The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-06

ACT no a.
blouse BIZ No. CT. BY Mr. Edwards
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing an amendment to Section
or Article 1871 of the Constitution o
the State of Louisiana; relative t
registration of voters
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Lousi
ana, two~thirds (2-3J of the members
elected to each House concurring. thai
Section of Article 1877 of the Consti
tuition of the State of Louisiana be sc
amended as to read as follows:
Section .. No male person who was
on January LIST. 1867, or at any date
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes of any
State Of the United States wherein he
then resided, and no son or grandson
or any such person. not less than p
years of age on the LIST day of May,
1912, and no male person of foreign
birth. who was natuTali2ed prior to the
LIST day of January. 1898 shall be de
nted the right to register and vote in
this State by reason of his failure TO
possess the educational or property
qualifications prescribed by this Con
stltution provided he shall have resided
In this State for five years next pre-
ceding the date at which he shall ap.
ply for registration and shall have reg
istered in accordance with the terms
or TINS Article prior 10 September LIST
1918. and no person shall be entitled
10 register 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 registration Of
ttcer OF HIS deputy in the form follow
Ing:
am a citizen of the United States
and of this State. over the age of !
tWenty-one years. | have resided in this |
state for five years next preceding this |
late. | was on the --------day of |
-------------------- entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes of the
state OF -------------- wherein then re-
sided, 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 | desire to avail
myself of the privileges conferred by
Section of Article 1871 of the Cnnsti-
eution of this State.
Certificates of registration shall be
given to persons registering on durable
paper, and ConseCutively marked on the
permanent register. A separate regis
grafton or voters applying under this
Section shall be made by the registra-
ton officer Of every Parish for this
purpose the registration officer of every
Farlsh shall keep his office open daily,
sundays and legal holidays excepted,
until August 31st 1913, inclusive. from
O'Clock A, NJ. until l o'clock P. NJ,
ana from o'clock p. NJ. until 6 o'clock
r. NJ. 01N
The registration of voters under this
section shall close on the 3tst dav OF ,
august. 1913, and Immediately there.
after the registration officer Of every :,
Farlsh snail make sworn copy in du- r
pllcate OF the list Of persons registered r
unae[ this Section, showing, In detail, c
whether the applicant registered as a =
voter OF 1857, or prior thereto, or as a n
son or such voter CT as the grandson u
or such voter. and deposit one of said .
d9ptIcates in the office of the Secretary q
OF state. TO be by him recorded and q
r preserved. as part Of the permanent r
record OF his office. and the other OF
salo duplicates shall be by him filed a
IN the office Of the Clerk Of the District :,
Court of the Parish, and, in the Parish q
OF orleans in the office of the Recorder h
or Mortgages there to remain a perma- ~
neme record provided, that, upon the "
permanent register of all persons regis N,
ssred under this Section, the registra nt
ZION officer shall note in the fon Of W
column the age and color Of the alb v,
piicant and under the head of REMARKS fC
aLl distinguishing physical character te
-i. VI the applicant, such as height NJ
SIZE; color Of the hair and eyes. etc hC
All persons whose names amman nm y,
'aid registration list shall be admit 81
ed to register for all the elections in 81 81
nj STATE without possessing the edu- va
,atiohat or property qualifications nre-
cLloeu by this Constitution. unless ar
'therWlse disqualified, and all persons an
yho do not by personal application an
talm exemption from the provisions of r.
lection and of this Article before tn
september LIST. 1913, shall be forever ne
enied the right to do so. az
=, - ne names or the persons register re:
ny under and claiming the benefits of r.
his Section shall be entered in a we'll dr,
ound book. to be provided by each inr
arlsn Tor mat purpose, and shall be an
no sa as the permanent register I'M if
lealateiy on closing the registration ho,
! snail be the duty of the registration int
nicer or his deputy in the different per
arlshes throughout the State To male ~ pr'
sworn statement. in writing, of the he
uaa OF voters, both white and col Of
req with the number of each, who an,
ar &c esist ser and whose names ap- tiol
: ear On SAID permanent register hero suf
,ent shall ho 1,u sucn sworn state sal
'urhai or other newspaper published ING
Tue afiSif IN the next issue appear ma
" AFTER said date, the cost Of the nro
me TO be paid by the Parish. AnV me-
,sistrallon OFFICER violating the nro con
slons or this Section or falling ~ my
'Hpiy with the provisions hereof mr. lar,
lall make false or incorrect stata- nor
ent or the number of voters registar- p
under this Section. shall be deemad var
llIty or felony, and on conviction for
efeof, snail be sentenced to fmnrison- We ,
eht at hard labor for a term of NOT isb
ceedins one year NV tr n,,,
Inc manner in which the namas ,f NJ
ristreti" "no9 1is+ names appear on said leys
; NOV H. a;es sndii hereafter regis men
persons registered under other Sec char
no Vi tnls Article, and shall be az for
provided or hereafter provided by year
', ana tne remedy and proceedings exec
s e subsequently to the close of mum
u registration. on August 31st 1919 for
names of any persons who NAV resi-,
re optalned registration under this thor
'tlon by false statement of fact or tion
er fraud shall be stricken from said Pa
l. snail be as now provided or here divis
er provided by law. anv
section 2 Be Ii further resolved take
:, mat this proposed amendment tions
IL De submitted to the qualified yot- SUM
OF TINS State for adoption or reiec cour
: o. a., NE Congressional election to be impC
= 81 Nonehper, 1917. Or b
et .h ., re IT further resolved, filed
!; !, INA. at On the official ballots to be litig;
tied the words. For tho nrnnosaS no nc