The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-10-11
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EouEs Bill No 61 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 Gem
sTAl Assembly Of the State OF Loulsi-
ana, two-thirds (2E3) of the members
elected to each House concuTing, that
Section of Article 1877 of the Consti-
tuition Of the State OF Louisiana be so
amended as TO read az follows:
Section 5. No male person who was
"a January lst 1867, or at any date
prior thereto, entitled to vote. under
The Constitution or Statutes of any
State Of the United States, wherein he
then resided, and no son or grandson
Of any such person. not less than q
years OF age on the LIST day of May
SeIs. and no male person Of foreign
birth, who was naturslized prior to the
lst day of January. 1898, shall be de-
nted the right TO register and vote III
this State by reason of his failure to
eossess the educational or property
qualifications prescribed by this Con-
etitution. provided he shall have resided
u this State for five years next pre-
redtng the date at which he Shall ap'
ply for registration and shall have reg
iRtered in accordance with the terms
" this Article prior to September LIST.
1919, and no person shall be entitled
10 register under this Section after said
cate.
Every person claiming the benefit Of
lhis Section shall make application TO
the proper registration officer or his
deputy for registration, and he shall
make oath before such registration Of
ficer or his deputy in the form follow
am a citizen of the United States
and Of this State. over the age of
twsnty-one years; have resided in this
State for five years next preceding this
date. I was on the -----day Of
'------------------ entitled to vote under
he Constitution or Statutes OF the
state Of ---------- wherein then re-
sided. Cor am the son or grandson OF
- day OF ----- entitled to
vote under the Constitution or Statutes
Of the State Of -------- wherein
he then resided) and l desire to avail
myself Of the privileges conferred by
Esetion . Of Article 1877 OF the Consti-
tuition Of this State
Certificates Of registration shall be
paper. and consecutively marked on the
permanent register. A separate regis
tration Of voters applying under this
Section shall be made by the reg.etra-
zion officer OF every Parish, for this
purpose the registration officer Of every
Parish shalt ,-ssp his office open daily, |
Sundays and .egal holidays excepted,
o'clock A. NJ. until o'clock P. M. |
End from o'clock P. NJ. until 6 o'clock |
r. n
The registration Of voters under this
Section shall close on the 3lst day Of |
August 1918, and Immediately there.
otter the registration officer Of every |
Parish shall make q sworn copy In du-
plicats Of the list Of persons registered
under this Section, showing, In detail,
whether the applicant registered as a |
voter OF 1887. or prior thereto, or as q
aoR OF such voter or as the grandson
81 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
SAID duplicates shall be by him filed
"a 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 a perma-
nent record: provided. that upon the
permanent register of all persons regis,
tered endsr this Section, the registra-
column The age and color Of the Az.
piicAnt, and under the head of remarks
All distinguishing physical character
eties OF the applicant. such as height,
s'ze: color Of the hair and eyes, etc.
All persons whose names appear on
said registration list shalt be admit
'ed TO register for all the elections in
his State without possessing the edu.
'ationai or property qualifications pre-
'orihed by this Constitution, unless ,
otherwise disqualified, and all persons /
sho 90 not by personal application :
Hahn exemption from the provisions Of
section and 4 Of this Article before
september LIST 1918. shall be forever
Isnied the right to do SO.
The names OF the persons registrar :
ng under and claiming the benefits Of I
his Section shall be entered In a we'll 4
.ound DOCK. TO be provided by each 1
'arish for that purpose. and shall be 8
inown as the permanent register. I'M i
nediately on closing the registration b
:hasr THIS Section. on August 81, 1918, {
shall be the duty of the registration i
ffioer or his deputy in the different q
'arishes throughout the State. to make Q
sworn statement. in writing, Of the b
lumber OF voters, both white and col O
RED, with the number Of each, who a
ave registered, and whose names ap- t
ear on said permanent register here. s
provided for and such sworn state. 9
nsnt shall be published in the official O
ournal or other newspaper published Il
q the Parish IN the next issue appear n
ng after said date. the cost Of the o
ans TO be paid by the Parish. Any n
egletration officer violating the pro. G
isions Of this Section or failing "a n
ompiy with the provisions hereof. or j,
nall make a false or incorrect state o
nsnt Of tho number Of voters register.
under this Section, shall be desmad "
uilty Of q felony. and on conviction +,
heFeof. shall be sentenced to imprison- "
lenf at hard labor for g term OF no. Is
xceeding one year m
Inc manner in which the names of o.
ersohs whose names appear on said le
sslbtration list shall hereafter regis m
persons registered under other SEQ. cl
ons OF this Article, and shall be an ft
DIV provided or hereafter provided by y,
w: and the remedy and proceedinvs eJ
hereby, subsequently, to the close OF n,
I'D registration. on August 31st. 1919, fc
10 names or any persons who NAV re
I'VE obtained registration under this tn
,ction by false statement of fact or ii
her fraud shall be stricken from said
". shall be an now provided or here al
ter provided by law. a,
Section z. Be IL further resolved. ia
O., that this proposed amendment til
AL De submitted to the qualified vot- sr
8 OF this State for adoption or rejec- co
IN at the Congressional election co he in
"a In November. 1912 or
section 3. Be II further resolved. III
o., that on the official ballots to be Iii
ed at said election there shall ma