The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-04-09

ion, after the adoption OF this Constitu-
ton, provide the manner in which per-
sons whose names appear upon said reg
istration lists shall hereafter register
which mode may be different from that
required by persons registering under
the cthhr sections of this article. and
shall also provide a remedy whereby sub
sequently to the close of said registration
on Aug. 81. 1898, the names OF any per-
sons who may have obtained registration
under this section by false statements of
facts or other fraud, moy by appropriate
proceedings be stricken from said roll
Sec. 6. No perso less than sixty years
OF age shall he permitted to vote at any
election in this State who shall not, in
addition to the qualifications above pro-
vided, have paid on or before the 31st day
of December OF each year for the two
years pl eceding the year in which he Of
tiers to vote, poll tax of 81 per annum
to be used exclusively in aid OF public
schools OF the parish in which said tax
has been collected; which tax is hereby
imposed on every male resident OF this
State between the age of twenty-one and
sixty years. Poll taxes shall be a lien
only on assessed property, and no pro-
cess shall issue to enforce the collection
OF same except against assessed property.
Every person shall before being allow
ed to vote exhibit tt the commissioner of
electiona his poll tax receipts for two
years, issued on the official form, or du-
plicates thereof, in the event of loss, or
proof thoreof may be made by certfi- !
cate Of the tax collector, which shall be |
sent to the commissioners Of the several |
voting precincts, showing list OF those |
who paid said two years poll taxes as |
above provided and the dates Of pay
ments. 1t IS hereby declared to be for !
gerry, and punishable. as such, for any tax
collector or any person, to ante date or
alter, poll tax receipt, Any person who
shall pay the poll tax of another or ad-
vance him money for that purpose in or
der to influence his vote shall be guilty OF
bribery and punished accordingly; pro-
vided, that this section shall not apply to
persons whs are deaf and dumb or
blind, nor to persons under twenty three
years of age if they have paid all poll tax
es assessed against them: Provided,
that this section shall not go into opera
ton until the general State election to be
held in the year 1900, and that the Legis-
ture elected in the year 1908 shall have
authority to repeal or modify same.
Sec. z. Upon all questions submitted
to the taxpayers, as such, Of any munich
pal or other political subdivisions OF this
State, the qualifications OF such taxpay-
ers as voters shall be those of age and
residence prescribed by this article, ana
women taxpayers shall have the right to
vote at all such elections, without regis
tration, in person or by their agents, au-
thorized in writing, but all other persons
voting at such elections shall be register
ed voters.
Sec. 8. No person shall vote at any
primary election nor in any convention
nor other political assembly held for the ,
purpose OF nominating any candidate for
public office, unless he is at the time
registered voter. And in all political ,
conventions in this State all apportion
ment Of representation shall be on the ,
oasis of population.
ARTICLE II. .
. ANY person possessing the qualifica-
ions In sections 8 and of Ar ticle of
his Constitution denied rfr / 1