The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-10-08
No s5.1 JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing to amend the Constitution OF the
State.
SECTION /. Be 1t resotred By che Senate
ind House Of Representatives, IF the State Of
Louisiana, in General Issemby eonUeaed.
That at the General election next ensuing the
massage 0. this resolution, the following arti.
Gle shall b. proposed to the qualified electors
of IN, State as an amendment to the coistitu-
ton Of the State which, when approved and
ratified by u ~Hlaj"flty Of the v"tefs at said
rlrcti ~n,ssl,alI brcon" a part of the c%onstitu-
ton, in the place Of The article numbered
ninrty-nilie.
SEC. 2 BE it further resol0ed, etc That
| said ar,icle shall BIZ in words and terms as
follows, to-wit:
No person shall hold any office, or shall be-
| permitted to vote at amy election, or to act as
Juror, who. in due cenrse of. law, shall have
been convicted Vi trrasun. per Jury, forgery,
| bribery, III o,hef crime punishable by inpris'
onut ut in the ls'nit"ntIaiy, Oh who shall be
| under introduction
SEC. 3. BE 1t further resolUed. ETC., That
| the tickets of ali p,lsuns voting upon this
proposed amendment shall have written OF
,.iltel Their. OH the words, "For the amend
mtnt If lne ninety ninth article of the cousti.
| tuti.n - or. Against the amendment OF the
| miner, -uin,h article of tih. constitution; )" and
| TN. returning officers shall make returns vi
votes theron in the same manner as Is pres
! crlbrd by law for returns of election, aud the
SECRETARY Of State shall p~romulgatr thu. result
by purIication three several tanes in the off.
| cIai journal
And if a maioriiy af the votes cast at sal
| election shall be-, :" to, the amendment of the
mnety ninth article of The constitution" theu
the Article numbered ninety nine. and reading
| as follows
"ARrlcLE 80. The following persons shall
be prohibited trem voting or holding any Of
| fee: All persons who shall have been eonvic.
ted of treason. peljn,y, forgery, bribery, ..
other crime punishable in the prnitentiary
and persons under iutrrfIiction. All persons
who are estopped frohi c aiming the right Of
suffrage, by ahjnring their allegiance to the
| United States government, or by VIGOROUSLY
ivyying war against it, or aah'.ting to Its .nr.
mics, giving them aid OF comfust, but who
have foi expatfiattd themselves, nor have
been convicted OF any of the ci lines mention,
Fed in The first paragraph OF this article, arr
| hert By restored to tip' aid right, except ths
/ following: Those who held office, civil OF
military, far one ytar or i1oft', under The
organization styfrd the Confederate States d
America !; tlioseywho registered themselves a.
enemies Of The United States. those who act
ed as ~ieasefs Of guerrilla bands during thu
late rebellion those who. in the advocacy o
treason. wrote OF published newspaper, arti
! clrs OF preached Summons during the late. re-
LrIipn, and those who vet i for and siglrG
an ordinance OF secession ia any STATE. N,
p4rspn included in these exceptions shall
| either vote OF hold affice until he shall havt
relieved himself by voluntarily writing aht
/ signing q certificate srfting forth that he ac
kni,M letigas the late rebellion to have bert
morally and politically wrong. and that h.
rrpr ts any aid and comfort he may have Civ
en- il i; and he shall file the certificate in tht
office of tn. Sse.eta1y .: State, and ~it shall
be published in The official joufnali PrQoided
That no person who. prior to the first day o
I January. eighteen hundred aud sixty-eight
favaasti the execution IF the laws of tire Uni
ted States. poI,nlariy known as the Recon
strnetion Acts of Congress. and openly ant
actively assisted the loyal men of the State il
their efforts To restare. Louisiana to her posi-
ton iii the Onion. shall b. held to be included
among those hereip excepted. Registrars o
voters shall TAXI the oati, of ANY such pe:sol
i as prsoaa facie evidence of The fact that he i
eniitlr,l to the beneft of this proviso." shall
be stricken from the Constitution, aud be null
and void, ard the. article herein above 81
4 forth aud proposed as arr amendment, shall b
d part of the constitution. aud shall be pub
hshed in all official copies Of the same. il
place If the article ninrty-iIine, SO staiskel
oui and declared null and s.oid.
iSienrd4 MORTIMER CARR.
SPEAKER Of the Huusr Of Representative
(Signrd) OSCAR j. DUNN.
lieutenant Governor and President
the Senate.
Approved February 10. 1879.
T. .lsientd) ii. G. WARMQTH,
4Gosstnofs If thu. State OF Louisiana
true copy:
GEo. E. BovEE,
Secretary of Stat