The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-09-20
Senate Bill No. 81.

Sec. 2. Be it further 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 Iouisiana;' and
the words against the amendment to Arti-
Gle At of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana:' and each elcctor shall indicate,
provided in the general election laws of
the State, which of the propositions, t'fnr''
s'aganst' he votes for.
(Signed.) !. y. SANDERS,
SPEAKER of the House of Representatives.
,sirned.J ALBERT ESFOrINAL,
Lieutenant Governor.
Approved: June 90, a. ID. 1902.
w. w. HEARD.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
IOHN i. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
Senate Bill No. III.
Act No. $50
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State Of Louisiana by repeating
and abrugating Article One Hundred
and \inety-eight (I9S) thereof.
Section 1. BE it resolved 10y the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house concurring, that an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualihed electors of the
State for their approval or rejection at the.
Congressional election to be holden
therein the hrSt tuesday, next 1ollOWlnS
The first Monday in November, 1902, as fol
lows: That Article 1913 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana, which reads as
follows: No person less than sixty years of
aye shall be permitted To vote at any cleo
ZION in the State who shall not, in addition
to the qualifications above prescribed, have
paid ON %: before the SYST day of December
. of each year. tx the two years preceding
the year in hith he offers to vote, poll
tax of one dollar per annum, to be used
lr..IN IN nj of he OF
parish in which such tax shall have been
collected: which tax is hereby imposed on
every maic resident of this State between
he ayes of twenty and sixty years.
r. !. t.xv- shall be 4 lien only upon assessed
pr, petty, and no pro css shall issue to en-
force tie collection of the same except
against assessed property.
Every person liab. for such shall!
| | efore being allowed TO vote, exhibit to the
Commissioners of Election his poll tax re-
ceipts for TWO years, issued on the official
| form, or duplicates thereof, in the event of
los. or proof of payment of such poll taxes
| may be made 10y Ger ticate of the tax col
| lecIur. which shall be sent to the Commits
! sioners of the several voting precincts.
showing 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 other person, to ante
date, or alter, poll tax receipt Any per
son who shall pay the poll tax of another or
|
order to influence his vote, shall be guilty
of bribery and punish ed accordingly. The
provisions of this section to the paymen,
| of poll taNes shall not apply 10 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 year 1900 and the Legislature elected
in the year 1908 shall have authority to re
peal or mo dify the same:' be and the satue
| is hereby repealed: abrogatel and stricken
from the Constitution of this State.
Sec. ?. Be i, further resolved, etc
| That the official ballots to he used at sale
Congressional election shall have printed
thereon the words '.For the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana repeating and abrogat'n:
words '.against the proposed amendment {,
the Constitution of the State OF Louisiana
repeating and abrogating Article 1913 of tn
CONSTITUTIONS and each elector shall ndi
cate, provided in the general election
laws of the St,te, whether he votes for "
against the proposed amendment
(Signed.) ]. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
(SienedD ALBERT ES'fOPINAL,
lieutenant Governor and President of tn
Approved: July 5, 4. ID. 1902:
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
JOHN Il. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
House Bill No. S2S.
Act No. 1907
AN ACT
Joint resolution proposing amendments
Articles IS, 90, 90, 100, los and IS
of the Constitution of the State
Louisiana relative to the Judiciary ID
, partulent.
Section /. Be it resolved by ,hc Gener
, Assembly of the State of Louisiana, tive
thirds of all members elected to each fiou'
:, coucurring, That Article SIS of the Const'
ton of the State Of Louisiana to be
= amended as read follows:
Article IS. The Supreme Court, exec
/. as hereinafter provided, shall have apps
late jurisdiction only, which jurisdictie
shall extend to all cases where the matter
| Il to the fund u he diSiriEuts