Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-01-26 | Page 13 | Diseased Veterans Must Pay Poll Tax

DISEASED VETERANS VETERANS' MUST PAY POLL T TEL TAX EL PASO Tex Jar Jan 26 Ex service Ex-service e men en permanently disabled with tuber tuberculosis and other diseases will not be b e excused from the payment of poll taxes 1 they want to vote This This' ruling ha has s been given to the local post of the American merican legion by the attorney gendral general general gen- gen eral dral of Texas There kt-There to There are more than SOO service ex-service men en in El Paso classed by y the government govern govern- ment eat ent as being permanently disabled yet et at they must pay their poll taxes 1 if f hey pey ey vote it is s said There are thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands o of service ex-service men elsewhere in n Texas exas permanently disabled who have he legal requirements otherwise who are affected by this ruling The attorney general said Bald the law provides exemption for tor Indians person persons per per- sons son Insane blind bUnd deaf and dumb and andose those hose ose who have lost a hand or foot put but not to a a. man who is disabled by disease