The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-28
said section shall read as follows

to-wit:
Section 2. Every person, male or
female. subject to none OF the fore
going dlsqualifcatlons who shall
have attained the age OF twenty-ona
years, aud who shall be citizen OF
tho United States. and who shall
have resided IN 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 qualified eloctor;
and all electors shall vote In the
election precinct of their residence;
provided, that electors living IN any
unorganized county may vote ut any
election precinct In the. county &c
which such couny is attached for ju-
dicial purposes; and provided fur
ther, that any voter who Is subject
10 pay a poll tax under the laws Of
the state OF Texas shall have paid
said tax before he or she offers to
vote at any election in this State
and hold receipt showing such poll
tax paid before the first day Of Feb
ruary next preceding such election
Or II said voter shall have lost or
misplaced said tax receipt, he or she
shall be entitled to vote upon max
ing affidavit before any officer au-
thorized to administer oaths that
such tax receipt has been lost Such
affidavit shall be made In wrihn'
and left with the judge of the cleo
ton. All laws now on the statutes
of this state regulating and relating
to qualified voters in both primary
and general elections shall apply
to and govern and regulate both male
and female voters. and shall be In
effect until such statutes are chang
ed or amended by the Legislature.
And this amendment to the Consu-
tuition shall be self-enacting without
the necessity of further legislation.
Sec. 3. The foregoing co7s'tution-
al amendment shall be sub u to
the vote of the qualified eIec'o-' for
members OF the Legislature at an
election 10 be held for such purpose
on the fourth Saturday in May. A.
d. 1919. the same being the twenty
fourth day of said month: nj said
election. the votes shall be placed on
an official ballot which shall have
printed or written. thereon the words
For the amendment 10 Section :,
Article 6. of the Constitution OF the
State of Texas. providing Gualifica-
tions for male and female voters
and also the words, Against the
10 Section 2, Article 6.
of the Constitution of the State Of
Texas. providing qualifications for
male and female voters" All voters
favoring this proposed constitution
al amendment shall erase the words
Against the amendment TO Section
.. Article 6. OF the Constitution OF
the State of Texas" and those OPP
posing it shall erase the words, For
the amendment of Section 2, Article
6. of the Constitution OF the State
of Texas. providing qualifications
for male and female voters" which
said ensures shall be made by max
ing mark with a pencil. or pen
through said words. All ballots cast
as above provided. shall be counted
as cast for or against a proposed
and If majority OF the
votes cast shall be for the amend
nrent II shall be declared adopted; II
n majority of the votes cast shall
be against the amendment said
shall he lost All proyi-
sions of the general election laws. as
amended and enforced at the time
said election Is held, shall govern IN
all respects as to the qualification
Of the electors, the methods OF hold
ing such elections. and in al other
respects so far as such election laws
can be made applicable
Sec. 4 The Governor of this state
is hereby directed to issue the neces-
sary proclamation for such election
and have same published as required
by the constitution and Laws OF this
state.
Sec. ;. The sum Of five thousand
(s5 100000 Dollars. or so murh
thereof os may be necessary. is here
by appropriated out OF any funds IN
the State Treasury not otherwise APP
proprlated, to defray the expenses
of such proclamation, publication and
election.
George +. Howard.
Secretary OF State
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