The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-10-11
Joint RESOLU TIO\

Act No. SS.)
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to the Constitution
of the State of louisiana by repeating
and abrogating Article One Hundred
and Ninety eight IoS) thereof
Section I. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to each
house concurring, that all amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
submitted 10 the qualified electors of the
State for their approval or rejection at the
next Congressional election to be holden
therein on the first Tuesday next following
The first Monday in November, 1902, 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
,lon in the State who shall not, in addition
to the qualifications above prescribed, have
pad on or before the SIst day of December
Of each year, i'I the two years preceding
the year III wh;.n he offers to vote, poll
tax of ,oa.ar per annum, to be used cx
ciu>IveI> III ali ot The public schools of the
Parish !" winch such tax shall have been
collected: win, h tax is hereby imposed on
every Male si,trn; IF this State between
The ages of twenty one and sixty years.
Pol taxes shall be i hen My upon assessed
pr perty, and no l''o g, y 'all issue to en-
tCr,e The c,'liecu ~ OF tie same except
against assessed p II" y
Every person I...Di, t..r such tax shall,
Commissioners Of Election HIS poll tax re-
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 certificate OF The tax col
lector, which shall be sent to the Comms
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 such, for
~n11 9TH
date, alter, poll tax receip pit. Any per
son 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 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
This section shall not go into operation until
after the general State election to be held
in the year 1000. and the Legislature elected
in the year 1908 shall have authority to re-
peal or modify the same be and the saue
is hereby repealed abroSa,ed and stricken
from the Constitution Of this State.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That the official ballots to lie used at said
Congressional election shall have printed
thereon the words s.For the proposed
amendmen, 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 abrogatng Article 1913 of the
CONSTITUTIONS and each elector shall indi-
cate, provided in the general election
laws of the Stnte, whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment.
(Signed.) J. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Siened.) ALBERT ESrOPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved: July 5, A. ID. 1902.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
n true copy:
JOHN +. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
House Bill No. S2S.
AN ACT
Joint resolution proposing amendments to
Articles S., 9S, 90, 100, Ic5 and 1871
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana relative TO the Judiciary De
partment.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all members elected to each House
concurring, That Article IS of the Consttu.
ton of the State of Louisiana to be SO
amended to read follows:
Article S.. The Supreme Court, except
as hereinafter provided, shall have appel