The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-30
ACT NO. a..
House Bill No. 81. BY Mr.. Edwards
JOINT RESOLUTION

ACT no. a..
House Bill No. 81. BY Mr.. Edwards,
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing an amendment to Section
Of Article 1877 of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana; relative 10
registration of voters.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State OF Loulsl-
ana, two-thirds (2-3 of the members
elected to each House concurrlng, that
Section 8 of Article 1877 Of the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows:
Section s. No male person who was
on January 1st, 1857, or at any date
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes or any
then resided, and no son or grandson
Of any such person, not less than Il
years of age on the 1st day OF May,
1912 and no male person of foreign
birth. who was naturalized prior to the
LIST day Of January, 1898. shall be de-
MED the right to register and vote IN
this State by reason Of his failure TO
possess the educational or property
qualifications prescribed by this Con-
stitution provided he shall have resided
in this State for five years next pre-
ceding the date at which he shall ap-
ply for registration and snail nave req
1stered in accordance with the terms
of this Article prior to September Isl;
1918, and no person shall be entltle1
to register under this Section after said
date. -,
Every person claiming the beneflt OF
this Section shall make Application 10
the proper registration officer OF ms
deputy for registration, and ne shaii
make oath before such registration OF
n
ing:
/ am a citizen of the United States
and of this State, over the age OF
twenty-one years; l have resided IN TINS
State for five years next preceding thls
date. l was on the --oay Oh
entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes or the
State of wherein | then re-
sided, Cor 1 am the son or grandson OF
who was on the
dav of -- entitled to
vote under the Constitution or Statutes
of the State of ---- -------- WHEREIN
ne then resided) and l desire to avail
myself of the privileges conferred by
Section of Article 1877 Of the Consti-
tuition of this State.
Certificates of registration shall be
given to persons registering on durable
paper, and consecutively marked on the
permanent register. separate regis
tration of voters applying under. TINS
Section shall be made by the reglstra-
ton officer of every Parish, for this
purpose the registration officer of every
Parish shall keep his office open daily,
Sundays and legal holidays excepted,
until August 31st, 1913 inclusive, from
o'clock A. NJ. until l o'clock p. M.
and from o'clock P. NJ. until o'clock
P NJ.
The registration Of voters under this
Section shall close on the 31st day of
August 1913, and Immediately there
after the registration officer of every
Parish shall make sworn copy IN du-
plicate of the list Of persons registered
under this Section, showing, in detail,
whether the applicant registered as a
voter of 1867, or prior thereto. or as a
son Of such voter CT as the grandson
of such voter and deposit one of said
duplicates in the office Of the Secretary
of State, to be by him recorded and
preserved. as part of the permanent
record OF his office, and the other OF
said duplicates shall be by him filed
in the office Of the Clerk of the District
Court Of the Parish, and, in the Parish
Of Orleans in the office Of the Recorder
of Mortgages there to remain perma-
nent record; provided, that, upon the
permanent register Of all persons regis
tered under this Section, the registra-
tion officer shall note in the top Of
column the age and color of the ap-
plicant, and under the head Of remarks
all distinguishing physical character
istics of the applicant, such as height,
size color of the hair and eyes, etc.
All persons whose names appear on
said registration list shall be admit
ted to register for all the elections in
this State without possessing the edu-
cational or property qualifications pre-
scribed by this Constitution, unless
otherwise disqualified and all persons
who do not by personal application
claim exemption from the provisions of
Section and 4 of this Article before
September 1st 1918, shall be forever
denied the right to do so.
The names of the persons register
ing under and claiming the benefits OF
this Section shall be entered in a we'll
bound book, to be provided by each
Parish for that purpose, and shall PC
known as the PERMANENT register. I'M
mediately on closing the registration
under this Section, on August 81, 1913
1t shall be the duty of the registration
officer or his deputy in the different
Parishes throughout the State to make
sworn statement. in writing. Of the
number of voters. both white and col
.pred, with the number of each. who
Ee registered, and whose names ap
on said permanent register here
Provided for, and such sworn state
etit shall be published in the officia
journal or other newspaper published
- In the Parish In the next issue appear
ing after said date, the cost of thu
same to be paid by the Parish. An!
registration officer violating the pro
visions of this Section or falling Il
comply with the provisions hereof. o.
shall make false or incorrect state
ment of the number of voters register
ed under this Section. shall be deemed
guilty of a felony, and on conviction
thereof shall be sentenced to impriSon
ment at hard labor for a term of no
exceeding one year.
The manner in which the names o.
persons whose names appear on sale
registration list shall hereafter regis
ter may be different from that required
of persons registered under other Sec
tions of this Article. and shall be al
now provided or hereafter provided b.
law: and the remedy and proceeding
whereby, subsequently to the close o
said registration. on August 31st. 1913
the names of any persons who ma!
have obtained registration under thi
Section by false statement of fact o.
other fraud shall be stricken from SALE
roll. shall be as now provided or here
after provided by law
Section 2. Be it further resolved
etc. that this proposed amendmen
shall be submitted to the qualified vot
ers of this State for adoption or rejec
ton at the Congressional election to b.
held i'm November, 1912.
Section 3. Be 1t further resolved
ate that Da the official ballots t0 w.