Poll Tax in 1893 Plaquemines Parish Louisiana Submitted BY: Gladys Stovall Armstrong ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Although it could not be enforced, the voters of Plaquemines were asked to pay a poll tax of $ 1.00 per year for aid of the schools. The amount collected by ward was: 1st Ward 66 out of 515 voters 2nd Ward 127 out of 526 voters 3rd Ward 158 out of 438 voters 4th Ward 182 out of 458 voters 5th Ward 16 out of 71 voters 6th Ward 56 out of 330 voters 7th Ward 39 out of 245 voters 8th Ward 80 out of 313 voters 9th Ward 128 out of 337 voters 10th Ward 184 out of 839 voters