The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-09-20
Act no. s3.)
Senate Bill No. ia.

Act no. s3.) 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 t11s) there
of.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
O-thirds of all the members elected to
each house conturring, that an amend
nent to the Constitution of the State of
the Louisiana be submitted to the quail
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 ArtI-
Gle 1873 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana. which reads as follows; No
person less than sixty years of age shall
be permitted to vote at any election in
the State who shall not, in addition to
the qualifications above prescribed, have
paid on or before the 31st day of Decem-
Der of each year, for the two years prece-
ding the year in which he offers to vote,
a poll tax 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 tax is
hereby imposed on every male resident of
this State between the ages of twenty
one and sixtv years. Poll taxes shall be
lien only. upon assessed property and no
process shall issue to enforce the collec-
tlon OF the same except agaiiist assessed
property.
Every person liable for such tax shall,
before being allowed to vote, exhibit to
the Commissioners of Election his poll
tax receipts for two years, issued on the
official form, or duplicates thereof, in the
event OF loss, or proof OF payment of such
po II taxes may be made by a certificate
OF the tax collector, which shall be sent
to the Commissi iorers of the several vot-
ing precincts. showing a list of those tho
have paid said two years poll taxes as
above provided. and the dates of pay
ment. 1t is hereby declared to be forgery,
and punishable as such, for any tax col
lectoI or other person, to Hntedate, or
alter, poll tax receipt. Ang person who
shall pay the poll tax of another or adj
vance hitn money FOR that purpose, in or
der to influence his vote. shtlI be 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
year 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. 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 State
Of Louisiana repeating and abrogating
Article 1913 Of the Constitution and the
words against the proposed amendmenu
to the Constitution pf the State of Lou
iSiana repealing and abrogating Article
1876 of the ConstitutiUnD and eaclt elector