The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-22

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Louisiana, tWo-thirds Of all the mem
Der elected to each House concur
ring That an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State OF Louisiana be
| submitted to the qualified electors of
| the State for their approval or rejec-
ton, at the Congressional election to
be held on the first Tuesday next fol
lowing the first Monday in November,
| 1904, amending Article 46 of the Com
stitution SO as to read as follows:
Article 46. The General Assembly
shall have no power to contract, or to
authorize the contracting of, any
debt or liability, on behalf Of the
State; or to issue bonds or other eyi-
dence of Indebtedness thereof, except
for the purpose of repelling invasion,
Or for the suppression of instruction;
| provided. that for the purpose Of ac-
curing school sites. and the purchase
or erection of school houses and build
ings and their equipment, in aid OF
the States system of public educa-
ton, the General Assembly, elected in
April, 1904, is given authority to issue
and direct the disposition Of one mil
lion dollars of bonds OF the State, run
ming for period not exceeding
twenty five years from the date of
their issue, bearing rate of inter
est not exceeding three per cent per
annum, payable semi-annua1Iy,
which bonds shall be exempt
from all taxation, and in or
der to render this exemption the
more effectual, the par value Of any
such bonds shall be deducted for all
purposes Of taxation from the aggse-
gate value of the capital or shares of
any bank or other financial institu-
ton, or corporation holding said
bonds for period of over six months
prior to the first day Of January, in
/ the year for which the tax assessment
is made.
Section 2 Be it further resolved,
That the official ballots to be used at
said election shall have printed there
on the words: For the proposed
amendment to Article IS Of the Con
stitution, relative to bonds in aid of
the States system Of public educa-
tion,' and the words: Against the
proposed amendment to Article 46 of
the Constitution, relative to bonds in
aid of the States system Of public ed
Ecation;;' and each elector shall indi-
cate, as provided in the general cleo
ton laws Of the State, whether he
votes for or against the proposed
amendment
r. H. SNYDER,
Speaner of the House of Representa-
tiyes.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate
Approved June g. A. D. 1904.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
"a true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary OF State.
ACT NO. H..
BY Mr.. Madden.
Senate Resolution No. A.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
500 Of the Constitution Of the State
of Louisiana, relative to pensions
for Confederate Veterans.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana. two thirds of all members
elected to each House coneurring,
That article three hundred and three
Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana. as amended by Act No. sew
enty-three of the General Assembly
of 1900, be SO amended as to read as
follows:
Article 3o3 A pension not to ex-
ceed eight dollars $3.50 per month
shall be allowed to each Confederate
soldier or sailor veteran, who pos
sesses all of the following qualifca-
tons:
1. He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment until
the close OF the late Civil War, or un
til he was discharged or paroled, in
some military organization regularly
mustered into the army or navy of
the Confederate States, and shall have
remained true to the Confederate
States until the surrender
2. He shall be in INDECENT circun1-
stances, and unable to earn a. liveli-
hood by his own labor or skill.
3. He shall not be sa1aried or other
wise provided for by the State of Lott
isiana, or by any other State Gov
eminent. In case he enlisted in any
organization mustered into said sery.
ice as a Louisiana organization, or I'D
case at the date of his enlistment he
resided in the State of Louisiana, he
shall have resided in this State for at
least five years prior to his application
for pension. In case he resided else
where than in this State, and enlisted
in an organization not mustered IL
from Louisiana, or in the Navy Of
the Confederate States, he shall have
resided in this State for at least fiji.
teen years prior to his application FOR
such pension. A like pension shall
be granted to the widow who shall
not have married again, in INDECENT cir
cumstances, of such soldier or sailor
whose marriage to her was contracted
pnor to January LIST, 1875: provided,
that IL her deceased husband served
IN an organization mustered in from
Louisiana, or if he resided in Louisi-