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- Collection:
- Land of (Unequal) Opportunity: Documenting the Civil Rights Struggle in Arkansas
- Title:
- Arkansas Civil Rights Legislation
- Publisher:
- Fayetteville, Ark. : University of Arkansas Libraries
- Date of Original:
- 1873-01-23
- Subject:
- African Americans--Arkansas
Civil rights--Arkansas
Race discrimination--Arkansas
Segregation--Arkansas - Location:
- United States, Arkansas, 34.75037, -92.50044
- Medium:
- legislation (declaration of laws)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Arkansas Civil Rights Amendment approved January 23, 1873.
Civil Rights -- Voter Registration -- African-Americans -- Blacks -- Reconstruction -- Little Rock
Section 3. That the special election herein provided for shall be conducted in all respects as general elections are now by law, and that in voting for or against the adoption and ratification of the pro- posed constitutional amendment, the words “For constitutional amendment,” shall be written or printed on the baloot of each elector voting. Section 4. That judges and clerks of Election shall make returns of the same to the county clerk or their respective coun- ties in the same manner and under the same penalties as they are now required by law to do in general elections. The secretary of state, on the 6th day after receiving the returns of the election from all counties of the state, shall, in the presence of the governor, the presi- dent of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives, open and sum up the returns and proclaim the result, and file the same away in his office; whereupon the governor shall immedi- ately issue his proclamation declaring the result, and in case it appears that the ma- jority of the electoral voting have voted “For Constitutional Amendment”, then it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to write the same on parchment, in a plain and legible hand, and attach it to the constitution of the state, which shall be filed away safely in his office, and thereupon the said proposed amendment to the constitution shall take effect as and become a part of the constitution of the state of Arkansas. Section 5. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Sheriff Oliver, of Pulaski county, has Issued his proclamation in the following form: Notice is hereby given that an election will be held at the several voting precincts mentioned below, on Monday, March 3, 1873, in accordance with the proclamation of the governor of the state of Arkansas, as follows: [Here follows the proclamation and proposed amendment.] Eastman precinct, Mt. Zion church. Eagle precinct, school-house near Lind- sey’s. Clear Lake precinct, Colored Baptist church. Richwoods precinct, the Wheat place. Ashley precinct, Ashley mills. Gray precinct, Colored Baptist church. Prairie precinct, Moms Swim’s. Caroline precinct, Austin. - Metadata URL:
- http://digitalcollections.uark.edu/cdm/ref/collection/Civilrights/id/798
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/iiif/2/Civilrights:798/manifest.json
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact Special Collections for information on copyright.
- Original Collection:
- Arkansas Gazette
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Libraries
- Rights:
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