The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-09-14
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ice from the payment of poll taxes
Seetion !: FL l. enacts5 by the Gen
eral Assembly bf the safe nf 1ousia1 ma,
That the titielto Act No. 80 of the Ex-
ira Session Of 1917 be amended and re
enacted SO as to read as follows:
A joint resolution proposing an
amendment to Article 1873 of .be Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana. ex-
empting persons in the military serv-
ice from the payment of poll taxef and
authorizing them to participate in pri-
maries and other nominating elections
without registration or the payment OF
poll taxes.
Section 2. Be it further enacted. etc..
That Section l of said Act be amended
and re-enacted so as to read as fol-
lows:
Be it resolved by the General Assem-
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 be
held in this State on the 9TH day OF
November. 1918, there shall be sub
mftted to the qualified electors or the
State. for their approval or rejection
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 shall
not. in addition to the qualifications
above described, have paid on or before
for the two years preceding the year
In which he offers TO vote. poll tax
OF one dollar per annum, to be USED ex-
clusively in aid of the public scnoois
OF the parish in which such tax shan
have been collected; which tax Is mere
by imposed on every male resident OF
this State, between the ages of twenty
one and sixty years. Poll taxes shall be
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 such tax
shall. before being allowed to vote. ex-
hibit to the Commissioners of Election
his poll tax receipts for two years,
issued on the official form. or duplicate
II ereon. IN the event of loss. or PROOF
of payment of such poll taxes may be
made by a certificate of the tax coll
lector, which shall be sent to the Conn
missioners of the several voting pre-
cincts, showing list of those VINO nave
paid said two years poll taxes as above
provided, and the dates of payment IL
is hereby declared to be forgery. and
punishable as such. for any tax col
lector or other person. to autedate or
alter. q poll tax receipt. Any person
who shall pay the poll tax of another
or advance him money for that pur-
pose, in order to influence his vate.
shall be guilty OF bribery and punished
accordingly. The provisions OF this
article as TO the payment of poll taxes
shall not apply to persons who are dear
and dumb, or blind. nor to persons I'M
der twenty three years of age who have
paid all poll taxes assessed against
them; nor to persons In the military
service of the State or of the United
States. during time OF war; nor TO
persons who entered the military serv-
ice. as aforesaid after the first of jan
uary, 1916, and who have since been
honorably discharged. provided that
such persons shall pay all poll taxes
assessed against them after said dis
charge: provided. that any person In
the military or naval service Of the
United States. shall. durfng the war.
without either registration or the pay
ment OF poll taxes, be PERMITTED to vote
In all primary elections, or SIGN r'0i',-
ina ling papers. for State and Congress
eional candidates; provided. that il such
person were not in such service he
would be otherwise qualified to partic-
ipate in such elections.
This amendment il adopted, shall
validate any legislation enacted az the
regular session of 1918. authorizing
legislation would be invalid without
this amendment.
Section 8. Be It further enacted. etc,
That the official ballot to be used in
such election shall have printed thereon
the words:
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution. exempting soldiers and
sailors from the payment of poll taxes
And the words:
Against the proposed Amendment to
the Constitution exempting soldiers
and sailors from the payment of poll
taxes"
FERNAND MoUTON.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD.
Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved July II. 1918.
r. G.. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
\ true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY.
Secretary OF State.