St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-26

he then resided) and desire &c
avail myself of the privileges con.
ferred BY Section of Article l91 d
the Constitution of this State.
Certidcates of registration shall DC
given to persons registering on uu.
able paper, and consecutiveiy mara .
ed on the permanent register =
separate registration OF voters ~.
plying under this Section snall De
made by the registration Queer %
every parish, for this purpose tne
registration officer of every parish
anil keen his office open daily, Sun
days and legal holidays excepted
until August 81, 1913, inclusive
from s o'clock a. m. until l O'Clock
D. m, and from 2 o'clock p. m. Until
s o'clock p. m.
The registration of voters under
this Section shall close on the 81 gay
of August, 1913, and immediately
thereafter the registration onlcer OF
every parish shall make sworn copy
in duplicate of the list OF persons
reeistered under this section, show.
ing. in detail, whether the applicant
registered % voter OF 1867, OF
prior thereto, or as son OF sucn
voter or as the grandson OF sucn
voter, and deposit ono OF said dnph-
Gates in the ONCE of the Secretary
Of state. to be by him recorded and
preserved u q part Of the permanent
records Of his ONCE, and the other
of the said duplicates shall be
by him sled in the office of the Clerk
of the District Court OF the parish,
and. in the parish Of Orleans In the
oiflce of the Recorder of Mortgages
there to remain q permanent record;
provided, that, upon the permanent
register of all persons registered
under this section, the registration
officer shall note in the top OF cols
umn the age and color of the ap-
plicant. and under the head OF re-
marks all distinguishing physical
characteristics of the applicant, such
N height. size, color Of the hair and
eyes, etc.
All persons whose names appear
ON said registration list shall be al
mitted to register for all the cleo
tions in this state without possessing
the educational or property quail
fications prescribed by this Consti-
tuition, unless otherwise disqualified
and all persons who do not by per-
sonal application claim exemption
from the provisions Of Section and
4 of this Article before September l.,
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 reg
lister. Immediately on closing the
registration under this section, on
August 81, 1913, it shall be the duty
or the registration ofdcer or his depu-
ty in the different parishes through
out the State, to make sworn state
ment, in writing, of the number OF
voters. both white and colored, with
the number of each, who have regis
tered, and whose names appear on
said permanent register herein pro-
vided for, and such sworn statement
shall be published In the o6acial jour-
nal or other newspaper published In
the parish in the next issue appearing
after said date, the cost Of the same
to be paid by the parish. Any reg
istration ohlcer violating the pro-
visions of this section or falling to
comply with the provisions hereof,
or shall make a false or incorrect
statement of the number of voters
registered. under this section. shall
be deemed guilty Of felony. and or
conviction thereof, shall be sentenc
ed to Imprisonment at hard labor fo'
a term Of not exceeding one year.
The manner In which the names OF
persons whose names appear on said
eeeistratfons lit shall hereafter reg