The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-09-08

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
electors of the State for their approval |
or rejection, at the Congressional cleo
tion to be held on the first Tuesday next |
following 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 evidence of in
debtedness thereof, except for the pur-
pose of repelling invasion, or for the
suppression of insurrection; provided,
that for the purpose of acquiring school
sites, and the purchase or erection of
school houses and buildings and their
equipment, in aid of the States system
of public education, the General Assem-
bly,, elected in April, 1904, is given
authority to issue and direct the dispo-
sition Of one million dollars of bonds of
the State, running for period not ey-
ceeding twenty-five years from the date
or their issue, bearing rate of interest
not exceeding 3 per cent per annum,
payable semi-annually, which bonds
shall be exempt from all taxation, and
| in order to render this exemption the
more effectual, the par value OF any such
bonds shall be deducted for all purposes
of taxation from the aggregate value Of
the capital or shares of any bank or
other financial institution, or corpora
ton holding said bonds for period of
over six months, prior to the fst day OF
January, in the year for which the tax
assessment is made.
Sec. z. Be it further resolved, etc.,
That the official ballots to be used at
said election shall have printed thereon
the words: "For the proposed amend
ment to Article As Of the Constitution,
relative to bonds in aid of the States
system of public education" and the
words. "Against the proposed amend
ment to Article As Of the Constitution,
relative to bonds in aid of the States
system of public education;" and each
elector shall indicate, as provided in the
general election laws OF the State,
whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment.
R. H. SNYDER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
]. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
| the Senate.
Approved June %, 1904.
NEWTON G.. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN 7. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
Act No. 112.
Mu ,saa5o. Senate Resolution
oy WI "S'uooA'l 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 Cen
; eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
, two-t thirds of all the members elected tc
each house concurring, That Article 30S
5 of the Constitution of the State oi
Louisiana, as amended by Act No. 73 OF
: the General Assembly of 1900, be SC
+ amended as to read as follows:
; Article 303. A pension not to exceed
5 eight dollars (SS) per month shall be
r allowed to each Confederate soldier OF
sailor veteran, who possesses all the fol-
e lowing qualifications:
: 1. He shall have served honorably
] from the date of his enlistment until the
J, close of the late Civil War, or until he
e was discharged or paroled, in some mil
e itary organization regularly mustered
i into the army or navy Of the Confederate
e States, and shall have remained true tt
e the Confederate States until the sur.
q render.
n 2. He shall he in INDECENT circum.
: stances, and unable to earn livelihood
r by his own labor or skill.
e 3. He shall not be salaried or other
e wise provided for by the State of Louis
/. lana, or by any other State Government
), In case he enlisted in any organization
e mustered into said service as Louis
!, lana organization, or in case at the dat
e of his enlistment he resided in the Stat
: of Louisiana, he shall have resided il
d this State for at least five years prior t.
: his application for pension. In cas-
IT he resided elsewhere than in this State
Il and enlisted in an organization no
Il mustered in from Louisiana, or in tn
h navy of the Confederate States, he shal
y have resided in this State for at leas
e fifteen years prior to his application TO
:, such pension. A like pension shall
It granted to the widow who shall not hay
If married again, in INDECENT circum
stances, of such soldier or sallo
:, whose marriage to her was contracte
} prior to January 1, 1875; provided, ths
al if her deceased husband served in a
i organization mustered in from Louis
/ lana, or if he resided in Louisiana at tn
If date of his enlistment, and has so re
N sided for one year prior thereto, then
4. order that such widow shall be entitle
to the pension as herein provided, sf
S. shall have resided in this State for ;
least five years prior to her appiicatic
CT therefor; and if her deceased husban
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisian
and served in an organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana, such Wido
a. shall, in order to entitle her to pensi6
as herein provided, have resided in tn
State for not less than fifteen yea
prior to her application for such pei
sion; provided further, that pension
whether to veterans or to widows, sha
=, be allowed only from the date of appl
III cation under this article, and the tot
appropriations for all pensions shall n