New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-19
mo. SJ.
JOINT RESOLUTION proposing to amend
the Constitution of the State.

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| the Constitution of the State.
SECTION L. Be it resolved by the Senat,
and House of Representatives of the Stat,
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 t.
the constitution of the State, which, wher
approved and ratified by majority of the
voters az said election, shall become part
of the constitution, in the place of the arti
Gle numbered ninety-nine.
SEC. 2 Be II further resolved, etc, That
said article shall be in words and terms as
follows, to wit:
Noperson shall hold any Office. or shall
be permitted to vote at any election. or to
act as a juror, who, in due course of law
shall have been convicted of treason, per
jury, forgery, bribery or other crime punish
able by imprisonment III the Penitentiary,
or who shall be under Introduction.
SEC. 3. Be il 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 constitution or, Against the amend.
nent of the ninety-n;nth article of the con-
stitution;" and the returning officers shall
make returns Of the votes thereon in the
same manner as is prescribed by law for re-
turns of election, and the Secretary of State
shall promuIgate the result by publication
three several times III the official journal.
And if majority of the votes cast at said
election shall be, "For the amendment of
the ninety ninth article of the constitution"
then the article numbered ninety-nine, and
reading as follows:
Article 49, The following persons shall be
prohih; ted from voting or holding any Office:
All persons who shall have been convicted
of treason, perjury. forgery, bribery or
other crime punishable in the Penitentiary,
and persons under Introduction. All persons
who are estopped from claiming the right of
suffrage, by abjuring their allegiance to the
United States government, or by VIGOROUSLY
levying war against it, or adhering 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, are hereby restored to the said right,
except the following: Those who held office;
civil or military for one year or more under
the organization styled the Confederate
States of 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, in
the advocacy of treason, wrote or published
newspaper articles or preached sermons dur
ing the late rebellion, and those who voted
for and signed an ordinance Of secession.
In any State. No person included in these
exceptions shall either vote or hold office
until he shall have relieved himself by vol
UNFAIRLY writing and signing a certificate
setting forth that he acknowledges the late
rebellion to have been morally and politi-
cally wrong, and that lie 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 published
in the official journal; provided that no per-
son who. prior to the first of January eighteen
hundred and sixty-eight, favored the exc
cution of the laws of the United States,
known as the reconstruction acts
Of Congress- and openly and actively assisted
the loyal men of tie State in their efforts to
Union, shall be held to be included among
those herein excepted. Registrars OF
voters shall take the oath of any such per
son as prima facic evidence of the fact that
ne is entitled to the benefit of this |
,royiso," shall be stricken from the
constitution, and be null and void, and the
lrticle herein above set forth and proposed |
Us an amendment, shall be a part of the |
and shall be published in all |
,fficiaI copies of the same, in place OF the |
lrticle ninety-nine, so stricken out and de- !
'ltIcu uull ttuu NOiti.
(Sipned) MORTIMER CARR.
speaker of the House Of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the |
Senate.
Approved February 10, 1879.
(Signed) H. c. NARMOIf,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. E. BOvEE,
Secretary of State.