The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-28

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| istered In accordance with the terms
| of this Article prior to September ISL:
| 1918, and no person shall be entitled
| 70 register under this Section AFTER sald
date.
| Every person claiming the benefit OF
| this Section shall make application to
the proper registration officer or ms Y
deputy for registration, and ne shasi
| make oath before such registration OF"
ficer or his deputy in the form follow
ing: -. rrn,+od e+a+as
and of this State, over the age OF
state for five years next preceding this
date. I was on the --- day of
49, - entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes Of the me
sided, Cor am the son or grandson Of
who was, on the
- day of ----- entitled to
vote under the Constitution or Statutes
the then st Eesa ed and desire to h sVa
myself Of the privileges conferred by
Section of Article 1877 Of the Consti-
4 tuition Of this State.
1 Certificates of registration shall pc
given to persons registering on durable
paper, and consecutively marked on the
permanent register. A separate regis
tration Of voters applying under. this
Section shall be made by the registra-
zion officer Of every Parish, for this
purpose the registration officer of every
Parish shall keep his office open daily,
| Sundays and legal holidays excepted,
until August 31st, 1913, inclusive, from
Q o'clock A. NJ. until ! o'clock r N.
and from 2 o'clock p. NJ until 6 o'clock
r. M.
The registration of voters under this
/ Section shall cloEe on the 31st day or
/ August, 1918, and Immediately there
after the registration officer of every
Parish shall make sworn copy In du-
plicate Of the list of persons registered
under this Section, showing, In detail,
whether the applicant registered as a
voter Of 1867 or prior thereto, or as a
son Of such voter CT as the grandson
of such voter, and deposit one of said
duplicates in the office Of the Secretary
Of State, to be by him recorded and
record Of his office and the other OF
said duplicates shall be by him filed
In the office Of the Clerk Of the District
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 regfstra-
1 column the age and color Of the ap-
| plicant, and under the head of remarks
| all distinguishing physical character
istics Of the applicant such as height,
1 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
4 this State without possessing the edu-
scribed by this CONSTITUTE unless
otherwise disquali fisd, and all persons
who do not by1perSonal application
claim exemption FROM the pTo ~, asa q
4 september 1st 1913, shall be forever
denied the right to do SO.
The names OF the persons register
ing under and claiming the benefits Of
Parish for that purpose, and shall be
known az the permanent register. I'M
nediately on closing the registration
under this Section, on August 81, 1913.
It shall be the duty Of the registration
officer or his deputy. in the different
4 Parishes throughout the State, to make
O. sworn statement, in writing. of the
number Of voters, both white and col
ored with the number of each, who
4 have registered and whose names APP
/ pear on said permanent register here
In provided for, and such sworn state
nent shall be published In the official
1 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 pros
i visions Of this Section or. failing to
comply with the provisions hereof or
shall make a false or incorrect state
| ment Of the number Of voters register
ed under this Section, shall be deemed
/ guilty Of felony, and on conviction
j thereof shall be sentenced to imprison-
| ment at hard labor for 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
| a VU IN Ky a nr0NpadjnyE
| whereby, subsequently to the close OF
said registration, on August 31st, 1913
the names of any persons who may
have obtained registration under THIS
other fraud shall be stricken from, said
roll, shall be as now provided or here
after provided by law.
Section e. Be 1t further resolved
shall be submitted to the qualified vot-
ers Of this State for adoption or rejec-
tton at the Congressional election to be
! held In November, 1912.
i Section 8. Be it furtheS resolved
ETC.. that on the official ballots to pc
! used at said election there shall be
printed the words "For the proposed
amendment 1nh Of Section Of Art1ele ~ "
/ Louisiana, relative to registration OF
/ voters" and the words:
/ Against the proposed amendment &c
! Section of Article 1877 OF the Consti.
| Sntioi VI ehS 6Idl6 OIL 8IQ4lSicTiAf, AC3s.
tive to registration of voters" and each
elector shall indicate, as provided by
the general election laws of this State
whether he votes for or against the pro
posed amendment
e. e. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
1 THOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
| the Senate
Approved: June 18th. 1912.
1 III. Il,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
| A. true copy:
| ALVIN E. HERERT
Secretary of State.
ACT no. 1sa.
| Senate Bill No. 1871. BY Mr.. Beale
JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to Article
t28D two eighty-one Of the Consti-
/ tuition Of the State of Louisiana re.
lative TO the mourning of debt and
issuing bonds for work Of public i'm.
| provement, and TO the valuation, and
refundtng of bonds issued for such