The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-08-31
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section ]. BE 1t enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the S.lte of Louisiana
That the title to Act No. 50 Of the Elk
ira Session of 1917 be amended and re
enacted so as to read as follows:
joint resolution proposing al
amendment to Article 1ss of .he Con
Z stftution OF the State OF Louisiana, ex
empting persons in the military serv
Ice from the payment of poll take, ant
authorizing them to participate in pri
maries and other nominating elections
without registration or the payment o.
poll taxes.
Section 2. Be It further enacted, etc.
That Section l of said Act be amended
and re-enacted SO as to read as fol.
lows:
Be 1t resolved by the General Assem-.
bly, of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all the members elected ia
each House concurring, That at the
election for members of Congress to be
held in this State on the It'll day OF
November, 1918, there shall be SUBJ
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State. for their approval or rejection.
the Following amendment to the Con-
stftution:
Art. 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 31st day of December of each year,
Tor the two years preceding the year
IN which he offers to vote. a poll tax
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
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. ex-
hibit to the Commissioners Of Election
his poll tax receipts for two years,
Issued on the official form. or duplicate
tn ereon. In the event Of loss. or proof
OF payment OF such poll taxes may be
made by certificate of the tax col
missfoners OF the several voting pre-
cincts, showing a list Of those who have
paid said two years poll taxes as above
provided. and the dates of payment. II
IL hereby declared to be forgery. and
punishable as such. for any tax coll
leotor or other person. to antedate. or
alter, poll tax receipt. Any person |
who shall pay the poll tax of another |
Dr. 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 |
shall not apply to persons who are deaf
Ind dumb. or blind. nor to persons un-
Ter twenty-three years Of age who have
PAID all poll taxes assessed against
'hemi nor to persons in the military
Iervics Of the State or of the United
states. during a time OF war: nor to
PERSONS who entered the military serv-
oe. A. Aforesaid. after the FIRST of jan
larry, 1916. and who have since been
lonorably discharged. provided that
rnh -
.ssesssd against them after said dis
harge; provided, that any person in
he military or naval service of the
United States. shall during the war,
Tfthout either registration or the pay
nent OF poll taxes. be permitted to vote
q all primary elections. or SIGN nom
mating papera, for State and Congress
ional candidates.; provided, that IL such
erson were not in such service he
'ould be otherwise qualified to partic-
pate In such elections.
THIS amendment. IL adopted, shall
aifdate any legislation enacted at the |
ocular session of 1918, authorizing
Military electors to vote where such Ia
'gislation would be- invalid without Dl
ais amendment. Ia
hat the official ballot to be used in
ach election shall have printed thereon
lie words:
For the proposed amendment to the Z
exempting soldiers and !
lfiors from the payment OF poll taxes" {
And the words: c
Against the proposed Amendment to {
le Constitution exempting soldiers e
Id sailors from the payment OF poll Q
xes.' o
FERNAND MOUToN. q
eutenant Governor and President of c
the Senate. t
HEWITT BOUANcHAUD. .
'eaker Of the House of Representa- n
tives. "a
Approved: July IL. 1918. n
r. @. PLEASANT, q
Governor of the State of Louisiana. D
i true copy: | Il
JAMES ]. BAILEY. o.
Secretary OF State. s