The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1914-10-16
NOTICE OF ELECTloN-
CONSTITUTIONS Amendment
Senate Bill No. l


An act entitled "An act for the submission
to the qualified electors of the State of Montana
of an amendment to Section of Article TX of
the Constitution of the State of Montana relating
to rights of suffrage and qualifications to hold
Office"
BE it enact ed by the legislative Assembly
of the State of Montana;
Section l. That Section 2 Of Article TX of the
Constitution of the State of Montana be amended
and that the question of such amendment be sub
mitted to the qunli6ed electors of the State of
Montana at the next general election.
Section 2. That Section of Article TX of the
Constitution of the State of Montana, be, and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section2 2. Every person of the age of twenty
one years over, possessing the following quail
fications shall be entitled to vote at all general
elections and for all officers that are. or here
after may be. elective by the people and upon all
questions which may be submitted to the vote of
the people: First, he shall be a citizen of the
United States Second, he shall have resided in
this State one year Immediately preceding the
election at which he offers to vote, and in the
town, county or precinct such time as may be
convicted of felony shall have the right to vote
unless he has been pardoned; Provided, second,
that nothing herein contained shall be construed
to deprive any person of the right to vote who
has such right at the time of the adoption of this
Constitution: Provided, that after the expiration
CONSTITUTION, no person except citizens of the
United States shall have the right to vote.
Section 3. Separate official ballots shall be used
at the general election to be held in November
1914, which shall have printed thereon the words:
For the amendment to the Constitution relating
to rights of suffrage and qualifications to hold Of
flee, and the words: Against the amendment
to the Constitution relating to rights of suf-
frage and qualifications to hold Office and the
elector shall designate his preference for either
of the propositions by marking X before the
proposition desired.
Section 4. All acts and parts of acts>in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed
Section 5. This act shall take effect and be in
full force after it's passage and approval.
Approved January 25, 1918.
Enacted by the Thirteenth Legislative Assem-
bly, of the State of Montana and approved on the
twenty-fifth day of January, 1913.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
State of Montana SIS.
], A. NJ Anderson, Secretary of the State of
Montana, do hereby certify that the above is a |
true and correct copy of the act entitled: IAN
act for the submission to the qualified electors of
the State of Montana of an amendment to Section |
of Article TX of the Constitution of the State of
Montana relating to rights of suffrage and quail
ications to hold Office
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Great Seal of said State.
Done at the City of Helena, the Capital of said |
State, this twenty-seventh day of June, A. D.
1914.
(Seal) A. M. ANDERSON,
Secretary of State.
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