The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-08-29
Constitutional
AMENDMENTS
REGULAR SESSION 1912.
ACT NO. "a.

House Bill No. 81. BY Mr.. Edwards
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Providing an amendment to section .
visions Of sections % one tbe tT Constitution
of the State of Louisiana; relative
to registration OF voters. c,
Section L. Be 1t resolved by the zen
eral Assembly Of the state OF LoplsIs
ana, two-thirds (2-3) of the members
elected to each House concurring; Iha'
Section of Article 1877 of the constr
tuition of the state OF L fo1iSws:
Section 8. No male person VINO was
on January LIST, 1867, or at any uale
prior thereto. entitled to vote unu pg
state of the United States, wherein ne
then resided. and no son or GRANDSON
of any such person, not less tHan
years of age on the lst DAY % $3.50 No.,
1el2 and no male person or 1orelsh
birth, who was naturalized prior 10 Ine
list day of January, 1898, snail De ue.
MED the right to register ana vote IN
nossess the educational or property
Qualifications prescribed by TINS con
stitution, provided he shall have reslu
ed in this State for nve years h Ell
preceding the date at which ne shall
apply for registration and snail nave
registered in accordance with the terms
of this Article prior to september ist
1914 and no person shall be entitled
to register under this Section after SAID
Every person claiming the benefit OF
this Section shall make apPliSat 90 his
the proper registration oheer OF MI
deputy for registration, ana ne shaii
make oath before such registration Oh
ficer or his deputy in the form iolio"-
am a citizen of the United States
and of this State, over the age oi
twenty one years; l have RESIDED IN
ing this date. l was on the ----,.Io5
day of entltled
to vote under the Constitution or Stat
utes Of the State OF g. au, tho
son or grandson OF -.
who was, on the - day OF - -
entitled to vote under the
Constitution or Statutes OF the Staie
he then resided. and 1 desire to avail
myself of the privileges conferred oy
Section of Article 1871 of the Consu-
tuition of this State.
Certificates of registration shall be
given to persons registering on duraDle
paper and consecutively marked on the
tration of voters applying under this
Section shall be made by the reglstTa-
tion officer of every Parish, Tor tnls
purpose the registration otncer o, eeery
Sundays and legal holidays excepted
until August 31st, 1918, inclusive IRON
s o'clock A. M. until l o'clock + NJ
and from o'clock p. Nj. until cioch
The registration Of voters under this
Section shall close on the 3lst day OF
August l9is; and imm ofcer Of ever,
Parish shall make sworn copy IN gu
piicate Of the list Of persons registereSS
under this Section, showing, IN uetall
whether the applicant registered as
voter OF 1867, or prior thereto, or as
son of such voter or as the granosol
of such voter. and deposit one OF SAT-
duplicates in the office OF me See seer q ny
preserved, as a part OF the permanent
record of his office. and the other o
said duplicate shall be by MN ME-
Court OF the Parish and in the Parisi
of Orleans in the Office OF the Recorder
OF Mortgages there to remain perma
nent record; pr9Srde9' iha ners SpU. req
istered under this Section, the regis
tration officer shall note In the top
column the age and color OF the ap
ali distinguishing physical character
istics OF the applicant, such as height
size, color of the hair and eyes, etc. .
al persons whose s,s, hs sbaIS be admit
ted to register for all the elections II
this State without possessing the ecu
cstional or property quaiincatiohs pre-
scribed by this Constitution unles
otherwise DISQUALIFIED. and all person
who do not by personal application
claim exemption from the provlsions
Section and of this Article befor
September LIST, 1918, shall be foreVe
denied the right to do So
The names of the persons register
ing under and claiming the dement's o
this Section shall be entered in well
bound book. to be provided by eaci
Parish for that purpose, and shall o.
known as the permanent register I'm
mediately on closing the registratioi
under this Section. on August 81, 1918
IL shall be the duty of the registration
officer or his deputy In the dinereh
Parishes throughout the state, to max
a sworn statement. in writing. or tn
number of voters. both white and col
ored. with the number OF each, VIM
have registered and whose names ap
pear on said permanent register mere
in provided for. and such sworn state
ment shall be published In the ofncia
journal or other newspaper published
in the Parish in the next issue appear
ing after said date. the cost or tn'
same to be paid by the Parish. An!
registration officer violating the pro
visions of this Section or railing .
comply with the provisions hereof, o.
shall make a false or incorrect state
ment OF the number of voters regis
tered under this Section. shall be deem
ed guilty of q felony, and on convlc
tion thereof. shall be sentenced to i'm
prisonment at hard labor for term O
not exceeding one year:
The manner in which the names o
persons whose names appear on sait
registration list shall hereafter regis
ter NAV be different from that required
Of persons registered under other Sec
lions of this Article, and shall be a.
now provided or hereafter provided o.
law: and the remedy and proceeding
whereby, subsequently to the close o.
said registration. on August 31st, 1913
the names OF any persons who may