The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-25

To the Constitution, to Be Voted
for at Election TO Be Held Tues
day, November q, 1902.
Senate Bill No. 81.
ESOLUTION.

AZ of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, relative to rectifying
and approving agreements or con-
tracts for works of public improve
ments made or entered into by 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 Hereunder in
accordance with the terms and I'M
der the conditions thereof.
Section l. BE it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring,
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 first
Monday in November, 1902, to-wit:
That Article AZ of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana be amended
so as 20 read as follows, to-wit:
article AZ: The General Assembly
shall have no power to grant or au-
thorize any parish or municipal au-
thority to grant any extra compensa-
ton, fee or allowance to public Of
ficer, agent, servant, OF 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 ap-
proved and the City of New Orleans is
hereby authorized to make all pay
ments provided for in said contracts
i'm 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
IL 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, .tor" or against"
he votes for.
(Signed.)
J.Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
scntatives.
(Signed.)
ALBERT ESTOPlNAL,
Lieutenant Governor.
Approved: June Goth, A. d. 1902.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
Senate Bill No. ia.
Act No. s3.)
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing 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
isiana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring,
that an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be sub
mitted to the qualified electors OF the
State for their approval or rejection
at the next Congressional election to
be holden therein on the first Tues
day next following the first Monday
in November. 1902, as follows: That
Article 1913 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, which reads as
follows: No person less that sixty
years of age shall be permitted to
vote at any election in the State who
shall not, in addition to the qualifica-
tions above prescribed, have paid on
or before the 31st day of December
of each year, for the two years pre-
ceding the year in which he offers to
vote, poll tax of one dollar per an
mum, to be used exclusively in aid of
the public schools of the parish in
which such tax shall have been col
;ected; which tax is hereby imposed
on every male resident of this State
between the ages of twenty-one and
sixty years. Poll taxes shall be lien
only upon assessed property, and no
process shall issue to enforce the col
lection of the same except against as
sessed property.
Every person liable for such tax
shall, before being allowed to vote,
exhibit to the Commissioners of Elec-
ton his poll tax receipts for two
years. issued on the official form, or
duplicates thereof, in the event of loss,
or proof of payment of such poll
taxes may be made by a certificate of
the tax collector, which shall be sent
to the Commissioners of the several
voting precincts, showing list of
those who have paid said two years
poll taxes as above provided, and the
dates of payment. 1t is hereby de-
clared to be forgery, and punishable
as such, for any tax collector or 9TH
er person, to antedate. or alter, poll
tax receipt. Any person who shall
pay the poll tax of another or adj
vance him money for that purpose. in