The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-29

General Assembly OF the State OF
/ Der elected to each House concur
ring. That an amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State of Louisiana be
submitted 20 the qualified electors of
/ the State for their approval or rejee-
ton, at the Congressional election to
i be held on the first Tuesday next fol.
| lowing the first Monday in November,
1904. amending Article 46 Of the Con
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 evil
dence of Indebtedness thereof, except
for the purpose of repe11ing Invasion,
| or for the suppression Of instruction;
] provided, that for the purpose az ac-
curing school sites, and the purchase
or erection of school houses and build
ings and their equiDment, 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-annually,
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 aggre-
gate value of the capital or shares OF
any bank or other financial institu-
ton, or corporation holding said
bonds for a period of over six months
prior to the first day of January, In
the year for which the tax assessment
is made.
That the official ballots to be used at
said election shall have printed there
on the words: For the proposed
amendment to Article 46 of the Con
stitution, relative to bonds in aid of
the States system Of public educa-
ton" 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
ucation;" 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,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
]. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved June %, a. ID. 1904
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN t. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 112.
BY Mr.. Madden
Senate Resolution No. a.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
300 Of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana, relative to pensions
for Confederate Veterans
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State OF |
Louisiana, two-thirds of ali 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 303 A pension not to ey-
coed eight dollars ($8l per month |
shall be allowed to each Confederate
soldier or sailor veteran, who pos
sesses all Of the following qua1ifica- /
tons:
l. He shall have served honorably
from the date Of his enlistment until |
the close Of the late Civil War. or IN
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 uati1 the surrender.
2. He shall be in INDECENT eircum-
stances, and unable to earn liveli-
hood by his own labor or skill
3. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State OF Lou
isiana, or by any other State Gov
ernment. In case he enlisted In any
organization mustered into said serV.
ice as Louisiana organization. or IN
case at the date of his enlistment he
resided In the State of Louisiana, he
shall have resided in this State for at
least i've years prior to his application
Tor q pension. In case he resided else
where than in this State, and enlisted
In an organization not mustered III
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
pGOr TO January 7Sf 72TEs nrnyifAH