Pocahontas star herald., 1912-05-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIKI
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF ARKAN5AS.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing joint resolution proposing an
amendment to 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 next
general election, to be held Monday.
September 8, 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 to 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 senators and rep
resentatives, 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 u
citizen of the same, of the age of
twenty-one years or upward, who has
resided in the State twelve months, in
the coupty 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
ing the same by reason of any physi-
cal disability, any section of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Arkansas, except
such persons as may, for the commits
sion OF some felony, be 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 to vote at any
election held in the State of Arkansas;
but no person who was, on January /,
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 lineal descend
ant of such person, VINO shall possess
the other qualifications described in this
article, shall be denied the right to
vote because of his inability to so read
and interpret sections 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 required
by this article shall pc permitted to
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
1t may first be presented as to 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
office of the Secretary of State on
March 49, 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.
(Seal)