The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-09-06
Act No. S3.)
Senate Bill No. ia.


JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State Of Louisiana by re-
pealing and abrogating Article One
Aundred and Ninety eight 41tS4 there
of.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
tWo-thlrds of all the members elected to
each house concurring. that an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the State of
the L0'll sIana be submitted to the quail
he'd electors of the State for their appro-
val or rejection at the next Congressional
election to be holden therein on the first
Tuesday next following the first Monday
IN November, 1902, as follows: That Arti-
Gle 1913 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, which reads as follows; No
person less than sixty years of age shall
be permitted to vote at any election in
the State who shall not, in addition to
the qualifications above prescribed have
paid OH Or before the 31st day of Decenl-
ber OF each year, for the two years prece-
ding the year in which he offers to vote,
a poll tax of one dollar per annum, to
be used exclusively in aid of the public
schools of the parish in which such tax
shall have been collected: which tax is
hereby imposed on every male resident of
this State between the ages of twenty
one and siAtv years. Poll taxes shall be
lien only upon assessed property and no
process shall issue to enforce the collec-
tion OF the same except against assessed
property.
Every person liable for such tax shall,
before being allowed to vote exhibit to
the Commissioners of Election his poll
tax receipts for two years, issued on the
Official form, or duplicates thereof. in the
event of loss, OF, proof of payment of such
poL taxes may be made by q certificate
of the tax collector, which shall be sent
to the commissioners of the several vot-
ing precincts. showing list of those who
have paid said two years poll taxes as
above provided. and the dates of pay
ment. 1t is hereby declared to be forgery,
and punishable as such. for any tax coll
fectof or other person, TO antedate, or
alter, poll tax receipt. Any person who
shall pay the poll tax of another or adj
vance hIH2 money for that purpose, i'll Or
der to influence his vote, shall be guilty
OF bribery and punished accordingly.
The provisions Of this section as te the
persons who are deaf and dumb. or blind,
nor to persons under twenty three years
OF age who have paid all poll taxes
assessed against them. This section shall
not go into operation until after the
general State election to be held in the
year 1900, and the Legislature elected In
the year 1903 shall have authority to re-
peal or modify the same;" be and the
same is hereby repealed, abrogated and
stricken from the Constitution Of this
State
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved. etc, /,
That the official ballots to be used at said
Congressional election shall have print ed
thereon the words For the proposed
amendment to the Constitution Of Sta tie
of Louisiana repeating and abrogating
Article 1893 of the Constitution" and the
words against the proposed amendment
to !he Constitution IT the State of Lor-
isiana repeating and abrogating Article
19S Of the Constitution and eaclt electbr