The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-09-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
10 the Constitution, to Be Voted
for at Election to Be Held Tues
day, November 4. 1902.
Senate Bill No. 81.
Act No. SCI
JOINT RESOLUTION.

senate Bill No. 81.
Act No. SCI
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Articl
81 of the Constitution of the Stat
OF Louisiana, relative to rectifyin
and approving agreements or cor
tracts for works of public improve
ments made or entered into by In
City of New Orleans prior to tn
18th day of May, 1902, and to au
thorize the City of New Orleans I,
make all payments Hereunder il
accordance with the terms and un
der the conditions thereof.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi
ana, two-thirds OF all the member.
elected to each House concurring
That the following amendment to Ar
ticIe AZ of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be submitted to
The electors of the State at the next
Congressional election TO be holden
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1902, to-wit:
That Article AZ of the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana be amended
so as to read as follows, to-wit:
Article AZ: The General Assembly
shall have no power to grant or au-
fhorize any parish or municipal au-
thority to grant any extra compensa-
ton, fee or allowance to public of
ficer, agent, servant, or contractor,
norpay, nor authorize the payment of
any claim against the State or any
parish or municipality thereof, under
any agreement of contract made
without express authority of law; and
all such unauthorized agreements or
contracts shall be null and void, but
all agreements or contracts for work
of public improvements made or en-
tered into by the City of New Or
leans prior TO the twelfth of May,
1902, are hereby ratified and APP
proved and the City of New Orleans is
hereby authorized to make all pay
ments provided for in said contracts
in accordance with the terms and I'M
der the conditions set forth in said
contracts.
Sec. 2. BE it further resolved, ETC.,
That on the official ballots to be used |
at said election shall be placed the |
words 'For the proposed amendment |
to Article AZ of the Constitution of |
the State of Louisiana" and the words |
against the amendment to Article
Al of the Constitution of the State OF
louisiana" and each elector shall 1
indicate, as provided in the general
election laws of the State, which of
the propositions, "for" or against"
he votes for.
(Signed.)
J. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
senfatives.
(Signed)
ALBERT ESTOPINAL, 1,
Lieutenant Governor.
Approved: June 26th, A. d. 1902.
w. w. HEARD, /;
Governor of the State of Louisiana. j
true copy: /,
JOHN T. MICHEL, Ia
Secretary of State.
Senate Bill No. ia.
Lct No. $751;
JOINT RESOLUTION
an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana r
by repeating and abrogating Article :
One Hundred and Ninety-eight (19s) :
thereof. :
Section 1. Be it resolved by. the Il
eneral Assembly of the State of Lou q
lana. two-thirds of all the members O
lected to each house concurring, 4,
nat an amendment to the Constitu- es
on of the State of Louisiana be sub Ia
lifted to the qualified electors of the
tate for their approval or rejection 81
the next Congressional election to ii
; holden therein on the first Tues a,
~ next following the first Monday
November. 1902, as follows: That sl
rticle 1913 Of the Constitution of the II
ate of Louisiana, which reads as ST
flows: No person less that sixty hs
airs of age shall be permitted to 81,
tie at any election in the State who re
all not, in addition to the qualifica- tn
ms above prescribed, have paid on lie,
before the 31st day of December ap
each year, for the two years pre- ca
ding the year in which he offers to sa
fe, poll tax of one dollar per an mt
m, to be used exclusively in aid of
e public schools of the parish in ett
Itch such tax shall have been col tic
ted; which tax is hereby imposed an
every male resident of this State
tween the ages of twenty-one and es
ty years. Poll taxes shall be lien the
" upon assessed property, and no vid
'cess shall issue to enforce the col int
ton of the same except against as vid
sed property. Ba'
very person liable for such tax ing
ii, before being allowed to vote, Hell
libit to the Commissioners OF Elec- ana
a his poll tax receipts for two Tel
RS. issued on the official form, or Ast
'licates thereof, in the event of loss. mil
proof of payment of such poll 81.
es may be made by certificate of pos
tax collector, which shall be sent as
the Commissioners of the several cum
ng precincts, showing list of Iar
Sc who have paid said two years niel
taxes as above provided, and the Jacl
g OF payment 1t is hereby de- eoc'
ed to be forgery. and punishable qua
UGH, for any tax collector or 9TH no"
erson, to antedate. or alter, a poll ia :
receipt. Any person who shall Hou'
the poll tax of another or adj ura'
- hin, money f<,r <box .~ :. cecC