The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1902-10-11
Act no. S3.) Senate Bill No. ia.
JOINT RESOLUTION

Act no. S3) Senate Bill No ia.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana by re-
peaiing and abr0gating Article One
Hundred and Nirety-eight (l1Sl there
of.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisiana,
tWo-thirds of all the members elected to
each house cOncurring, that all amend
ment to the Constitution. Of the State of
the Louisiana be subniitted to the quail
fed electors of the State for their appre-
val OF. rejection at the next Congressional
election to be holden therein On the first
Tuesday next following the first Monday
in Nov ember, 1902. rs follows: That Arti--
Gle 19S 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 ut any election IN
the State who shall not, in addition to
the qualifications above prescri bed. have
paid on OF before the 31st day Of Decem-
Der Of each year, for the two years prece-
ding 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
hereby imposed OH every male resident of
this State between the ages of twenty
one and sixt years, Poll taxes Shall be
a IioH only upon assessed property and no
process shall issite to enforce the collec-
tion Of the same except against assessed
property.
Every person liable for such tax shall,
before being allowed to vote. exhibit to
the Commissioners of Election his poll
tax receipts for two years, issued Oh the
official form, or duplicates thereof, IN the
event of loss, or proof of payment OF such
10 Ii taxes may be made by certificate
cf+ I,af "a IL. Enp IVbI sent
to the Commissioners Of the several Vot-
ing precincts. showing list of those who
have paid said two years poll taxes as
above provided. and tHe dates OF pay
ment. 1t is hereby declared to be forgery,
and pnni<ha as such, for any tax col-
lector or other person, to antedate, or
alter, a poll tax receipt. Any person VINO
hall pay the poll tax of another or adj
vance him money for that purpose, in Or
der to influence his vote. shall be guilty
OF bribery and puni he'd accordingly.
The provisions Of this section as tc the
| payment OF poll taxes shall not apply to
persons who are deaf and dumb, or bind,
nor to persons under tHcnty-three years
of age, who have paid all poll taxes
assessed against them. This section snail
not go into operation until after the
general State election to be held IN the
| year 1900, and the Legislature elected IN
| the year 1898 shall have authority TO re-
peal or modify the sane:" be and the
| same il hereby repealed, abrOgated and
stricken f~ouI the Constitution Of this
| State
See 9. Be it further resolved, etc.
+ That the Official ballots to be used at SAID
| Congressional election shall have printed
| thereon the words 'sEor the proposed
| amendment to the Cohst tuition OF Sta te
of Louisiana repeating and abrogatine
| Article l9S Of the Constitution" and the
words against the proposed amendment
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