The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1919-03-07
said section shall read as follows

Section 2. Every person. male or
female, subject to none OF the fore
going disqualiflcations. who shall
have attained the age of twenty-one
years, and who shall be 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 ut any
election precinct In the county &c
which such couny is attached for jul
dicial purposes; and provided fur
Their that any voter who is subject
TO ray a poll tax under the laws OF
the state of Texas shall have paid
said tax before he or she offers 10
vote at any election in this State
and hold n receipt showing such poll
tax paid before the first day of Feb
ruary next preceding such election.
Or If 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 tina;
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
10 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 20 the Consti-
tuition shall be self-enacting without
the necessity of further legislation
Sec. 3. The foregoing CIV s. 'n'lon-
nj amendment shall be sunH ia
the vote of the qualified elect s Tor
membors of the Legislature az an
election to be held for such purpose
on the fourth Saturday in May \
H.. 1919. the same being the twenty
fourth day of said month, at said
election. the votes shall be placed ON
an official ballot which shall have
printed or written. thereon the Word-
"For the amendment 10 Section :.
Article 6. OF the Constitution OF the
state OF Texas. providing qualiiica-
tons for male and female voters.
and also the words, Against the
amendment to Section 2 Article .
of the Constitution OF the State OF
Texas. providing qualifications fo'
/ male and female votere. All voters
Ifavoring this proposed constitution
al amendment shall erase the words
Against the amendment to Section
q. Article 6. of the Constitution OF
( the State Of Texas" and those OPP
posing II shall erase the words. "Fol
THE amendment of Section 2, Article
6. of the Constitution of the state
! pf Texas, providing qualifications
for male and female voters. whict
said erasures shall be made by max
ing n mark with a pencil, or per
through said words All ballots cas-
as above provided, shall counted
+ as cast for or against a proposed
amendment and If n majority OF tn
votes cast shall be for the amend
ment II shall be declared adopted; 4
a majority of the votes cast sinai
be against the amendment, saic
amendment shall be lost. All Prov
sions of the general election laws. a.
: amended and enforced nj the time
said election Is held shall govern II
IAN respects as TO the qualificntioa
of the electors. the methods of hold
ing such elections, and in all otAc'
respects so far as such election laws
can be made applicable
Sec. 4 The Governor of this sta''
is hereby directed to issue the necee
sary proclamation for such election
and have same published as required
by the constitution and Laws OF thH
state.
Sec. 3. The sum OF five thousand
(s5. 100000 Dollars, or so mu'I
thereof as may be necessary, is mere
by appropriated out Of any funds II
the state Treasury not otherwise up
proprlated. to defray the expenses
OF such proclamation. publication an'
election.
George +. Howard.
Secretary OF state
CA true copy
proposcd Amendment to the S'"i
Constitution Prohibiting tl'e Man
ufacuro and sale of 'nt"Nicatin