The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-09-13
Act NO. So Sel1ate Bill No. ia.
JOINT RESOLUTION

| act NO. 50. S6Tate Bill No. ia.
JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
| tuition of the State Of Louisiana by re-
Fe&ilng aud abrogatin@ Article One
Hundred and Ninety-eight (11S) there
OF.
Section I. Be it resolved BY the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
| two thirds Of ali the members elected to
| each house concufring, that an amend
ment to the Ccnstitu lion of the State of
the Lou slana be submitted to the quail
he'd electors OF the State for their appro-
val or re lection at the next Congressional
| election to be holden therein on the first
Tuesday next following the first Monday
! IN November, 1902 as follows: That Art
Gle l9o OF the COnstitu ton 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-
dlng the year in which he offers to vote,
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
| hereDy imposed on every male resident of
THIS State between the ages Of twenty
one and sixtg years. Poll taxes shall be
lien only upon assessed property and no
process shall issue to enforce the coliec-
tlon of the same except against assessed
property.
Every person liable for such tax shall,
before being allowed to vote, exhibit to
the Commissi toner's 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 certificate
of the tax collector, which shall be sent
to the Comm ssioners of the several vot-
ing precincts. showing listo those who
nave paid said two years poll taxes as
above provided. and the dates of paw
ment. 1t is hereby declared to be forgery,
aud punishable as such. for any tax col
lectoI or other person, to antedate. or
alter, poll tax receipt. Any person who
shall pay the poll tax of another or ad-
vance bin money. for that purpose, in or
der to influence his vote. shall be guilty
OF bribery, and puni ~hed accordingly.
The provisions of This section as to tie
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 1868 shall have authority to re-
peal or modify the same;" be and the
same is hereby repealed, ;sbrogated 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 aud abrogating
Article 1913 of the Consfitution' and the
words against the proposed amendments
to the Constitution of the State of Lou
lsiana repealing and abrogating Article
1873 OF the Constitution" and each elector