St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-07-26

of the ward or precinct i'll which he
offers to vote at least thirty days
next preceding the election.
ART. 3. The General Assembly
shall provide by law for the proper
enforcement of the provisions of the
foregoing article; prorided, that in
the parish of Orleans there shall be
supervisor of registration, who
shall be appointed by and with the
advice of the Senate, whose term Of
office shall be for a period Of four
years, and whose salary, qualifca-
tons and dnties shall be prescribed
by law. And the General Assembly
may provide for the registration of
voters III other parishes.
ART. 4. The following persons
shall not be permitted to register,
vote, or hold any office or appoint
ment of honor, profit or trust in
this State, to-wit:
Those who shall have been con-
victed of treason. embezzlement OF
public funds, malfe,,siance i'll office,
larceny, bribery. Illegal voting or
other crime punishable by hard Ia
Dor on imprisonment in the Peni-
tentiary, idiots or insane persons.
ART. 5. No qualification of any
kind for suffrage or Office, nor any
restraint upon the same, on account
of race. color or previous condition,
shall be made by law.
ART. 6. Electors shall. in all cases
except for treason, felony, or breach
of the peace, be privileged from ar
rest dur .ng their attendance on cleo
tioS, and in going to and return
ing from the same.
ART. Z. The General Assembly
shall by law forbid the giving or
selling of intoxicating drinks with
i'll one mile of election precints Mt
all elections held within the State
ART. s. Until Otherwise provided
by law. the general State election
shall be held once every four years,
on the Tuesday next following the.
third Monday in April.
ART. 8. The first general election
under this constitution shall be held
on the first Tuesday In December,
eighteen bundled and seventy-nine.
observation-disclosures and members
of Congress shall be chosen or
elected i'll the manner and ut the
time prescribed by law.
ART. 8. Pi,rochial and the munich
pal elections i'll the cities of New
Orleans and Shreveport, shall he
held on the same day as the general
State election, and not oftener than
once i'll four years.
ART. Ii. For the purpose of
voting, no person shall be deemed
to have g:,int d residence by rea-
son Of his presence, or lost it by
reason OF his absence, while en-
ployed in the service, either civil or
military, of this State or of the
United States; nor while engaged
i'll the navigation of the waters of
the State or of the United States, or
of the high seas. nor while stu
dent of any institution of learning.
ART. II. The General Assembly
shall provide by law for the trial
and determination of contested cleo
tons of all public officers, whether
State, Judicial, parochial or munich
pal.
ART. 13. No person shall be eligi-
bic to any office, State, judicial,
parochial. municipal or ward, who
is not citizen of this State and q
duly qualified elecior of the State.
judicial district, parish, municipal
ity or ward wherein the functions
of said office are to be exercised.
And whenever any officer, State,
judicial, paroclial, municipal or
ward, may change his residence
from this State, or from the dis
trict, parish, municipality or ward
Ill which he holds such Office, the
same shall thereby be vacated, any
declaration of retention of donicile
To the contrary Notwithstanding.