The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-20
no PREVENT FRAUD
BY the Payment OF Poll Tax BY One
Person tor Another.


Person TOR Another.
Austin, Texas, February 10 Senator Har-
bison introduced the following bill in the
senate and it has been favorably reported
The senator says that he win push the bill
In the hone Of having IL enacted, Tor per
feet safeguard around the new election
An Net 10 better define the qualifications
Of voters to prescribe the duties OF ON.
GERS Of elections, and TO make IL a peun!
onense TO use or attempt 10 use Iof ny
purpose OF enabling one 10 VOTE ,p0h
tax recent issued for another, anu 10
hN penalty therefor.
Be IL enacted by the legislature of tho
section / THAT a voter who is subject
10 pay poll tax under The laws OF tnv
Stnto Of Texas and who shall not nave pau
said tax before ne offers TO vote ana RoIu
Il receipt showing his poll tax paid DeloFo
the hrst day of February next preceding
such election, shnl be allowed Ga, vote az
any election IN this state; provided, 70 con,
stltute the payment of the poll tAX as
herein specified such payment must nave
been made by such voter himself, or hoihe
one for him In pursuance of nsuueu"ns
/ giycn by him, or the money expended In
his behalf must have been repaid D! the
proposed voter before the trst day OF tep'
ruary neat preceding. the election at WulSi
| he offers ia vote, or II the proposed voter )
poll tax has been paid by another Wlluou,
/ authority fOv SO doing then the voter muhS
/ have ratified such unnuthori[ed acton 4llu
]
| fore the drst day Of February next preceu
! ing the election at which he ohers 70 wore
! II said voter shall have lost or misplaSa9
| his poll tax receipt he shall be entiutV
( to vote upon making affidavit before any
/ officer authorised to administer oaths ihal
such poll tax has been paid as specihe'
! herein ana that the receipt has boon luel
| snch affidavit shall DO made IN writln.
and left with the judge of the election
seS When RGI t ,Esrr refei bns rs soPEg rS
one Of the Judges Of the election shall writ
OF stamp thereon the word voted nn'
attest the same by his signature, with IN
date when the vote was cast ana when
poll tax receipt has been used it shall b.
considered exhausted and can not 0gnii
he used at the same election. ,
Sec o. That when nj any election IN TN
State my person Offering to vote Is ob1eete'
to the manager Of the election or oithe
OF them, shall examine upon oath the pel
son Offering to vote touching the pom pom
fuli to establish his qualifications to yot
to the satisfaction Of majority or IN
managers Of the election, his vote sAall y
rejected II 1t shall not appear from IN
, oath Of the person Offering 10 vote thnt az
: poll taN has been paid as speCihsu u
: section / Of this act MS vote sha!l ne J,
icctpd. The managers Of the election shh
also examine upon oath perso? ouerlh
to vote as 10 his being the idcntichl perso
for whom the poll tax receipt heid by ny
or which has been lost or misplaced as IN
, casc may be, was Issued, ana IN IL shH
not appenr "a the satisfaction OF the maj
ayers Of the election that me N9ter ~ ~
! identical person for whom the SAID POI 10
0 recent was issued. his vote shall he ~
A icctcd II his vote be received the wor
= ''Sworn" shall be written by the clerl
= upon the poll list opposite the name OF sue
Sec. 4. II any person at any election shla
r uso or attempt to use a poll tax receil
Q issued for another no shqll re punished !
= confinement in the penitentiary not LEI
than t%n nor more than Ave years
Emergency clause.