Sharp County record., 1912-07-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO The Constitution or. The stare
or arkansas.

= Notice is hereby given that the following JOINT
rca .hton proposing m amendment TO tho state
ConatItution, was passed by the General haso'n"
bly al ts regular session Of lOll ANA thot
same will be submitted 10 the electors ol lho
state at the next general election to bc h''d
Monlay. Soptombor 8, 1912, for adoption or ro-
lection,
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS NO. H.
That the following article shall be proposed n1
nn nmonrmols 10 the Constitution OF the Suw
Of Arkansas, which, when ngroed to by Iha-
iority of nll the members elected TO ouch l'0uHn
and adopted by u majority Of tho electors OF
no state voting at the ncSJ general election
for senators and Representatives, shall become
"A pnrt of tho Constitution Of Arkansas,
Every male ctiEon of the United Sthtos'
or every male person who hna declared ma IN"
tnntIon of becoming u citizen OF the same, Oh
the ago of twenty ysono yonrB or upward, VINO
hnn rcaIdod In the State twelve months ~
tho county ok months, and In the precinct
town or ward one month next preceding any
election NJ which h0 may propose 10 Vote ana
who IA able 10 read and interpret or interpret
when rond 10 him, II he IA prevented from
rondIng tho same by reason Of any phyacnl
dInbly, amy section Of the Constitution OF
tho state Of Arkansas, except such persona ~
mny. for the commission Of some felony DO
deprived Of the right to vote by law phsbod
by the General Assembly, and who shan OK
hibl II poll lnX receipt or other evidence thhJ
he has paid his poll TAX ut the llmc OF col
loeling u,sot next preceding such election
Hhull be- allowed 10 vote NJ any election held
In the State of Arkansas but no person VINO
WRs on January !, 1856, Or at any Time prior
lbtspto, entitled TO vote under the C0hstllua
tion, or statutes Of any state In the United
Slaioa, wherein ho then resided, and no male
person Of rorcIrn birth who was nnluihhd
prior 10 the adoI.on Of this amendment and
no lnoa descendant of Huah person, VINO
ahnIl poaacas the other qualifications described
IN this article, shall ho denied Che right TO vote
because Of his inability to ~ rcnd and inter-
prol BolorlIona Of the COnNilul0n OF thl5
! RtuloI provided, that male persons who make
satisfactory proof that they have nttnlnol the
ape Of tWentysono years since the time Tor
assessing the taxes for the year next proceed
/ inc the ychr In which the election At which he
may proppao a. vote is held, md posaoaseh
| the uthor qualifications required by lha nrtclo
shall ho p,ntlud 10 yolo aud, provided, fur
/ lhur, that the ba,d taE receipt shall ba ~
mi tpl ly dated stamp or other written eo'
do cement by thr Judges Of election to whoa
/ II may frat b. presented, hs, lO prevent lhi
ht.lcr thereof from yolaf Sbrp tiaI once us
am election The judges of election shan rn-
ronr thu proyBiouJ ul tbia article uu aunl' Ui
IN iudEo. of disqualification uf ,otto p'
tnenboye resolution was filed IN the Office vL
The NouolAr. Ui utsp Un March 10, l9Ilr
/ Bach ,loruf may vote lur or against the ABOVE
amendment
WIlpeHs my onuAl signature THIS lgth day OF
February, lUl1,
FARfHV, HODGES,
s,eretas 90 b,dtt
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