The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1902-10-09
Senate Bill No. ia,
Act:No. 8,1

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JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Louisiana by
sepealing and abrogating Article One
Hundred and Ninety-Eight (i9S)
thereof.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen.
ofaa Assembly of the State of Louisiana.
AWo-thifds 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
OF rejection at the next Congressional
election to be holden therein on the first
tuesday next following the first Monday
n November, 1902, as follows: That
Artlcle 1873 OF the Constitution of the
State OF Louisiana, which reads as fol-
lows: No person less than sixty wears
q ago shall be permitted to vote at any
election in the State who shall not. in
addition to the qualifications above pre-
scrlbed, have paid on or before the 31st
day OF December of each year. for the
swo years preceding the year in which he
oners to vote, poll tar Of one dollar per
annum, to be used exclusively in aid of
the public schools of the parish in which
such tax shall have been collected: which
tar is hereby imposed on every male
resident OF this State between the ages
OF twenty-one and sixty years. Poll
taxes shall be q 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 tar shall
before being allowed to vote. exhibit to
the commissioners of election his polY tar
receipts for two years. issued on the
of6cial form or duplicates thereof. in the
event OF loss, or proof of payment of such
poii taxes may be made by certificate
OF the tai collector, which shall be sent
70 the commissioners of the several yot-
ing precincts, showing a list of those who
nave paid said two years. poll taxes as
aoove provided, and the dates of paw
ment. It's hereby declared to be forgery.
ana punishable as such, for any tax coll
rector or other person, to antedate. or
after, poll tax receipt. ANY person
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 punished accord
ing!y. The provisions of this section "A
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 thegeneral State election to be held
in the year 1900, and the Lepislature
elected in the year 1908 shall have an
thority to repeal or modify the same ;"
DO and the came is hereby repealed
abrogated and stricken from the Consti.
tuition of this State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc.
That the official ballots to be used At said
Congressional election shall have printed
thereon the words "For the proposed
amendment to the Constitution Of the
State OF Louisiana repeating and abro-
eating Article 1893 Of the Consultation. |
and the words against tho proposed |
amendment to the Constitution" az the
Stase OF Louisiana repeating and abro-
Eating Article 1893 Of the Constitution. y
ma each elector shall indicate. a. pro-
vidod in the general election laws of the
5tato, whether be votes for Or AGAINST
be proposed amendment.
6igned) J. Y. SANDERS.
speaker Of the House Of Representative.
eigned) ALBERT ESTOpfNAL.
lieutenant Governor and President az
the Senate