Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. I'll.
Senate Bin No. 1ssABy Mr.. Thoela.
To amend ana AN 4s.: Acr A.. M =. -.
the Extra Session Of 1917, entitled "A
joint resolution proposing an amends
ment to Article 1s9 Of the Constitu.
ton Of the State Of Louisiana, e..
empting persons In the military sorv.
Section I. Be Il enacted By de Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana,
That the title to Act No. - Of the Nh.
ira Session OF 1917 be amended ana r..
enacted % ~ to read - follows:
a Joint resolution processing a
stitution Of the State Of Louisiana. ex-
empting persons in the military ssrv-
Ice from the payment Of poll taxes: and
authorizing them to participate In pri.
martes and other nominating elections
without registration or the payment Of
Section :. Be IL further enacted. etc.,
That Section I Of said Act be amended
and re-snactsd % ~ 70 read ~ fol-
Be It resolved By the General Assem-
thirds Of all the members elected =
each House concurring, That at tho
election for members Of Congress to b
held Ia this State on the 3th day Of
November. 1913. there shall be sub.
mitted to the qualified electors Of the
State, for their approval or rejection.
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution:
cart. 1ss. No person less than sixty
years Of age shall Be permitted to vote
not. in addition to the ouaiifications
above described, have paid ON or before
the 31st day Of December Of each year.
for the two years preceding the yeas
In which he offers to vote. poll tag
ciusiveiy in aid Of the public schools
OF the parish in which such tax shall
have been collected: which tax 10 here.
BY imposed on every male resident OF
this State, between the ages of twenty.
lien only upon assessed property. and
no process shall Issue to enforce the
collection Of the same except against
assessed property.
Every person liable for such tax
shall. before being allowed to vote. ex.
his poll tax receipts for two years.
Issued on the official form. or duplicate
thereon. In the event OF loss. or proof
of payment Of such, poll taxes may be
made BY. . certificate Of the tax coll
lector. which shall be sent to the Com.
missioners Of the several voting pre-.
cincts. showing list Of those who have
paid said two years poll taxes a. above
provided, and the dates Of payment. II
IL hereby declared to be forgery. and
lector or other person, to antedate. or
alter. q poll tax receipt. Any person
who shall pay the poll tax Of another
or advance him money for that purs
pose. In order to influence his vatA
accordfn9lv Tha Drovisiona ~ 0han
article a. to the payment Of pom taxoe
shall not apply to persons who are 0oaG
and dumb. or blind, nor 70 persona un~
der twenty-three yearD Of age Who have
sa = sof ?G e 1 ssass s IS
eorvice Of the State or ,of the un1teG
States. during time 81 war: nor -
persons who entered the military seTvs
Ice. ~ Aforesaid. after the nrst Of yan-
honorably discharged. provided that
such persons shall pay All poll taxss
assessed against them after said dis
charge: provided. that any person n
the military or naval service Of The
without either rsgistration or the pay.
mont OF poll taxes. be psrmitted to vote
In all primary elections, or sign nom-
mating papers, for State and Congreo.
sional candidates; provided. that II sqch
ipats In such elections.
This amendment, II adopted, shall
validate any legislation enacted ct the
regular session Of 1913. Authorisin0
military electors to vote. whore such
!egislstion would b. invalid without
this amendment.
Section :. Be u further enacted. etc.
That the official ballot 70 be used II
such election shall have printed thereon
the words:
For the proposed amendment 70 the
Contribution. exempting soldiers and
sailors from the payment Of poll taxes.~
And the words:
Against the proposed amendment t.
the Constitution exempting DoldiorQ
and sailors from the payment Of poll
FERNAND MOUroN,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
HEWITT BoUAlecHAUp.
Speaker Of the House Of Rspresenta~
tives.
Approved: July II, 1913.
r. q. PLEASANT.
Governor Of the state Of Louisianas
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JAMES J. BAILEY,
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