The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-10-26
GEO. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.

No. $751; Joint Resolution
Proposing to Amend the Constitution of the State
SECTION l. Be it resolged by tie Senate and House Of
Representatives State Of Louisiana, an General As
senbty concerned, 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 said election, shall become part of the Con-
stitution in the place of the article numbered ninety
nine
SEC. 2. Be 1T further resoyuea etc., That said article
shall be in words and terms as follows, to-wit
No person shall hold any Office or 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 Introduction.
SEC 8. Bet further resolued, etc. That the tickets
of all persons voting upon this proposed amendment
shall have written printed thereon the words, For
the amendment of the ninety ninth article of the Con-
stitution " or Against the amendment the ninety
ninth article of the Constitution and the returning
officers shall make returns of the votes thereon in the
manner as is prescribed by law for returns OF
election and the Secretary of State shall promugate
the result by publication three several times in the Off
cial journal.
And if majority of the votes cas-: at said election
shall be- For the amendment of the ninety ninth ar
tcle of the Constitution" then the article numbered
ninety mine, and reading as follows:
"ARTIcLE 49, The following persons shall be pro-
hibited 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 to the United States Gov
ernment or by VIGOROUSLY levying war against it. or
adherng to its enemies, giving them aid or comfort
but who have not expatriated 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 military for more, under the
organization styled 'the Confederate States of Amer
lea; those who registered themselves enemies of
the United States those who acted leaders of guer
rila bands during the late rebellion those who in the
advocacy OF treason wrote or published newspaper ar
ticles 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 any 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
shed in the official journal; Rogaded, That per-
who prior to the first of January, eighteen hun
dred and favored the execution of the laws
of the United States popularity known the Recon
struction Acts of Congress- and openly and actively
assisted the loyal men of the 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 voters shall take the oath of any such
praa 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
lshed in all official copies of the same in place of the
article ninety nine, stricken out and declared null
(signed) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieut. Governor and President of the Senate
(Signed) H. c. WARMOTH,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy,
GEo. E. BovEE,
Secretary of State.