St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-09-19

1uFen,te nc TpvariIe Courts and the words:
oonh aIector snail indicate, as faaament; and
general election laws of the State'qea IN the /
votes for or against said amendmentstne ne |
P. N. LAMBREafo.u
rieptenapt Governor and President of
Senate.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved July Sth 1908.
Governor of the state of Louisiana,
true copy. ~
JOHN I. MICHED,
Secretary Of State.
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ACT NJ. 900.
Senate Bill No. 14O. BY Mr.. Barrett.
4 JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendmenttto Articles 81 and 50
of the Constitution of the State of Iouisi-
ana. relative to fixing the salaries of the
Auditor of Public ACCOUNTS, Treasurer and
Secretary of State, an providing that all
fees received by the Sedatary of State under
existing law or laws Ihfch may hereafter
be enacted, shall be cdered into the State
Treasury.
Section l. Be 1t resoRd by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana two-thir,Is
of all members elected each House CON
curing. That Articles 81 and 50 of the Con-
stitutiOn of the State OF louisiana be amend
ed so as to read follos:
Article 81. The Auditoiof Public Accounts
shall receive n salary of We thousand dollars
per annum. The TreasrSr shall receive ii
salary of four thousand Dollars per aHflun
The Secretary of State sill receive salary
of five thousand dollars u annum. Each of
the said officers shall be paid monthly, and
fees or perquisi1es rBother compensation,
shall be allowed them; prFided, that the fees
now which may hereafter be fixed by law
to be charged by the SECRETARY of State, shall
b. al p,,I ~ 1Lt,1N-
to the State Treasurer tt be placed to the
credit of the General Fund.
Article 50. Appropriaiidns for the clerical
and all other expenses OF he officers named in
the preceding article shall specify each item
of appropriation and for al purposes shall moi
exceed in any one year forg1ne State Treasur
er the sum of thirty-sx hundred dollars; ant
for all purposes for any one rear for the Audi
tor of Public Accounts the SIM of eight thou
sand dollars: and for all purposes for an!
one year for the Secretary OF State, including
the salary Of the Assistant Secretary of State
and all expenses of the Insurance Department
the sum of ten thousand dollars.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc. Tina
the foregoing amendments 0f the Constitution
of the State shall be submitted to the e1ector
for their approval or rejection. us required b.
Article 321 of the Constitution of the Stat
of Louisiana and general election laws of thi
State at the general State election to be mel
in this State on the 3rd day of Nove1nbei
1908.
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of til
Senate.
n. G. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House of Representative
Approved July s, 1903.
Governor of the State of Louisian
A true copy.
JOHN 7. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 2e9.
House Bill No. 100. By Mr. Richardso
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment TO Article 1903 of Il
Constitution of the State of Louisiana rel
tive to pensions for Confederate veterai
as amended by Act No. 73 of the Gener
Assembly of 1900, and Act No. 112 of Il
General Assembly of 1904.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gener
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thir
of all members elected to each House concu
ring That Article three hundred of the Co
stitution of the State of Louisiana, as amend
by Act number seventy-thr of the Gener
Assembly of 1900, and Act number one hu
dred and twelve of the General Assembly
1904 be so amended to read as follows:
Article 1903. pension not to exceed Gig
dollars 1881 per month shall be allowed
each Confederate soldier or sailor veteran WI
possesses all the following qualifications
i, He shall have served honoraply from Il
date of his enlistment until the close of Il
late Civil War until he was discha rgt
or paroled, In some military organization ri
ularly mustered into the Army or Navy of ia
Confederate States. and shall have ramined TIN
to the Confederate States until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property of more tha
five hundred dollars valuation and he shall no
be physically able to earn livelihood by b
own labor or skill.
8. He shall not be salaried or otherwise pro
vided for by the StHte of Louisiana by an
! other State or Government In case he en-
listed in any organization mustered into sud
| service as Louisiana organization, in case
|. at the date OF his enlistment he resided the
| State of Louisiana, he shall have resided Ii this
| State for at least five years prior to hh aB-
! pIication for pension. In he resided
elsewhere than in this State, and ertssed
| In an organization not mustered in from Louist'
| ana, or In the Navy of the Confederate states.
he shall have resided in this State for 4 least
/ fifteen years prior to his application III such
| pension. A like pension shall be graHted tc
| the widow who shall not have marrietl agsin
| in INDECENT circumstances, or such solder OF
| sailor whose marriage to her was cntractec
| prior to January /, 1875; provided that II hel
| deceased husband served in organisation
| mustered in from Louisiana, il he resided ir
i louisiana at the date of his enlistIieHt an(
| had so resided for one year prior hereto
| then in order that such widow shall Be en-
| titled to the pension as herein provided, shS
| shall have resided In this State for 1t leas
| five years prior to her application there9; ana
1 IL her deceased husband enlisted elseWheae thar
| In Louisiana, and served in an organization mo-
mustered in from Louisiana, such wiigF shall
| In order to entitle her to a pension d herein
| provided. have resided in this State fns BOT les
! than fifteen years prior to her appaeaton TO
such pension; provided further, this Pension
whether to veterans to widows AaH be al
lowed only from the date of appar1tion I'm
der this Article, and the total aIFnpriation
for all pensions shall not exceed Mo hundred
| and fifty thousand dollars 1886, 00QN1 in an.
one year; provided that nothing in tits Artic
| shall be construed as to prohibitithe Genera
| Assembly from providing artificial anhs to dis
| abled Confederate soldiers sailorG
Section 2. BIT it further resolved ETC., Tina
this proposed amendment be submitted to tn
| qualified voters of the State Of [aaisiana TO
adoption rejection at the Congressional cleo
| tion to be. held the first Tuesdiy next fol
lowing the first Monday IN NoEemler 1908.
| That the official ballots to be ased at sal
election shall have printed thtrea the words
| For the proposed amendment b. Article 30
| Of the Constitution of the Site u Louisiana
| relative to pensions for Cqnfeaerate veter
ans. and the words: against the propose
| amendment TO Article BOB of the Constitution
| OF the State of Louisiana, rehtia to pension
| for Confederate Veterans tndB each electo
shall indicate, provided in the general elec
ton laws of the State. Wheeler he votes 70
| or against the amendment. 8
D. G. DUPBE.
| Speaker of the House Of Representatives
P. NJ LAliBRE3I0ET,
Lieutenant Governor and PRESIDENT Of tn
Senate. Approved July Oh, 1908.
J. y SANDERS.
Governor of the safe Of Louisiana
| A true copy.
JOHN T. MICHEL
| Secretary of Star. .
ACT NO. 20.
House Bill No. 325 BY Mr.. Heiridue
a JOINT RESoTTION.