New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-11-02
mo. SIS.
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend
the Constitution of the State.

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 a majority of the
voters at said election. shall become part
of the constitution, in tue place OF the artl-
Gle numbered ninety nine.
SEC. 9. Be it further resolved. 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 70
act as a juror. who in duo 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 shall be under Introduction.
SEC. g. 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 ninety-ninth article OF
the constitutions" or, against the amend
ment of the ninety article of the con-
stitution;" and the returning officers snail
make returns of the votes thereon IN the
sane manner as is prescribed by law for re-
turns of election. and the Secretary of State
shall promulgate the result by publication
three several times in the official journal.
And if a majority of the votes cast at said
election shall be, "FOr the amendment OF
the ninety-nnth article of the constitution, y
then the article numbered ninety-nine, and
reading as follows
"I4rticle 80. The following persons shall he
| prohibited from voting or holding any office:
| Ali persons who shall have been convicted
| OF treason. perjury, forgery bribery or
| other crime punishable in the Penitentiary
and persons under Introduction ALI persons
who are estOpped from claiming the right OF
| suffrage. by abjuring their allegiance to the
| United States government, or by VIGOROUSLY
| leyying war against it, or adherlng to Its
| enemies, giving them aid or comfort. but
who have not expatriated themselves, MOI
! have been convicted of any OF the crimes
mentioned in the first paragraph OF this
article are hereby restored to the said right
except the following: Those who held office
| civil or military. for one year or more unGel
the organization styled the Confederate
| States Of America : those who registered
themselves as enemies of the United States
| those who acted as leaders OF guerilila
| bands during the late rebellion: those whO IL
the advocacy of treason, wrote or published
newspaper articles or preached sermons dur
inc the late rebellion, and those who voteC
for and signed an ordinance OF secession
in any State No person included In thest
executions shall either vote or hold office
| until he shall have relieved himself by vol
UNFAIRLY writing and signing certificate
| setting forth that he acknowledges the latt
rebellion to have been morally and pOllti
cally wrong, and that he regrets any aiG
and comfort he may have given it: and III
shall file the certificate in the office OF tn
Secretary of State, and it shall be published
in the official journal; provided, that no per
son who. prior to the first of January ,elghteel
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 t
restore Louisiana to her position in tn
Union, shall be held to be included anon!
ssou1 herein excepted. Registrars o
voters shall take the oath of any such per
he is entitled to the benefit Of thi
proyiso." shall be stricken from tn
constitution, and be null and void, and tn
| article herein above set forth and proposes
az an amendment shall be part of tn
constitution, and shall be published in al
official copies of the same, in place OF tn
article ninety nine. 80 stricken out and dt
ciared null aud VOlu. ~
(Signed) MORTIMER CAkR'
Sneaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR j. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF tn
Senate.
Approved February 10, 1879.
(Signed) II. Z: WAHMOIn,
Governor of tho State of Louisiana
A true copy:
GEO. Z. BOvEE,
Secretary of State