The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-10-31
NO. 5


Section / &c it enacted by the Con-
. eral Assembly of the State of Louis'@'f
That the title to Act No. 80 of the i.--
ira -acSS.' =. Of 1917 be amended an .a-
epacteG 81 IS 70 read as follows:
A joint resU!ution proDosinT
amendment to Article 198 of the IT,
stitution of the State of Louisiana -
emptinC perr0ns in the military -.
ice fvcal tn, T.avment of poll taXeF,
authorizing thcn to participate IL
marics and other nominating elcc,
without registration or the paymca. Z
poll taxes.
Section O. Be it further enacted otc,.
That Section l of said Act be amen q
and re-enacted so as to read as l"l-
lows:
BE it resolved by the General As-r.l-
bly, of the State OF Louisiana. - o.
thirds Of all the members elected %
each House concurring. That at he
election for members of Congress 10 'e
held in this State on the 9TH daE ot
November, 1918, there shall be SH'-
mitted to the qualified electors o. re
State, for their approval or reJect H.
the following amendment to the l.
Art. 198. No person less than ETY.
years Of age shall be permitted to e
at any election in the State who S'fh
not. in addition to the qualifica,tL is
above described, have paid on or h'f~Se
tie 31st day of December of each "E&r'
for tho two years preceding the EC&rI
in which he offers to vote, a poll iaHi
of one dollar per annum to be useC &
clusively in aid of the pubic schoo!sl
of the parish in which such tax shallI
have been collected; which tax Is here.
by imposed on every ME resident OH
this State, between the ages Of twenry-
one and sixty years. Poll taxes shail p9
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, eS-
hibit to the Commissioners of Election
his poll tax receipts for two years.
issued on the official form, or duplicate
thereon. In the event OF loss. or proof
of payment of such poll taxes may be
made by certificate of the tax col
lector. which shall be sent to the Conn
missioners OF the several voting pre-
cincts showing q list of those who have
paid said two ycars' poll taxes as above
provided, and the dates OF payment. -
Is hereby declared to be forgery, t-1u
punishable as such, for any tax col
iector or other person, to antedatc. sf
alter, a 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 punish ID
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 nave
paid ali poll taxes assessed against
them; nor 10 persons in the military
service of the State or of the United
g ctafcs during a time of war; nor TO
persong who entered the military serV-
ice as aforesaid, after the first OF jan
uary, 1916 and who have since been
honoraSly discharged, provided thas
such persons shall pay all poll taxes
assessed against them after said dis
Charge: provided, that any person in
tire military or naval service OF the
United States, SHALL. during the war;
without either registration or the pay
meat Of poll taxes, be permitted to vote
In all primary elections, or sign ROM
mating papers, for State and Congress
sional candidates; provided, that ii such
person were not in such Aservice he
would be otherwise qualified to partie-
ipate in such elections.
This amendment. if adopted, shall
validate any legislation enacted at the
regular session of 1918, authorizing
military electors to vote. where such
leeisiation would be invalid without
this appointment.
Section g. BE ii further eno cicd, etc,
Tint thn official ballot to be used in
such clc~tic3 shall have printed thereon
the wor..s:
For the proposed ameadmr Mt to the
Constitution, eHealpting sO!-.iers and
sailors fror, the payment of poll taxes" q"
And the vols:
/, "Arniart tic prrpnscd amendment 10
tho Constitution. cXcnpting soldiers
and sailors from the payment of pou
taxes"
I7ERNAND 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.
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.