The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-08-30

Against the proposed amendment to
Article 1903 Of the Constitution of Lou
isana, relative to District Courts" and
each elector shall indicate. as provided
in the general election laws of the
State, which Of the propositions, For"
L. e. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate
Approved: July 10th, 1912.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
a true COPY:
ALVIN i. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State
ACT NO. l5s.
House Bill No. 2oS. Rv Mr.. PNtler
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 3O3
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana. relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans as amended by
Act NO. 10 Of the General Assembly
of 1900. and Act No. 1l2 of the General
Assembly of 1904. and Act 1853 of the
General Assembly of 1908, aud for the
purpose of providing a sufficient rev.
enue for the carrying out Of this Ar
tlcie OF the constitution.
Section I. 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
1903 Of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana as amended by Act No
Z" of the General Assembly of 1900
and Act No. 112 Of the General Assem-
bly, of 1904, and Act No. 269 of the
General Assembly of 1908, be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 1903. 4 pension not to exceed
eight dollars 1881 per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all the
following qualifications:
l. He Shall have served honorably
from the date Of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War. or un-
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
until the surrender.
2 He shall not own property of
more than one thousand dollar valuation
and he shall not he physically able to
earn livelihood by his own labor.
g. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State Of Lou
isiana or by any other State or Gov
eminent. In case he enlisted in any
organization mustered into said service
at the date Of his enlistment he re-
sided in the State of Louisiana, he shall
have resided in this State for at least
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.
fa1o 20 C$o$o A1 1Iou
In this State, for at least fifteen years
prior to his application for such pen.
sion. A like pension shall be granted
to the widow who shall not have mar
ried again. in INDECENT circumstances.
of such soldier or sailor whose mar
riage to her was contracted prior to
January l. 1Ss5; provided provide t., that if her
zation 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
and served in an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, such wild
ow shall, in order to entitle her to a
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
the date Of application under this ar
ticle. and the total appropriations for
all pensions, in any one year. shall be
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
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 other
purpose, and upon the adoption Of this
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-
vided. Provided that nothing in this
hihit the General Assembly from pro-
viding artificial limbs to disabled Con-
federate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2: Be it further resolved, etc,
That this proposed amendment be SUBJ
mitted to the qualified voters Of the
State Of Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection at the Congressional election to
be held on the first Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday in November.
1912.
That the official ballots to be used at
said election shall have printed there
on the words: For the proposed
amendment to Article 903 Of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana, rel
alive to pensions for Confederate Vet
erans." 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, as provided in the general
election laws of the State. whether he
votes for or against the amendment.
l.. E. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
Approved: July 10th, 1912.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
ALVIN E. FEBERT.
Secretary or state.
ACT NO. 162.
House Bill No. 207. BY Mr.. Manion.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 21o
of the State Of Louisiana. so as to
permit women to hold any office con-
nected with the educational system
Of the State or Of any political sub
diuisian therenf and with institutions