Sharp County record., 1912-07-05
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To The Constitution or, The STATE
or ARKANSAS.

Notice ia hereby given TINT tho following Joint
resolution proposing an amendment to the stats
Conatitution wns passed by the General Assem-.
bly at its regular session Of 1911, and that tho
samc will be submitted to the electors of tho
State at tho noSt general election, to bc ho'd
Monday September o. 1912, for adoption or re-
lection,
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. II.
That the following article shall be proposed M
nn amendment TO the Constitution Of tho State
Of Arkansas, which, when agreed 10 by u ma
iority of all the mcmbcra elected 10 each House
and adopted by a majority Of the electors OF
he SInlo voting at tho next general election
for senutora aud Representatives, shall bccome
u part Of the Consultation Of Arkansas,
EVERY male citizen of the United States.
or every male person who haB declared his In
tontion of becoming n citizcn OF the same, OF
the ago Of twonty-ono years or upward who
has resided In the State twelve months, In
the county six months, and In the precinct.
town or ward ono month next proceeding any
election nj which he may propose TO vote, anu
who h able 10 rond and interpret, or interpret
when rond ~ him, " he is prevented from
reading the same by reason OF any phyeeai
disability, any section Of the Constitution OF
the State of Arkansas, except such persons az
may, for the commission of some felony be
deprived of the right TO vote by law phsseJ
by the General Assembly, and who shall cx-
hbt poll tax receipt or other evidence that
he has paid hil poll tax at tho time OF col
Letting taSoa next preceding such election
shall be allowed to vote nj any election held
In the State of Arkansas but no person who
was, on January 1, 1865, or ut any time prior
thereto, entitled 10 vote under the Consttu-
ton, or statutes Of any State In the United
Statoa wherein no thon resided, and no male
person Of foreign birth who was naturalizcd
prior 10 the adoption Of this amendment, ami
no linpul descendant Of such person, wha
shall poasdaa tho other qualifications described
| In tha article, shall bo denied the right 10 vote
because Of His inability TO 10 read and inter-
pret aeluetI0nB Of the Constitution OF this
| State provided, that male pefH0Rs who make
satisfactory proof that they have attained the
age Of twenty.0ne years since the time for
assessing the taxes for the year next preced.
Ink the year In which tho election vt which hc
may propose 10 vote u held, and poaAeHaeh
! the other qualifications required by this article
shall bp permitted to v0tei and provided tur'
thur, that the said tax receipt shall he ~
marked by dated stamp OF other written ems
dOrspmeht by the judges Vt election to whom
II may frat be presented, IA to prevent the
holder thereof from voting more than once at
any election, The Judges of election shall en-
force the provfIons Of this article and shall be
the Judges of the qualifications Of electors"
The above resolulion waa filed In The Office Oh
the Secretafy " State on MaHh ID, ipil
Each eleCtor may vote fOr on aapuet che above
amendment
Witness my official signature thIs l2th day OF
February, lylg
EAhLE W. HODGES,
Secretary Of State,
! tHsHl1