The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-10-03
L.. ,rom III. naxnn.nt Of poll taxes"

lee from the payment or poI C.r
Section I. Be 1t enacted oy ,i.i.na smG
That the title to Act No. 81 OF tne En
ira Session Of 1917 be amended ana re-
enacted so as to read as follows:
A joint resolution proposins Con-
stitution Of the State OF Louisiana. e&
empting persons In the military serV1
koe from the payment OF poll ta1es' 80
authorising them to participate IN p
mariss and other nominating e. -
without registration or the payment "A
section 3. Be It further enacted. etc:
That Section 1 Of said Act be amehueo
and re-enacted so as to read as ioi-
Be II resolved by the General Assem-
bly, of the State OF Louisiana t"oo
thirds Of all the members electou ~
each House concurring. That at W
election for morhers OF Congress 10 o
held in this State on the 7th day OF
November. 1918. there shall be sup
rnitted to the qualified electors or the
State, for their approval or re]ecCLon'
the following amendment 10 'ne oo"
'':Sos "Nrt i.s. No person less than sixty
wears Of age shall be permitted TO vote
Il any election IN the State VINO shan '.
Not. in addition to the Suan.rchhss qua .r h.sors
| the Sist day Of December Of each year:
| fer the two years preceding the ye
! n which he offers to vote. pol .AA
/ Of one dollar per arhuna. TO pe useS
eiusiysiy in aid Of the pubhe sen2on
/ Of the parish In which such TAX snaH
| nave been collected: which tax - mere.
| BY imposed on every Na!s resoeAt %
this STATE hstween ths } s}F.s ..,a. o, T sSsii Be
a lien only upon assessed property. ano
! no prosess shall issue TO enforce tne
| collection Of the same except against
assessed property. a.
shall. before being allowed 10 vote. ex-
| hIbft 10 the Commissioners OF Elsetloh
hts poll tax receipts for two y
| issued on the official form. or duplloets
Of payment OF such poll taxes may be
made by . certificate OF the tax col
iector. which shall be sent to the Com
missioners Of fhe several voting pre-
sinets. showing a list OF ,nose VINO ,Soys
crowded. and the dates OF payment ~
IL hereby declared to be forgery. 'Tu
punishab as such. for any tax c'l-
siter poll tax receipt. Any person
,. who shall pay the poll tax Of another
or ndvaRce him money for that pur-
pose In order 70 influence MS vateI
accordingly. The provisions Of this
. article as to the payment OF pom axes
, shall act apply TO persons who are oeal
and ausnS. or biiRA. nor to persons un-
4 der twenty-thfse years ot ase NJ n u :
! PAID ell poll taxes assessed against
J fAetn; nor 70 persona In the rnlntar2
: sarvies OF the State or OF the Uniteo
; states during q time Of war; nor te
persons who sntssee the nMssFS Ssr. S.r.
nary. 1915, and who have since eeen
: henorsbiy discharge. provided the'
such persons shall pay all poll tAxe'
: : assessed against them after SAID ois.
charge; provided. that any psrSsn III u
!. matted states, shall during the war
!: without either registrssion or the pay
u,ent Of POLL taxes. be permitted to vot'
IN all primary s,.etse.s sr s,.t. ar snd c copTpeS
sionai candidates; provided. that II sucl
= person were not in sqch service n
y would be otherwise qualified to partic
a ipats in such elections.
. vaiidAte any legislation enacted at tn
- regular session Of 1915, evtnorl4sn!
;. military electors to vote. where sue
: legislation would be invalid withou
aeetion :. Be Il further enacted. etc
. That the official ballot to be used y
!. such election shall have printed theSeo
- the words: q.
- Constitution. exempting soldiers an
y sailors from the payment OF Poll taxes
,s SAraiast the proposed emeEdment I
I. the Constitution exenpting so.oleI
" and sailors from the payment OF y"
= FERNAND MoUToN.
Lieutenant Governor and Prssident
r HEWITT BoUANCHAUD.
% sneAker Of the House Of Represents
|. MveA
y Inproyed: July II. 1913.
= r. O. PLEASANT.
y Qcvernor Of the State Of LouisieAi
u A true COPY:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
}. aAnyetaPv of Stats,