The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-09-26

.,- .... .a. pavement Of poll taxes"
...,..,,. ~. elac'ed by the I'n-
o.. .. .r.. .,v .r s.. $. .r-. Of Louisiana,
T... r.. r.ff. 10 Act No. 81 or the ~
.... t..- ~ amended ant re-
E..L as follows:
...E-...u proposing ...
...I. ~, or the .--
..E Louisiana.
b.. lh- military r.t.-
a..~l .f poll taE's. "a. j
....... .... ..t.H 10 part lcjpatc in rIi-
a.... aaa other nominating elections
a. "H.t 'aeistration or the payment OF
SECTION 2 Be it further enacted. etc,
That Section / Of said Act b. amended
ond re-enacted 50 as TO read as f1i-
lows.
BE # resolved by the General Assem-
BIZ 9f the State OF Louisiana, two
thirds uE all the members elected TO
each House cOncuTrinG. That at tina
election for members OF Congress 10 be
held i'm this State on the 7th day of
E9reuber. 11iN, there shall be SUBJ
miifel to the qualified electors of the
State, for their approval or rejection
the following amendment to the con-
"Art. fq8. No person less than sixty
years Of age shall be permitted to vote
a. any election in the State who shaI
rat, in addition to the qualifications
q abovc DESCRIBED have paid on or before
IT,. 2L-t dar OF december of each year,
for tho tEo years preceding the year
In W!.:oh he offers to vote, poll tax
Of one dollar per annun, to be used cx-
ciu=iv-ly in aid If the public SCHOOLS
cs Ire parish in which such tax shan
p" poor collected: which tax Is mere
- imposed on eVery n . resident OF
Z =t4re between the ages of twenty
cla .nr ky years Poll taxes snail be
-'.- r, n assessed property and
shall issue to enforce the
COLLECTION Of the same except against
as ID property.
Every person liable for such Eax
shall. before being allowed TO vote, ex-
tihit r. the Commissioners of Election
his poll tax receipts for two years.
issued on the official form. or duplicate
th evoOn IN the event Of loss, or PROOF
Of payment Of such poll taxes may be
made by q certificate of the tax col
l1e.1~ s.nich shall be sent to the Com
nissionars Of the several voting pre-
cinctS. showing a list of those who have
rqfd said two years poll taxes as above
provided. and The dates Of payment. 1t
is hereby declared to be forgery, ard
5t,f,f. liable as such. for any tax col
iectcr o. p.ter person, 10 antedat~. ~
pFstr. % rtaEf sa~ receipt Any person
VINO shall nav the poll tax Of another
or ady-9ce him money for that pur-
noao. in order 10 Influence his vate,
er.,l ba ,-uiltv Of bribery and punished
srea-zfn1iv. The provisions of this
a--..' - the payment of poll taxes
sh-1I no. 7oply To- persons who are deaf
rrr duran or blind. nor to persons un-
a. ,.-..,f ff--fhree wears of age who have
M aU poll taxes assessed against
fhrr7. nor to persons in the military
service Of the state or of the United
Sta+eq during = time OF war: nor to
pe~zonr VINO entered the military serv-
Ice rs aforesaid. after the first Of jan
- rqlF, and who have since been
hoIorably discharged, provided that
s-.s.. pn~srr- shall pay all poll taxes
pes.eeed AGAINST them after said dis
C.r-ge. provided. that any person in
t.. military or naval service of the
United States shall during the war,
without either registration or the pay
u at 81 as.i taxes b. permitted to vote