The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-07
AFR no. a..
N, NO 81. BY Mr.. Edwards

providing an 4aT Of the Constitution OF
Of Ae LIZ Of Louisiana; relative 10
tas dstration Of voters.
.ss. .,an Be 1t resolved by the Cen
ooaambly of the State OF LOUIS.
sral a swo-thirds (2-3) of the mefnp Per,
a ,aa.ad to each House con ~ M Ssonsti-
+ ssetion tha State of Louisiana be so
tuition :. o. az to read as follows:
ame aa1tonf5. No male person VINO wa as
Sseuo ,.arv 1st, 1867, or at any date
On on. = a1 hereto, entitled to vote unue :.
pIlvA constitution or Statutes ~ no
state y. and no son or GRANDSON
then Tes auch person, not less than q
OF any - are on the 1st day OF May,
year, and no male person OF ioIe! .sa
III Tx, Who was naturalized prior " sLe
D Dls day OF January, 1928, snali W II
MED NE sne nv by reason of his failure to
this osa the educational or properly
possess lions prescribed by this Con,
aul alill. nroyided he shall have resluea
stit thjs state for five years next pre-
y aad;ng the date at winch ne s sna rap-
cs s.i sor registration and shall nave reg
Ply ~, in accordance with the terms
iste at,a Article prior to September Isl;
o. shls nd no person shall be entitled
1913, s a undar this Section after SAID
to register u'io''
date. .o,, claiming the benefit Of
Eve nsyo+ p shall make application to
tnls sronar registration officer or ms
inc sor registration, and ne snad1
deputy ath before such registration Of
MAJ or his deputy in the form 1ollo"-
y Ing: citizen of the United States
an +bis State, over the age OF
a an wears; I have resided IN ms
s ssats for five years next preceding thls
sata was on the .--.-os.y ~ y.
tho Constitution or w ssareIes then ~ re-
s s,asd q Tor | am the son or grandson t OF
sldsu' " who was, on the
~ NJ ------- entitled to
ro,e under del the Constitution or Statutes
- tbe State of ---- -------- Whel ei -
he then resided and l desire as 10 NV Nv
m G.sassar ( Of Article 1877 Of the Consta-
tuition of this State. ,, ~
ILL., certificates Of registration shall pc
-. ~, ~ persons registering on durapie
naner and consecutively marked on tne
permanent register. ann1v Svpar Under this
section shall be made by the reglstra-
~, afficer of every Parish, for this
.,vr the registration officer of every
Parish shall keep his office open daily,
aandays and legal holidays excepted,
nstiI August 31st 1913, inclusive, from
ahsn IA M. until o'clock P. M.
AID from 3 o'clock P. NJ. until O'Clock
8 me y. registration Of voters under this
section shall close on the 3lst day OF
August, 1913, and Immediately there
aster fhe registration officer of every
par,sh shall make a sworn copy in du-
n1icate of the list of persons registered
+ psrdsr fhis Section, showing, in detali,
whether the applicant registered as
voter Of 1857 or prior thereto, or as q
son of such voter or as the GRANDSON y
A such voter. and deposit one. OF sa1d
Sunlicatas in the office of the Secretary
n state. to be by him recorded and
preserved. as q part Of the permanent
record of his office, and the other OF
ssid duplicates shall be by him filed
In the office Of the Clerk Of the District
Court Of the Parish, and, in the Parish
ii Orleans in the office of the Recorder
n Mortgages there to remain perma-
,ar,t record: provided that, upon the
permanent register of all persons regis
tered under this Section, the regtstra-.
lion officer shall note IN the top on
nlicant. and under the head of remarks
Iii distinguishing physical character
istics OF the applicant, such as height,
alze. color OF the hair and eyes. etc. u
All persons whose names appear on
said registration list shall be admit
tsd ID register for all the elections ~
hi is,rni Oh property Quail fieations pre-
scribed by this Csnstttut ton, unless
otherwise disqualified, and all persons
who DO not BY personal application
Section 8 and Of this Article before
September 1st 1913, shall be forever
denied the right to do So
The names Of the persons register
Ing under and claiming the benefits 81
this Section shall be entered IN a we'll
w kns, - {Is,~1 {r tn THyn n1
Parish for that purpose, and shall be
known as the permanent register. I'M
rnediately on closing the registration
under this Section, on August 81, 1913
II shall be the duty of the registration
officer or his deputy in the different
q sworn statement, in writing, of thu
number Of voters, both white and col
0red with the number of EACH wht
have registered. and whose names ap
pear on said permanent register here
IN provided for, and such sworn state
ment 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 failing t
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 deene'
guilty Of felony, and on conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to imprison
ment at hard labor for term Of no
exceeding one year.
The manner in which the names o
persons whose names appear on sal
registration list shall hereafter regis
ter may be different from that require
OF persons registered under other Sec
tons Of this Article, and shall be a
now provided or hereafter provided b
law; and the remedy and proceeding
whereby, subsequently to the close 0
SAID registration, on August 31st, 191:
tne names of any persons who ma
have obtained registration under thi
Section BY false statement of fact Q
other fraud shall be stricken from sal
Foil, shall be as now provided or here
after provided by law
Section g. Be 1t further resolved
etc. that this proposed amendner
shall be submitted to the qualified vo
crs Of this State for adoption or rejet
non at the Congressional election to
held In November, 1912
section Q. Be 1t furtheS resolves
etc, that on the official ballots to
used at said election there shall
printed the words, For the propose
amendment Of Section of Article /!
q me Constitution of the State {
louisiana, relative to registration
vesefs' and the words:
against the proposed amendment
luton OF the State of Louisiana, rel
s,ve 70 registration Of voters" and eat
stector shall indicate, as provided /
US general election laws of this Stat
Nhetner he votes for or against the pr
posed amendment.