Sharp County record., 1912-05-31
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
y0 The Constitution or The Sf5fc
or arkansas.

Notice rs hereby given that the following joint
rcsolulon proposing nm amendment to the state
Conattutlon was passed by tho General Assem-
bly, al ts regular acsson OF lOll' ana mat tho
same viii be submitted TO the electors OF lho
state at the next general election to be held
Monday. September o, 1919, for adoption or re-
lection,
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO H.
Tint the following article shall DO proposed ~
AN amonlmont to the Constitution Of the Statu
of ArIanas, which, whom agreed to by mh-
iority Of all the mumbcrs elected to each ll0uso
and ndoptcd by majority Of tho electors OF
no state voting at tho noYt general election
for MONITORS and representatives, shall become
"A pnrt Of the Constitution Of Arkansas,
Every male cItlaon of the United Statcs'
or every male porson who has declared his ili'
tantion Of becoming n ctiHcn of the same, OF
the ngo of twonty.ono years or upward VINO
has resided In tho Slatc twelve months IN
the county six months, and In the precinct.
lovn or ward one month next preceding any
election at which he may propose 10 vote, AMI
who Ia able 10 road and interpret, or interpret
whom road to him, II he iB prevented from
roudIng the same by reason of amy phyalcal
dl3ably, any section Of the Constitution oG
the State Of Arkansas, except such porsons ~
may, for the commission Of some felony, bo
deprived of the right to vote by law passed
BY the General Assembly and who shall eS-
bibt a poll tax receipt or other evidence thht
he has paid his p)Il tax vt tho tiho OF
loctmg tayos next preceding such ooelio
ghall bo allowed 10 Yoto nt any election hell
In the State Of Arkansas but no person who
was, ON January T. 1858, or ut any time prior
thereto, entitled TO vote under the Cohstitu'
lon, or statutes Of any state In the United
Slaioa wherein he then resided, and no mhln
pergon of foreign birth who was naturllScl
prlor 10 the adoption Of thlB amendment, and
no llnenI descendant Of such person, who
ehal poRseaB the other qualifications described
In this article, shall be denied the right to Votd
because of hiB Inability TO 20 read ana ihtel'
prol naleclIona Of tfe Constitution Of thib
| stao provided that male polTono who mako
suIalaelory proof that they have attained tho
npo OF tWonlysone years since the time for
eaeaaIng the taxes for the year noSt preced'
ing the year In which The election at which ho
may propose to yoto 10 held, and poFacreea
/ tho other qualifications required by lhlH article
/ shall be- permitted to yoto and, provided, lm"
lhor, that the said TAX receipt shall be 10
married by dated stamp or other written ems
dorement by The judges of election to whom
ID may first be presented as to prevent tho
holder thereof rl,m voting more than once at
any election The iudaca Of election shall en-.
force he provisions Of this article aud shall b1
Che Judge, Of The qualifications Of eoololu,"
Tho above resolution was filed IN the olllee 0G
the Aeclolur. Of State on March l6 lpll
Each olrulor may vote lof or against the above
amendment
Witness my Official signature this isth day %
February, wa,
EARLE W. HODGES,
secretary oi state,
t8tn1