The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1895-11-20
THE AMEND
MENT.

SeCLlOn /. De III TeSOlVeu ny tut
General Assembly of the State oil
Louisiana, two.thirds Of all mem.
bers of each House %concuring, that
an amendment to Article One
Hundred and Eighty Five (1S5) Of
the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, be submitted to the
electors of the State at the next
election for Representatives in
1896, to read as follows:
Article 1856. Every male citizen
of the United States, by birth OF
naturalization, who is twenty.oue
years old, or upwards, possessing
the following qualifications shall
be an elector to vote at any cleo
ton by the people, except as here
in provided.
First-He shall be an actual res
ident of the State one year next
preceding the election at which he
offers to vote.
Second-He shall be an actual
resident of the Parish in which he
offers to vote at least six months
next preceding the election.
Third-He shall be an actual
resident of the ward or precinct in
which he offers to vote at leas,
thirty DAYS next preceding the cleo
ton.
Fourth-Ue shall be a registered
voter.
Fifth-He shall be able to rea(
the Constitution of the State i'll hi.
mother tongue, or shall be a bona
fide owner of property, real OF per
sOnal located in the State and as
sessed to him at a cash valuation
of not less than two hundred dol
lars.
Sixth-The General Assembly a
its regular session in 1896 shall
have power, by a vote of two-tlird
of all the members elected to eacf
House, and approved by the Gov
ernor, to modify, change or amend
this article ofthe Constitution, ans
such notifications, changes OF
amendments when so adopted ant
approved, shall become a part .
the Constitution without the publ
cation and submission to the pop
ular vote required i'll Article rs
of the Constitution.
G.. W. BOLTON.
Speaker of the House Of Represeu
tatives.
Fl. r. LOTT.
President Pro Tempore of the Sen
ate.
A true copy.
T. s. ADAMS,
Secretary of State.
As it is about time, in our opi1
ion, that the newspapers of til
State were deyoting some little al
tention to the constitutional amend
ments, which have been entirel
lost sight of in the overshadowiu
issue Of free silver, we publish Il
day the most important Of then
the suffrage amendment, for tn
consideration of the people.
We are already on record in sui
port of this amendment and hav
given some substantial reason
why it should be adopted, whic
will he reproduced from week
week as the canvass progresse!
1t is a Democratic measure an
should receive the united supper
of the Democracy.
1t will likely meet with the OF
position of the populists and wi
be violently opposed by the r.
publicans under the leadership
Taylor Beattie and w. J. Bella,
Hence, the Democracy must marc
to the polls in solid phalanx,
they wish to insure its adoption.
1t will be seen that the fifth al
sixth sections are tile only one
materially different from those
the present constitution aud COZ
corning which there is any contes
as the first restricts the right ,
suffrage within certain we'll deil
ed limitations and the latter col
fers upon the Legislature powe
not hitherto exercised by it.
We shall discnss the imperativ
reasons for its adoption as spac
permits aud reproduce weekly tn
other amendments, which will
submitted for ratification or reje'
ton and comment upon them, a
it seems best to us.