The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-04-01

+ tiou, provide the manner In which per
sons whosenames appear upon said reg
is,raHon lists shall hereafter regis
ter which mode may be different
from that required by persons rogister.
Ing under the other sections Of this ar.
ticle and slmll also provide a remedy
whereby subsequently, to the close Of
aid registration on Aug 80, tsgs, the
names Of any persons who may have
obtained registration under this section
| 10y falsestatoments Of fact or other
fraud, may by appropriate proceedings
be stricken from said roll
Sec O. No person less than go years
Of age shall be permitted to vote at any
election in this state. who shall not In
addition to the qualifications above pros
yided hage paid on or before the Blst
day Of December, OF each year, for the
two years preceding the year In which
he offers to vote poll tax Of 81 per an.
mum to be used exclusively in aid Of
public schools Of the parish ia which
such tax has been collected, which tax
| Iisimposod on every male resident Of
this state between the age Of 81 years
and 90 years. Poll taxes shall be lien
only upon assessed property and no
process shall issue to enforce the collec
tion Of same except against the asses
ed property
Every person shall before being al
lowed to vote exhibit to the commits.
sioners Of election his poll tax receipts
for two yoars issued on the official
form, or duplicates thereof, In the event
Of loss or proof thereof may be made
by D certificate Of the tax collector
which shall be sent to the commission
erg Of the several voting preciuts. show
ing list Of those VINO paid said two
years poll taxes as provided, and the
dates Of payments Il Is hereby de
clared TO be forgery. md punishable ns
such, for any tax collector or Ony other
person 10 antedate or alter a poll tax
receipt Any person who shall pay Che
poll tax Of another or advance him
money for that purpose. IN order to In
auenco bis vote, shall 10 guilty Of
bribery and punished accordingly pro.
vided, that this section shall not apply
to persons who are deaf, or dnmb or
blind, nor to persons under 28 years Of
.ago 81 they have paid an poll taxes as
sossod against them provided. that
this section shall not 80 into operation
until after the general state election 10
beheld IN the year 1850 and that the leg.
stature elected IN the year 1908 shall
have authority TO repeal or modify
same,
Sec u Upon All questions submitted
10 the taxpayers, assach, Of any muni
cipal or other political subdivision Of
this state, the qualifications Of such
Taxpayers as voters shall bo those of
age and residence prescribed sby thls
article, and women taxpayers shall
have the right to vote NJ such elections
without registration, in person or by
their agents authorized in writing, but
all other persons voting ut such cleo
tiOns shall be registered voters
Sec g. no persons shall vote ut any
primary election nor IN any convention
nor other political assembly held for
the purpose Of nominating any candi
date FOR public Office unless he Is al
the time q registered voter And Ia al
political conventions IN this state all
apportionment Of representation shall
bo on the basis Of population
ARTICLE IL
Any person possessing the qualiaca
tions prescribed In sections o or & Of
article Of this section, denied regis
tration. shall have the right to appeal
10 the district court having jurisdiction
Of civil cases for the parish in which he
offers 10 register, and the party east IN
said suit shall have the right Of appeal
to The supreme court, and any citizen
Of The state shall have d Ike 1ght Of
appeal to said courts to have stricken
of, any names illegally placed on said
rolls under sections 3 or 4, and such ap
peals shall be tried by said courts IN
preference 10 all other business IN open
court or 1T chambers. and the general
assembly shall provide by law for sueh
appeals without cost and for the pro-
secutiou Of al persons charged with H.
legal Of fraudulent registration or voting
and al other crimes and oEenses
against Che registration and election
and primary election lawg
ARTICLE III
The following persons shall not be
(cDsrIsrED OK Ef0HTH rAGEl