The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31

1919, ana no pcTSOn Sutil DC tnlilitd
TO register under this Section after said
date.
Every person claiming the benefit of
this 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
ing:
and of this State. over the age or
twenty-one years; have resided in this
State for five years next preceding this
date. / was on the --------A-day OF
entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes of the
State of wherein / then re-
sided, Cor am the son or grandson of
who was. on the
day of ----- entitled to
vote under the Constitution or Statutes
he then resided) and 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. A separate regis
tration Of voters applying under this
Section shall be made by the registra-
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,
o'clock A. M. until / o'clock p NJ
and from 2 o'clock p. NJ. until o'clock
p. NJ
The registration of voters under this
Section shall close on the 31st day or
August. 1918. and Immediately there
after the registration officer of every
Parish shall make a 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 ~ 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 a perma-
nent record; provided. that. upon the
permanent register of all persons regis
tered under this Section, the registra-.
column the age and color Of the ap-
plicant and under the head Of remarks
ell distinguishing physical character
setics 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-
scribed by this Constitution, unless
otherwise disqualified and all persons
who do not by personal application
claim exemption from the provisions or
September LIST. 1913. shall be forever
denied the right to do so.
The names of the persons register
ing under and claiming the benefits of
bound book. to be provided by each
Parish for that purpose. and shall be
known as the permanent register. I'M
mediately on closing the registration
under this Section, on August 81. 1913,
It shall be the duty of the registration
officer or his deputy in the different
Parishes throughout the State, to make
q sworn statement, in writing. of the
number of voters. both white and col
ored. with the number of each, who
pear on said permanent register here
In 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 false or incorrect state
ment Of the number Of voters register
cd under this Section. shall be deemed
guilty Of a. felony, and on conviction
ment at hard labor for a term Of not
exceeding one year.
The manner in which the names of
persons whose names appear on said
registration list shall hereafter regis
te1 may be different from that required
of persons registered under other Sec
lions Of this Article, and shall be az
now provided or hereafter provided by
law; and the remedy and proceedings
said registration. on August s1st. 1913.
the names of any persons who may
have obtained registration under this
Section by false statement of fact or
other fraud shall be stricken from. said
roll. shall be as now provided or here
after provided by law.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved,
etc. that this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified vot-
tion at the Congressional election to be
held in November. 1912.
Section 8. Be 1t further resolved.
etc, that on the official ballots to be
printed the words. FOR the proposed
amendment OF Section of Article 1917
of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to registration OF
Against the proposed amendment to
Section OF Article 1877 Of the Consti-
tuition Of the State OF louisiana rela-
tive to registration of voters" and each
eiector snaii lHuicdte. as pTuNiueu W
the general election laws of this State.
whether he votes for or against the pro-
~ L. f. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: June 2sth, 1919.
l. E HALL.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true COPY:
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.