The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-09-05
Constitutional
AMENDMENTS
REGULAR SESSION 1912.
ACT NO. "a.

House Bill No. 81. BY Mr.. Edwards.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Providing an amendment TO Section D
visions OF sections one, two, hVe, SIN
of Article 1871 OF the Constitution
OF the State OF Louisiana; relative
to registration of voters.
Section /. Be II resolved by the Gen =
eral Assembly Of the state OF LOUISE
ana. two-thirds t2-3) OF the men, TSa
Section of Article 1871 or the constr
tuition of the State OF Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows:
Section g. No male person VINO was
on January LIST. 1861. or at any oate
prior thereto, entitled to vote uhueI
the Constitution or statutes OF any
State OF the United States, wherein ne
then resided, and no son or GRANDSON
of any such person, not less IMAM Il
years of age on the LIST day OF May,
1912 and no male person OF loreiS II
birth. who was naturaliZed prl1r 70 das
LIST day OF January, 1898, snail De ue-
MED the right to register ana Note III
this State by reason or his falIure ~
possess the educational or properly
qualifications prescribed by TINS S 4l
stitution, provided he shall have resid.
ed in this State for tive years neTi
preceding the date at Whlch ne Shali
apply for registration ana shall nav {
Registered in accordance with the terms
OF this Article prior to September ISL,
1918, and no person shall be ehtltIe9i
to register under this Section AFTER saio
Every person claiming the benefit OF
this Section shall make application 10
the proper registration ohcer OF his S
deputy for registration, and ne sha az
make oath before such registration OF
ficer or his deputy in the form folioW-
am a citizen of the United States
and of this State, over the age oI
twenty-one years; l have resided In
this State for five years next preceu-
ing this date. l was on the ---I.,-1
to vote under the Constitution or Stat
utes of the State of =
wherein / then resided. for I am the
son or grandson of
who was, on the - day OF :,
- entitled to vote under the
Constitution or Statutes OF the state
he then resided. and / desire to avail al
myself OF the privileges conferred Dy
Section s OF Article 1917 of the consul
tuition of this State. "
Certificates of registration shall be
given TO persons registering on durable
naper. and consecutively marked on the
permanent register. y separate resIs-
tration of voters applying under TINS
Section shall be made by the regist,rrdi =.
ton officer of every Parish, TOT 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 = NJ
and from o'clock +. NJ. until ciocN
T. NJ.
The registration of voters under thi:
Section shall close on the 3lst day oil
August, 1915, and Immediately there
after the registration officer OF every
Parish shall make a sworn copy In du.
under this Section, showing. in detail
whether the applicant registered as
voter OF 1867, or prior thereto, or as
son OF such voter or as the grancsoI
of such voter and deposit one or SAFE
duplicates in the Office of the Secretary
of State. to be by him recorded ahI
preserved as a part OF the permanent
record OF his Office ana TN tne b Grnef f,,e o.
in the Office OF the Clerk of the Distric
Court OF the Parish and, In the Parish
OF Orleans in the office OF the Recorder
nent record: provided, that upon th'
permanent register of all persons reg
istered under this Section, the regis
tration officer shall note In the top o
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 helght
size; color OF the hair ana eyes; e e,r' q,
said registration list shall be admit
ted to register for all the elections II
this State without possessing the ecu
scribed by this Constitution. unless
otherwise disqualified. and all persona
who do not by personal application
claim exemption from the p rGyisiSS nfop
September LIST, 1913, shall be foreVe
denied the right TO do so.
The names OF the persons register
ing under and claiming the dement's o
this Section shall be entered in a well
bound book. to be provided by eaci
Parish for that purpose, and shall p'
known as the permanent register I'm
mediately on closing the registratioI
under this Section, on August 81. 1913
IL shall be the duty OF the registratloi
officer or his deputy In the diHereh
Parishes throughout the state, to MAKE
a sworn statement In writing, or the
number of voters. both white and col
ored with the number OF each, whS
have registered, and whose names ap'
pear on said permanent register mere
in provided for and such sworn state
.ment shall be published in the officia
journal or other newspaper published
in the Parish in the next Issue appear
ing after said date. the cost or ths
registration officer violating the pro
visions OF this Section or falling &c
comply with the provisions hereof, oil
shall make a 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-
tion thereof shall be sentenced to i'm.
prisonment at hard labor for term OF
not exceeding one year.
The manner in which the names OIL
persons whose names appear on said
registration list shall hereafter regis:
ter may be different from that required
OF persons registered under other Sec
tions 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 Slst. 1913
the names OF any persons who may