The Progress., 1898-04-09
THE SUFFRAGE LAW.
Following is the suffrage law
adopted by the Constitutional
Convention:

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Article Livery male citizen of thj
state, and OF the United States. nativ
porn or naturalized, not less than twent
one years old' and possessing the follow
ing Qualifications, shall be an elector
ana shall be entitled to vote at any elect
ION IN this State by the people, except a.
may be herein otherwise provided.
section l. He shall lave been an act
ual banafi de resident OF this State at ls,S,
TWO years, and OF the parish one wear
ana or the precinct in which he offers r.
'o'e SIX months next preceding the elect
| ION: provided, that no PERSONS removal
| from one precinct to another precinct in
tne same parish shall operate to denrive
MIN OF the right to vote in the precinct
| from which he has removed until s;x
! months after such removal
See'ioh lie shall have been. at tho
''nie ne oners to vote, legally enrolled as
sis'efeo voter on his personal annli-
on' IN accordance with the provisions
oi th1s Constitution and the laws enacted
hereunder
Ane qoallhction of voters and the repis-
i"'ioh laws IN force prior to the adont
loii VI luis Constitution shall remain :,
iorce until December 81 1885, at which
6ofo
ua'e All the provisions of this Constitn-
w" ieiatlVe TO suffrage, registration and
except as hereinafter otherwise
- o'ioeo, Shall go into effect, and the
d. Assembly shall, and it is beraby |
uii 'c'ea' at Its regular session in 1898 tn
enact general registration law to carry
~ 70 ehect the provisions of this Const;-
'utlon relative to the Qualification and
registration Of voters.
Sec, 3. He shall be able to road on,
"Il'e' and shall demonstrate his ah;,;+1
70 90 so when he applies for registration
oy making, under oath administered NV
The registration officer or his de-.
written application therefor. in tho ~,
'ish lang ase, or in his mother tonone
which application shall contain the essen {
lal 1acts necessary to show that he i. an.
esis'er and vote, and shall be
'ntlfeiy written, dated and STONED ~,
AZ 'ne presence OF the registration
'Hcer or his deputy, ''without assistance t
= ses'ion from any person or memo a
"na'ever," except the form OF.
ppiioa,ion hereinafter provided for; pro-
iueu however, that if the applicant be e.
"o.e 70 write his application in the 8
language, he shall have the right p
- ~ AAieaios, W write the same in hi. "A
lother tongne from the dictation of ii
lterPreter: ard if the applicant is unable Of
write his application by reason ~ tt
nyslcal disability, the same shall h. 81
rltten at his dictation by the reeistra. k
on oner or his deputy, upon his oath of ga
lch disability. - ne
Inc application for registration. abov-
DIVIDED for, shall be a copy of the fol- sc
"iug form, with the proper names 81
ties and numbers substituted for ,ba re
anks app caring therein, to-wit: M
l am a citizen of the State of Ion;s;.,. tn
name ISL was born in the Stat. SCI
country OF 800. parish Tor cauntv, ap
ION the -. day of in The pr
az 1911 am now Years. months or
days of age. 1 have resided in po
Is State since. IN this parish s;n,a Sex
an q IN precinct No of ward an
......, OF this paris, since and rec
not dlsfranchised by any provision of du
institution OF this State. Off
ection d. If he be not able to Rad ., the
lite. as provided by Section 0 x.. in