The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-09-07
ader such regulations Is the State,

under such acquisitions as the Stat,
Board of Engineers shall prescribe, a
well as the use Of deserted river bed
the property Of the State Of reservoi
purposes in connection with such canal,
] Dy corporations formed or to be fo1me
under the laws Of this state; and pro
viding that at the end Of 70 years f1on
compietion Of the systems, such canal
and hydro-electric plants shall becom
the property Of the State, to be operate'
FOR public revenues" And each electo
shall indicate as provided in the genera
elections laws Of the State whether b
votes for OK 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.
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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, exemptina
persons in the military service from
the payment Of poll taxes"
Section l. Be it enacted by the Cen
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 az to read as follows:
A joint resolution proposing IN
amendment to Article 1873 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 p1imar-
les and other nominating elections with
out registration or the payment Of poll
taxes.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That Section Of said Act be amended
and re-enacted 90 Is to read Is follows:
Be It resolved BY the General Assembly
Of the State Of Louisiana, two-thirds Of
all the members elected to each House
concufring, 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 elec-
tors Of the State, for their approval OF
rejection, the following amendment to
the Constitution: 4
"Article 1872 No penaon less than
sixty years Of age shall be permitted
to vote at any election in the State who
shall not, in addition to the quali6ca-
tions 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, . poll
tax Of one dollar per annum, to be used
exclusively in aid Of the public SCHOOLS
Of the parish. in which such tax shall
have been collected; which tax Is hereby
imposed on every male resident Of this
State, between the ages Of twenty-one
ind sixty years. Poll taxes shall Be 81
lien only upon assessed property, and
40 process, shall Issue to enforce the col |
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Deal fox1, o dAtl1eata thereon. IN the
wentsof Nod, % preof Of payment Of
,ueh poll taxes may be made By = ess-l
ifcate Of the TAX collector. which shall
3 sent to the Commissioners Of TIE
several voting precincts, showing . list
i those. who have paid said two years
poll taxes ~ above provided, and the
istes of payment. It il hereby declared
10 Be forgery, and punishable Is sufh,
for any tax collector or other person, to
.ntedate, OK alter, . poll tax receipt. Apy|
person who shall pay the poll tax kot
mother or advance him money for u
purpose, in order to influence his we
shall be guilty Of bribery and punsAed]
The provisions Of this arb
Gle as to the payment Of poll taxes sh1ii
not apply to persons who are deaf add
dumb, OK blind, nor to persons under
years Of age who have
paid al poll taxes assessed against
them; nor to persons in the military
service Of the State OK Of the United
States, during . time Of war; nor to-
persons who entered the military sew
ice. q aforesaid, after the first day Of
January, 1916, and who have since been
discharged, provided that such
persons shall pay Ill taxes assessed
against them after said discharge; pro-
vided, that any person in the military
az naval servics Of the United States;
shall, during the war, without either
registration OF the payment Of poll taxes,
IS permitted to vote in all primary slsc-
lions, Of sign nominating papers, for
State ind Congressional candidates; pro-
vided, that if such person were not IN
such service he would Be otherwise quail
6ed to participate in such elections. :.
This amendment, if adopted shall
validate any legislation enacted It the
regular session Of 1918. authorizing mill
tsry electors to vote. where such legis-
lation would Be invalid without this
amendment
Section 3. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That the official ballot to be used n such
election shall have printed thereon the
.wor6s: -. ...
--For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution, exempting soldiers and
sailors from the payment Of poll taxes
And the words: - -. .
MA0sinat The proposed amendment to