The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-13
Art no. "a,
aouse Bill No. 61. By Mr.. Edwards
JOINT RESOLUTION

ACT no. "a.
aouse BIZ No. 61. By Mr.. Edwards
JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing an amendment to Section 3
of Article 1877 of the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana; relative 10
registration of voters.
eectioD |. Be it resolved by the Cen
ersl Assembly of the State of Lonlsl-
ana, two-thirds (2-3) of the members
elected to each House concurrlng, that
Section of Article 1877 of the Const-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana be SO
amended as to read as follows:
Section g. No male person who was
on January 1st 1867, or at any date
nrior thereto, entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes OF any
State of the United States, wherein he
then resided, and no son or grandson
Of any such person, not less than Il
wears of age on the LIST day Of May,
1912, and no male person of foreign
birth. who was naturalized prior TO the
LIST day of January, 1898, shall be de-
MED the right to register and vote IN
this State by reason OF his failure 10
possess the educational or property
qualifications prescribed by this Con
Btitution, provided he shall have resided
In this State for five years next pre-
ceding the date at which he shall APP
ply for registration and shall nave reg
lstered in accordance with the terms
of this Article prior to September ISL
1918, and no person shall be entitled
10 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 snail
make oath before such registration OF
ficer or his deputy in the form follow
t am citizen of the United States
and of this State, over the age of
twenty-one years; | have resided in this
State for five years next preceding TINS
date I was on the -day Of
- entitled to vote under
the Constitution or Statutes of the
State of ---- wherein | then re-
sided, Cor l am the son or grandson OF
who was, on the
day of -- entitled to
vote under the Constitution or Statutes
of the State of -- wherein
he then resided) and l 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 durable
paper, and consecutiVely marked on the
permanent register. A separate regis
tration of voters applying under this
Section shall be made by the registra-
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
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 Of
August, 1913, and Immediately there
after the registration officer Of every
Parish shall make sworn copy in du-
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
son of such voter CT as the grandson
of such voter. and deposit one of said
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
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 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
ell distinguishing physical character
fStics 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-
ecribed by this Constitution, unless
otherwise disqualified and all persons
who do not by personal application
claim exemption from the provisions Of
Section g. and 4 of this Article before
September LIST, 1918, 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
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
phser this Section on August 81, 1918,
~ shall be the duty of the registration
officer or his deputy in the different
Parishes throughout the State, to make
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 in 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 failing to
comply with the provisions hereof. or
shall make a false or incorrect state
ment 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-
nent at hard labor for a term of not
exceeding one year.
The manner in which the names OF
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
Jaw: and the remedy and proceedings
whereby subsequently to the close of
said registration, on August 31st, 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 1t further resolved,
etc. that this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified vot-
ers of this State for adoption or rejec-
ton at the Congressional election to be
held in November, 1912.
Section 8. Be 1t further resolved, |