St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-09-13
Senate BIZ No. ia.

Act. No. S3.l ,, ,r,ox
Proposing an amendment to the Const'tu'
ton of the State of Louisiana by re.
pealing and abrogating ARTICLE one
Hundred and Ninety-eisht 'l'o' 'nefe
Section l.. Be It resolved BY the is, Gea'
eral Assembly ct the the St amher 81 eiected to
to the Constitution Of the state OF Lo4ls.
ana be submitted to the qualified e iectGsrs
Of the State TOR tneas election to be
holden therein on the first Tuesday next mex
following the first Monday, cl IN 1 SS'e OF the
1Ho2 as follows tn ans State nt'' Of louisiana.
reas as 81 follows than
sixty years Of age shall be perm MT ehai III
vote at any sieet, to- the IN
nre: have paid on or before the slst
iay Of December of each year; l1r -, .ne offers
years preceding the ye ene dollar per annum
~ ~ f 10 used exclusively In aid Of the pupl,e
schools Of the parish In which su ta1 '1 IS
hereby imposed on every male resl nn,u.on No
this State between the ages OF tWenayl,G} an
and sixty years. Poll taxes sn and oT no " nro
only s hpGn issue to enforce the collection OIL
rho same except against assessed plop shaii
Every person Liable for sucn -h ih to the
C Ce,U,e of Election his poll tax re-
1S for two. years. issued on the othcia a.
form or duplicates thereof, In the even. LII
loss, or proof of payment s oi of the
NV collector. which shall be sent to tne
commissioners Of the several Votine h p,u
cincts, showing list OK those WIZ v. ohave
pps r,v and the dates OF payment. IT IS
hereby declared to be forgery. ana pun ,har
able as SUCH for any tax collector OF otnss
person, to antedate' or a, sha,, nav the poll
ter Of another or advance him money for
that nurnose. in order to influence his vote.
shall be guilty Of bribery ana ~ ths Section
as to The payment of poll taxes shall NOT
apply to persons who are deaf and dumD,
or blind, nor to persons under twenty-In ree
years Of age, who nave Pa hI. az .ec Fan shall
nor 90 into operation until after the gen
eral State election to be held IN the yeas
1900, and the Legislature elected ID tn ne
year 1908 shall have authority to repeal or
modify the same - be and the same Is mere
nv repealed. abrogated and stricken from
the Constitution Of this State.
Sec 9 lie it further resolved, etc., Ihdt
the Official ballots to be used at said Con.
Eressional election shall have printed there
on the words For the proposed amend.
ment to the Constitution OF the state OF
Louisiana repeating and abrcgating Article
lyS OF the Constitution" and the words
against the proposed amendment to the
Constitution OF the State Of Louisiana re-
pealing and abrogating Article 1913 Of the
CONSTITUTION :" and each elector shall in
dicatc, as provided In the general election
laws Of the State. whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment.
tSisnedy J. Y. SANDERS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
,n,cncd) ALBERT ESTOPlNAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
W. W. HEARD.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
4 true copy:
JOHN 4: MICHEL,
secretary Of State.
House Bill No. 1928.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
rrcposng to - Article tic SS ys
non of the State of Louisiana relative
% the JUDICIARY 1 DeRsrt%e hn Fl. Cen.
oral .,sscmbly of the State OF Louisiana.
;wo.thirds of all members elected to each
louse concurring, That Article % OF the
constitution of the State Of Louisiana
i. So amended as to read as follows:
Article 50. The Supreme Court. except
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