The Springdale news., 1912-08-30
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
 STATE OF ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby given that tie following joint resolution proposing all amendment To the State=GaHsfi. tntlon was passe by the General Assembly at it's regular session O l1911. and that the same VII b submi ted to the electors q the State al the next general election To be held Monday, September : I912, for adoption or rejection
 Proposed Amendmen No. IL
 That the following article snail 0e proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the Stafe O. Arks ansaS, which. MEen agreed te h4 q maj jolIty of ail the members elected To "a Il ioase aHd adopted bs ma iorily of the electors of the Stast voting tt the=n next general el=6sIsl for senators and represen alYas. shall peeone part ot the eonsti tuti0n Of Arkansas
 Every male citizen ot tAe tH4t ed 5 S,ates. or eyery male persf @4e has dee eiafed his intention c Dc coming citizen of the same, ot the age of twenty y-one years et aR- ward. Who has resided i'll | z Stale twelve months, Ill the eoGHty SIX months, and in the precinct. town or wand one month next preceding any election at which he may pro pose to vote, and who is able 10 read and interpret. or interpret when read to him, if he is prevent ed from reading the same by reas on of any physical disability any section Of the Constitution of the State Of Arkansas. except such per sons as may. for the commission ot some felony, be deprived of the right To vote by law passed by the General Assembly, and who shall exhibit a poll tax receipt or other evidence that he has paid his poll tax a the time of collecting taxes 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 1. 1866. or at any time prior thereto. entitled to vote under he Consti tion or statutes of any state in the United States, wherein he then resided. and no male person of for eign birth who was naturalized prior to the adoption of this ant of such person, who shall pos sess the other qualifications de scribed in this article, shall be de- | hAVd IAic WIG DtN OA | his inability to so read and inter pret selections of the Constitution 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 possesses the other qualifications required by this article shall be permitted to vote; and provided. further. that the s-id tax receipt shall be so marked by dated stamp or other written en- dorsement by the judges of election to whom it Ihay first be presented. as to prevent 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 qualifications of electors
 The above resolution was filed in the office of the Secretary of State on March 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, l Secretary of State (Seal. )-tf.