The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-03
Aur no. "A.
House Bill No 81 BY Mr.. Edwards
Joint RESOLUTION

AuT no. a.
House Bill No. 61 BY Mr.. Edwards
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing an amendment to Section
of Article 1877 of the Constitution o.
the State of Louisiana; relative L
registration of voters.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisl
ana, two-thirds (2-3) of the members
elected to each House concurring, tina
Section of Article 1877 of the Const1
tuition of the State of Louisiana be sc
amended as to read as follows:
Section s. No male person who was
on January 1st 1867, or at any date
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
Nhe 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 Il
years of age on the 1st day of May
1912, and no male person OF 1orelgn
birth who was naturaliZed prior to the
list day of January. 1898. shall be de-
nied the right to register and vote IN
this State by reason OF his fallure 10
possess the educational or property
qualifications prescribed by this Con-
stitution provided he shall have resided
IN this State for five years next pre-
eeding the date at which he shall ap-
ply for registration and shall have reg
htered in accordance with the terms
Of this Article prior to september ISL;
1913, and no person shall be entitled
60 register under this Section after sald
date.
Every person claiming the benefit Of
this Section shall make application 70
the proper registration officer or ms
deputy for registration. and he snail
make oath before such registration Of
3icer or his deputy in the form follow
ing: ,., e.o.o.
and of this State, over the age or
fwenty-one years; have resided in this
Afof a for nrpcpdinR
date. l was on the ----day OF
--- entitled to vote under
The Constitution or Statutes OF the
Etate of wherein / then re-
sidsd, 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 Constt-
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
tTation of voters applying under this
Section shall be made by the registra-
eten 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
Q o'clock A. M. until 1 o'clock p, M.
and from o'clock P. NJ. until o'clock
p. M
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 a sworn copy In du-
under this Section, showing, in detail,
whether the applicant registered as
voter of 1867, or prior thereto, or as
son of such voter or as the grandson
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
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-
permanent register of all persons regis
tered under this Section, the registra-
tton 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
fstics 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-
ecribed by this Constitution, unless
who do not by personal application
claim exemption from the provisions OF
Section and 4 of this Article before
September LIST, 1913, shall be forever
ne rns Of the e0 persons sG register
ing under and claiming the benefits of
this Section shall be entered In q we'll
e1IHga eeek: g - j p'ESSylasa by each
stxh4srf Wy TExf pdfpose. aiid 1SnEIf re 4
khQwn 90 the permanent register. I'M
nf6diately en- closing the registration
ii shall be the duty of the registration
efffcer or his deputy in the different
Parishes throughout the State. to make
q sworn statement, in writing. of the
cred, with the number OF each. who
have registered, and whose names. APP
pear on said permanent register here
IA provided for. and such sworn state !
mant shall be published in the official
Journal or other newspaper published
IN the Parish in the next issue appear
fng after said date, the cost of the
same 70 Dc psid by tne Pa. Parish Any
visions Of this Section or falling to
Sompiy with the provisions hereof. or
shall make false or incorrect state
ment Of the number Of voters register
guilty of a felony, and on conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to imprtson-
ment at hard labor for term Of not
exceeding 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
Of persons registered under other Sec
tions Of this Article. and shall be as
now provided or hereafter provided by
law: and the remedy and proceedings
whereby, subsequently to the close OF
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 Q. Be II further resolved,
etc, that this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified vot-
ors of this State for adoption or reJec-
tion at the Congressional election to be
held In November, 1912.
Section 3. Be II 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 5 of Article 1877
OF the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana, relative to registration OF
vetsrs" and the words
"Against the proposed amendment TO
Section s of Article 1877 OF the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana, rela-
dive 20 registration Of voters" and each
elector shall indicate. as provided by
shs general election laws of this State.
whether he votes for or against the pro-
~ L e. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House OF Repr :entatives.
THOMAS c. BARRET,
lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: June 25th. 1912.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.
ACT no. 132
Senate Bill No. 1877 BY Mr. Beale.
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