The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-09-13

Sec. 2. lie II resolved, ETC.,
That on the official ballots TO be used at said
election shall be placed the words '.Fo: the
proposed amendment to Article Al of The
Constitution of the State of I-ouisiana:'' and
the words 'Against the amendment to A't-
Gle At of the Constitution of the State of
Louisana:' and each clector shall indicate,
provided in the general election laws of
the State, which OF The propositions, ''for'
or ''aganst'' he votes for.
(Signcd.) J. y. SANDERS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(SignedD ALBERT ESrOPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor.
Approved: une go, y. ID. 1909.
w. w. HEARD,
Governur of the State of Louisiana.
y j I5Si SPY F. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
Senate Bill No. ia.
Act No. $50
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana 10y repeating
and abrogating Article One Hundred
and Nnety-eight G9S} thereof.
Section 1. BE it resolved by the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana, two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
house concurring. that amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the quaiired electors of the
State for their approval or rejection at the
next Congressional election to be holden
therein on the first Tuesday neNt following
The first Monday in November, 1909, fol
lows: That Article 1913 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana. which reads as
follows: No person ic~S than sixty years of
.ayc shall be permitted To vot: at any cleo
lir.n IL the State y no shall not, in addition
to- ,.c a." 'l;.,:..,i,u~ above prescribed, have
plid 90 before the ISL day of December
Of each year, t.. lh,: TWO years ece,ilnC
the. year IN .>li>h h. offers vote, Il poll
tax of one dollar per amman, TO be u,ed
clu-!rtI> ii OF the public schools Of the
parish in Which such tax shall have been
cole c;rd: which tax is hereby imposed on
every mate resident Of this State between
he au.S # twtnty-o and sixty wears.
PHI i;tN.- shall y. Il lIcn only upon assessed
pr, rrIly. an no pro cs~ shall issue u en-
/. rec re collection Of The same except
-AluS, ASSESSED properly.
Every person liable for such tax shall.
| eforc being allowed to vote, exhibit 20 the
Commissioners of Election hi, poll tax
Ceipts for TWO years. issued on the official
form, slupliC ate> thereof, in th. event of
los, proof of payment of such poll taxes
may be made by certificate OF the tan col
Iec,or. W Inch shall he sent TO the Commits
sioncrs of the several voting precincts,
shu wing list Of those who have paid said
two years poll taxes as above provided, and
the dates of payment. 1t is hereby declared
to be forgery, and punishable as such, for
any tax collector or other person, to ante
date, or alter, poll tax receipt. Any per
son who shall pay the poll tax of another or
advance him money for that purpose, IN
order to influence his vote, shall be guilty
of bribery and punish ed accordingly. The
provisions of this section as to the payment
OF poll taxes shall not apply to persons who
are deaf and dumb, blind, nor to persons
under ,wenty-threc years Of age, who have
paid all poll taxes assessed against them.
This section shall not so into operation until
after the general State election 10 be held
in the year 1900 and the Legislature elected
in the year 1905 shall have authority to re
peal OF modify the same be and the same
is hereby repealed. abrogateI and stricken
from the Constitution of this State.
! Sec. ?. Be it further resolved, etc,
| That the official ballots to he used at said
Congressional election shall have printed
| thereon the words '.Fur the proposed
| amendmen, to the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana repeating and abrogating
| Article 1913 Of the Constitution and the
WORDS against the proposed amendment t'
| the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
repeating and abrogating Article 1913 of the
| CONSTITUTIONAL and each eleCtor shall indi
cate, proviled in the general election
laws of the S,ote, whether he votes for {"
against the proposed a"end l!1,,o;.
ts,gned:) Of -, !. y: sA a. 1;la<:ss =,
(!sicncd.) ALBERT ESrOPINAl,
Lieutenant Governor and President of ,hs
Senate.
Approved: July 5, W \. W D. ,1 1922;
Governor of the State of Louisiana
a ! !tSi spy p. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
House Bill No. s2S.
| Act No. I2O.)
AN .\C'I
Joint resolution proposing amendments t
Articles IS, 0S, %, 100, los and IS
of the Constitution of the State o
Louisiana relative TO the Judiciary he
| partment.
Section 1. BE it resolved 10y The Genera
! Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all members elected to each llous
concurring, That Article IS of the Consttu
ton of the State OF Louisiana to be $
amended as to read as follows:
Article SIS. The Supreme Court, c>cel
as hereinafter provided, shall have appeI
late jurisdiction only, which jursdictio
shall extend to all cases where the matter i
| dispute, or the fund to be distributed