The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-12

/ am q citizen or the Unlteu otates
and of this State. over the age or
twenty-one years; have resided in this
State for five years next preceding TINS
date. / was on the --------day OF
entitled to vote under
che Constitution or Statutes of the
State of wherein then re-
aided. Cor l am the son or grandson OF
who was, on the
day of -- entitled to
vote under the Constitution or Statutes
he then resided) and 1 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
kration of voters applying under. this
don 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
3 o'clock A. NJ. until l o'clock p. NJ.
r. NJ
The registration of voters under this
August. 1913, and Immediately there
after the registration officer of every
Parish shall make a sworn copy in du-
pl.cate 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 CT 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-
don officer shall note in the top of
column the age and color of the APP
plfcant, and under the head of remarks
ell distinguishing physical character
lstics Of the applicant such as height.
All persons whose names appear on
0aid registration list shall be admit
ted to register for all the elections in
this State without. possessing the edu-
0cribed by this Constitution. unless
otherwise disqualified. and all persons
who do not by personal application
claim exemption from the provisions of
September 1st 1913. shall be forever
denied the right to do So
The names Of the persons register
ing under and claiming the benefits of
1ufS Sect1On Sndlf DC eute<tu III u Wtil~
bound book. to be provided by leach
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. 1918.
Il shall be the duty of the registration
officer or his deputy in the different
Parishes throughout the State. to make
. sworn statement. In writing. of the
number of voters, both white and coll
ored, with the number of each. who
have registered. and whose names APP
pear on said permanent register hero
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 a false or incorrect stete-
ment of the number of voters register
ed under this Section. shall be deemed
guilty Of a felony. and on conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to imprison-
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
ter may be different from that required
Of persons registered under other Sec
fions of this Article. and shall be az
now provided or hereafter provided by
INV. anu tnc IcIucuy anu pfOtSeulhIt
whereby. subsequently to the close OF
said registration. on August 31st. 1918
the names of any persons who may
have obtained registration under this
Section by false statement of fact OF
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-
crs 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 of Article 19I
Of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana. relative to registration OF
voters" and the words:
Section of Article 1877 of the Consti.
tuition of the State of Louisiana, rela-
tive TO registration of voters" and each
eiector shall indicate. as provided by
the general election laws of this State
whether he votes for or against the pro
posed amendment
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
THOMAS C. BARRET,
lieutenant Governor and President 81
the Senate.
Approved: June 25th. 1912.
L. z HALL.
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.