Sharp County record., 1912-09-06
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO The Constitution or The State
or Arkansas.

Notice Is hereby given that the following joint
resolution proposing an amendment 10 the State
Constitution was passed by the General Assem-
bly, at its regular session Of 1911, and that
same viii be submitted TO the electors Of tho
State ut tho next general election, 10 bc held
Monday, September o. 1912, for adoption or re-
lection,
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO II,
That the following article shall be proposed M
an amendment 10 the Constitution OF the State
of Arkansas, which. when agreed 10 by ma
jority of all the members elected 10 each House
and adopted by n majority Of the electors OF
no State voting ut The next general election
for senators and representatives, shall become
"A part of tho Constitution Of Arkansas
EVERY male citizen Of the United States.
or every male person who has declared hs In
tention Of becoming a citizen OF the same, or
the ngo Of twenty -one years or upward, VINO
hns resided In tho State twelve months, In
the county ak months, and In the precinct,
town or ward one month next preceding any
election at which he may propose 10 vote and
who IA able 10 read and interpret, or interpret
when read 10 him, II hc is prevented from
reading the same by reason OF amy phySlehi
disability, any section Of the Constitution OK
the State of Arkansas, except such persons ~
may, for the commission OF some felony Do
danryad Of the right TO vote by law passed
by the General Assembly, and who shall ex-
| hibt "A po tux receipt or other evidence tn
no has paid hi, pol, tax at the time OF
lectIng taxes next preceding such e'octiol
/ ahall be allowed 10 vote at any election he'o
IN The State of Arhansas but no person VINO
wae, on January |, 1866, or ut any Time PRIOR
thereto, entitled 10 vote under the Cohstltu.
tlon. or p,a,utes Of any State In the United
statea, wherein he then resided and no malo
oeraon Of foreign birth who was naturallhed
prior 10 the adoption Of this amendment ana
no lIneal descendant Of sudh person, VINO
sball poaaess the other qualifications described
In tbIa article shall be denied the right 10 vote
because of his inability 10 10 read and inter-
pret seleelona of tho Constitution OF thin
State, proyIded, that male persons VINO make
satisfactory proof that they have attained tho
age of twentysone years since the time Tor
aaaesaIne the taxes for .the year next preeed'
ng the year In which the election at which he
NAV ntapbse 20 vote IA held, and pohsesHes
the other qualifications required by thlt ar'lcls
shall be permitted " vote and provided, fur'
,her, that the said tax receipt shall he 40
marked by dated stamp or other written ems
dofzement by the Judges Of election 10 whom
II NAV first be presented, az TO prevent the
baIdsr thereof from voting more than once AZ
any election, The Judges Of election shall en-
force the proyIsions Of thla article and shnll be
the Judges Of tho dualIhcat ons Of electors"
The above resolution was ed IN the Once or
The Secretary Of State on March 49, 1911
taeb eIeetor may vote for Or against the above
amendment
Witness my ofricIal signature this iath day OF
February, 1913,
EARLE W, HODGES,
Secretary Of state,
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