The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-02-21

said section shall read as follows
to-wit.
Section 2. Every person, male or
female, subject to none of the Tore
going disquallflcations who SHAH
have attained the age of tweniy-one
years, and who shall be u citizen OF
the 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 elector'
and all electors shall vote In the
election precinct of their residence;
provided. that electors living In any
unorganized county may vote at any
election precinct in the county to
which such couny is attached Tor Ju-
dicial purposes; and provided tur-
Their. that any voter who Is suoJec'
10 nay poll tax under the laws OF
the state of Texas shall have paid
said tax before he or she offers TO
vote nj 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 10 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 writing
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 10 the Consti-
tution shall be self-enactinc without
the necessity of further LEGISLATION
Sec. 3 Tho foregoing cc"a' wiion-
al amendment shall be sn'". q To
the vote of the qualified olec.".' Tor
members OF the Legislature al an
election to be held for such rai pos"
ON the fourth Saturday in May A.
ID. 1919. the same being the twenty
rourth day OF said month; at SAID
election. the votes shall be placed on
an official ballot which shall have
printed or written, thereon the words
"For the amendment 20 Section z
Article Il of the Constitution OF the
State of Texas, providing qualiiica-
tlons for male and female voters
and also the words, Against me
amendment to Section 2 Article =,
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
9. Article 6. of the Constitution OF
the state of Texas and those OPP
posing II 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 erasures 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 proposed
amendment. and II majority of the
votes cast shall be for the amend
ment Il shall be declared adopted; II
majority of the votes cast shall
he against the amendment, said
amendment shall be lost. A. provi-
sions of the general election laws, as
amended and enforced at the time
said election Is held, shall govern III
all respects as to the qualification
of the electors. the methods OF hold
/ ing such elections, and in all othnl
; respects so far as such election laws
) can be made applicable.
Sec. 4. The Governor OF this Stat'
= is hereby directed to issue the neces
sary proclamation for such election
= and have same published as REQUIRED
p by the constitution and Laws OF tn
} State.
! Sec. 5. The sum OF five THOUSAND
. (s5 100000 Dollars, or so mucI
[ thereof as may be necessary, is here
+ by appropriated out of any funds II
| the state Treasury not otherwise ap
= propriated, to defray the expense
5 of such proclamation. publication an'
9 election.
p George +. Howard,
Secretary OF state
t "a true copy
e Proposed Amendment 10 the N'"t