The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1915-04-30
BEGINNING MONDAY MAY 3rd-1915
1900 oO00Oo00 S0000OOSO0s

lcle 6. OF the Constitution Of the
State OF Texas be so amended as to
hereafter read as follows:
Sec 2. Every male person subject
to none OF the foregoing disqualifi-
cations. who shall have attained the
age Of twenty-one years. and who
shall be citizen of the United States
and who shall have resided i'm this
State one year next preceding an
election. and the last six months
within the district or county In which
he offers to vote, shall be deemed a
qualified eloctor, and every male per-
son Of foreign birth. subject to none
Of the foregoing disqualiflcations,
who shall have become citizen Of
the United States In accordance with
the Federal naturalization laws, and
shall have yasidc1 In this State one
year next preceding such election
and the last six months in the coun-
~ In which he offers to vote. shall
also be deemed qualified elector;
and an electors shall vote in the
election precinct Of their residence;
provided, that electors living In any
unoreanized county may vote at any
election precinct In the county IA
(which such county ls attached FOR
judicial purposes. and providing fur.
Their that any voter who is subject
to pay @ poll tax under the laws of
the State of Texas shall have paid
said tax before ne offers to vote at
amy election in thIs state. and holds
% receipt showing hia poll tM paid
before tho 0rst dry OF February next
preceding such election or % alid
voter shall haye lost or mlspIacot
said az receipt ho han bc entitled
TO vote upon making ahidgyI before
|any officer authorized to administer
oaths that such taN receipt hua been
lost Such affidavit shall Dee m1do BOZ
writing and lcft with Che Judge of 90,
election. 10 amy qualified voter u thi'
State shall have personally paid Dol.
I poll iaN n the county and precinct of
/ hls residence. or secured AN cyomp.
I ton certificate showing THAT hc Be-
exempt from paying poll tax. h'
shall De permitted TO vote in th'
county In which he may be- ON cleo
ton day ON any proposition which
may have been submitted to the yot
ers of the entire State, and for any
onlco 10 be filled by the voters Of th'
entire state. also for members oil
either branch Of the Legislature and
/ Congress and judicial officials; pro
ylded, no voter shall vote for mem
bors Of either branch Of the Leglsla
nre. Congress or judicial oniciali
outside Of the legislature, congress
ional or judicial district Of such vot
er's residence. and nothing herelr
shall permit voter TO vote any place
other than his residence. Il he be
within the county Of his residence
on election day Any person offering
to vote In any county other than The
county Of his residence shall deliver
to the election managers his poll ta'
receipt or exemption certificate, who
shall retain same until the following
day. and then mail same TO the per
son doposlting same to any address
he may name. and In addition to de
posting the poll tax receipt or ox
emption certificate, such person ~
offering to vote shall make an anlda
Wit;
Gl That he rs absent from home
and Il will be impossible for him e
return to the precinct OF his resi-
dence In time TO vote; t2) that he
has not voted in any ether election
precinct on that day, and will moi
offer to vote at any other precinct Ia
this State: go that he personally
paid his poll tax within the time
provided by law. or personally se'
cured the certificate Of his exemp'
tion from the payment Of poll tax