The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-10-26

erei Assembly OF the g. fs. ~ Tot,fsis :, a
That the title to Act No. - OF tho Ex
.,a Season OF i9l1 be sntnded and re
enacted so as to read a. follows:
A Joint resolution proposing q,
amendIent to Article 1sS OF h. Con
stitution OF the State Of Lsuisisna. ex
smptinE persons in the military serv
ice from the payment OF poll take, ant
mariss ana other nominating election,
without registration or the payment O.
poll taxes.
Section 2. BE It further enacted, etc.
That Section of said Act be amended
lows:
Be It resolved by the GENERAL Assem-.
bly, Of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected tc
each House concurring, That at the
election for Members OF Congress to be
held In this State on the 7th day oil
November. 1918, there shall be sub
mittsd to the qualified electors Of the
State. for their approval or rejection
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution:
art. iss. Ne person Iess than sixty
years OF age shall be permitted to vote
at any election In the State who shN
not, in addition to the qualification
above described. have paid en- or before
the eist day OF December Of each year.
for the two years preceding the year
Of one dollar Per annsrn. to be used sx-
elusivelY In aid OF the pabiic schools
Of the parish In which such tax shail
have heen collected: which tax 10 here
by imposed on every male resident Of
this State. between the ages Of twenty
one and sixty years. Poll taxes shall be
lien only upen assessed property. and
NO process shall Issue to enforce the
collection Of the same except against
assessed property.
Exr~r - 49,
shall. before being allowed to vote, sx-
hibit TO the Commissioners Of Election
his poll tax receipts fer two years.
issued on the official form. or duplicate
IN 4reon. IN the event Of less. or prsof
of payment Of such poll taxes may be
ieeter. which shall be sent to the Com
missieners OF the several vetiRg pre-
einets. showing q list of those who have
paid said two years psll taxes ~ above
provided. sad the dates of payment. 1t
In hereby declared to be forgery. and
punishable A. such. for any tax eel
ieetsr or ether person, to antedats. sr
alter, poll tax receipt. Any person
who shah pay the psii tai Of another
or advenss him money for that pur-
shall be guilty of bribery and punish ed
accordingly The provisions OF this
article as to the payment of Poll taxes
shall not apply TO persons who are deaf
and dumb. or blind. nor to persons un-
der twenty-three years of age who have
pnSd all poll taxes assessed against
them; nor to persons In the military
service of the State or OF the United
States. during time of wnr; nor to
persons who entered the military sery-
Ice, as aforesaid. after the flrst of Jam
uary. 1916. and who have since been
discharged, provided that
such persons shall pay all poll taxes
against them after said dis
charge; provided. that any person in
he military or naval service of the
United States, shall. during the war.
without either registration or the pay
nent of poll taxes, be permitted to vote |
n all primary elections. or si'-n rous- |
mating papers. for State end Congress
'iolal candidates; provided. tnat Ii such
,erson were not in such service he |
pate ia such elections.
This amendment. II adopted. shall |
Validate any legislation enacted at the /
'egular session of 1918. authorizing |
Military electors to vote. where such /
egislation would be invalid without /
his amendment.
Section 3. BE 1t further enacted, etc,
that the official ballot to be used in
uch election shall have printed thereon
he words:
For the proposed amendment to the
constitution, exempting soldiers and
ailors fiom the payment of poll taxes"
And the words: /.
Against the proposed amendment to
he Constitution exemptinE soldiers
nd sailors from the payment Of poll
axes"
FERNAND MoUToN,
lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
HEWITT B0UANCHAUD.
realSer Of the House sf Representa-
tiyes.
Approved: July IL. 1913
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
\ true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary OF State.