The herald., 1912-09-26
Constitutional
AMENDMENTS
REGULAR SESSION 1912.
ACT NO. "a.

JOINT RESOLUTION.
Providing an amendment to section
visions OF sections one, two, nve, SIN
of Article 1877 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana; relative
to registration of voters.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the state OF LOUISE
ana, two-thirds (2-3) of the members
elected to each House concurring, That
Section of Article 1877 OF the consul
tuition of the State of Louisiana be Sc
amended as to read as follows:
Section s. No male person VINO was
prior thereto, entitled to vote unoeI
the Constitution or Statutes OF any
State of the United States, wherein ne
then resided. and no son or granusS911
of any such person, not less than Il
years of age on the LIST day OF May,
1912. and no male person OF ioreiSn
birth, who was naturallzed prior 10 lle
lst day of January, 1898, snail De ue
MED the right to register and vote IN
this State by reason of his failure 10
possess the educational or proPeIay
qualifications prescribed by TINS con
stitution. provided he shall nave resio
ed in this State for five years neXI
preceding the date at which ne snall
apply for registration and snall nave
registered in accordance with tne terms
of this Article prior to September Isl
1913. and no person shall be entltIe9
to register under this Section after SAID
date. hoost ~
Every person CLAIMING TIC pS -
this Section shall make application 70
the proper registration offieer or ms
deputy for registration, and ne shati
make oath before such registration Oh
ficer or his deputy in the form folio"-
ing: ,.s c.o+as
and of this State, over the ase al
twenty-on years; 1 have resloeu IN
ing this date. 1 was on the ---,.,os
dav OF entitled
to vote under the Constitution or Stat
utes of the State OF g. o ,be
son or grandson OF -.
who was, on the - day or - :
WV 49,. entitled to vote under the
Constitution or Statutes OF the state
he then resided. and I desire to avail
myself of the privileges conferred Dy
Section of Article 1877 OF the consul
tuition of this State.
given to persons registering on durable
paper. and consecutively marked on the
permanent register. A separate regis
section shall be made by the registra-
ton 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, 1918, inclusive, from
5 o'clock A. NJ until l o'clock T; M.
and from o'clock p. NJ. until O'CLOCK
p. NJ.
Section shall close on the 31st day oil
August, 1915, and Immediately there
after the registration officer or every
Parish shall make sworn copy IN gu,
plicate 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
of such voter, and deposit one of said
duplicates in the office Of the Secretary
Of State, to be by him recorded ana
preserved, as a part of the permanent
said duplicate 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 reg
istered under this Section, the regis
tration officer shall note in the top OF
column the age and color of the APP
plicant, and under the head of remarks
all distinguishing physical character
istics 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-
cational or property qualifications pre-
otherwise disqualified. and all persons
who do not by personal application
claim exemption from the PROVISIONS OF
Section. 8 and Of this Article before
September LIST. 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 a we'll
Parish for that purpose, and shall be
known as the permanent register. I'm
mediately on closing the registration
under this Section, on August 81, 1913,
a. - Ixttxy - ha
officer or his deputy in the different
Parishes throughout the State, to make
a sworn statement. in writing, or the
of voters. both white and col
ored. with the number OF each. who
have registered. and whose names ap-
pear on said permanent register here
In provided for. and such sworn state
ment shall be published In the ofhciaI
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 pro-
.omply with the provisions hereof, or
hail make a false or incorrect state
nent OF the number Of voters regis
cred under this Section. shall be deem
d guilty Of felony. and on conyic-
,risonment at hard labor for term of
lot exceeding one year.
The manner in which the names of |
ersOnS whose names appear on SAID
egistration list shall hereafter regis |
err may be different from that required |
Z persons registered under other Sec
Ions of this Article. and shall be as
ow provided or hereafter provided by /
NV: and the remedy and proceedings
subsequently to the close of
aid registration. on August 31st, 1918,
10 names OF any persons who may