Show I C CONSTITUTION H HIs 1 Is 18 TOUCHED UP Oklahoma Convention Amends the Document in Several Important Particulars Guthrie Guthrie Okla OkIa July convention this morning I struck out section 3 of article 3 re restricting restricting i the suffrage of m members ot of the regular army and navy adopt adopted i ed this substitute For Tor tle purpose Ung em ember ber ot of the regular or na J t the United States shall gain a in iii inthis this state by reason of being st stationed In this state nor shall shaIl any such person lose his residence In the state when absent on military or naval servIce from this state The action prohibiting firms finns per persons persons sons corporations etc from selling commodities at a 3 lower rate In one portion of the state than In another was modified by permitting the legis legislature legislature lature to enact a different law and further conditions were Imposed mak makIng making Ing more difficult the proof that the difference In price was for the purpose of destroying competition in trade The section originally was aimed at the Standard OIL company Justices Restricted Justices of the peace courts are de deprived deprived of concurrent jurisdiction with district courts As the section stood it was believed that the justice of the peace could grant divorces Section 8 ot article 23 was changed to read Any provisions of a contract ex cx express press or implied made by any person by which any of the benefits of this constitution Is sought to be waived shall be null and void The words or of any law made in accordance therewith were stricken out after the word constitution Section 6 of the schedule was amend amended ed to make women eligible for election to the position ot of county superintend superintendents of This section was added to the sched schedule schedule ule Th terms of all officers of the state e government elected at the time of the adoption of this constitution shall be begin begin gin upon the admission ot of the state into the Union |