The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-11-02

entitled to vote unuei
the Constitution or state5es then N re.
sided. Tor / am the son or grandson OF
s - who was. on the
day of --- enutiea 10
,rote under the Constitution or Statutes
Re then resided) and l desire to avali
myself of the privileges conferred py
Section of Article 1877 OF the consul
tution of this State .u =.
~iven to persons registering on duraDie
paper. and consecutively marked on tue
permanent register \ separate regas s-
fration of voters applying uhuer tra'
section shall be made by the registra
fSOn officer of every Parish. 1or TINS
purpose the registration officer OF every
Parish shall keep his office open dahy'
Sundays and legal hoiidays ., ence Prom
4 O'Clock A. M. until l o'clock r. M.
and from o'clock p. NJ. until O'Clock
r. n. s.- .h,r
u>ction shall close on the 31st day OF
AUGUST. 1913, and Immediately tnere-
efter the registration officer OF every
Parish shall make sworn copy IN ou,
plicate of the list OF persons Setaii
whether the applicant registered as
voter of 1867. or prior thereto, or as
0on of such voter nv as the granosot /,
Of such voter. and deposit one % sa.v
Of State to be by him recorded anu
preserved. as part of the permanent
record of his office. and the otner o,
said duplicates shall be by MN ,s tlea
Court of the Parish. and. in the PARISH
of Orleans in the office OF the Recorder
of Mortgages there to remain perma-
nent record; provided. that, upon tne
Permanent register of all persons regis
tered under this Section, the registra-
don officer shall note in the top o.
column the age and color OF the ap-
plicant and under the head OF remarks
al distinguishing physical CHARACTER
lstics of the applicant such as heish'
eixe. color of the hair and eyes, etc.
All persons whose names appear OF
said registration list shall be ADMIT
ted to register for all the elections II
fhis State without possessing the ecu
cafional or property qualifications pre-
ocribed by this Constitution, unies'
otherwise disqualified. and all persons
who do not by personal application
claim exemption from the provisions o
Section 8 end of this Article befor
9eptember LIST 1913. shall be foreve
aenied the right to do SO.
The names of the persons register
fng under and claiming the benefits o
sfhis Section shall be entered in well
bound book to be provided by eac
Parish for that purpose. and shall .
known as the permanent register I'm
mediately on closing the registratio
under this Section, on August 81. lsls
m e,4ali be the duty of the registratio
Dfficer or his deputy in the dir1eren
Parishes throughout the State. to max
q sworn statement. in writing. Of tn
number of voters both white ana co
cred, with the number or eacn. wn
have registered, and whose names az
near ON said permanent register mere
r. provided for. and such sworn STATE
ment shall be published in the offici'
1ournal or other newspaper puoiisne
IN the Parish in the next issue appea
1ame to be paid by the Parish. An
regietration officer violating the PR
visions of this Section or failing.
comply with the provisions hereol.
shall make a false or incorrect stat
ment OF the number of voters registe
ed under this Section. shall be deem'
guilty of felony, and on convictl.
thereof shall b. sentenced to impriso
Fnent at hard labor for a term Oh IL
exceeding one year.
The manner in which the names
persons whose names appear on ga
registration list shall hereafter req
Ter NAV be different from that reuulr
rof persons registered under other Sc
lions of this Article. and shall be
now provided or hereafter provideu
law: and the remedy and proceedin
whereby subsequently to the close
cafd registration. on August 31st. 10
the names of any persons VINO m
have obtained registration under u
Section by false statement or fact
other fraud Sl3n ne Slitthrh
ron. shall be as now provided or hel
after provided by law.
Section g. Be ii further resolv
etc. that this proposed amendmc
shall be submitted TO the qualified "
rrs of this State for adoption or rel
zion at the Congressional election to
held in November. 1912.
Section 3. Be II further resoiv
etc. that on the official ballots 70
used at said election there shall
printed the words. "For the propos
Amendment of Section of Article
OF the Constitution of the state
louisiana relative to registration
voters and the words:
Against the proposed amendment
Section of Article 1871 of the Cons
tuition of the State of Louisiana, re
five to registration of voters and e;
elector shall indicate. as provided
che general election laws OF this 81;
whether he votes for or against the ?
posed amendment.
Speaker of the House Of Represertati'
THOMAS c. BARREl
lieutenant Governor and President
the Senate.
Approved: June 25th 1912
L. e HALL
Governor Of the State of louisa
A true cory;
ALVIN +. UEBERT.
Secretary CT State.