Pocahontas star herald., 1912-09-06
FOLEYSKIDNEYPILS
Foa BAssAeSG kiosEvs Ase BISeess
S1oPosED AMENDMENT TO TIKI
CONSTITUTION or THE STATE
OF ARKANnAB.

Notice 10 hereby given that the fol
lowing joint resolution proposing an
amendment 60 the State Constitution.
was passed by the General Assembly at
its regular session OF 1911, and that
the same will be submitted to the
electors OF the State at the mex,
general election. to be held Monday.
September ., 1912, for adoption or re-
lection.
Proposed Amendment NO. IL.
That the following article shall be
proposed As an amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State OF Arkansas.
which. when agreed 10 by a majority of
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 senator's and rep
resentatiyes, shall become a part OF the
Constitution OF Arkansas.
Every male citizen OF the United
States, or every male person who has
declared his intention OF becoming
citizen OF the same, OF the age OF
twenty-ono years or upward, who has
resided In the State twelve months, Ia
the county six months, and In the pre-
cinct town or ward one month next
preceding any election at which he inay
propose Co vote. and who is able 10 rent
and inte{pret or interpret when read
TO him, IL he is prevented from read
Ing the same by reason OF any physi-
cal disability. any section OF the Constl-
tuition OF the State OF Arkansas except
such persons as may. for the commits
sion OF some felony. De deprived OF the
right TO vote by law passed by the Gen
eral Assembly, and who shall exhibit "A
poll tax receipt or other evidence that
he has paid his poll tax at the time OF
collecting taxes next preceding such
election, shall be allowed Co vote at any
election held In the State OF Arkansas;
but no person who was, ON January J.,
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
naturalized prior TO the adoption OF
this amendment and no iineal descend
ant OF such person, VINO shall possess
the other qualifications described in this
article. shall be denied the right 70
vote because OF his inability TO so read
and interpret sections OF the Consti
tuition OF this State; provided, that male
that they have attained the age Of
twenty-one years since the tim'
for assessing the taxes for the
year next preceding the year iu
may propose 20 vote is held, and pos.
sesses the other qualifications required
by this article shall ne permitted 20
vote; and. provided. further. that the
said tax receipt shall be so marked by
dated stamp or other written endorse
ment by the judges OF election to whom
II may first be presented as 20 pre-
vent 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
ONCE OF the Secretary Of State on
March i6, 1911.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this
18th day of February. 1912.
EARLE W. HODGES,
Secretary of State