The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-08-30

ACT. NO. Co.
JuiNT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitu-
tiui OF the state OF Louisiana BY re
veaiing and abrogatins Article One
Hundred and Ninety-eight (lJS) there
Secaicn 1. Be It resolved BY the Cen
ersi assembly Of the state OF Louisiana.
each house cvncurring, that an amendment
TO the Constitution OF the State Of LouisI-
ANA De suDmltted to the qualified electors
II inc next ConEressicnai election 70 Be-
holden therein On the hrst Tuesday next
following the hrst Aonuay IN November,
49, 2. follows That Are'sss iyo ,, 81 sne
watch reaos as foiiows: NO person les tan
sixty years OF age shall be permitted 70
vote al any election IN the state who shall
not. In hauition 10 the qualifications above
prescribed. have paid ON or before the xlst
~, Oh DcccnADer vi each year, for the Two
years pIeceusnx the year IN which ne 01ers
70 pe used exclusively In aid OF lne pubilc
schools vi the parish In which such tax
shall nave been collected: which tax q
4srcsy imposed en- every male ssssoe , 80, %
s.:u sky years fou taxes shall BE . lieu
ousy tySu ASSESSED property. ano no pAo-
lee sa.s4i is~ue 10 etiorce tne c.iiectlon %
Tue same excrpt against aSseSSed properly.
every person liaDss tor such LAX SNAIL
pxiore beinx allowed to vote, exhibit 70 tne
1 commissioners OF Election his poll tax -
ts.l.s rpr IVY years. issued on the o1eias
i.4.1l, or duplicates thereof. In the event o.
...s. or piI.i OF payment VI sucn pou
ta..s nlay be made W certincaie OF the
laA cvsieetor, which shall We sent 70 Inc
commissioners OF The several voting pre-
s1.aets, showing q list VI Those who have
sa4o sad INV yeals poll taxes ~ above
x.vviosd, AID the dateS VI payment. II Is
4acieby ucclxfed 10 We lOrSefSs ana punish
asas as such, ior any tax cosaector or other
pcrsua, To auteoate, or alter poll tax re-
ccspt. Any person WHO shall pay the poll
a. of another or advance MIN money Tor
tazt k'urpvsc, In order to influence his vote,
s;.ali Se sui.,y OF bribery and punished ac-
cvrasnsl,. Inc provisions Of this section
rs 10 lie pas ment OF poii taxes shall not
Apply 10 psisoA wE0 are deaf and dunn.
% D.lnu, nor 10 persons unoer twenty three
s.ss.ssed against them Ihis section snail
hSt 80 into operation until after the gen
esni state election 10 be held In the year
iDVU, and the Legislature elected In the
...osiify the same: :" be and the same Is here-
~ repealed, aorogatcd and stricken FROM
lie Constitution "a this state
Sec. z. he IL further resolved, ETC., That
the official bailvts ~ be usto at sad Con-
ssesslonai eicction shall have printed there
Un Inc words ~fUr the Proposed amend
Inent 10 the Constitution OF the State Of
louisiana repeating and abrugaring Article
15S ol Inc Constitution" ana the vorx.s
against the proposed amendment to the
institution u the state OF Louisiana re
peai.ig and abrogatiny Article lys Of the
constitution - AID each eiector shall In
diccte, as provided In the general election
laws VI the State, whether he votes FOR of
AGAINST the proposed amendment
toiSned) :. i. SANDEHN
Speaker OF the House Of kcpresentativcs
ss-saeul ALDkkf ksrOriNAL.
Lieutcasnt Governor and PRESIDENT OF he
". w. HEARD.
Governor Of the state of Louislana.
JOnN A. MICHEL
secretary Of State.