The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-10-03
Constitutional
AMENDMENTS
REGULAR SESSION 1912.
ACT NO. "a.

JOINT RESOLUTION.
Providing an amendment TO Section !
visions of sections one, two, hye, SIN
of Article 1871 of the CONSTRUCTOR
of the State of Louisiana; relative
to registration of voters.
Section l. Be IL resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana two-thirds (2-3) OF the memDers
elected to each House concurrlng, Ihal
Section Of Article isI OF the C4 pm 81
tuition of the State Of Louisiana De SC
amended as to read as follows:
Section 5. No male person VINO was
on January LIST, 1861, or at any dale
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes of any
State of the United States, wherein ne
then resided. and no son or SrahusS9II
of any such person, not less IaaM
years of age on the LIST day OF May
1912. and no male person or foreign
birth, who was naturaliZed prior 10 the
lst day of January, 1898, shall De ue-
This State by reason of his failure TO
possess the educational or property
qualifications prescribed by TINS CON
stitution. provided he snail nave reS aIt
ed in this State for five years neXI
preceding the date at which ne shalI
apply for registration and snall nav
registered in accordance with the terms
1914. and no person shall be entitled
to register under this Section AFTER salo
date. .s. ot
this Section shall make application to
the proper registration ofhcer or MS
deputy for registration, ana ne sha "a
make oath before such reglstration ol-
ficer or his deputy In the iorh ioiio"
ing: r,.,,oa c+o+as
and of this State. over the age oL
this State for five years next preced-
ing this date. L was on the .,i,Iad
to vote under the Constitution or Stat
Of
wherein / then resided. for I am the
son or grandson of
who was. on the - day OF a..
entitled to vote under the
Constitution or Statutes Of the state
he then resided and 1 desire to avail
myself of the privileges conIerrea ~
Section S OF Article lS7 or the Sohsti-
tuition of this State. -,
Certificates OF registration shall be
given to persons registering on duraple
paper, and consecutively marked on the
permanent register. A separate regis
tration of voters applying under tnls
Section shall be made by the reglstra-
tion officer OF every Paffsn, r 10 LOT av rmlS
Parish shall keep his office open uaIy'
sundays and legal holidays excepted,
until August 31st, 1913, inclusive IRON
5 o'clock A. M. until l o'clock IA:
and from 2 O'Clock p. NJ. until o'clock
The regristration of voters under this
Section shall close on the slst Gay thsr o.
after the registration officer or every
Parish shall make a sworn copy In du,
picate Of the list OF persons r ,n Sefaii
whether the applicant registered as
voter of 1867. or prior thereto. or as
son OF such voter or as the GRANDSON
of such voter and depositt 10 one c cr
of state, to be by him recorded and
preserved, as part OF the permanent
record of his Office and the otheT OF
said duplicate shall be by him hIea
in the office of the Clerk of the District
Court Of the Parish, and. In the PARISH
of Orleans in the office or the Recorder
OF Mortgages there 70 remain perl11hS ma
permanent register of all persons reg
istered under this Section, the regis.
tration officer shall note In the top OF
column the age and color OF the ap-
plicant, and under the head of remarks
ali distinguishing physical character
istics OF the applicant, such as nelgnt,
size: color of the hair ana 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 edu-
cational or property qualifications pre-
scribed by this Constitution, unless
otherwise disqualified, and all persons
who do not by personal application
Section 8 and of this Article before
September LIST: 1913, shall be forever
denied the right to do so.
The names Of the persons register
ing under and claiming the benefits OF
this Section shall be entered in we'll
bound book. to be provided by each
Parish for that purpose, and shall be
known as the permanent register I'M
mediately on closing the registration
under this Section. on August 81. 1918,
II shall be the duty OF the registratlon
officer or his deputy in the dinerent
a sworn statement in writing, of the
number of voters. both white and col
ored, with the number OF each, VINO
have registered, and whose names APP
in provided for. and such sworn state.
ment shall be published In the official
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
visions OF this Section or failing to
comply with the provisions hereof. or
shall make q false or incorrect state
ment of the number OF voters regis |
tered under this Section. shall be deem
ed guilty OF a felony, and on convic-
prisonment at hard labor for a term of
not exceeding one year.
The manner in which the names of |
persons whose names appear on said |
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 as |
now provided or hereafter provided by |
law: and the remedy and proceedings |
whereby. subsequently to the close of |
said registration. on August 31st. 1918, |
the names OF any persons who may |