The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-21
ACT No. "a.

ACT no. "a.
~ 81 BY Mr. Edwards.
Beuse Di ,o1Nr RESOLUTION :
amendment to Section
psoyiding O. 1q7 Of the Constitution %
Of Artlcte IF louisiana; relative u
thesstration of voters
rssl lsan Be it resolved by the zen Gen
section Z WV of the State of LOUISE
tral Ass ass 4birds (2-3) Of the meHlp PEE
4 sna w - each House concurrIhss, so
aectedl < Of Article 1877 of the e6 on co Co
Seton saaO os the Stats; OF n 1a,laMa. "
tBtion ~ ~ as to read as foilo"s.
amended a No male person VINO was
Section nary 1st, 1857, or at any aae@
an January untitled to vote unoeT
prior tnst.nfion or, Statutes OF any
lie CONF ~ ths United States, wherein ne
STATE I o. lee and no son or g I 81
tnan 10 such person not t sa ~ Nav
" sh Of age on the Isl Jay " foreign
isi7, a ha vas naturalized prior to the
birth, VIM s< January, 1898, shall pc de-
lot Gay right to register and vote ~
rtsd 1ne me- bv reason Of his failure 10
this s - me educational or properly
possaeseations prescribed ~ TINS s J9a
aaali 11ss inorovided he shall have res1oea
f.itutlon. - =. for five years next pre-
h this ~. sea aate at which he shall ap-
eeding ~, rnasg,stration and shall have reg
Dir for Ies aenordance with the terms
isterea inrticle prior to September Isl
sals srd no person shall be entltdgd y
!, ,si Tsssgister under this Section ah'et s'''o
! date. narson claiming the beneflt OF
Ev e.y b shall make application 70
this per registration officer, or ms ny
The piop%S Pr REGISTRATION, and ne shadi
deputy -. before such registration OF
make ~ UAi his deputy in the form follo"-
Jug. an a citizen Of the United STATES es
end ~ ~ ora Years; I have resided IN THIS
twenty ar five years next preceding TINS
eaS rsas on the ----------- ---------uay %
date. ! WOO entitled to vote under
:. constitution or Statutes or the
ine ~ - wherein l then re.
sdsd (or am the son nno or w gaaha on the he
i ------- ~, ~ -------------- entitled to
into under uaa the Constitution or Statutes Statutes
wy ~ an State Of --- ------- wherein 2
q n, .hsr os resided) and desire to avail
n o. al NJ the privileges conferred py
G a:otinn of Article 1877 Of the consul
tuition Of this State. +ton sbo1, he
, e, ~ - N nersons registering on durable
Blssl :. and consecutively marked on the
gaspps rs, , register. A separate regis
s.. .nn Of voters applying under TINS
action shall be made by the reslsIraa-
ran officer Of every Parish, TOT lnls
r my. the registra tion.off1cer OF eVsIs
g ga-isb shall keep his office open daily
rr alism and legal holidays excepted
! ouag' aupiIst 31st, 1918, inclusive, iron
5 ea ao1acE a M. until 1 o'clock y. NJ
~ rom frnTn o'clock P. M. until o'cloch
p n .,on ), voters under hi.
seefion shall close on the 5lsI Gay "
@ August, 1915. and Nmm tsi . anar =
S pay,sb shall make sworn copy IN du,
niieate az the list Of persons registered
p,n5ar this Section, showing, in detall
slus the applicant registered as
i voter OF 1857 or prior thereto, or as
IN AZ such voter er as the grandson
~ such voter and deposit one Of sale
A Snn 1asa in the office of the Secretary
AZ State, to be by him recorded ane
.nreserved. as a part of the permanen
record of his office and the other o:
ssid duplicates shall be by him filed
N The office Of the Clerk of the Distrlc
Court Of the Parish, and, In the Parlsi
Of Orleans In the office of the Recorde
81 Mortgages there to remain q perInla
g n NJ record: provided, that, upon thu
permanent register Of all persons regis
Jared under this Section, the registra
fion officer shall note In the top O.
column the age and color OF the ap
h plicant and under the head of remark
iii distinguishing physical character
istfcs OF the applicant, such as he1gnt
slse color Of the hair and eyes, etc.
All persons whose names appear OF
Ma registration list shall be admit
I'd to registrar for all the elections y
| thlB State ithplt possessing the sedu
estlonai or property notifications pre-
ncrihed hy this CpnBii tuition, unles
otherwise disquai fled, and all person
No. Gny3l5nd fin]
claim exemption from the provisions o
Section 8 and 4 Of this Article befor
September list. 1918, shall be foreve
denied the right to do so.
The names Of the persons register
Ing under and claiming the benefits 9
IS this Section shall be entered in a well
bound book, to be provided by eac
Parish for that purpose, and shall b
known as the permanent register. I'm
medtately on closing the registration
under this Section, on August 81, 49,
It shall be the duty Of the registrat1o
officer or his deputy in the differen
Parishes throughout the State, to max
sworn statement, in writing. of tn
number Of voters, both white and co
ored, with the number OF each, VIII
have registered, and whose names az
pear on said permanent register here
IL provided for, and such sworn STATE
inent shall be published in the officis
Journal or other newspaper publishe
n In the Parish in the next issue appea!
Ing after said date, the cost of til
same to be paid by the Parish. An
registration officer violating the PR
4 visions of this Section or failing
comply with the provisions hereof, (
Shall make a false or incorrect stat,
ment Of the number Of voters registe
g under this Section, shall be deeme
guilty Of a felony, and on conyictic
thereof, shall be sentenced to impriso1
ment at hard labor for term Of NJ
exceeding one year.
The manner in which the names
persons whose names appear on sa
Teslstration list shall hereafter regi
,er may be different from that require
81 Of persons registered under other Sc
IONS Of this Article, and shall be {
COW provided or hereafter provided |
Jaw and the remedy and proceedin,
Nnereby, subsequently to the close
sala registration, on August 31st, 191
me names Of any persons who ms
h n obtained registration under tn
s ss. by false statement of fact
ot ,, fraud shall be stricken from sa
Ell shall be as now provided or her
after provided by law.
ssc, that this proposed amendme
s sna 90 submitted to the qualified VIC
s ssa OF this State for adoption or reje
WE VIZ &C the Congressional election to
Aeid in November, 1912.
s. section 8. Be 1t further resolve
s s.e'. that on the official ballots to
ased at said election there shall
printed the words, For the propos
amendment ~ ne Of Section of Article /
me she constitution Of the State
louisiana louisiana, relative to registration
soIers'' and the words:
AGAINST the proposed amendment
ss..In Of Article 1877 of the Cons
selon OF the State of .n1ltsiana re-