The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-10-04
ACm NO, l55.

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AC~ NO. l55.
House Bill No. 29S. BY Mr.. n;it1er.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment 10 Article 500
of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to pensions fo1
Confederate Veterans as amended by
Act No. e of the General Assembly
Assembly of 1904. and Act 1853 Of the
General Assembly of 1908. and for the
purpose Of providing sufficient rev
enue for the carrying out of this Ar
tic!e Of the Constitution.
Section ]. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds Of all members elected to
each House concurring, That Article
3O3 of the" Constitution Of the State
of Louisiana. as amended by Act No
% of the General Assembly Of 1900
and Act No. 112 Of the General Assem-
bly, Of 1904. and Act No. $50 of the
General Assembly of 1908. be so amend
cd as to read as follows:
Article 303 A pension not to exceed
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all tAe
following qualifications:
!. He shall have served honorabl!
from the date Of his enlistment until
the close Of the late Civil War. or I'M
til he was discharged or paroled. IN
some military organization regularly
the Confederate States. and shall have
remained true to the Confederate States
until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property Of
| more than one thousand dollar valuation
and he shall not be physically able to
earn livelihood by his own labor.
3. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State of Lou
isiana OF by any other State or Gov
eminent In case he enlisted in any
organization mustered into said sarvice
as a Louisiana organization. or in case
at the date Of his enlistment he re.
sided in the State of Louisiana, he shall
five years prior to his application for
pension. In case he resided elsewhere
than in this State, and enlisted in an
organization not mustered in from
Louisiana. or in the Navy Of the Con
federate States, he shall have resided
In this State. fdr at least fifteen years
prior prior e his Application for such pen,
to the widow who shall not have mar
ried again, in INDECENT circumstances.
Of such soldier or sailor whose mar
rage to her was contracted prior to
January ]. 1885: provided that if her
| deceased husband served in an organi-
cation. mustered in from Louisiana. or
| If he resided in Louisiana at the date
Of his enlistment. then in order that
such widow shall be entitled to the
| pension as herein provided, she shall
have resided in this State for at least
five years prior to her application
| therefor; and If her deceased husband
| enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana.
pi,pf
| mustered in from Louisiana. such wild.
ow Shall. in order TO entitle her to \
! pension as herein provided. have re-
| sided in this State for not less than
fifteen years prior to her application
for such pension: provided further,
that pensions whether to veterans or
70 widows. shall be allowed only from
the date of application under this ar
ticle. and the total appropriations for
| all pensions. many one wear. shall he
the proceeds Of the annual one mill
tax. provided said appropriation shall
never be more than five hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for any one year
Which is hereby levied on all taxable
property in the State. Any accruns
surplus from said tax fund shall be
turned over to the common school fund
and prohibiting the collection Of any
other tax or making any appropriation
IN excess of the amount OF the one mill
tax levied and collected and to be
known as Confederate Veteran Pen.
sion Fund" and to be used for no othe,
purpose. and upon the adoption of thie
amendment same shall at once become
self-operative and the funds derived
therefrom Immediately used for said
purpose. and provided further that the
Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re-
ceive no commissions for assessing and
collecting said one mill tax herein pro-
vlhed: Provided that nothing in this
Article Shall be construed so as to pro-
mint the General Assembly from bro.
viding artificial limbs to disabled Con.
federate soldiers or sailors.
section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
mitted to the qualified voters Of the tho
State Of Louisiana for adoption or re-.
lection at the Congressional election n
be held on the first Tuesday next fol.
lowing the first Monday. in November,
That the official ballots to be used At.
on the words: For the proposed
amendment to Article 3O3 OF the r C"U.
stitution Of the State of Louisiana rel.
alive to pensions for Confederate vet.
Grams" and the words: Against the
proposed amendment to Article 303 Of
the Constitution Of the State Of Louisi-
ana: relative to pensions for Confed-
crate veterans, and each elector shall
indicate. rs provided in the general
election laws Of the State. whether he
votes for or against the amendment.
l.. i. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House Of Represcn ~ t;v..
THOMAS G. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President ~
the Senate Va
Approved: July 10th. 1912.
L. F.. HALL,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. le3,
House Bill No. c07. Hy NJ At.,,o,.
JOINT RESOT I,rro>,