The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-09-12
fee from the payment Of poll taxes"

lee from the payment Of poll taxes"
| Section /. Be IL enacted by the Gene
eral Assembly of the State of louisa n&s
| That the title to Act No. 50 of the Tx-
ira Session Of 1917 be amended and rss
enacted so az to read as follows
A joint resolution proposing an
| Amendment t. Article 1913 OF the Com
| stitution of the State of Louisiana, exc
empting persons in the military serv.
ice from the payment of poll taxes; and
authorizing them to participate In Tri-
maries and other nominating elections
without registration or the payment OF
poll taxes.
That Section / Of said Act be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as fol-
lows:
Be it resolved by the General Assorn-
bly, OF the State OF Louisiana. two
thirds of all the members elected to
each House concurring, That at the
election for members OF Congress to oa
held in this State on the 7th day OF
November. 1918. there shall be SUBJ
mitted to the qualified electors or the
State. for their approval or rejee1oA'
the following amendment to the Con"
stitution:
Art 1913. No person less than sixty
years of age shall be permitted to vote
at any election in the State who SHAH
not. in addition to the qualifications
above described. have paid on or before
the 31st day of December OF each year.
for the two years preceding the year
IN which he offers to vote, pol! teS
cIusivciy in aid Of the pubic sehooH
OF tho parish in which such tax shs1S
have been collected; which tAx ~ here.
by imposed on every mae resident OF
this State, between the ages OF twenty-
ono and sixty years. Poll taxes shall %
a lien only upon assessed property. ana
no process shall issue TO enforce the
collection OF the same except against
assessed property.
Every person liable for suoh tan
shall, before being allowed 60 vote. ex"
hibit to the Commissioners OF Eleetisn
his poll tax receipts for two yearss
issued on the official form. or duplicate
IN ereon. IN the event Of loss. or prsox
of payment Of such poll taxes may os
made by a certificate Of the tax coll
lector, which shall be sent to the Cora
missioners OF the several voting pre-.
cincts, showing a list of these who h&vs
provided. and the dates Of payment. IL
ts hereby declared to be forgery. ana
punisha able as such. for any tax col.
lector or other person. to anteoats. es
alter. a poll tax receipt. Any psrsoa
who shall pay the poll tax of another
or advance him money for that pur.
pose, in order to influence his vAtss
shall be guilty OF bribery and punished
Accordingly. The provisions OF this
article as to the payment of poll taxes
and dumb, or blind. nor to persons un.
der twenty three years OF age who havs
psJd all poll taxes asssssed against
them: nor to persons In the military
service Of the State or OF the Unitse
States. during a time of war: nor 70
pcrsons who entered the military serv.
ice, as aforesaid. after the nrst or Jane
uary, 1915, and who have since eese
honorabIy discharged. provided thAe
such persons shall pay all poll tAxeA
c:.arge: provided, that any person In
the military or naval service OF the
United StateA shall, during the war
without either registration or the pay
ment of poll taxes. be permitted to vote
In all primary elections, or sign nom.
mating papers. for State and Congress
sional candidates: provided. that II sueh
person were not in such service he
would be otherwise qualified to parties
Ipate In such elections.
This amendment, n adopted shMM
validate any legislation enacted at tie
regular session of 1918. authoriEfmg
military electors to vote. whore sus4
legislation would be invalid witho1s
this amendment.
Section 3. Be It further enacted. ete-.
Tnat the official ballot to be used In
such election shall have printed thsrse2
the words:
Tor the oroposed amendment Do the
Constitution, cxempting soldiers &n9
sailors from the payment OF poll eAKeS'
And the words:
Against the proposed amendment 20
the Constitution 0xemptinG soldiers
and sailors from the payment ef poiI
taxes
FERNAND NOUToN,
Li~ttansnt Governor and President OF
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHACD.
Speaker OF the House OF Representa-
tives.
Approved: July II. 1918.
r. @. PLEAeANx,
Governor Of the State oz Leuisia Hs.
A true copy:
JAMES J. DALEY,
Secretary OF State.