The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-30
ACT Mo %
House BfiI No. 81. BY Mr.. Edwards.
JOINT RESOLUTION

of Article 1877 of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana; relative to
registration Of voters.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
srai Assembly Of the State of Lohisi-
ana, tWo-thirds (2-3) Of the members
elected to each House cGncurring, that
Section Of Article 1877 of the COllstl-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be 50
amended as to read as follows;
Section 5. No male person who was
on January 1st, 1867, or at any date
prior thereto, entitled to vote under
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 than u
years of age on the LIST day of May
1912, and no male person Of FOREIGN
birth, who was naturaized prior to the
LIST day Of January. 1895, shall be de-
MED 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
stitution 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
Of this Article prior to september ISL
1913, and no person shall be entitled
to register under this Section after SAID
date.
Every person claiming the benefit Of
this Section shall make application to
the proper registration officer or ms
deputy for registration, and he shaIl
make oath before such registration Of
ficer or his deputy in the form follow
ing:
I am a citizen of the United States
and Of this State over the age OF
twenty-one years; l have resided in ms
State for five years next preceding ms
date I was on the --------day OF
----------- entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes or Lhe
State of -- wherein | then re-
sided, Cor | am the son or grandson or
who was. on the
- day of --- entitled to
vote under the Constitution or Statutes
of the State of ------,------- whefelh
he then residedD and | desire to avail
myself Of the privileges conferred by
Section of Article 1877 Of the Consti-
tuition Of this State.
Certificates of registration shall be
given to persons registering on duFahie
paper, and consecutiyely marked on the
permanent register. \ separate regs-
tratiOn of voters applying under this
Section shall be made by the regiStta-
ton officer Of every Parish. for this
purpose the registration officer Of every
Parish shall keep his office open daily,
Sundays and legal holidays excepted,
until August 31st, 1913, inclusive, from
8 o'clock A. NJ until l O'Clock P NJ.
and from o'clock P NJ. until o'clock
p. NJ.
The registration of voters under this
Section shall close on the 31st day CT
August. 1919, and Immediately there
after the registration officer Of every
Parish shall make sworn copy in du-
plicate of the list of persons reglstered
under this Section. showing, in detail,
whether the applicant registered as q
voter of 1867, or prior thereto. or as
son Of such voter or as the grandson
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 or
said duplicates shall be Ey 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 a perma-
nent record; provided, thai, upon the
permanent register Of all persons regis
tered under this Section, the registra-
ton officer shall note in the top Of
column the age and color Of the ap-
plicant. and under the head Of remarks
all distinguishing physical character
1stics Of the applicant, such as height,
All persons whose names appear on
said registration list shalt be admit
ted to register for all the elections in
this State without possessing the edu-
cational or property qualifications pre-
scribed by this Constitution, unless
otherwise disqualified. and all persons
who do not by personal application
Section and 4 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 we'll
bound book. to be provided by each
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,
1t shall be the duty Of the registration
officer or his deputy in the different
Parishes throughout the State. to make
q sworn statement, in writing. Of the
number 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 ir 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
registration officer violating the pro.
visions of this Section or falling to
comply with the provisions hereof, or
shall make a false or incorrect state
ment 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 term Of not
exceeding one year.
The manner In which the names OF
persons whose names appear on, said
ter may be different from that required
Of persons registered under other Sec
lions 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 S1st. 1913,
the names of any persons who may
have obtained registration under this
Section by false statement Of fact or
other fraud shall be stricken from said
roll, shall be as now provided or here
after provided by law.
Section 2. Be it further resolved
etc. that this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified vot-
crs Of this State for adoption or rejec'
ton at the Congressional election to be
held in November, 1912.
Section 8. Be 1t further resolved
etc. that on the official ballots to be
used at said election there shall be
printed the words. For Che proposed
amendment of Section Of Article 1871
Of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana relative to registration OF
voters and the words:
Against the proposed amendment t
Section of Article 1877 Of the Consti
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana. rela.
tive to registration Of voters" and eacf
elector shall indicate. as provided by
the general election laws Of this State