The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-09-18
WOMEN OF LOUISIANA
ARE QUALIFIED TO VOTE
Must Register Before October End. To
Vote in November Election 49,.

The attorney generals office in ar
opinion given by Assistant Attorney
General L. f. Hall, has settled the
question of women's voting at the
November election 50 far as Louisiana
| i; concerned. Sunday Governor Hal
gave his official opinion that all that
women will have to do is to register
when the registration Office opens
Immediately following the primary
They will not require poll tax receipts
but will be cIassed as are male voters
who have just turned u.
Mr.. Halls opinion stills all doubts
expressed at the national suffrage
headouarters in Washington that the
women of Louisiana would not be able
to vote in the presidential election
Mississippf and New Jersey were also
included in the doubtful states by the
suffrage headquarters.
Here is Mr.. Halls opinion:
1: The adoption of the Nineteenth
Article of Amendment OF the Federal
Constitution has made no change III
existing registration laws except to
make all the rules and regulations
governing the registering Of men ap'
nlicable in the same way and to the
same extent to the registering Of wo,
men.
9: AS a means of identification on
the records women applying for re-
gistration, should, if unmarried, give
her real or baptisman name in this
manner: MARY S. JONES' and, ii
married: Mary Jones Smith If the
anp]icant is widow she should give
either her maiden o" her MARI eI
name, according as she is known lay
one or the other. he usual des'gEa-
lion of Miss" or NJ" ~hOuld be oMltt.
2J.
.. For the puiECSGs of registering
md voting, the place of residence OF
woman separated tr0n her husbal d
Is the place where Re actually makes
DER home instead of the place OF her
husbands residence.
4: Women are not liable for the capl
tation or poll tax levied by Article 1873
of the constitution, and no lien rests
against their assessed property to en-
force its payment.
5: A woman properly registered as
A voter, is qualified electOr, and as
such is deligible to vote IN any electlon
without the payment of poll tax and to
aold any office f trust r profit pres
entity existing under the Constitution
and laws of this State.
In order to vote at the November
election the women of this parish
must present themselves at the otflce
of the register of voters (Clarphy
Pitre) in the court house III jennings
between now and October End. when
the registration books will be closed.
They must fill out the registration
blank, a copy of which is reproduced
in reduced proportions below, unalded.
Application Number
| am a citizen Of the state OF Louis
lana, nay name is go. | was porn IN
the state Tor county off,. parish
Tor county of go. on the. =. DAY OF
in the year 80. | am no" 80.
years. go. months and go. days OF
age. | have resided in this state since
1872, in this parish since. 1872.
and in precinct No., of Ward no.
of the Parish since 49,. 192.. ana
am not disfranchised by any provision
of the constitution of this state.
was naturalized in conformity toI
the laws of the United States on 49,.
1872 go. at -. as per certificate OF
naturalization exhibited herewith.