The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-09-06
ACT NO. az.
ACT MO. 89.
@ouse BIZ No 81. BY Mr.. Edwards
R&UU1O 6I3l NJ UT pE :"
Joint RESOLUTION

Providing an amendment to Section
of Article 1877 Of the Constitution ol
tbe State Of louisiana; relative 10
registration Of voters.
Section !. BE it resolved by the Cen
sral Assembly Of the State Of Loulsi-
ana. two thirds (23) OF the memoirs
elected to each House concurring, that
Section s Of Article 1917 of the CoEstl-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be So
amended as to read as follows;
Section s. No male person VINO was
on January 1st, 1867, or at any dats
prior thereto. entitled to vote uhuer
the Constitution or statues VI o;,, "h ny.
then resided, and no son or sIdl,u' o.
Of any such person. not less tnan -
wears of age on the list day or May,
J912 and no male person or foreisn
birth, who was naturaliZed prlor " t.10
Ist day of January. 1898. shall De oe-
Mod the right to register snd vote III
this State by reason or MS lallute ~ !
,ossess the educational or properly
qualifications prescribed by flis c0n
stintion provided he shall have resided
in this State for five years heAI PIE
ceding the date at which lac snail ap-
Nv for registration and shall have reg
3stered in accordance with the terms
cf this Article prior to SeNtemOer Isl,
1919 and no person shall be ehtille',,
TO register under this Sectlon alter 'a''
date 49,, ,,oeit or
This Section shall make appli"atloh ~
tha Droper registration Office or hIS
deputy for registration. ana ne enas
make oath before such reSaStfatto,I, ~ ~
ficer or his deputy in the lor.a iolio"
ing: A., r-,;ta1 States
,rd of This state, over the age OF
twenty-one years; I have resided IN tnis
state for five years next preceding tnis
date. [ was on the 800 ,naer
the Constitution or , Stareles, then re-
sided. Cor am the son or grandson .p Ta
-N--- who was on the
H., of ----- entitled to
vote under the Constitution or Statutes ntts
of the State of ----------- . ne, al
he then resided) ana desire ~ 80 Az h,.
myself of the privileges conferred pF
section of Article 1917 of tFe consul
tution of this State. l.,
Certificates of registration snall pe
given to persons registering on duTis- ;
paper. and consecutively mafKaf' tlls I
permanent register sse f FOR this
Section shall be maf officer hf every ,
s,on officer of mis- office open daily,
nurnose the regal holidays excepted.
Parish asst 31st, 1913. inclusive. from ,
s~~rsek A. NJ. until 1 o'clock P. NJ.
.
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The registration of voters under this
Section shall close on the 31st day Of !
August. 1918, aud Immediately there |
after the registration officer OF every '
Parish shall make a sworn copy in du- I
plicate of the list of persons registered I
under this Section. showing. in detail. c
whether the applicant registered as a c
voter of 1867. or prior thereto. or as a G
son of such voter ~ as the grandson V
OF such voter. and deposit one Of said 6
duplicates in the office of the Secretary y
of State. to be by him recorded and c
preserved. as a part of the, permanent r
record of his office. and the other or a
said duplicates shall be by him filed a
in the office of the Clerk Of the District il
Court Of the Parish. and. in the Parish a
of Orleans in the office Of the Recorder b
nent record; provided. that upon the "
permanent register of all persons regis II
tered under this Section. the registra- o
tion officer shall note in the top Of c.
column the age and color of the ap- V
plicant. and under the head Of remarks fl
oil distinguishing physical character tt
istics of the applicant. such as height n
size. color of the hair and eyes, etc b
All persons whose names appear on t:
said registration list shall be admit e.
ted to register for all the elections in o
this State without possessing the edu- v
cational or property qualifications pre-
scribed by this Constitution, unless a
otherwise disqualified. and all persons a
who do not by personal yapIticationfa
claim exemption from the provisions Of {
Section 3 and of this Article before t
September LIST. 1918. shall be forever p
denied the right to do So a
The names of the persons register r
Ing under and claiming the benefits Of t
this Section shall be entered in a we'll d
bound book. to be provided by each II
Parish for that purpose. and shall be a
known as the permanent register. I'M il
mediately, on closing the registration b
under this Section. on August 81, 1913, {
1t shall be the duty Of the registration il
officer or his deputy In the different p
Parishes throughout the State. to make o
q sworn statement. in writing Of the b
number of voters, both white and COL O
ored. with the number Of each. who a
have registered. and whose names ap- t
pear on said permanent register here S
IN provided for. and such sworn state s
ment shall be published in the official Q
Journal or other newspaper published /
IN the Parish in the next issue appear r
ing after. said date the. cost of the +
registration officer violating the pro. c
visions of this Section or failing to I
comply with the provisions hereof. or !
shall make false or incorrect state
ment Of the number Of voters register
ed under this Section. shall be deemed ,
guilty of a felony, and on conviction t
ment at hard labor for term of not
exceeding one year. I
The manner in which the names of {
spsrsons whose names appear on said
0Tintration list shall hereafter regis. I
tions&he different from that required !
now proVfsregistered under other Sec {
law: and theAEticle, and shall be as
whereby. subseqitfEsafter provided by
said registration. on xAnd proteedinsaa
the names of any PERSONA ose OF
rave obtained registration uTAtss 1913,
escsion by false statement Of factaay
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 or this State for adoption or re;ec-
held in November, 1912.
Section 3. BE 1t further resolved |
efr'. that on the official ballots to be
used at said election there shall be
printed the words. "For the proposed
amendment ma of Section of Article 1877
Louisiana. relative to registration of
voters" and the words:
Against the proposed amendment 20
section Of Article 1877 Of the Const,
tuition or the State of Louisiana, re!a-
tive to registration Of voters" and each
elecfor shall indicate. as provided Nv
the general election laws Of this State,
whether he votes for or against che pro.
posed amendment.
L. e. THOMAS.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives !
THOMAS C. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate
Approved: June 25th, 1912
l. r. HALL