The Bossier banner., 1902-09-11
Senate Bill No. iii.
Act No. s3.l
JOINT RESOLUTION


JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Louisiana by
repeating and abrogating Article One
Hundred and Ninety-Eight (198)
thereof.
S~ction |. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly OF the State of Louisiana,
two thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring, That an amend
ment to the Constitution OF the State of
Louisiana be submitted to the qualified
electors Of the State, for their approval
Cr 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
Article 1888 of the Constitution of the
State 6 Louisiana, which reads as fol-
lows: 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 pre-
scribed, have paid on or before the 31st
day Of December of each year, for the
txo years preceding the year in which he
oilers to vote, poll tax Of one dollar per
annsm, 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 sixty years. Poll
taxes shall be lien only upon assessed
property, and no process shall issue to
enforce the collection of the same except
against assessed property.
Every person liable for such tax shall,
before being allowed to vote, exhibit tc
the commissioners of election his poll tai
receipts for two years, issued on the
onclal form or duplicates thereof, in the
eyent OF loss, or proof of payment of sucf
poa taxes may be made by certificate
q the tax collector, which shall be sem
g the commissioners of the several vot-
mg precincts, showing a list of those WHIT
nave paid said two years poll taxes al
aoove provided, and the dates of pay.
ment. 1tishereby declared to be forgery
saa punishable as such, for any tax col
lsctor or other person, to antedate, O
s,sers poll tax receipt. Any persol
mo shall pay the poll tax of anothe
g ADVANCE him money for that purpose
9 order to influence his vote, shall b.
ality OF bribery and punished accord
The provisions of this section a
g ne payment OF poll taxes shall no
70 persons who are deaf and dumb
onnd, nor to persons under twenty
ee years of age, who have paid al
~ taxes assessed against them. Thi
Ion shall not go into operation unit
sssM T. the general State election to be he'll
.ae year 1900, and the Legislator
yea IN the year 1908 shall have au
TO repeal or modify the same;
and the same is hereby repealed
aogated and stricken from the Consti
Non OF this State.
csesaon 2. Be it further resolved, etc
- the ofhcial ballots to be used at sal
eslonal election shall have printe
s.9n .9n the words "For the propose
Ss.sa to the Constitution OF tn
- s q Louisiana repeating and abro
ng Article 1913 of the Constitution
the words "Against the propose
1ssn ment to the Constitution" Of til
q Louisiana repeating and abrc
Article 1893 of the Constitution !:
s;s.ss s:cn elector shall indicate. as pre
#s - - the general election laws of Ii
whether he votes for or AGAIN,
r.. ptoposed amendment.
aeo) j. Y. SANDERS.
ker OF the House of ofRenresentat;ve
Sned) ALBERT ESTOPINAL
~ .ksnsnt Governor and President