St. Tammany farmer., 1918-09-07
THE ST. rAMmANY FARMER, SEPTEMBER Z, 1918

to each house concurring, That at
the election for members of Congress
to be held in this State on the 7th
day of November, 1918, there shall
be submitted to the qualified electors
of the State, for their approval or
rejection, the following amendment
to the CONSTITUTIONS:
''Article 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 the 31ts day of De-
cember, of each year, for the two
years preceding the year in which
he offers to vote, a poll tax OF one
dollar per annum, to be used exclus-
lively 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 resi-
dent of this State, between the ages
of twenty-one and sixty years. Poll
taxes shall be lien only upon assess
ed property, and no process shall is
sue to enforce the collection of the
same except against assessed prop
erty.
Every person liable for such
tax shall, before being allowed to
vote, exhibit to the Commissioners
of Election his poll tax receipt for
two years, issued on the official form,
or duplicate thereon, in the event of
loss or proof of payment of such poll
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the tax collector, which shall be sent
to the commissioners of the several
voting precincts, showing a list of
those who have paid said two years
poll taxes as above provided, and
the dates of payment. 1t is hereby
declared to ibe forgery, and punish
able as such, for any tax collector or
other person, to antedate, or alter a
poll tax receipt. Amy person who
shall pay the poll tax of another or
advance him money for that purpose
| in order to influence his vote, shall
be guilty of bribery and punished &C
cordingly. 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 per
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age who have paid all poll taxes as!
sessed againts them; nor to persons
in the military service OF the State
! or of the United States, during time
of war; nor to persons whosentered
the military service, as aforesaid
after the first day of January, 1916
and who have since been honorabty
discharged, provided that such per-
sons shall pay all poll taxes assessed
against them after said discharge;
provided, that any person in the mil
itary or naval service of the United
States shall, during the war, without
either registration or the payment OF
poll taxes, be permitted to vote in all
primary elections, to sign nominal
ing papers, for State and Congress
sional candidates; provided that il
such person were not in such service
lie would be other qualified to par
ticipate in such elections.
This amendment, if adopted, shall
validate any legislation enacted al
the regular session of 1918, authoriz
ing military electors to vote, where
such legislation would be invalid
without this amendment.
Ssction g. 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 Consti
tuition, exempting soldiers and sail
ors from the payment of poll taxes,
and the words Against tie amend
ment to the CONSTITUTION exemptine
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ment of poll taxes"
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and Pres. of the Senate
HEWITT BOuANCHAUD,
Speaker of House o. Representatives
Approved July II, 1918.
| R. G.. PLEASANT,
Governor of State of Louisiana
A true copy.
JAS. j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.