The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1902-09-27
Senate Bill No. 81.

forth IN said contracts.
Sec. ?. Be il further resolved, ETC.,
That on The official ballots to be used at said
election shall be placed the words s.Fo- the
proposed amendment to Article ~ of the
Constitution of the State of louisiana: and
the words against the amendment to Arti-
Gle al of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana;' and each elector shall indicate,
provide d in the general election laws of
the State, which of the propositions. ''for'
s.agais:sl' he votes for.
(Signed.) ]. y. SAN DERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed.) ALBERT ESTOPINAL,
Lieutenant Governor.
Approved: June 20, A. ID. 1909.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
John L. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
Senate Bill No. ia.
Act No. So
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an aInendmen, to the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana by repeating
and abrogating Article One Hundred
and Ninety-eight (IoS) thereof.
Section /. BE it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected each
house concurring, that amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana be
submitted TO the qualited 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
follows: No person ir>S than sixty years Of
age shall be permitted 70 vote at any cleo
,lun the State who shall nor, in addition
!" the qualifications above prescribed, have
pad on or before the LIST day of DeCei Der
of each year. Ter she tw" years preceding
inc year i" whsh he offers 10 vote, poll
tax of one ''n,;ar per annun, to be used
ciu>lrcI. ~ OF the public schools of the
.ri>n Ia ..n ch such tan shall have been
collected: wine tan Is hereby imposed
every mali, i 'c'N If tins State between
'ht ages tt Iw.,iy."ne and sixty years.
Poll taxes shall i,- a len MY upon assessed
pr, perry, and no pro all issue to
force ne C,.ilrCti.', ct except
against .~se>>cd pop"
Every person i:~h such tax shall,
before being allowed to vote, exhibit to the
Commissioners OF Election his poll tax re-
Ceipts for two years. issued On the official
form, or duplicates thereof, in the event of
loss, or proof of payment of such r"ll taxes
may be made by certificate of the I'm {, |
lee tor, which shall be sent the C,n!,n,e
sioncrs of the several voting precincts,
sh owing 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
any tax collector or other person, to ante
date, or alter, poll tax receipt. Any per
who shall pay the poll tax of another
advance him money for that purpose,
order to influence his vote, shall be guilty
of bribery and punish ed accordingly. The
provsio 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 1900. and the Legislature elected
in the year 1908 shall have authority to
peal or mo'lify the same be and the
is hereby repealed. abrogat"l and stricken
from the Constitution of this State.
Sec. ?. Be it further resolved, etc,
That the official ballots to- lie used said
Congressional election shall have printed
thereon the words 'f"r the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana repeating and abrogating
Article 1913 Of the Constitution and the
words ''aganst the proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
repeating and abrogating Article 1913 of the
cate, as provided in the general election
laws Of the State, whether he votes fer or
against ,l the proposed am &c On .nt.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(SiSncd.) ALBERT ESrOPINAI.,
I.ieuteran, Governor and Presiden, of the
Senate.
Approved: July 5, a, ID. 1902;
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
n true copy:
JOHN Il. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
House Bill No. S2S.
Act No. 1909
AN ACT
yoiut resolution proposing amendments to
Articles IS, oS, 90, 100, 1c5 and 1871
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana relative to the Judiciary De
partuient.
Section I. 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 Const.tu
ton of the State of Louisiana to be so
amended to read as follows:
Article IS. The Supreme Court, except
as hereinafter provided, shall have appel
late jurisdiction only, which jurisdiction
shall extend to all cases where the matter i'll
dispute, the fund to be distributed,