The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-09-28

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Ice from the payment OF poll taxes"
Seoiion l. Be /. enacted BY the Gen.
erai Assembly of the s. tie of Louisiana
That the title to Act No. 80 OF the Ex-
ira session OF 1917 be amended and re-
enacted SO as to read as follows:
joint resolution proposing an
amendment TO Article 1873 OF ID. Con
stituticn of the State of Louisiana, ex-
empting persons in the military serv-
Ice from the payment OF poll take: and
authorizing them to participate in pri-
maries and other nominating elections
without registration or the payment OF
poll taxes.
Section 2. Be II 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 7th day of
November. 1918. there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State. for their approval or rejection,
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution:
art 1ss 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 taN
OF one dollar per annum, 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 here
by imposed on every male resident of
this State. between the ages of twenty
one and sixty years. Poll taxes shall be
q lien only upon assessed property and
no process shall issue to enforce the
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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
of payment of such poll taxes may be
made by a certificate of the tax coll
ieetor. which shall be sent to the Com
missioners of the several voting pre-
cincts. showing list of those who have
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 coll
lector or other person. to antedate, or
alter, 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
a. lFic eS 10 LHe payment OF pOil taxes
shall not apply to persons who are deaf
and dumb, or blind. nor to persons un-
der twenty-tbree years Of age who have |
paid all poll taxes assessed against |
them; nor to persons In the military
service OF the State OF of the United |
States. during a time of war; nor TO |
persons who entered the military serv-
ice, as aforesaid, after the first of jan
uery, 1916. and who have since been /
honorably discharged. provided that /
assessed against them after said dis. |
charge; provided. that any person In
the military or naval service of the |
United States, shall. during the war
without either registration or the pay
ment of poll taxes. be permitted to vote
Ian all primary elections. or si~r ~~r,-
mating papers, for State and Congress
sional candidates; provided. that II sUcf
person were not in such service n
would be otherwise qualified to partic-
Ipsfe in such elections.
This amendment IL adopted. shall
validate any legislation enacted at III,
regular session of 1913, AUTHORIZING
electors to vote. where such
legislation would be invalid without
this amendment.
Section 8. Be 1t further enacted etc
That the official ballot TO be used in
such election shall have printed thereon
he words:
For the proposed amendment to the
sailors from the payment of poll taxes
And the words:
Against the proposed amendment to
he Constitution exempting soldiers
md sailors from the payment of poll
axes"
FERNAND MoUToN.
lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
speaker of the House of Representa-
tives
Approved: July II, 1918 II
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
\ true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.