The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-09-21

under SUCH regulations IS the oIate
Board Of Engineers shall prescribe, a
well, as the use Of deserted river bed
the property Of the State Of Ieservoi
purposes in connection with such canals
by corporations formed OF to be forme'
under the laws Of this state; and pro
viding that at the end Of 70 years from
completion Of the systems, such canal
and hydro-electTic plants shall becom
the property Of the State, to be operates
for public revenues" And each electo
shall indicate as provided in the genera
elections laws Of the State whether b.
votes for or against the proposed amend
Ment.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
Approved: July II. 1918.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. I'll.
Senate Bill No. 1919. By MI. Thoele
AN ACT
To amend and re-enact Act No. 81 o:
the Extra Session Of 1917, entitled
"A joint resolution pressing an amend
ment to Article 1913 Of the Constitution
of the State Of Louisiana, exemptinl
persons in the military service from
the payment Of poll taxes"
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana
That the title to Act No. 80 Of the Elk
ira Session Of 1917 be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows: 4
A joint resolution proposing ~
amendment to Article 1913 Of the Consti-
tuition Of the State Of Louisiana, ex.
empting persons in the military service
from the payment Of poll taxes; and au-
thorizing them to participate in primar-
les and other nominating elections with.
out registration or the payment Of pol
taxes.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, etc.
That Section ! Of said Act be amended
and re-enacted 50 as to read as follows
Be it resolved by the General Assembly
Of the State Of Louisiana, two-thirds 81
all the members elected to each House
concurring, That at the election for mem
bers of Congress to be held in this State
on the 7th day Of November, 1918, there
shall be submitted to the Qualified cleo
tors Of the State, for their approval o.
rejection, the following amendment tc
the Constitution: Hill re
"Article 189. No person less than
sixty years Of age shall be permitted
to vote at any election ia the State who
shall not, il addition to the qualifica-
tons above described, have paid On o.
before the 31st day Of December, Of each
year, for the two years preceding the
year in which he offers to vote, poll
tax Of one dollar per auf,um, to be used
exclusively in aid Of the public schools
Of the parish in which such tax shall
have been collected; VIII: tax is hereby
imposed on every male esident Of this
State, between the. at, twenty-one
and sixty years. P4 ihsll be z
lien only upon asa - .peTty, and
no process shall issuSass a., ce the col
lection Of the same IL gainst -
sessed property. ~
Every person Iabia II ], such tax shah,
before being allowed "a vote, exhibit to
the Commissioners IL Election his poll
lax receipts for two years, issued on the
official form, Of duplicate thereon, in the
event Of loss, Or proof o. payment Of
such poll taxes may be mlde BY : csf-
tificate Of the tar collector which shall
be sent TO- the commisji3ners Of the
several voting precincts, s4owing . list
IF those who have piid s4id two years.
poll taxes Is above provided, and the
dates Of payment. It Is hereby declared
10 BE forgery, and punishable . such,
for any tax collector Or other person, to
antedate, or alter, . poll tax receipt. ANY
person who shall pay the poll tax Of
mother or advance him money for that
purpose, in order to influence his vote,
shall be guilty Of bribery and punished
The provisions Of this axti-
lie as to the payment Of poll taxes shall
not apply to persons who are deaf and
dumb, OF blind, nor to persons under
years Of age who have
paid all poll taxes assessed against
Them; nor to psrsons in the military
service Of the State Or Of the United
States, during time of; war nor TO
persons who estered the military seTv-
ice, - aforesaid, after the first day of
January, 1916, and who have since been
honorably discharged, provided that such
persons shall pay I'll taxes assessed
against them after sid discharge; pro-
vided, that any persen in The military
or naval service rsof the United States;
hall, during the war, without either
Of the payment Of poll taxes,
be permitted to vote in ~ primary cleo
lions, or sign nominating papers, tor
State and Congressional candidates; pro-
vided, that if such person were not IN
such service he would be otherwise quail
fed to participate in such elections !.
This amendment, if adopted shall
validate any legislation enacted At the
regular session Of 1913, authorizing mill
tary electors to vote. where such leEis-
lation would Be invalid without this
amendment tE astas. - !.
Section 8. Be It further enacted, etc,
That the official ballot to be used in such
election shall have printed thereon the
woros:s @ $3.50 aga4tsfsI .t.-,
For the proposed smendment to the
exempting ssoldiers and