopted by majority Of the electors OF
he state voting at tho next general election
for senators and representatives. shai become
a part Of the Consultation Of Arkansas
Every male citizen Of tho United States.
or every male person who has declared hin in-
tention Of becoming citizen OF the same, or
the age Of twenty-one years or upward. VINO
has resided In the State twelve months, In
the county six months. and In the precinct.
town or ward one month next preceding any
election ut which no may propose 10 vote. ana
who Ia ablo 10 read and interpret. or interpret
when read 10 him. " he iB prevented from
reading the same by reason OF any phyBlcai
disability any section Of the Constitution OF
tho State of Arkansas except such persons AZ
may, for tho commission Of some felony. bo
deprived Of tho right 10 vote by law passed
by the General Assembly, and who shall OK"
hIbt poll tax receipt or other evidence that
he has paid hs poll tax at the time OF col
Letting taxes next preceding such election
shall be allowed 10 vote at any election held
In tho State Of Arkansas but no person who
was on January !, 1866 or ut any time prior
thereto, entitled TO vote under the Conatitu-
tion, or statutes Of any State In the United
States, wherein he then resided, and no mAle
person Of foreign birth who was natufaliSed
prior 10 the adoption Of this amendment, and
no lInoa descendant OF such person. who
shall possess the other qualifications described
In this article, shall be denied the right TO vote
because Of hs inability to 10 read and Inter.
prot selections Of the Constitution of this
State, provided, that male persons who make
satisfactory proof that they have attained tho
ave Of tweDty'0no years since the time FOR
assessing the taseB for the year next proced'
Ing the year In which the election at which ho
may propose 10 vote h held, and possesses
the other qualifications required by this artielo
shall be permitted 10 yotei and, provided, fura
J thor, that the said tax receipt shall be no
marked by dated STAMP or other written en'
dvraement by the iudges Of election To whom
! II may first be presented, as tsIrevent tho
holder thereof from voting more'Nhah once al
any election The Judges of election shall en-
force the provisions Of this article and shall bs
the Judges of the qualifications OF electors"
The nboye resolution was flied In the Office OF
the Secrelary Of State on March 10, 1911,
Each eIeclOr may vote for OF against the above
amendment,
Witness my official signature this 18th day OF
February, 1919
FAHLE.W, HODGES,
Secretary Of State
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