The log cabin Democrat., 1912-04-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON STITUTION OF THE STATE OF
 ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby given that the following ont resolution proposing an amendment to he State Constitution, was passed by the Gen. ral Assembly at it's regular session of 1911. I'd that the same will be submitted to the lectors of the State at the next general cleo ion, to be held Monday. September g. 1912, adoption or rejection.
 PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. II. That the following article shall be propos- ed as an amendment to the Constitution of ths State of Arkansas, which when agreed to by majority of all the members elected to each House and adopted by majority of the electors of the State voting at the next gen. ra election for senators and representatives. shall become a part of the Constitution of Arr kansas.
 Every male citizen of the United States. or every male person who has declared his in- tention 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 precinct. town ward one month next preceding any election at which he may propose to vote. and who is able to read and interpret. or ln- terpret when read to him. if he is prevented from reading the same by reason of any phyD- ical disability, any section of the Constitution 1 of the State of Arkansas. except such persons as may, for the commission of some felony. bo deprived of the right to vote by law passed by' the General Assembly. and who shall exhibit . poll tax receipt other evidence that he has paid his poll tax at the time of the collecting
  lowed to vote at any election held in the State of Arkansas: but no person who was. on Jan- uary l. 1866. or at any time prior thereto. entitled 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 neal descendant of such person. who shall possess the other qualifications described in
 this article. shall be denied the right to vote because of his inability to so read and inter pret selections of the Constitution of this State: provided. that male persons who mako satisfactory proof that they have attained tho age of twenty-one years sinea the time for as. sessng the taxes for the year next preceding the year in which the election at which he may propose to vote is held and possesses the other qualifications required by this article shall be permitted to vote: and, provided. fur
 ther. that the said tax receipt shall be 70
 marked by dated stamp or other written en-s dorsement by the judges of election to whom it may first be presented. as to prevent the holder thereof from voting more than ones a. 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 She Secretary of State on March 16. 1911- | Each elector may vote for or against the above amendment.
 | Witness my official signature this 18th day 1 of February, 1912.
 EARLE w. HODGES, Secretary of State. (SeaU 28-w28t