The Huttig news., 1912-04-06
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
 OF ARKANSAS.

Notice is hereby given that the fol- lowing joint resolution proposing an amendment to the State Constitution. was passed by the General Assembly at it's regular session of 1911, and that the same will be submitted to the electors of the State at the next general election, to be held Monday September g. 1912, for adoption or re- jeetion.
 Proposed Amendment No. II.
 That the following article shall be proposed as an amendment to the Con- stitution of the State of Arkansas, which. when agreed to by majority or all the members elected to each House and adopted by a majority of the cleo tors of the State voting at the next general election for senators and rep resentatives. shall become part of the Constitution of Arkansas
 Every male citizen of the United States, or every male person who has declared his intention of becoming Fl citizen of the same, of the age or twenty-one years or upward, who has resided in the State twelve months. in the county six months, and in the pre- cinct. town or ward one month next preceding any election at which he may propose to vote, and who is able to read and interpret or interpret when read to him, if he is prevented from read ing the same by reason or any physl- cal disability, any section of the CoEst1- tuition of the State of Arkansas, except
  sion of some felony, De deprived of the right to vote by law passed by the Gen eraI Assembly, and who shall exhibit a poll tax receipt or other evidence that he has paid his poll tax at the time or 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 l, 1866, or at any time prior thereto. en- titled to vote under the Constitution or statutes of any State in the United States, wherein he then resided, and no male person of foreign birth who was naturalzed prior to the adoption of this amendment. and no lineal descend ant of such person, who shall poSs aSS the other qualifications .described in this article, shall be denied the right to vote because of his inability to so read and interpret selections of the Consti- tuition 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 pos sesses the other qualifications requi e by this article shall De permitted | vote; and, provided further. that the said tax receipt shall be so natke 5y dated stamp or other written endo1se= ment by the judges of election t. whom it may first be presented, as to pse vent the holder thereof from voting more than once at any election. The Judges of election shall enforce the provisions Of this article and shaH be the judges of the qualifications CT electors
 The above resolution was filed in tie office of the Secretary of State OH March 16, 1911.
 Each eleetor may vote for or against the above amendment.
 Witness my official signature this 12th day of February, 1912
 EARLE w. HODGES,
 Secretary of State.
 (Seal)