St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-10-25
~ "S1o AMENDMENTS ~
CONSTITUTION, TO BE VOTED
6oR AT ELECTION TO BE
HELD TUESDAY.
NOVEMBER 4.

HELD TUESDAY.
NOVEMBER 4.
Act No "a Senate Bill No. 81.
p. JOINT RESOLUTION.
fha .n ~ ta.nenomsnt to Article ~ Of
isi isis constitution saia., OF the State Of Lou.
proving agreements or cuntracIs Iur
. Woxks OF pubic improvements maze
nrleans ed into BY NE City Of New
W. W. ana to authorize the City vi
1 INV Urieans to make all payments
n Germs ana r1der the conditions there
A. Section l.; Be it resolved by the General
assembly Of the State OF Louisiana, two.
thirds Of all the members eiecleu 10 each
House concurring, mat the following
, nMenom n1 to article ~ VI the Constr
mlLted to the electors OF the State at the
next Congressional election to be holden on
NE hrst tuesday after the nrst Monday in
~ mat a.. Article 4! OF the Constitution Of
the State OF Louisiana be amended so as
lssd as 4i4o!0Ts se tGwis .sen,,v
nave no power to grant or autnOriZe any
parish or municipal authority TO grant any
extra compensation. fee or allowance to 4
nor pay nor authorize the payment OF any
claim against the state or any parish OF
municipality thereof under any agreement men
~ Of law; and all such unauthorized agree.
ments or contracts shall be null and toiu.
Of public improvements made or entered
the twelfth Of Nay. iSV2. are hereby raj,
leans is hereby authorized to make ali pay.
ments provided for in said contracts In ac-
cordance with the terms and under the con
ditiOns 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
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
and the words Against the amendment to
Article Al Of the constitution OF the state
cate. as provided In the, general election
laws of the State, which Of the propositions,
f9 2s,s or against: he = votes sAy Isl;
ssgff gned, OF the AI Iias
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Approved June y 2etH h. A. n 2; 1892
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
join sedf Ns0R 4. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
Senate Bill No. ia.
Act No. 81 S6}lSr RESOLUTION.
'op ton OF the State Of Louisiana by re.
R Eundred am and Ninety-eisht ll9s) there
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly OF the state OF LOUISIANA a.
two-thirds OF all the members electea 70
to the Constitution Of the State OF Louis,
ana be submitted to the qualified electors
of the State for their approval OF to he
holden therein on the first Tuesday next
foi In the first Monday In Ssvem en- PEI:
19o2 as follows th ahs State ht'' Of louisiana
wGhs roads as follows no person less than
sixty years q age shall be perm mhd sha
at any election IN the i5aaf above
n nra:.cribed have paid on or before the 3lst
iay Of December of each year; I1r .ne s tMs
years preceding the yea ear u, dollar M per annu
to be used exclusively In aid Of the puo 1nx
schools Of the parish IN Wn ,,,,nb su tax is
S Sanai ~ IMPOSED on every male resident 81
this State between the ages or tw Sa .sIo nn
and sixty years. Foil taxes sn and 0 20 DO
Only OILY .hpIi issue to enforce the collection ol
the same except against assessed prop shaiI
Every person liable e tor rot seee exhibit to the
CCamm,ssioners Of Election his POLY tax re.
caints for two years. issued on the onc. ~
form. or duplicates thereon, IN tne even, vii III
loss, or PROOF m o. pa ~ a certiacate Of the
"a collector. which shall be sent to the
"Reminiscences of the several voting p.s
eincts. showing list Of t 1sass r as above
provided. and the dates OF payment It IS
hereby declared to be forgery, ana PUNISH ,har
able as such, for any tax collector or o'nei
ceint. ANY person who shall pay the poll
tax of another or advance him money iol
that purpose, in order to influence ms vose'
shall be guilty OF Provisions Of this section
as to the payment of poll taxes saal dn mot
aDply to persons who are deal ana athp,
or blind. nor to persons nn aid al, noi faxes
assessed against them. This section snail
not 70 into operation until after the gen
erat State election to be held In the year
wear 1908 shall have authority to repeal or
modify the sane" be and the same is here.
by repeated abrogated and stricken from
the Constitution OF this state.
Sec. =. lie 1t further resolved, etc, IEat
the oiticial ballots to be used ut said Con.
gressionai election shall have printed there
on the words For me prop .,s st alneh u,
Louisiana repeating and abrogating Article
1913 OF the Constitution and the WORDS
against the proposed amendment 10 tue
peaIlng and abrogatlng Article lOS Of the
Constit - and each eiector shall In
dictate, us provided In the general election
laws Of the State. whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment:
,s.sncd) J. y. SANDERS.
Speaker OF the House or Kepresentatives.
L.culcna;.t Governor and President of the
W. W. HEARD.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A JUN Jtne copy :. MICHEL.
secretary OF State.
House Bill No. s2s.
Proposing amendmen1s 70 Article IS. es.
IN, 100 100 and ISL OF theyConStltu.
ton Of Of the State OF LOUISIANA ,reIatlve
- ,ne 'uui ie r pspa NV by Gen.
c.:,l Assembly OF the State OF Loeis'aha.
two-tLtrls OF all members elected to eac Sa
house eoncurrng ;,s mat sIat nf'' of Iouislans
i. SO amended as to read as follows:
Article 81. The Supreme Court. except
hereinafter proviSea wi sna iursdttIen
shall extend to all cases where the matter
in dispute. or the fund to be distributes,
Gained shall exceed Five Thousand Dol:
lars. exclusive OF interest: to suits Of
divorce and separation from bed ana board.
suits Involving alimony. for the nudity Of
marriage, or tor Introduction; to all matters
Of adoption. emancipation egit'ma nHc,v ana
homestead exemptions and to all cases ~
which The constitutionality or Legality OF
whatever. or of any fine. forfeiture. OF
penaity imposed by municipal corpora.
he thn amount thereof. and to all cases
wherein the consti,utionality or legalits OF
any ordinance of a municipal corporation or
y law Of this State is called in question.
and in such cases the appeal on the law
and the facts shall be directly from the IN.
court in which the case originated to the
Supreme Court: and in criminal cases on
nn.stions of law alone. whenever the pun.
;rhment Of death or imprisonment at hard