New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-29
Ne. So.

JOINT RESOLUTION proposing TO amend
the Constitution OF the State.
SECTION l. Be it resolved by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That at the general election next ensuing
the passage Of this resolution, the following
article shall be proposed TO the qualified
electors of the State as an 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 constitution, in the place Of the arti-
Gle numbered ninety nine.
SEC . BE il further resolved. etc. That
said article shall be in words and terms as
follows, 10 wit:
No person shall hold any Office, or shall
be permitted to vote at any election, or to
act as a Juror. who, III due course of law,
shall have been convicted OF treason. per
Jury. forgery. bribery or other crime punish
able by imprisonment in the Penltentlary,
or who shan be under Introduction.
SEC. 3. BE it further resolved, etc, That
| the tickets of all persons voting upon this
proposed amendment shall have written or
printed thereon the words. ''For the
amendment of the Iinety-ninth article OF
| the constitution or. Against the amend
| mcnt OF the ninety ninth article of the con
| stitution:" and the returning officers shall
make returns of the votes thereon IN the
| sane manner as is prescribed by law for re-
| turns ot' election. and the Secretary OF State
| shall promulgate the result by publication
| three several times in the official journal.
And # a majority Of the votes east at said
election shall be, For the amendment of
the niuctv-ninth article of the constitution
then tie article numbered ninety-nlne and
reading as follows:
"Ariiclc g. The following persons shall be
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All persons who shall have been convicted
| of treason. perjury. forgery. bribery or
| other crime punishable IN the Penitentlarv,
| and persons under introduction. All persons
| who are estopped from claiming the right OF
| suffrage. by ahiuring their allegiance 10 the
| United States government, or by notorlOusly
| lcVviuo var against ii, or adherlng 10 Its
! enemies. giving them aid, or comfort. put
| who have not eNpatrated themselves, nor
| have been convicted OF any of the crimes
mentioned III the first paragraph OF this
article. are hereby restored TO the said right,
| cXcept the following: Those who held office:
! civil or military. for one year or more under
| the organization styled the Confederate
| States al America; those who registered
! themselves as enemies Of the United States,
those Who acted as leaders OF guerrilla
! bands during the late rebellion: those who, III
| the advocacy Of treason. wrote or puphsheu
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| ing the late rebellion. ard those who voted
| for and signed an ordinance OF secession
| III any State. No person included IN these
| exceptions shall either vote or hold ofhce
| until he shall have relieved himself by vol
unfairly writing and signing certificate
setting forth that he acknowledges the late
| rebellion 10 have been morally and poltl
cally wrong. and that he regrets any AID
and comfort he may have given 1t: and he
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! Secretary of State. and it shall be publsheO
in the official journal: provided, that no per
son who. prior to the first January, eighteen
| hundred and siXty-eight, favored the exc
| cution Of the laws of the United States
| popularity known as the reconstruction acts
| of Congress. and openly and actively assisted
! the loyal men Of the State in their efforts q
! restore Louisiana to her position II the
Union, shall he held to be included among
esoQl herein excepted Registrars o
voters shall take the oath of any such per-
son as priuo focie evidence of the fact thai
he is entitled to the benefit OF thus
! proviso.r shall be stricken from the
constitutions and be null and void, and tht
| article herein above set forth and proposed
as an amendment, shall be q part OF thu
constitution. and shall be published in al
official copies of the same in place OF th'
article ninetv-nine. 50 stricken cut and &c
| clarcd nNll anu NOld.
lSiened) MORTIMER CARR.
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
iSisnedl OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF III
Senate.
Approved February TO- 1919.
(Signedj H. c. WARMOIH,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
a true copy:
GEO. z. BOVEE,
Secretary of STATE.