The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1912-06-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON.
STITUTION OF THE STATE OF
ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby given that the following
oint resolution proposing an amendment to
he State Constitution, was passed by the Gem
raj Assembly at its regular session of 1911,
nd that the same will be submitted to the
lectors of the State at the next general elec-
ion. to be held Monday. September 3. 1912.
or adoption rejection.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. IL.
That the following article shall be propos-
ed as an amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Arkansas, which. when agreed to
by a majority of all the members elected to
ach House and adopted by majority of the
electors of the State voting at the next gen.
raj election for senators and representatives.
shall become part of the Constitution of Ar
kansas.
Every male citizen of the United States.
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 in
terpret when read to him, if he is prevented
from reading the same by reason of any phys
ical disability, any section of the Constitution
of the State of Arkansas, except such persons
as may, for the commission of some felony, be
deprived of the right to vote by law passed by
the General Assembly, and who shall exhibit a
poll tax receipt or other evidence that he has
paid his poll tax at the time of the collecting
taxes next preceding such election, shall be al
lowed to vote at any election held in the State
of Arkansas but no person who was on jan
uary l, 1866, 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 male person
of foreign birth who naturalized prior
to the adoption of this amendment, and no
lineal 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-
pref selections of the Constitution 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 as
sessing 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
ther that the said tax receipt shall be so
marked by dated stamp other written en-
dorsement by the judges of election to whom
it may first be presented as to prevent 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 Is, 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.
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