The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1879-08-16
The Constitutional Convention C
fContinued From Last Week.

| The General Assembly may ex-
empt from military service those
who belong to religious societies
whose tenets forbid them to bear
arms; provided, a money equivalent
for these services shall be exacted
The Governor shall have power to
call the militia into active service
for the preservation of law and or
der. or when the public service may
require it; provided, that the polio
force of any city, town, or parish
shall not be organized or used as
a part of the State militia.
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTION.
In all elections by the people
the electors shall vote by ballot;
and in all elections by persons in
a representatives capacity the
| vote shall be Uiud Uoce.
Every male citizen Of the Uni
ted States, and every male person
of foreign birth who has been nat
nralized, or who may have legally
declared his intention to become
citizen of the United States before
| he offers to vote, who is twenty
one years old or upwards, possess
ing the following qualifications,
shall be an elector and shall be
entitled to vote at an election by
the people, except as hereinafter
provided:
He shall be an actual resident
of the State at least one year next
preceding the election at which he
offers to vote.
He shall be an actual resident
of the parish in which he offers to
vote at least six months next pre-
ceding the election.
He shall be an actual resident
of the ward or precinct in which
he offers to vote at least thirty
days next preceding the election.
The General Assembly shall
provide by law for the proper en-
forcement of the provisions of the
foregoing article: provided, that 10
the parish Of Orleans there shall
be a supervisor of registration,
who shall be appointed by and
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, whose term of Office shall
be for a period of four years. and
whose salary, qualifications and
duties shall be prescribed by law.
And the General Assembly may
provide for the registration OF
voters in other parishes.
The following persons shall not
be permitted to register, vote or
bold any Office or appointment of
OF honor. profit or trust In this
State, to-wit:
Those who shall have been con-
yicted Of treason, embezzlement OF
public funds, maifeasance ia Office,
larceny, bribery, illegal voting, or
other crime punishable by hard
labor or Imprisonment in The pen
itentiary, idiots and insane per-
sons.
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.
Electors shall, in all cases ex-
cept for treason, felony or a breach
of the peace, be privileged from
arrest during their attendance on
elections. and In going to and re-
turning from the same.
The General Assembly shall by
law forbid the giving or selling Of
Intoxicating drinks, on the day OIL
election, within one mile of pre-
cints, at any election held within
this State.
Until other~ise provided by law,
the general State election shall be
held once every four years on the
Tuesday next following the third
Monday in April.
Presidential electors and mem-
bers Of Congress shall be chosen
or elected In the manner and at
the time prescribed by law.
Parochial and the municipal
in the cities OF New Or
leans and Shreveport shall Be held
Oh fbe same day as the general
State election, and not oftenef than
once jD foHr years
For the purpose of voting, Do
person shall be deemed to baye
gained = residence by reason Of
lis presence. ar lost IL hY REASON