The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-10-04

Lieutenant Governor.
Approved: June 20, A. ID. 1902.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
\ true copy:
JOHN L. MICHEL,
Secretary of Stale.
Senate Bill No. IA.
Act No. $50
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana by repeating
and abrogating Article One Hundred
and \inety-eight tl9S) thereof.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected to eac
house concurring, that an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
submitted 10 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
the first Monday in November, 1902, as 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
non in the State VIII" shall not, in addition
I" the qualifications above prescribed, have
paid on or before the SIst day of December
of each Year, ter the two years preceding
the year III which he offers to vote, poll
tax of one dollar per annum, to be used eN-
clu,ively IN aid OF the public schools of the
PARISH in which such tax shall have been
every male resident IF this State between
The ages OF twenty one and sixty years.
Poll taxes shall be 4 hen .nly upon assessed
pc perty. and no pro IS sail issue 10
force the c"lectt,'n of tie same except
against assessed scope
Every person HabI,. t',r such tax shall,
before being allowed 10 vote, exhibit to the
Commissioners of Election his poll tax re-
Ceipts for two years, issued on the official
form, duplicates thereof, in the event of
of nav of nall
may be made by IA certificate OF the tax col
lect"r, which shall be sent to the Cnmrn.s
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 as such, for
any tax collector or other person, to ante
date, or alter, poll tax receipt. Any per
advance him money for that purpose, IN
order to influence his vote, shall be guilty
of bribery and punish ed accordingly. The
prov lsiOns 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 1000. and the Legislature elected
in the year 1908 shall have authority to re-
peal or modify the same;'' be and the sa,ue
is hereby repealed, abroga,ed and stricken
from the Constitution of this State.
Sec. 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That the official ballots to he used at said
Congressional election shall have printed
thereon the words s'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 1913 of the
CONSTITUTIONS and each elector shall ind-
cate, rs 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..
(Siened.) ALBERT ESrOPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Approved: July S, a. d. 1902.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
JOHN I. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
House Bill No. 3eS.
Joint resolution proposing amendments to
Articles IS, 9S, 90, 100, los and 1S1
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana relative to the Judiciary De-
partnent.
Section 1. 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 as to read as follows:
Article S.. The Supreme Court, except
as hereinafter provided, shall have appel
late jurisdiction only, which jurisdiction
St,cl and To her ter