The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17
AUT NO. "A.
House Bill No. 81. By Mr.. Edwards
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing an amendment to Section
OF Article 1877 of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana; relative 70
registration of voters.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana. two-thirds (2-3) of the members
elected to each House concurring, tha'
Section of Article 1877 Of the Constr
tuition of the State of Louisiana be Sc
amended as to read as follows:
Section 3. No male person VINO was
on January 1st 1867, or at any date
prior thereto, entitled to vote unuel
Che Constitution or Statutes OF any
State of the United States, wherein ne
then resided, and no son or GRANDSON
OF any such person, not less hlan -
years of age on the 1st day OF May,
1912 and no male person OF foreIgn
birth. who was naturalized PRIOR 10 tne Tue
LIST day of January 1898, shall De oe-
Ried the right to register and vote ~ ~
this State by reason of his failure "
possess the educational or propeIl ~
qualifications prescribed by thls Coh,
e4itution. provided he shall have RESIDED
IN this State for five years next pre-
seding the date at which he shall ap-
ply for registration and shall nave req
SNtered in accordance with the terms
Of this Article prior to September ISL,
1913 and no person shall be entitled
TO register under this Section after salu
date.
Every person claiming the benefit OF
akis Section shall make application 70
Ae proper registration officer or MS
deputy for registration, and ne shae
saake oath before such registration OF
Jicer or his deputy in the form 1ollo"-
ing: VIII, c.o-os
and of this State, over the age OF
4wenty-one years; l have resided IN TINS
gtate for five years next preceding thls
date. was on the -, - --o+o SlgdeI or
sAe Constitution or Statutes OF tne
state of wherein l then re-
atdod. Cor l am the son or grandson OF
who was, on the
- dav Of entitled to
vete under the Constitution or Statutes
Of the State Of ----- WherelnI
he then resided) and 1 desire. to avail
myself of the privileges conferred py
Section 8 of Article 1877 of the consul
Aution of this State
Certificates of registration shall be
given to persons registering on ourapie
Haper and consecutively marked on the
2sation of voters applying under. this
Section shall be made by the reglstra-
1aon officer of every Parish for this
purpose the registration officer OF every
Parish shall keep his office open daily
Sundays and legal holidays excepted.
untiI August 31st 1918, inclusive, from
9 o'clock A. M. until 1 o'clock r. M.
and from o'clock P. NJ untiP O'Clock
p. NJ.
The registration of voters under this
Nection shall close on the 31st day OF
August 1913, and Immediately there
after the registration officer or every
Parish shall make a sworn copy In du-
plicate Of the list of persons registered
under this Section, showing, In detall,
whether the applicant registered as a
voter of 1867. or prior thereto, or as Q
son of such voter CT as the grandson
Of such voter, and deposit one OF said
49, khA nRnf1 a r
Of State, to be by him recorded and
preserved. as a part of the permaneni
record of his office, and the other OF
said duplicates shall be by him flieo
In the office Of the Clerk OF the DIstrlct
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 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 ap-
plicant, and under the head of remarks
all distinguishing physica! 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
Shis State without possessing the edu-
ecribed by this Constitution. unless
otherwise disqualified, and all persons
whe do net by personal application
claim exemption from the PROVISIONS OF
eection and OF this Article before
September 1st. 1918, shall be forever
Gsnied the right to do So
The names of the persons register
eng under and claiming the benefits OF
Aaund hook. to be provided by each
Parish for That purpose, and snail q
known as the permanent register. I'm
msdiately on closing the registratiaT
under this Section, on August 81, 1913
q shall be the duty OF the registration
sfficer or his deputy in the different
Parishes throughout the State. to make
q sworn statement, in writing of thu
number of voters. both white and col
cred. with the number of each, who
nave registered, and whose names ap
near on said permanent register here
IA provided for. and such sworn state
S1eht shall be published in the officia.
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. tc
comply with the provisions hereof. ol
shall make a false or incorrect state
ment of the number of voters register.
ed under this Section, shall be deemed
Euilty of a felony, and on conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to impr1son
ment at hard labor for a term Of not
exceeding one year.
The manner in which the names ot
persons whose names appear on salc
registration list shall hereafter regis
ter may be different from that required
of persons registered under other Sec
tions of this Article and shall be az
now provided or hereafter provided BY
law; and the remedy and proceedings
whereby subsequently to the close o.
said registration, on August 31st. 1913
The names of any persons VINO ma.
have obtained registration under this
Section by false statement of fact o.
other fraud shall be stricken from salt
roll shall be as now provided or mere
after provided by law.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved
ETC. that this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified yot
tion at the Congressional election to b.
held in November, 1912.
Section 3. Be 1t further resolved
etc, that on the official ballots to b
used az said election there shall b.
printed the words, For the PROPOSED
Amendment OF Section of Article 19
OF the Constitution of the State O.
Louisiana. relative to registration o
vetsrs'' and the words:
"Against the proposed amendment Z
Section s of Article 1877 of the Consti
tuition OF the State of Louisiana, rela
tive to registration of voters" and eacl
elector shall indicate, as provided b!
She general election laws of this State
whether he votes for or against the pro
l.. z. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Repr- :entatives
THOMAS c. BARRET,
lieutenant Governor and President o
the Senate.
Approved: June 25th, 1912.
L. E. HALL.
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN II. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.