The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-12
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aaa No. 81. By MT EdWaroe
Edago RIe xn nrenI IITION

AJ9 R0. 70.
~ 81 BY Mr.. Edwarda.
Fsaas RI ,oINr RESOLUTION
amendment to Section .
SpYidlnssa 1s7 Of the Constitution " "
of Ar hca.e nf Louisiana; relative 10
fnea ssration of voters.
rss,s st Be it resolved by the Gen 81;
section NIB Of the State OF LOUISE LOUISE
asl Asssn ansrdg (2-3) of the members
ane tWs aach House concurrlng, tnat
lsstsd g a. Article 1871 Of the Consul
section 10 y, State Of Louisiana be SO
5utio1 q az 10 read as follows:
snsnaueaun (. No male person VINO a m
see snuary ISL, 1857, OF az Ian any ,,n u
en l, .ath thereto, entitled +a ~ of any
hs Coasttth s United States, wherein ne
gtste o. ,d s and no son or granaso 81
den fes l,,ob person, not less than q
II any su aga On the 1st day OF May,
Years q mn male person OF forelgn
isn any, an vas naturalized prior to the
ttrth; VIZ II January, 1898, shall De os,
r. a t,e right to register ~, ah9 eoi live to
~ ~ state BY reason oo oa NE or property
possess . ans prescribed by this Con-
tualif ,oornvided he shall have resldeo
1ttutio'',, tEata for five years next pre-
b TINS ~ date at which he BhalL &p-
esdinagr ,rseistration and shall nave reg.
ply ~ n accordance with the terms
htsrsesaa Article prior to September lst;
q ~ sn' and no person shai De enti. LII
y lsi register under this see''0a AAeei sou
iats rsrson claiming the benefit or
EGeV H.. In ahall make application to
ghis ssS uar registration officer. or ms Is
sbs pIegsS ~ registration, and he shail
deputy -. ~ hafore such registration Of
EaHe ~ uai His deputy in the form follow
hg: - 4 citizen Of the United states
a Of this State, over sne a " this
tsshlyg, Wv five years next preceding this
tats- was u entitled to vote under
- constitution or Statutes Of the
ae e ~ wherein I then re-
s 2as q dor 1 am the son or grandson OF
Z faea -. " who was, on the
s,,s under the Constitution or statues tfr
q w. W. s, rsstded) and I desire to avail
Nine % ahsh ~ the privileges conferred by
h s.etian s OF Article 1877 Of the constl-
! s ssa Of this State .,o,,
.,s W, - nergc7a registering on durable
ssnsr and co, scutively marked on the
ggarymar,ent re ster. A separate regis
s ration Of v, srs applying unoer TINS
E ENa afsIcer Of every Parish, for this
W. the registration officer Of every
ea, .Iss shan keep his office open daily,
s'aaa.a and legal holidays excepted,
ss.si snp,1st 31st 1913, inclusive, from
l sa o,s,oek A, M. until o'clock p. M.
md from q o'clock P. M. until + O'Clock
y. " :. uo4srs under tb;s
v.ation shall close on the 31st day Of
s sMs,st 1913. and Immediately there's
a ssier The registration officer of every
s .rish shall make sworn copy in du-
nicate Of the list of persons registered
! x mar this Section, showing, in detail,
E lsIst the applicant registered as a
d voter Of 1857, or prior thereto, or as
aen OF such voter CT as the grandson
If such voter, and deposit one OF SAID
duplicates in the office OF the secretary
u State, to be BY him recorded and
sreseryed. as part Of the permanent
i sseord Of his office, and the other OF
nid duplicates shall be by him filed
K the office OF the Clerk Of the District
Eoart Of the Parish, and, in the Parish
a Orleans in the office Of the Recorder
II Mortgages there to remain perma-
nsnt record; provided that, upon the
! permanent register OF all persons regis
=
Hon officer shall note in the top of
column the age and color Of the ap-
slIcant, and under the head Of remarks
i'll distinguishing physical character
4 !sties of the applicant, such as height,
szs, color OF the hair and eyes, etc.
ALI persons whose names appear on
\ ssia registration list shall be admit
I'D to register for all the elections in
I sais STATE iftthout saessfng the edu-
sstietial Of property qualifications pre-
seribed by this Constitution, unless
otherwise disqualified, and all persons
Il who do not BY personal application
claim exemption from the provisions Of
saction and Of this Article before
{ September lst 1913. shall be forever
denied the right to do so.
The names Of the persons register
This Section shall be entered In we'll
Z bound book, to be provided by each
I Parish for that purpose, and shall be
known as the permanent register I'M
nediately on closing the registration
Under this Section, on August 81, 1918,
4 shall be the duty Of the registration
officer or his deputy In the different
Parishes throughout the State, to make
eNsworn statement, In writing, OF the
PRED, with the number Of each, who
aaye registered. and whose names ap-
pear on said permanent register here
aM provided for, and such sworn state
Ment shall be published in the official
Journal or other newspaper published
n we Parish in the next issue appear
ing after said date, the cost Of the
same g pc paid by the Parish. Any
Ngistration officer violating the pro-
Visions Of this Section or falling to
sVonMply with the provisions hereof, or
shsIi make q false or incorrect state
u msnt or tbs number Of voters register
y Under this Section, shall be deemed
10y o. o felony, and on conviction
MssoI, snail be sentenced to imprison-
asnt ~ hard labor for a term OF not
Useseolng one year.
Ihe manner in which the names Of
s .,s.sa who names appear on said
~ mslssration 1t shall hereafter regis
may De d .erent from that required
N.Ip persons re istered under other Sec.
WI nsns OF this Article, and shall be as
NV NV provided or hereafter provided by
49, m, ana me remedy and proceedings
ala .s s.y subsequently, to the close Of
M ~ asslssratlon on August 31st 1913.
INV. A ah.ss o. any persons who may
s s,s.N by false statement of fact or
se ief .s ssaud shall be stricken from said
sftas aaal ne as now provided or here
1sr provided by law.
IN ss. .sa 2. Be 1t further resolved,
sssi, n snas this proposed amendment
M sn q y Z, submitted to the qualified vot-
M ts, u :. this State for adoption or reiec-
MN MN y the Congressional election to be
-' ~. " November, 1912.
sta ss .hoa 9 Be It further resolved.
ssss s =. On the official ballots to be
pri du q u SAG election there shall be
inensln,s.nnte words. For the proposed
81 th a ~ Of Section 5 of Article 1877
s Sss,alslsna, relative to REGISTRATION Of
'p y. and the words. = q NiA
s.csssasi hse the proposed amendment TO
htian ~ e y Article 1877 Of the Consti-