The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-10-18
Act No. S3.)
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana by repeating
and abrogating Article One Hundred
and Ninety-eight (IoS) 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 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
next Congressional election to be holden
therein on the first Tuesday next following
lows: That Article 1913 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 cleo
ton in the State who shall not, in addition
t" ting qualifications above prescribed, have
paid on or before the Ist day of December
of each year, tor the two years preceding
the year in which he offers to vote, poll
tax of one dollar per annum, to be used ex
clusiveIy 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 tweuty-one and sixty years.
Poll taxes shall be lien '.nly upon assessed
property, and no pro ,all issue to
force the collection of the same except
against assessed propct y.
Every person liable tor such tax shall,
before being allowed to vote, exhibit to the
Commissioners of Election his poll tax
ceipts for two years, issued on the official
form, duplicates thereof, in the event of
loss, or proof of payment OF such poll taxes
may be made by a certificate of the col
lector, which shall be sent to the Commits
sioners of the several voting precincts,
showing a 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 such, for
any tax collector or other person, to ante
date, or alter, poll tax receipt. Amy per-
son who shall pay the poll tax of another Or
advance him money for that purpose,
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 10 persons who
are deaf and dumb, blind, nor to persons
under twenty-three years of age, who have
paid all poll taxes assessed against them.
This section shall not 60 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, abroga,ed and stricken
from the Constitution of this State.
Sec. z. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That the official ballots to he 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 abrogating
Article 1913 of the Constitution and the
words ''against the proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
repeating and abrogating Article 1873 of the
CONSTITUTIONS and each elector shall indi-
cafe, provided in the general election
laws of the State, whether he votes for
against the proposed amendment.
(Signed.) J. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed.) ALBERT ESrOPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved: July $, A. ID. 1902.
W. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN +. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
House Bill No. 32S.
Act No. 1867
AN ACT
Joint resolution proposing amendments to
Articles IS, SO, 90, 100, los and 13I
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana relative to the Judiciary De-
partment.
Section I. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all members elected to each House
That Article IS of the Const.tu-
ton of the State of Louisiana to be
amended to read as follows:
Article S.. The Supreme Court, except
as hereinafter provided, shall have appel
late jurisdiction only, which jurisdiction