The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
ACT MO. a..
House Bill No. 81. BY Mr. Edwards
JOINT RESOLUTION

House Bill No. 81 BY Mr. Edwards.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing an amendment to Section
of Article 1877 of the Constitution OF
the State OF Louisiana: relative to
registration of voters.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana. two-thirds {2-3) of the members
Section of Article 1877 of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows:
Section ). No male person who was
On January LIST. 1867, or at any date
prior thereto. entitled to vote under
the 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 u
years of age on the 1st day of May,
1912. and no male person of foreign
birth, who was naturalized prior to the
LIST day of January, 1898, shall be &c
MED the right to register and vote IN
this State by reason of his failure TO
possess the educational or property
qualifications prescribed by this Con-
stitution provided he shall have resided
in this State for five years next pre-
ceding the date at which he shall APP
ply for registration and shall have reg
istered in accordance with the terms
of this Article prior to September Isl;
1918, and no person Shall be entltleu
to register under this Section after said
date
Every person claiming the benefit of
this Section shall make application to
the proper registration officer or ms
deputy for registration and he snail
make oath before such registration Of
ficer or his deputy in the form follow
ing:
am a citizen of the United States
and of this State over the age or
twenty-one years; I have resided in this
State for five years next preceding this
date. l was on the ---day of
----- --- entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes of the
State of wherein l then re-
sided, Cor 1 am the son or grandson OF
who was. on the
vote under the Constitution or Statutes
he then reside) and 1 desire to avail
myself of the privileges conferred by
6ection 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
tration of voters applying under this
Section shall be made by the registra-
ton 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
s o'clock A. M. until l o'clock P. NJ
and from . o'clock p NJ. until o'clock
p. NJ.
The registration Of voters under this
Section shall close on the 3lSt day OF
August 1913, and Immediately there
sitter the registration officer of every
Parish shall make sworn copy in du-
plicate of the list of persons registered
under this Section. showing. in detail,
whether the applicant registered as a
voter Of 1857, or prior thereto. or as q
son of such voter CT as the grandson
Of such voter. and deposit one or SAID
' 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 perma-
nsnt record; provided, that. upon the
permanent register Of all persons regis
tered under this Section, the registra-
tion officer shall note in the top of
column the age and color of the APP
plicant and under the head of remarks
all distinguishing physical character
istics 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, the edu-
0cribed by this Constitution, unless
otherwise disqualified. and all persons
Who do not by personal application
claim exemption from the provisions OF
Section and of this Article before
September LIST. 1913, shall be forever
denied the right to do so.
Tha names of the persons register
ing Under and claiming the benefits OF
bound book. to be provided by each
Parish for that purpose. and shall be
known as the permanent register. I'm.
usdiately on closing the registration
under this Section, on August 81 1918
II 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
orsd, with the number of each. who
have registered. and whose names ap
pear on said permanent register here
IN provided for. and such sworn state
mant shall be published in the official
journal or other newspaper published
in the Parish in the next isslte 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 tt
comply with the provisions hereof. OF
shall make false or incorrect state
ment of the number Of voters register
ed under this Section. shall be deemed
guilty of felony, and on conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to imprison
ment at hard labor for a term of mo-
exceeding one year.
The manner in which the names o
persons whose names appear on sale
registration list shall hereafter regis
ter may be different from that required
of persons registered under other Sec
lions of this Article. and shall be al
now provided or hereafter provided b,
law; and the remedy and proceeding
whereby, subsequently to the close o
said registration. on August 31st, 1913
the names OF any persons who ma.
have obta ined registration under thi
h1,f o1c otn ~ for n
other fraud shall be stricken from SAT-
roll. shall be as now provided or here
after provided by law.
Section 2. Be 1T further resolved
etc. that this proposed amendmen
shall be submitted to the qualified vot
crs Of this State for adoption or rejec
tion at the Congressional election to b
held in November, 1912.
etc. that on the official ballots to b
used at said election there shall b
printed the words, For the propose
amendment Of Section S of Article 10
Louisiana, relative to registration o
voters and the words:
Against the proposed amendment t
Section of Article 1877 of the Consti
tive to registration of voters" and eac
alsctor shall indicate. as provided b.
he general election laws of this State
whether he votes for or against the pro
posed amendment
T.. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Repr- tentative.
THOMAS c. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President Q
the Senate.
Approved: June 25th, 1912.
L. f. HALL,
Governor Of the State of Louisians
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT.
Secretary of State
ACT NO. 132.
Senate Bill No. 1877. By Mr.. Bealt
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Articl