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House Bill No. 81. BY Mr.. Edwards.
JOINT RESOLUTION


registration of voters.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly OF the State Of Louisi-
ana, two-thirds (2-3) of the members
Section of Article 1877 of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Louisiana be SC
amended as to read as follows:
Section s.. No male person who was
on January LIST, 1867 or at any date
prior thereto. entitled to vote under
ehe Constitution or Statutes Of any
State of the United States, wherein he
Then resided, and no son or grandson
years of age on the LIST 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-
hied 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-
otitution. provided he shall have resided
fn this State for five years next pre-
eeding the date at which he shall ap-
ply for registration and shall have reg
S@tered in accordance with the terms
81 this Article prior to September lst;
1913, and no person shall be entitled
60 register under this Section after said
date.
Every person claiming the benefit of
this Section shall make application 70
tAe proper registration officer or mis-
deputy for registration, and he shall
make oath before such registration Of
Eicer or his deputy in the form follow
/ am a citizen of the United States
and of this State, over the age OF
twenty-one years; have resided in this
state for five years airs next preceding tn Of
entitled to vote under
e Constitution or Statutes t OF the me
state Of 80 - wherein then re- e.
who was, on the
day of ---- entitled to
Vste under the Constitution or Statutes
be then resided) and desire to avail
myself of the privileges conferred by
Section 6 of Article 1877 of the Consti-
eution of this State.
Certificates of registration shall be
given to persons registering on durable
paper, and conseeutively marked on the
permanent register. A separate regis
1Eation of voters applying under this
Section shall be made by the reglstra-
tson officer of every Parish, for this
purpose the registration officer of every
Parish shall keep his office open daily,
Sundays and legal holidays excepted,
antil August 31st, 1913. inclusive, from
o'clock A. M. until 1 O'Clock p. M.
and from o'clock p. M. until o'clock
p NJ.
Section shall close on the 31st day Of
August 1918. and Immediately there
Nfter the registration officer OF every
Parish shall make sworn copy In du-
under this Section. showing, in detail,
whether the applicant registered as a
voter OF 1887, or prior thereto or as
scn Of such voter as the o1
duplicates in the office of the Secretary
of State, to be by him recorded and
preserved as a 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- |
ten officer shall note in the top of |
ed1umn the age and color of the APP !
piicant, 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-
eational or property qualifications pre-
otherwise disqualified. and all persons
wAs do not by personal application
claim exemption from the provisions or
Section and of this Article before
September 1st 1919. shall be forever
denied the right TO do so.
The names of the persons register
ing under and claiming the benefits of
~ a
kqund book. to be provided by each
Parish for that purpose. and shall, he
knQWn as the permanent register 1xEy
Atesy on closing the reeist,S
.; n lt 4. ~ 1s,-,
u shall be the duty OF the registration |
Parishes throughout the State. to make |
u sworn statement, in writing, Of the !
number of voters, both white and coli |
nave registered, and whose names ap-
pear on said permanent register here |
IA provided for. and such sworn state |
ment shall be published in the official |
Journal or other newspaper published |
in the Parish in the next Issue appear
ing after said date, the cost Of the
same to be paid by the Parish. Any |
registration officer violating the pro-
visions of this Section or failing to
comply with the provisions hereof. or
shall make a false or incorrect state
Ment Of the number Of voters register
guilty of q felony, and on conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to imprison-
ment at hard labor for a term of not /
exceeaipg one year.
The manner in which the names of
persons whose names appear on said
registration list shall hereafter regis
ter may be different from that required
0f persons registered under other Sec
now provided or hereafter provided by
law; and the remedy and proceedings
subsequently to the close of
said registration, on, August 31st, 1913,
have obtained registration under this
Section by false statement of fact or
ether fraud shall be stricken from said
roll shall be as now provided or here
after provided by law;
Section 2. Be It further resolved,
etc. that this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified vot-
crs OF this State for adoption or rejec-
zion at the Congressional election to be
held in November, 1912.
Section 3. Be 1t further resolved.
etc that on the official ballots to be
used at said election there shall be
printed the words For the proposed
amendment Of Section of Article 1877
Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana. relative to registration of
voters" and the words:
Against the proposed amendment to
Section of Article 1877 Of the Consti-
tutien OF the State of Louisiana, rela-
Sve to registration of voters" and each
ths general election laws OF this State.
whether he votes for or against the pro-
Ss l. E. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House Of Rspr. :entatiyes
THOMAS c. BARRETT
lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: June 25th. 1912.
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
ALVIN n. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. lsa.
Senate Bill No. IS7. BY Mr.. Beale.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
(2Sl1 two eighty-One OF the Consti-