The Progress., 1898-04-02

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vided, have paid on or before the 31st day
OF December OF each year for the two
years pr eceding the year in which he Of
ters 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 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 t. 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 thereof may be made by a certif-
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 punishabl- 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 adj
vance him money for that purpose in orr
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. 2. 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 4
registered voter. And in all political
conventions in this State all apportion-
ment of represen tation shall be on the
basis of population.
ARTICLE II.
Any person possessing the qualiflca-
tions in sections and Of Ar icle TOT
this Constitution denied registration,
shall have the right to appeal to the Dis
trict Court having jurisdiction of civil
causes for the parish in which he offers to
register, and the party cast in said suit
shall have the right of appeal to the Su-
preme Court, and any citizen of the State
shall have the right to appeal to said
court to have stricken off any names ille-
gally on such registration rolls, and such
appeals shall be tried by such courts
in'preference to all other business
in open court or at chambers,
and the General Assembly shall
provide by law for appeals without
cost, and for the prosecution of all per-