The Forrest City times., 1912-03-29
PROPOSED AMENDHENr TO TK1 CONSTITUTION or THE STATE
 or ARKANSAS.

Notice is hereby given that the fol- lowing joint resolution proposing an amendment to the State Constitution. was passed by the General Assembly at Its regular session of 1911. and that the same will be submitted to the electors Of the State at the next general election. to be held Monday. September g. 1912. for adoption or re- jection.
 Proposed Amendment No. II.
 That the following article shall bs proposed as an amendment to the Con- stituton of the State of Arkansas. which. when agreed to by majority ok all the members elected to each House tors of the State voting at the next general election for senators and rep resentatives. shall become part of the Constitution of Arkansas.
 Every male citizen of tho United States. or every male person who has declared his intention of becoming citizen of the same. of the age or twenty-one years or upward. who has resided in the state twelve monthS. in the county six months, and in tho pre- cinct. town or ward one month next preceding any election at which he may propose to vote, and who Is able to read and interpret. or interpret when read to him. If he Is prevented from read ing the same by reason of any physi- cal disability. any section of tho Constt- tuition of the State of Arkansas, excepS such persons may. for the commits sion of some felony. De deprived of tho right to vote by law passed by the Gen. eral Assembly. and who shall exhibit . | poll tax receipt or other evidence that | he has paid his poll tax at the time of | collecting taxes next preceding such 1 election, shall be allowed to vote at any l election held in the State of Arkansas. 1 but no person who was. on January 1. l 1866. at any time prior thereto, en. | titled to vote under the Constitution or | statutes of any State in the United l xxrha Ata han al Ia6 Afls1 m | male person of foreign birth who was ] naturalized prior to the adoption of this amendment. and no Iineal descend ant of such person. who shall possess 1 the other qualified ations described in this l article. shall be denied tho right to l vote because of his inability to so read and interpret selections of the Constt- tuition 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 assessing the taxes for the year next preceding the year in which the election at which he may propose to vote is held. and pos sesses the other qualifications required by this article shall Dc permitted to vote; and. provided. further. that the said tax receipt shall be so marked by dated stamp or other written endorse ment by the judges of election to whom vent the holder thereof from voting | more than once at any election. l 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 1 March 16. 1911.
 1 Each elector may vote for or against 1 the above amendment
 Witness my official signature this 1 18th day of February, 1912.
 EARLE w HODGES,
 Secretary of State. (Seal)