Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-13

afdsd, Cor ! am the son or grandson OF
" d.v ~ "a VINO wS entitled to
vote under the Constitution or Statutes
Of the State of wherein
hs then resided) and 1 desire to avail
myself of the privileges conferred py
Section of Article 1871 of the Consti-
eution Of this State.
Certificates of registration shall be
given to persons registering on durable
Daper and consecutively marked on the
oormanent register. A separate regis
tEation of voters applying under TINS
Section shall be made by the registra-
tion officer Of every Parish. Tor TINS
purpose the registration officer OF every
Parish 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. M
and from o'clock P. M until O'Clock
The registration of voters under this
Section shall close on the 31st day or
August. 1913. and Immediately there
after the registration officer or every
Parish shall make a sworn copy In du-
piicate of the list of persons registered
under this Section. showing. In detail,
whether the applicant registered as
voter of 1867, or prior thereto. or as
son of such voter ~ 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
preserved as a part OF the permanent
record of his office. and the other OF
seId 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 10 remain perma-
nent record; provided, that upon the
permanent register Of all persons regis
tered under this Section, the registra-
tion officer shall note In the top OF
column the age ard color of the ap-
plicant and under the head OF remarks
all distinguishing physical character
tstics of the applicant such as height,
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
this State without possessing the edu-
sational or property qualifications pre-
scribed by this Constitution. unless
otherwise disqualified. and all persons
who do not by personal applicatiqh
claim exemption from the provisions of
Section and Of this Article before
September LIST. 1913, shall be forever
2enied the right TO do so.
The names of the persons register
tng under and claiming the benefits OF
this Section shall be entered in a we'll
bound book. to be provided by each
Parish for that purpose. and shall be
known as the permanent register. I'M
msdiately on closing the registration
under this Section. on August 81, 1913.
q shall be the duty of the registration
Bfficer or his deputy in the different
Parishes throughout the State. TO make
q sworn statement, IN WFlIlnR. OF the
humber of voters, both white and col
cred. with the number of each. who
have registered, and whose names ap-
pear on said permanent register hero
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 falling to
comply with the provisions hereof, or
shall make a false or incorrect state
nent OF the number OF voters register,
cd under this Section shall be deemed
guilty Of felony, and on conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced to imprison-
ment 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 shan be as
now provided or hereafter provided by
law; and the remedy and proceedings
whereby, subsequently, to the close of
eaid registration, on August 31st, 1918,
the names OF any persons who may
have obtained registration under this
Section by false statement of fact OF
other fraud shall be stricken from said
roll shall be as now provided OF here
after provided by law.
Section 2. Be * further resolved
etc. that this proposed amendment,
shall be submitted to the qualified vot-
ers OF this State for adoption or rejec-
tion at the Congressional election to be
held In November. 1912.
Section s. Be II further. resolved
ate, that on the official ballots to be
used at said election there shall bs
printed the words For the proposed
amendment OF Section of Article 1sl
OF the Constitution Of the State oil
Louisias.S. relative TO registration OF
voters" end the words:
Against the proposed amendment &C
Section of Article 1877 of the Consti.
tuition OF the State OF Louisiana, rela-
i've TO registration of voters" and eacF
alector shall indicate. as provided by
ehe general election laws OF this State
whether he votes for or against the pro
posed amendment
L E. THOMAS,
Speaker OF the House of Repr- ;entatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: June 25th. 1912
L. z. HALL.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
a true cory:
ALVIN F. HEBERT.
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