The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-04
Act no. S3.l Senate Bill No. ia.
JOINT RESOLUTION

Act no. s3.l Senate Bill No. ia.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana by re-
pealing and abrogating Article One
Hundred and Ninety-eight u1Sl there
of.
Section /. Be it resolved bv the Cen
er;il Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds OF all the members elected to
each house concurring, that an amend
iEent to the Constitution OF the State of
the Loui siana be submitted to the uuali-
fed electors of the State for their appro-
val or 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 Art
Gle 19S of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana. which reads as follows; M
person less than sixty years of age shall
| be permit tied to vote at any election in
! the State who shall not. in addition to
| the qualifications above prescribed. have
| PAID on or before the 3lst day of Dccem-
brr of each year, for the two years prece-
| ding the year i'll which he offers to vote.
| IL poll tax of one dollar per annum. to
| be used exclusively in aid of the public
| schools of the parish i'll which such tax
shall have been collected: Which tax is
| hereby imposed Oh every male resident of
| this State between the ages of twenty
one and sixty years. Poll taxes shall be
Il lien only upon assessed property land no
process shall issue to enforce the cOllec-
tion of the same except against assessed
property.
Every person liable for snch tax shall.
| before being allowed to vote, exhibit to
the Commissioners of Election his poll
tax receipts for two years, issued OH the
official form, or duplicates thereof, in the
event of loss. or proof of payment of such
poll taxes may be made by IL certificate
I/,ff t.,xy afnf. Iph oh hkl
to the Commissioners of the several vot-
ing precincts. showing a list of those who
have p;tid said two years poll taxes as
above provided. and the dates of pay
ment. It is hereby declared to be forgery,
and puni slIable as SUCH tor any tax col
lectOI or other person, to ,antedate, or
alter, q poll tax receipt. Any person who
shall pay the poll tax of another or ad-
vance him money for that purpose, in or
der to influence his vote. shall he guilty.
OF bribery and punished accordingly.
The provisions of this section as to the
payment of poll taxes shall not apply to
persons who are deaf and dumb, or blind,
nor to persons under twenty three years
of age. who have paid all poll taxes
assessed against them. This section shall
not go into operation until after the
general State election to be held in the
wear 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. 9 Be it further resolved, etc.
/ That the official ballots to be used at said
Congressional election shall have print ed
thereon The words For the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of state
Of Louisiana repeaIing and ahTog#ting
Article 1873 Of the Constitution" and the
words against the proposed amendment
to The Constitution IL the State Of Lon
i>iana rertaiing and ah:ogating Article
i9S Of the Constituti0n:' and each eleetor