St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-11-01

ofosED AMENDMENTS ro
CONSTITUTION, TO BE yorE,,
FOR AT ELECTION 10 BE
HELD TUESDAY.
NOVEMBER 4.
Act \. 70 senate Bill No. 81.
pronou,n JOINT RESOLUTION.
opvsluS an amendment to Article AZ ri
Inc tne constitution Of the state Of Los.
,s.ana, relative to rectityiux and Az
sv"r.as agreements or contracts III
or entered into by Tue CITY Of Nsv
orleans 1,..s, prior to the 18th aay Of May.
~ anu 70 authorize the City vi
new orleans to make All payments
hereunder IN ACCORDANCE win rne
eerms and C1der the conditions there.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Genera,
assembly OF the state OF Louisiana. two.
.nlros OF all the members elected to each
a n0ase eoncurring. mat the following
amendments to Article ~ OF the COnsti
tuition OF the State OF Louisiana be sub.
United TO the electors of the state at the
1na nt a rongressional election 70 be holden GU
November, 1902, to-wit:
-, THAT Article ~ OF the Constitution Of
the state Of Louisiana be amended 20 az
10 reaa as follows. towit:
Article At: The General Assembly shall
nave no power to grant or authorize any
parish or municipal authority TO giant any
pubic officer, 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
or contract made without express authori.
~ OF law: and oil such unauthorized agree
ments or contracts shall be null and volu.
Ur M nntW Anf0 for
OF public improvements made or entered
into by the CITY or New Orleans prior to
the twelfth OF May. 1902. are hereby rati-
ned and approved and the City Of New or.
leans is hereby authorized to make ali pay.
ments provided for in SAID contracts In &C.
cordance with the terms and under the con
Olt1ons set forth in said contracts.
Sec. =. be 1t 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 A of tns
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana :
and the words Against the amendment to
article a of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana - and each elector shall indi
cate. as provided In the general election
''f9F s,s or ,'asalnsr he votes sAI fNI:
lSigned) ALBERT ESrOPINAL.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Approved: June y 2et& h. A. u z; 1892.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
a JUN 5taf coy F' MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
Senate Bill No. III.
49, N0 JJojiiNr RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Consttu'
ton of the State Of Louisiana by re-
pealing and abrogating Article One
Hundred and Ninety eight l9s) there
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the state of Louisiana.
two-thirds Of all the members electee 70
each house t fhat sf an of Ious
ana be submitted to the qualified electors electors
of the State for their approval or rejection
st TIE next tns esGay to neDs
i 1Do2' as follows: THAT Article 1913 Of the
Constitution Of the state OF Isns than
sixty years OF age shall be permitted 70
vote at any election in the State VINO snai,
not in addition to the qualihtat,o1tS ' a9 - st
day of December of each year: for the Two
Years preceding the year in which ne oners
10 vote poll tax OF one aG d Of p the pubic
TO tob DE us ef tie parsh in which such tax
Shall have been collected: which Lax LAX d ,s
hereby imposed on eve every oe maze nf twentyone
and sixty years. Foil taxes shall be a Iieu
only upon assessed property. ann no pr ~
cess shall issue 10 enloIec lns J n.onortv
t tiNer same nerson liable for such tax shall.
before being allowed to vote. e4nan NH az AZ ~.
Commissioners OF Election n,s p .he "fscis,
FORM or duplicates thereof. ID the e gse"s nc,i
loss. or proof Of payment Of sucn ~.
taxes may be made by - ce sa .ent to the
e:om ssioners OF the several voting pre-.
cincts. showing list Of those who nave
maid said two years poll taxes a. aDots
provided, and the dates s o. Pss and punish
able as such, for any tax collector OF otne.
person, to antedate. or alter poll lux re-
ceipt. Any person who sha., pay ,ne POI 20.
fox of another or advance him money IoE
that purpose In order to influence his vote'
shall be guilty of bribery and punished &C.
cordingly The provisions OF this sectlon
as to the payment OF pol' taAes on ehad dumb
or blind. nor to persons under twenty-three
years of age, who have paid all poll taxes
assessed against them. ms sec section on sm mar
eral State election to be held In the year
1900, and the Legislature elected In the
year 1DOS shall have authority to repeal or
by repealed. abrogated and stricken from
the Constitution OF this State. |
Sec . lie it further resolved, ETC., That
the official ballots to be used at said Con
On the words "For the proposed amend.
ment to the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana repeating and abrogating Article
lss of the Constitution" and the words |
against the proposed amendment to the |
OF the State Of Louisiana re
pealins and abrogating Article 19S of the
:" and each elector shall In |
licate, as provided In the general election |
laws of the State, whether he votes for or |
against the proposed amendment.
,o..acdD j. Y. SANDERS.
sDe.lkur OF the House OF Representatives.
t.,I.aeu) ALBERT ESIOpINAL,
I.isu,vA;lnt Governor and President Of the
senate
W. w. HEARD.
Governor of the State OF louisiana
\ true copy:
JOINS i. MICHEL,
secretary Of State. -.
House Bill No. 1928.
Yet No. 1861
JOINT RESOLUTION.
'ra.sesng amendments TO Article 80. 70
~. 400. 100 and Isl OF the Constltu'
tion OF the State of Louisiana relative
- t..e judiciary Department.