The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-08-24
i Joint Resolution
No. $751;


Proposing to Amend the Constitution of the State.
SECTION l. Be 1t reso1ged By the Senate and House Of
Representatives. 0te State Of Louisiana, in General As
sembIy convened That at the general election next
suing the passage Of this resolution. the following art
Gle shall be proposed to the qualified electors of the
State amendment to the Constitution of the State,
which, when approved and ratified by majority of the
voters at said election, shall become part of the Con
stituton in the place of the article numbered ninety
nine
SEC q Be it further resozved etc., That said article
shall be in words and terms follows, towit
No person shall hold any office, shall be permitted
to vote at any election, or to act juror, who in due
of law, shall have been convicted of treason
perjury, forgery bribery other crime punishable by
imprisonment in the penitentiary or who shall be I'M
der interdction
Sec 8. Be it turte, reSoloed etc., That the tickets
of all persons voting upon this proposed amendment
shall have written printed thereon the words " For
the amendment of the nnety-nnth article of the Con
stitution Or Against the amendment of the ninety
ninth article of the Constitutions" and the returning
officers shall make returns of the votes thereon in the
same manner as is prescribed by law for returns of
election and the Secretary of State shall promulgae
the result by publication three several times in the Off
cal journal.
And if a majority of the votes cast at said election
shall be, /" For the amendment of the ninety ninth
tice of the Constitution then the article numbered
ninety nine, and reading follows:
PARTICLE SO. The following persons shall be pro-
hibted from voting or holding any office All persons
who shall have been convicted of treason perjury, for
gerry, bribery, other crime punishable in the peni-
Tertiary, and persons under introduction All persons
who estopped from claiming the right of suffrage,
by abjurng their allegiance the United States Gov
eminent, by VIGOROUSLY levying against it,
adhering to its enemies giving them aid or comfort,
but who have not expatrated themselves, nor have
been convicted of any of the crimes mentioned in the
first paragraph of this article hereby restored TO
the said right, except the following Those who held
office civil or military tor one year or more, underline
organization STYLED the Confederate States of Amer
lea those who registered themselves as enemies of
the United States those who acted leaders of guer
rla bands during the late rebellion those who, in the
advocacy of treason wrote published newspaper
tices preached during the late rebellion;
and those who voted for and signed ordinance of
secession in any State. No person included in these
exceptions shall either vote hold Office until he shall
have relieved himself by voluntarily writing and sign
ing certificate setting forth that he acknowledges the
late rebellion to have been morally and politically
wrong and that he regrets aid and comfort he may
have given it and he shall file the certificate in the
office of the Secretary of State and it shall be pub
lished in the official journal H0O2ded, That per-
who, prior to the first of January eighteen hun
dred and sixtyeght favored the execution of the laws
of the United States, popularity known as the Recon
struction Acts Of Congress, and openly and actively
assisted the loyal men ofthe State in their efforts to
store Louisiana to her position in the Union shall be
held to be included among those herein excepted Reg
isrars of shall take the oath of any such person
pria ace evidence of the fact that he is entitled to
the benefit of this proviso, shall be stricken from the
Constitution and be null and void, and the article
herein above set forth and proposed amendment,
shall be part of the Constitution and shall be pub
ished in all official copies of the same, in place of the
article ninety nne stricken out and declared null
and void.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieut.. Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved February 10, 1870. -
ISigned) H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.