Sharp County record., 1912-07-19
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO The Constitution or Tho state
or arkansas.

Notice IA hereby given that the following Joint
rcsoLution proposing an amendment TO the State
ConNitution, was passed by the General ASSEM-
bly at It's regular session OF 1911. ana that
ammo will be submitted 10 tho olectots OF tho
State at the next general election. TO bc heid
Monday. September o. 1912, for adoption or rc-
lection.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. II.
Tint the following article shall DO proposed m
au amendment TO tho Constitution OF tho stats
of ArkanDas which. whom agroed TO by ma"
IorIty Of all the members elected 10 each House
and adopted by majority Of tho electors OF
no State voting at the next general election
for senators and representatives, shall become
"A pnrt Of the Constitution OF Arkansas
every male citiSon Of the United States.
ar every malo person who has declared hib In
tontIon of becoming a citizen OF the g.nic OF
tho aye of twcnty-onc years or upward, who
hns resided In the State twelve months. In
the county nix months, and In the precinct.
town or ward one month next preceding any
election at which ho may propose 10 voto' ana
who ig able 10 read and interpret, or interpret
when road TO him. II he Is prevented from
rcnding the Bafno by reason OF any physlcnI
disability. any section Of tho Constitution OF
tho state Of Arkansas, except such persons ~
mny, for the commission OF some felony bo
deprived Of the right 10 vote by law passed
by the General Assembly, and who shall es-
hibt poll tax receipt or other evidence that
he has paid hii pjIl tax at the .imc Of col
lecting taxes ncSt preceding such election
shall bp allowed 10 vote at any election held
In the State Of Arkansiai but no pcraon who
was, ON January |, 1860 or at any time prior
thereto, entitled 10 vote under the C0nstitu"
tIon, or statutes Of any State In the United
States, wherein no then resided, and no na9
person of foreign birth who was naturalizel
prior 10 the adoption Of thB amendment and
no lincnl descendant Of suqh person, who
shall poBBess the other qualifications described
In this article, shall be denied the right 10 yotd
because Of hs inability TO ~ read and Inter-
prot selections Of the Constitution 0f thii
state, provided, that male perH0nB who make
aalInfactory proof that they have attained tho
age Of twentys0ne years since the time fof
assessing the taSeB for the year next preced'
! Ing the year In which th5 election ut which he
may propose TO vote IA held, and possesses
| the other qualifications required by THIS article
| shall bo permitted 10 yotol and, provided, fur
| thor, that the Aid taN receipt shall bo no
marked by dated STAMP 0r other written en'
dorHement by the Judges Of election to whom
IL may first be presented, a. 10 prevent the
holder thereof from voting more than once AT
any election, The Judges Of election shall eha
force the provisions Of this article and shall bb
the judges Of the qualifications Of oIectors"
The above resolution WA filed In the office OF
the AncrelAry Of State on March H. 1911,
Each eleet0r may VOTE fof on against the above
amendment,
Witness my official signature this iIth day of
! February, 1919,
EARLEW, HODGES
secietar, Ot State,
ttlepl)