The Huttig news., 1912-04-13
ppoposED AMENDMENT TO fKH CONsTITUTION or 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 l9ll, ana that tba 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 rs- jection.
 Proposed Amendment No. Il.
 That the following article snail be proposed as an amendment to the Con stitution of the State or Arkansas, which. when agreed to by majority Of all the members elected 10 eacn House and adopted by majority or the etec- 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 citizen of the same, Of the age Of tWenty-one years or upward, Who has resided in the State twelve months. in the county six months. and in the pre- cfnct 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 6f any physi- cal disability, any section Of the Consu- tuition of the State of Arkansas, except such persons as may, Tor the cominls- sion of some felony, Dc deprived or the ripht to vote by law passed by the Gen eral Assembly, and who snail exhlplt a poll tax receipt or other evidence that he has paid his poll tax at the time or collecting taxes next preceding sucn election, shall be allowed to vote at any election held in the State of Arkansas; but no person who was, on January l. fS66 or at any time prior thereto. en- titled to vote under the Constitution or nf State 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. who shall possess the other qualifications described Tn this article, shall be denied the right to vote because of his inability to so read and interpret selections of the CoHStt- 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 De 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 shal! be the judges of the qualifications of electors"
 The above resolution was filed Tn the office of the Secretary of State on March IS, 1911.
 Each elector may vote for or against the above amendment.
 Witness my official signature this 12th day of February, 1912.
 EARLE W. HODGES.
 Secretary of state.
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