The log cabin Democrat., 1912-08-15
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON- STITUTION OF THE STATE OF
 ARKANSAS

Notice is hereby given that the foilowine oint resolution proposing amendment t0 he State Constitution, was passed by the Con- ral Assembly at it's regular session of 1911s nd that the same will be submitted to tho lectors of the State at the next general eleo- ion, to be held Monday. September g, 19l2s or adoption or rejection.
 PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. II. That the following article shall be propos-1 ed an amendment to the Constitution of thn\ State of Arkansas, which when agreed t0 by majority of all the members elected tO ach House and adopted by a majority of the electors of the State voting at the next gen- ral election for senators and representatives. shall become part of the Constitution of Ar. kansas.
 Every male citizen of the United States. or every male person who has declared his in- tention of becoming citizen of the sannas of the age of twenty-one years 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, 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, b. deprived of the right to vote by law passed by the General Assembly, and who shall exhibit 2 poll tax receipt other evidence that he has paid his poll tax at the time of the collecting taxes next preceding such election, shall be at- lowed to vote at any election held in the State | of Arkansas; but person who was on Jan- uary l. 1866, at any time prior theretos l 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 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- pret selections of the Constitution of thi3 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 ueXt preceding the year in which the election at which hs may propose to vote is held, and possesses ths other qualifications required by this article shall be permitted to vote and. provided fur ther, that the said tax receipt shall be 30 marked by dated stamp other written <s- dorsement by the judges of election to whol> it may first be presented, as to prevent ths holder thereof from voting more than once at any election. The judges of election shau enforce the provisions of this article and shall be the judges of the qualifications of eectors.'
 The above resolution was filed in the office of the Secretary of State on March Is. 1911.
 Each elector may vote for against tna above amendment
 Witness my official signature this 18th dag of February, 1912.
 EARLE W. HODGES.
 Secretary of State.
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