Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-16
LEGAL NOTICE.
Sens,. lain, Resou,lon M. /

Proposing ii amendment 90 section :,
Article . 1T the Constitution of the
state uf Texas hy providing that only
native barn co. uatumligrd citizens Of
the United states shall hc qualified
electors in this state and permitting
either the husband ot the wife io pay
The poli nN ~ the other und receive
the t"cripi therefor aud permitting
the Lsrislltur, to authorize absentee
waiting
Iic II resolved by The Legislature IT the
state ~ Texas
&c., I. That section Of Article
q 81 the Constitution 81 the state ~
TEXAS H. ~ amended 40 hereafter to
read ps follows.
Section 3 Every person subject 10
none Of tha foregoing disqualification
who shall have attained the age ~ TWEEN.
I ty.nn- wears and who shall h. u citizen
" the United States and who shall have
resided IN this state one year next pre-.
7 ocdIng an election and the last six
months within the district az county iu
which such person offers to vote shalt
hr deemed qualified rlcctor provided
that electors living In any unorganiZod
county may vote NJ any election pre-.
CInct In the county 10 which such coun.
~ - attached for judicial purposes: and
provided further. that any voter who IN
subject Ia I1y poll tax under the laws
" the State ~ Texas shall have paid
said tnN hforc offering 20 vote az any
election IN this State and hold n 10.
ccirt showing that said poll tax was
paid before the first day 1T February
next preceding such election. or II said
voter shall have lost ~ misplaced said
tax receipt. he or she ns the case may
be-. shall h. entitled tn vSio upon max
INK affidavit before any officer author.
lied to administer oaths that such tax
receipt has been lost Such affidavit
shalI h. made in writing and left with
the Judge ~ IA" election. The husband
may nay the poll tax II Id wife and
receive the receipt therefor. In like
manner IN" wife may pay the poll tax
II her husband and receive the receipt
therefore. The Legislature may author.
ize absentee voting And this provision
~ the Constitution shall L. self.enacting
without the necessity ~ further lcgisla.
tion.
Sec .. The foregoing constitutional
amendment shall h. submitted to a vote
~ IN. qualified electors IL the State at
an election to H. held throughout the
State on the fourth Saturday In July.
1921. NJ which all voters favoring said
proposed amendment, shall write or have
printed un their ballots the words: For
the amendment to Section 2 ~ Article
6 81 the Constitution II the State of
Texas. providing that only native born
or naturalizcd citizens of the United
States shall H. qualified electors In this
state and providing that either the hus.
hand ar wife may pay the poll tax ~
the other and receive the receipt there.
for. and permitting the Legislature 20
authorize absentee voting And all
those opposed to said amendment shall
write or have printed ON their ballots.
Against the amendment to Section
~ Article q Of the Constitution of the
State ~ Texas, providing that only mn.
tive born ar naturalizcd citizens ~ the
United States shall h. qualified electors
In this State and providing that either
the husband OF wife may pay the poll
tax NJ the other and receive the receipt
therefor. and permitting the Legislature
20 authorize absentee voting"
Sec. 2. The Governor VI the State
II hereby directed to issue the necessary
PRECIPITATION for said election and have
the same published as required by the
Constitution. and existing laws of the
State.
Sec. T. That the sum ~ Five Thou.
SIND IS O00l Dollars. OF 80 much there.
NJ a. may he necessary IN hereby appro.
priated out of any funds In the Treas.
ury of the State 81 Texas not otherwise
appropriated to pay the expenses ~
such publication and election.
y. l.. STAPLES,
Secretary Of State.
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