The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
10 the Constitution. to Be Voted
for at Election to Be Held Tues
day. November 4. 1902.
Senate Bill No. 81.
ct No. Soy
JOINT RESOLUTION.

| Proposing an amendment TO Article
AZ of the Constitution of the State
! of Louisiana, relative to rectiiying
| and approving agreements or con.
| tracts for works of public improve.
ments made or entered into BIZ the
City of New Orleans prior to the
| 18th day of May, 1902, and to au-
| thorize the City OF New Orleans to
make all payments thereunder in
accordance with the terms and un-
der the conditions thereof.
Section I. BE it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House corcurring,
That the following amendment to Ar
ticle AZ of the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana be submitted to
the electors of the State at the next
Congressional election to be holden
on the first Tuesday after the irst
Monday in November, 1902, to-wit:
That Article Al OF the Constitution
of the State Of Louisiana be amended
so as to read as follows, to-wit:
"Article AZ: The General Assembly
shall have no power to grant OF au-
thorize any parish or municipal au-
thority to grant any extra compensa-
ton, fee or allowance to a public Of
ficer, agent, servant, or contractor,
nor pay, nor authorize the payment of
any claim against the State or any
parish or municipality thereof, under
any agreement of contract made
without express authority of Law: and
all such unauthorized agreements or
contracts shall be null and void, but
all agreements or contracts for work
OF public Improvements made or en-
tered into by the City Of New Or
leans prior to the twelfth OF May,
1902, are hereby ratified and APP
proved and the City of New Orleans is
hereby authorized to make all pay
ments provided for in said contracts
in accordance with the terms and I'M
der the conditions set forth in said
contracts.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That on the official ballots to be used
at said election shall be placed the
words "For the proposed amendment
to Article AZ of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana" and the words
Against the amendment to Article |
AZ of the Constitution of the State of
louisiana" and each elector shall
indicate, as provided in the general |
election laws of the State, which of |
the propositions, 'ior" or against"
ne votes for.
(Signed.)
J.. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
(Signed.)
ALBERT ESTOPINAE.
Lieutenant Governor.
Approved: June 26th, A. D. 1909.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEI,
Secretary of State.
Senate Bill No. ia.
Act No. S3.)
JOINT RESOLUTION
an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the State OF Louisiana
by repeating and abrogating Article
One Hundred and Ninety-eight (19s)
thereof.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State OF Lou
siana, two-thirds Of all the members
elected to each house concurring,
that an amendment to the Constitu-
ion of the State of Louisiana be sub
nitted to the qualified electors OF the
State for their approval or rejection
It the next Congressional election to |
,e holden therein on the first Tues
lay next following the FIRST Monday
n November. 1902, as follows: That 1
Article 1913 of the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana, which reads as
ollows: No person less that sixty
ears of age shall be permitted to {
ote at any election in the State who I
hall not, in addition to the qualifica-
ions above prescribed, have paid on ]
r before the 31st day Of December q
4 each year, for the two years pre- {
eding the year in which he offers to 8
ote, q poll tax of one dollar per an \
um, to be used exclusively in aid of
he public schools of the parish in e
5hich such tax shall have been col t
scted; which tax is hereby imposed a
n every male resident OF this State
etween the ages of twenty-one and e
ixfy years. Poll taxes shall be 9 lien .