The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-09-27
Ayt sos 3.l
) so. So - -, Senate Bin No. ,114.
JOINT RESOLUTION

At 40. s3.l Senate Bin No. lib.
l., JOINT RESOLUTION
Pfoposing an amendment, to the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana by re-
Re aiId4 "a NJ r AA@Hfogatin aE A riS 0he
of.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
tW9-thirds Of all the members elected to
each house cOncurIing, that an amend
nlent to the Constitution of the State of
the Louisiana be Submitted to the quail
fed electors IF the, State for their appro-
val or rejection at the next Congressional
election TO pc holden therein. Oh the first
Tuesday next following the first Monday
in November, 1902, as follows: That Arti-
Gle l9S, OF the Constitution of the State of
Louisa ma. which reads as follows; No
person less Tran 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 ON OF before the 31st day of Decem-
Der Of each year, for the two years prece-
ding the, year in which he offers to vote,
a psp1i tax OF, one dollar per annuni,, 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 9h every male RESIDENT of
h'S 1GOUo DOofFCCA UIfS .uSCS VI UWSuuy-
one Alid, sixty years, Poll taxes shall be
a lien only, uRon assessed PROPERTY, and ho
process shall issue to gnforcs the collec-
ton Ct the same except against assessed
Eysry person liable, for such tax shall,
before being allowed to vote, exhibit to
the Cppmissioners Of Election his poll
tax. receipts for two years, Issued On, HE
official form, or duplicates thereof, iii 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 vot-
ing pfeclncts. showing a listof those wh8
have. paId1, said two years poll taxes as
above provided. and the dates pf pay
ment. It is hereby declared to be forgery,
and punishable as such. for any tax col.
le;ctoI OF, ether person, to .antedatte, OF
alter, a poll tax receipt. Any PERSON who
shall pay the poll tax, of Another or adj
vance hial. money for that purpose, ip, or
der to influence his vote, shall be guilty
The provisions of this section as tc, the
payment Of poll taxes shall not apply to
persons who are deaf and dumb, or blind,
nor to persoiis, Under twenty-three years
of age, who, have paid all poll taxes
assessed against them. This section shall
nos. go into operation until after the
general State election to be held in the
year 1900, and the Legislature elected in
the year 1908 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 printe ed
thereon the. words For. the proposed
amendment To the Constitution of State
of Louisiana repeating and a~brogating
Article 1913 Of the Constitution" and. the
words against the proposed amendment
isiana repeating and a~brogating Article
1873 of the Constitution and each eleetor