The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-26

to District Courts and the words
Against the proposed amendment to
isiana, relative to District Courts" and
each elector shall Indicate, as provided
in the general election laws of the
State, which of the propositions, For
: 1A't's' = ~ /. E. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House of Represen tatives.
THOMAS c.. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
Approved: July 10th, 1912.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana,
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT no. 15s.
House Bill No. 298. BY Mr.. Butler.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 800
of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans as amended by
Act No. 73 of the General Assembly
of 1900, and Act No. liz of the General
Assembly of 1904, and Act 269 of the
General Assembly of 1908, and for the
purpose of providing a sufficient rev.
enue for the carrying out of this Ar
ticle of the Constitution.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
era1 Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
two-thirds of all members elected to
each House concurring, That Article
Of Louisiana, as amended by Act No.
| 10 OF the General Assembly of 1900,
and Act No. 112 of the General Assem-
bly, of 1904, and Act No. 2s9 of the
| General Assembly of 1908, be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 500. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars C$8l per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
4 sailor veteran who possesses all the
| following uualifica tons:
/ l. He shall have served honorably
| from the date of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War, or IN
some military organization regularly
mustered into the Army or. Navy OF
/ the Confederate States, and shall have
/ remained true to the Confederate States
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
wise provided for by the State Of Lou
Iisiana 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 fol
/ than in this State, and erosted in AZ
/ Louisiana, or in the Navy We the Con.
federate States, he shall Hfye resided
4 in this State, for at least fMteen years
prior to his application for such pen
sion. 4. like pension shall be GRANTED
i to the widow who shall not have mar
4 ried again, in INDECENT circumstances
j rage To- her was eontr acted prierst'
4 January 1885,; provided that Il ne
i deceased husband served in an organi
4 cation, mustered In from Louisiana, O.
i If he resided In Louisiana, at the dat
4 of his enlistment, then in order tina
i such widow shall be entitled to th'
pension as herein providedW She shal
have resided in this State gbr at 1eas
Enlisted emil SaI' elsewhere Is than Louisiana
i and served in an organization no
mustered in from Louisiana, such wild
l oW SHALL In order to entitle her to s
i pension as herein provided, have re
4 sided in this State for not less thai
fifteen years prior to her application
for such pension; provided further
to widows, shall be allowed only from
4 the date Of application under this ar
i ticle, and the total appropriations 70
8 all pensions, in any one year, shall b.
4 the proceeds of the annual one mil
tax, provided said appropriation shal
4 never be more than five hundred ant
i fifty thousand dollars for any one yea
1 which is hereby levied on all taxabl
property In the State Any accruini
surplus from said tax fund shall b
j. turned over to the common school fun
and prohibiting the collection of an:
Il other tax or making any appropriate!
]: tax levied and collected and to b
Z known as Confederate Veteran Pen
sion Fund" and to be used for no othe
purpose, and upon the adoption of th1
~ -I., 4=1y,n
self-operative and the funds derive
therefro1n Immediately used for sal
n purpose, and provided further that tn
I. Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re
collecting said one mill tax herein pro
| vided. Provided that nothing In thu
). Article shall be construed SO as to pro
} hibit the General Assembly from pro pro
} viding artificial limbs to disabled Con
4 federate soldiers or sailors.
} Section 2. Be 1t further resolved, etc
That this proposed amendment be SUP
J mitted to the qualified voters OF tn
y lection at the Congressional election t
be held on the first Tuesday next FOL
) lowing the first Monday In November
: 1912.
said election shall have printed there
on the words: For the propose
!, amendment to Article 500 Of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana, rel
II alive to pensions Tor &SOIledeIdt6 " g
{. erans." and the words: Against tn
{ proposed amendment to Article 500
J the Constitution Of the State Of Louisl
/ ana, relative to pensions for Confed
crate, Veterans" and each e1ector shaa
: indicate, as provided In the genera
3 election laws of the State, whether b
i Votes for Or against the amendment.
{ L. E. THOMAS,
y Speaker OF the House of Representatives
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
! Lieutenant Governor and President 9
the Senate.
) Approved July 10th, 1912.
) Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN e. HILBERT,
Secretary Of State
ACT no. 1s2.
! House Bill No. 2o7. BY Mr.. Maniol
JOINT RESOLUTION
! Proposing an amendment to Article II
, of the State of Louisiana, SO as
permit women to hold any office cor
! nected with the educational systel
g Of the State or Of any political sui
division thereof. and with institution
of charity and correction.