Sharp County record., 1912-06-21
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
To The Constitution or The stat"
or Arkansas.

| Notice IA hereby given that the following Joint
resolution proposing nm amendment to the State
| Constitution, was passed by the General Assem-"
bly at its regular session Of 1911, and that the
same will be submitted 10 the electors OF the
State at the next general election. TO be held
Monday. September o. 1919. for adoption or re-
| lection,
PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. II.
That the following article shall be propoBed Nv
an amendment TO the Constitution OF tho state
of Arkansas. which, when agreed TO by ma
iority of all the mcmbors elected 10 each House
nnd adopted by majority Of the electors OF
he state voting at tho next general election
for senators and representatives, shall become
a purl of tho Constitution Of Arkansas
Every male citizen Of the United States.
or every male person who has declared his In
tention Of becoming n 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 or ward one month next preceding any
election at which he may propose 10 vote and
who In able 10 read and interpret or interpret
when rcad TO him, " no IL prevented from
reading tho Same by reason OF any physical
disability amy section OF the Constitution OF
the State Of Arkansas, except such persons aa
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-
hibit poll tax receipt or other evidence that
he has paid his poll tax ut tho time Of col
locting tnxoS noSt preceding such election
ahu be allowed 10 vote nj amy election held
In the State Of ArkanNis; but no person who
was, ON January l. 1885, or at any time prior
thereto entitled TO vote under the ConstItu-
ton, or statutes of any State In the United
states, wherein he then resided, and no malls
person of foreign birth who was naturalized
prior 10 the adoption Of this amendment, and
no lInon descendant Of such perBon, who
shall poaaoaH the other qualifications described
In this article, shall be denied the right TO vote
because of his inability 10 no read and inter-
prot aolectiona Of the Constitution Of this
Sintoi provided that male pora0ns who make
satisfactory proof that they have attained tho
age Of twenlysono years since the time for
RBaeHRihg the tn8eR for the year nest pfeeeda
| Ing the year In which the election at which he
may propnRe 20 vote Ia held. and p0sseBsea
| the other qualifications required by thiH article
| shall be- permitted "a yoteI and, provided, fur
ther, that the said tN receipt shall be Bo
marked by dated stamp ~ other written ths
dor5emenl by the Judges Of election to whom
IL may first be- prrRuhled, hs to prevent the
holder thereof from voting more than once At
any election The iudgea OF election shall tn-
iorcc the provisions Of this article and shall be
the ildRpa Of the qualifications Of erctOra"
The above resolution waB filed IN the office Of
the Aprretary Of State on March 10, 1911,
Bach eeCtOr may vote for OF against the above
amendment,
WlneaA my official signature this lsth day OF
February, ipls
EARLE W, HODGES,
secretary VI State
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