The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-08-31
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS.
House Bill No. Ct. BY Mr.. Edwards
JOINT RESOLUTION
ACT NO. "a.

JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing an amendment to Section
5 of Article 1877 of the ConstI-
tuition of the State Of Louisiana;
relative to registration of voters.
Section !. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana, twothirds (2-3) of the
members elected to each House con-
curing, that Section 5 Of Article 1877
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana be so amended as to read
as follows:
Section s. No male person who
was on January 1st, 1867, or at any
date prior thereto, entitled to vote
under the Constitution or Statutes of
any State of the United States, where
in he then resided, and no son or
grandson of any such person, not less
than 81 years of age on the 1st day
of May 1912, and no male person of
foreign birth, who was naturalized
prior to the 1st day of January, 1898,
shall be denied the right to register
and vote in this State by reason OF
his failure to possess the educational
or property qualifications prescribed
by this Constitution, provided he
shall have resided in this State for
five years next preceding the date
at which he shall apply for registra-
ton and shall have registered in ac-
cOrdance with the terms Of this Ar
ticle prior to September 1st, 1913, and
no person shall be entitled to regis
ter under this Section after said date.
Every person claiming the benefit
of this Section shall make application
to the proper registration officer or
his deputy for registration, and he
shall make oath before such regis
fratiOn officer or his deputy in the
form following:
am a citizen of the United States
and of this State, over the age OF
twenty-one years; l have resided in
this State for five years next proceed
ing this date. was on the
dav Of entitled
to vote under the Constitution or Sta
tutes of the State Of--------
wherein l then resided, Cor | am the
son or grandson of -------------------
who was, on the -- day Of
-------- entitled to vote under the
Constitution or Statutes Of the State
of wherein
he then resided) and l desire tC
avail myself of the privileges confer
red by Section 5 of Article 1877 Of
the Constitution of this State.
Certificates of registration shall be
gwen to persons registering on dura
BILE paper, and cOnsecutively marked
on the permanent register A sepa
rate registration of voters applying
under this Section shall be made by
the registration officer of every Par
ish, for this purpose the registration
officer of every Parish shall keel
his office open daily. Sundays and lie
gal holidays excepted, until Angus
31st, 1913, inclusive, from 8 o'clock
NJ. until / o'clock P. NJ and from
o'clock P. NJ. until o'clock P. M.
The registration of voters unde
this Section shall close on the 3ls
day of August, 1913, and immediatel,
thereafter the registration officer o
every Parish shall make a sWorl
copy in duplicate of the list of per
sons registered under this Section
showing, in detail, whether the ap
Dlicant registered as voter Of 1867
or prior thereto, or as son Of sucl
voter or as the grandson of such VOt
er, and deposit one Of said duplicate
in the office of the Secretary o
State, to be by him recorded and pre-
served, as a part of the permanen
record of his office, and the other o
said duplicates shall be by him file
in the office of the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court of the Parish, and, in tn
Parish of Orleans in the office of tn
Recorder of Mortgages there to re
main a permanent record; provided
that, upon the permanent register
all persons registered under this Se'
ton, the registration officer sha
note in the top of column the ag
and color of the applicant, and unde
the head of remarks all distinguish
ing physical characteristics of the al
plicant, such as height, size, color
the hair and eyes, etc.
All persons whose names appear c
said registration list shall be admi
ted to register for all the election