The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-08-29
ice from the payment of poll taxes"

| Ice from the payment of poll taxes"
Section l. Be il enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisiana,
| That the title to Act No. 80 of the Ex-
ira Session Of 1917 be amended and re-
! enacted so rs to read as follows:
I A joint resolution proposing an
amendment to Article 198 of the ' n
stttution OF the State of Louisiana K
, emptnE persons in the military - ~
| ic" fls a he payment Of poll take. and
authorizing them to participate III pri-
maries and other nominating elections
without registration or the payment of
poll taxes.
Section O. Be 1T 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 conourring, That at the
election for members of Congress to be
held in this State on the 7th day OK
November, 1918. there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors OF the
State. for their approval or rejec ion,
the following amendment to the Con-
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 qualifica 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 annuna to be used ex-
clusively in aid of the public schools
of the parish in which such tax shall
have been collected; which tax Is hore-
by imposed on every male resident or
this State. between the ages OF twenty
one and sixty years. Poll taxes shall ne
q Zen 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-
hibit to the Commissioners of Election
his poll tax receipts for two years.
issued on the official form, or duplicate
IL "eor. 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 Com
missioners of the several voting pre-
cincts, showing a list of those who have
paid sf!d two years poll taxes as above
provided. and the dates of payment. It
Is hereby declared to be forgery, and
punishable as such, for any tax col
lector or other person, to anteGatc, or
Rl 1r. " 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 he guilty of bribery and punished
accordingly. The provisions of this
article - to the payment of poll taxes
shall not apply to persons who are deaf
anc dumb, or blind nor to persons un-
der W. nty- three years of age who have
pG.i1 ell poll taxes assessed against
them: nor to persons in the military
service of the State or of the United
States during a time of war; nor to
perEons who entered the military serv-
Ice, as aforesaid, after the first of JAM
unTy. 1916, and who have since been
hororahly discharged, provided that
sr@h p:.sons shall pay all poll taxes
assessed against them after said dis
Charge: provided that any person In
t''a military or naval service of the
United States. shall. during the war,
without either registration or the pay
r!cnt oC pol! taxes. be permitted to vote
In aH primary elections. or sign NOM
sional candidates; provided, that if such
person were not in such service be
would be otherwise qualified to partic-
ipat" in such elections.
This amendment. If adopted, shall
validate any legislation enacted at the
+, Zular session of 1918, authorizing
military electors to vote, where such
legislation would be invalid without
this amendment
Section 3. 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-
tiSes.
Approved. JuIy II 1919
R G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY
Secretary of State.