The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-31

deputy Tor registration, ana ne shaai
make oath before such registration Of
ficer or his deputy in the form Follow
ing:
and Of this State. over the age oI
twenty-one years; i have resided in this
State for five years next preceding this
date was on the ----------------day or
- -. - entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes OF the
sided, Cor I am the son or grandson OF
-- - who was, on the
- fay OF ---4-------------- entitled to
vote under the Constitution or Statutes
he then resided) and / desire to avail
myself of the privileges conferred by
Section s OF Article 1877 Of the Consti-
tuition Of this State.
Certificates of Registration shall be
given to persons registering on durable
paper and consecutively marked on the
permanent register. separate regis
fration Of voters applying under this
Section shall be made BY the r reg ira
purpose the registration officer of every
Parish shall keep his office open daily,
Sundays and legal holidays excepted,
until August slst 1912 in n;alaa from m
and from o'clock p. M. until 6 o'clock
r. NJ
The registration Of voters under this
Election shall close on the 3lst day OF
II H.. L Ot
after the registration officer of every
Parish shall make sworn copy in du-
plfcate of the list Of persons registered
under this Section, showing. In detail,
whether the applicant registered as a
voter Of 1857, or prior thereto, or as q
son of such voter CT as the grandson
of such voter and deposit one OF sald
duplicates in the office of the Secretary
OF State to be by him recorded and
preserved, as part Of the permanent
record of his office, and, the other Of
said duplicates shall be by him filed
In the office Of the Clerk Of the District
of Orleans in the office Of the Recorder
Of Mortgages there to remain a perma-
nent record; provided, that, upon the
permanent register of all persons regis
tion 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
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
cational or property quail ifieatlons pre-
Bcribed by this Constitution, unless
otherwise disqualified, and all persons
who do not BY personal application 2a,esa ~
Section and Of this Article before
September 1st, 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 De
known as the permanent register. In
mediately on closing the registration
under this Section, on August 81, 1918,
1t shall be the duty of the registration
officer or his deputy in the different
Parishes throughout the State, to make
<.fo NV, Il f7o Nyrif In
number of voters, both white and col
cred, 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 official
Journal or other newspaper published
in the Parish in the next issue appear
ing after said date, the cost Of the
registration officer violating the pro-
visions Of this Section or failing tc
comply with the provisions hereoT, OF
shall make q false or incorrect state
xnent of the number of voters register.
ed 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 moi
exceeding one year.
The manner in which the names OF
persons whose names appear on sale
registration list shall hereafter regis
ter may be different from that required
+ OF PERSONS fSS1SI6IGQ ctiCl oSS
lions of this Article, and shall be as
now provided or hereafter provided By
law; and the remedy and proceeding
whereby. subsequently to the close o.
the names of any persons who may ma.
have obtained registration under THIS
Section by false statement Of fact o.
other fraud shall be stricken from sale
roll, shall be as now provided OF mere
after provided by law.
Saction g. Be 1t further resolved
etc. that this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified yot
ers Of this State for adoption, or rejec
tton at the Congressional election TO %
held in November, 1912.
Section 8. Be 1t further resolved
etc, that on the official ballots to p
used at said election there shall .!
amendment of Section OF Article 49,
Of the Constitution Of the State Q!
Louisiana, relative to registration o.
voters" and the words.
Against the proposed amendment z
Section OF Article 1877 of the Const1
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana, rela
tive to registration of voters, and eaci
eIector shall indicate, as provided Q.
The general election laws of this State
whether he votes for OF against the pro
posed amendment
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker OF the House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
the Senate
Approved: June 25th, 1912.
Governor Of the state Of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT no. 1s2.
ganate Bill No. 1877. BY Mr.. Beale
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Arttcl'
(2s1) two eighty-one Of the Consti
tuition of the State OF Louisiana re
lative to the mourning of debt ant
issuing bonds for work of public i'm
provement, and to the valuation, ant
refunding of bonds issued for sucf
improvements, by municipal corpora
tions, parishes and school, drainage
sewerage and other districts fthe Cit,
of New Orleans excepted, and tn
assessment Of special taxes and forced
contributions to pay for same.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Gen
sral Assembly OF the State of Louisiana
two-thirds (2-31 Of all the member:
elected to each House, concurrlng. Tha
Article two hundred and eighty-on
z58ta OF the Constitution OF the Stat