Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-28
Number One.

TICIE Xviii Ot' The CONSI1IO-
Number One.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
one, Article eight Of the constitu-
tion of Pennsylvania.
Be it resolved by. the Senate and
monwealth of Pennsylvania in General
Assembly met That the following
amendment, to the Constitution OF
by, proposed, in accordance with the
eighteenth article thereof
That section one OF article eight
Section l. Every male citizen
the following qualifications, shall be
entitled to vote at ali elections. sub
Ject, however, to such laws requiring
and regulating the registration of elec-
tors as the General Assembly may en-
First. He shall have beon citizen
of the United States at least one month.
the State one year Cor, having previ-
to,usiy been qualified elector or ma;
have removed therefrom and returned.
then six months) Immediately preced-
Third. He shall have resided in the
election district where he shall offer
to vote at least two months immedi-
ately preceding the election.
Fourth. If twenty-five years OF
age and upwards, he shall have paid
tax, which shall have been assessed at
Ieast TWO months and paid at least one
month before the election" be amend
ed SO that the same shall read as fol-
Section l., Every citizen. male or
female, of twenty-one years or age.
possessing the following qualifications,
tons Sc subieet Ga SoweveT yS s1'e to az such laws
tion, OF electors as the General AS
First. He or She shall have been a
citizen of the United States at least
Second. He or she shall have resid-
ed In the State one year Cor, having
previously been qualified elector or
she sSa have Temo%ed SI fhf and
atsly, preceding the election.
Third. He or she shall have resid-
ed in the election district where he or
she shall offer to vote at least two
months Immediately preceding the cleo
Fourth. II twenty-five years of age
and upwards, he or she shall have paid
withR n fTo YEARS u state Ss .sssod or county +,
month before tfS the 1e eiection. Ria d l'4'' Oo
"his hm anG hmsseif tine Mords Occur In
any section of article VIII of this Con-
stitution the same shall be construed
eeIf or herself"
A true copy OF Joint Resolution No. i.
ROBERT McAFEE,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Number Two.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to section
eight of article nine of the Constitu-
tion of Pennsylvania.
seSse and House be It Of Sg e
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
in General Assembly met. That the
ment to the conRstitGtian @ Of the ssmn com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, in accord
ance with the provisions of the eigh-
teenth article thereof
Amend section eight, article nine of
the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, which reads as fol-
Section 8. The debt of any county,
.-1ty. borough, township, school district,
er other municipality or Incorporated
district, except as herein provided,
shall never exceed seven per centum
upon the assessed value of the tax
able property therein, nor shall any
suNh municipality or district incur any
nerw debt, or increase Its Indebtedness
erty, without the assent of the electors
thereof at a public election in such
aaGi but any C City. the deBt Of Which nov now
= exceeds seven per centum Of such as
sessed valuation. may be authorized by
centum, in the aggregate. at any one
time, upon such valuation. except that
any deDt OF 0eDI0 hereinafter incurred
by the city and county of Philadelphia
for the construction and development
of subways for transit purposes, or for
the construction OF wharves and docks,
or the reclamation of land to be used
wharves and docks. as public improve
ments, owned or to be owned by said
which shall yield to the city and county
of Philadelphia current net revenues in
excess of the interest on said debt or
debts, and of the annual installments
necessary for the cancellation of said
debt or debts, may be excluded in as
certaining the power of the city and
county Of Philadelphia to become 9th
sinking fund for their canceiiation
shall be established and maintained"
so that It shall read as foiiows:-
Section 8. The debt of any county.
city, borough. township. school district,
or otneI s,,t OF tnG9rporale'd
never exceed seven per centum upon
the assessed value of the taxable prop
erty therein. nor shall any such mu-