St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-09-05
ACT NO. $50,

ACT NO. $50.
Senate Bill No. no. BY MIR. Barrett.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Articles 81 and So
of the Constitution of the State of Louisi
ana relative to fixing the salaries of the
Auditor of Public Accounts, Treasurer and
Secretary of State, and providing that all
fees received by the Secretary of State, under
existing law laws which may hereafter
lie enacted, shall be covered into the State
Treasury.
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thlris
of all members elected to each House con-
curing, That, Articles 81 and So of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana be amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article ST. The Auditor of Public Accounts
shall receive salary of five thousand dollars
per annum. The Treasurer shall receive
salary of four thousand dollars per annun
The Secretary of State shall receive salary
of five thousand dollars per annum. Each OF
the said officers shall be paid monthly. and
fees, perquisites or other compensation,
shall be allowed Them provided that the fees
now which may hereafter be fixed by law
to be charged by the Secretary of State. shall
be collected and paid by him monthly
to the State Treasurer to be placed TO ;be
credit of the General Fund.
Article So. Appropriations for the clerical
and all other expenses of the officers named In
the preceding article shall specify each item
of appropriation. and for all purposes shall not
| exceed in any year for the State Treasur-
! er the sum of thirty-six hundred dollars; and
| for all purposes for any one year for the Audi
! tor OF Public Accounts the sum of eight thou
! sand dollars; and for all purposes for any
! 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. That
the foregoing amendments of the Constitution
| of the State shall be submitted to the electors
for their approval rejection, required by
| Article 321 of the Constitution Of the State
| of Louisiana and general election laws of this
| State at the general State election to be neld
j in this State the 3rd day of November,
1908.
P NJ. LAMBREMoNT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
H. G. DUPRE.
Approved July 8, 1908.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
| true copy.
JOHN t. mitchell.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 26s
House Bill No. 1870. BY Mr.. Richardson
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 3O3 of tn,
Constitution of the State of Louisiana. rela
tive to pensions for Confederate Veterans
as amended by Act No. 10 of the Genera
Assembly of 1900 and Act No. 112 of thu
General Assembly of 1904.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Genera
Assembly of the State of louisiana two-t third
of all members elected to each House concur
ring. That Article three hundred of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana, as amende
by Act number seyenty-three of the Genera
! Assembly of 1900, and Act number one hun
! dred and twelve of the General Assembly o
: 1904. be SO amended to read as follows:
Article BOB. A pension not to exceed eigh
2 dollars ($S) per month shall be allowed
t each Confederate soldier or sailor veteran VIII
possesses all the following qualifications:
e l. He shall have served honoraoly from tn
a date of his enlistment until the close of til
, late Civil War. until he discharge
or paroled in some military organization res
ularly mustered into the Army Navy of I'll
0 Confederate States. and shall have ramined tru
to the Confederate States until the surrender,
.. He shall not own property of more tina
1 five hundred dollars valuation ind he shall nj
be physically able to earn a livelihood by b
> own labor or skill.
d g. He shall not be SHARED or otherwise pr
vided for by the State of Louisiana or by al
: | other State or Government. In case he el
n listed in any organization mustered into sal
u service as a Louisiana organization, or in cai
IL at the date of his enlistment he resided in ii
IS state of louisiana he shall have resided in tn
u state for at least five years prior to his al
>. | pfication for pension. In case he reside
u elsewhere than in this State, and enlistt
L in an organization not mustered in from Louis
he ana or in the Navy of the Confederate State
l. he shall have resided in this State for at lea
II fifteen years prior to mis- application for SUI
- pension. like pension shall be granted
II the widow who shall not have married agal
,! in INDECENT circumstances. such soldier
y sailor whose marriage to her was contract
~ prior TO January i. 1875: provided that If
s. deceased husband served in organiZatio
s. mustered in from Louisiana, or IL he resided
Z Louisiana. at the date of his enlistment a.
:: had so resided for year prior theret
u then in order that such widow shall be Q
titled to the pension herein provided, s
a. shall have resided in this State for at lea
:, five years prior to her application therefor; a
&c II her deceased husband enlisted elsewhere tn
" in Louisiana, and served in an organization \
!, mustered in from Louisiana such widow sha
y. | in order to entitle her to pension as here
70 provided have resided ju this State for not IL
ne than fifteen years prior to her application
pe such pension; provided further, that pensio
le whether to veterans to widows, shall be
lowed only from the date of application
al der this Article, and the total appropriate
III for all pensions shall not exceed two hundI
he and fifty Thousand dollars $3.50, 00O.O0t in
" one year; provided that nothing in this Arti
se shall be construed 30 as to prohibit the Gene
rs Assembly from providing artificial limbs to q
10 abled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
W Section 2. BIT it further resolved. ETC.. III
&c this proposed amendment be submitted to
'. qualified voters of the State of Louisiana
=" adoption rejection at the congressional el
ne ton to be held on the first Tuesday next
~ lowing the first Monday in November. 1908.
hu That the official ballots to be used at s
II. election shall have printed thereon the wor
Is s'For the proposed amendment to Article
co- of the Constitution of the State of louisa
ne relative to pensions for Confederate Vet
ms ans and the words Against the propo
IN amendment to Article 303 of the Constitut
- of the State Of Louisiana. relative to pensi
lat for Confederate Veterans and each cleo
&c shall indicate, as provided in the general el
ne ton laws of the State. whether he votes
~, or against the amendment
no II. G. DUPRE
ne Speaker of the House of Representati7
ro- p. NJ. LAMBREAi0NI
MS Lieutenant Governor and President of
Senate Approved July 9th. 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS
es. Governor of the State of louisa
: A true copy.
the JOHN r. mitchell,
SacraFarv oP State