The herald., 1912-10-31
ACT NO. 15J.

ACT NO. 1oJ.
11ousa pu, No 2es BY Mr.. Butler
JOINT RESOLUTION m,
Promising an amendment TO Artlcle OV.
of the Constitution of the state OF
Louisiana. relative TO pensions 49, 10
Confederate Veterans as AMENDED
nv Act No. 20 of the General AS
sembly of 1900, and ACT NO IL VI
the General Assembly OF 1904, anu
Act 269 of the General ASSEM- e.li - :
providing a sufficient revenue foI
the CARRYING out of this Article oil
the Constitution.
Section l. Be il resolved by the zen
eral Assembly of the State OF Loulsl,
ana, two-thirds OF all members elected
to each House concurrinS, Ihat Artl-
Gle 1903 of the Constitution OF the stare
q of the General Assembly of 1909
s sem Of 1904. and Act No, 26s OF
the General Assembly of 1905 be SO
amended as to read as follows: 5000
Article 3O3. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars CsS) per month SHAH be
allowed to each Confederate SOLDIER OF
sailor veteran who possesses all 'he
following qualifications: ,,h,,,
1. He shall have served honoraplS
from the date of his enlistment unlli
the close of the late Civil war. or un-
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 dollars valu-
alton and he shall not be physically
able to earn a livelihood by his own
labor.
8 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 enlsted IN any
int
as a Louisiana organization, or in case
at the date of his enlistment he re,
sided in the State of LOUISIANA, ne shail
have resided in this state for al least
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 for at least ffteen 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 &c
January l, 1885; provided that II her
deceased husband served in an organ
ization. mustered in from Louisiana. or
il he resided in Louisiana. at the date
of his enlistment. then in order that
such. widow, shall be entitled TO the
have resided in this State for at least
five years prior to her application
therefor: and IL her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in louisiana,
mustered in from Louisiana, such wild
ow SHALL in order to entitle her to a
pension as herein provided, have re-
fifteen years prior to her application
for such pension; provided further.
that pensions whether to veterans or
to widows, shall be allowed only from
- fArN a
ticle. and the total appropriations for
all pensions. in any one year, shall be
the proceeds of the annual one mill
tax. provided said appropriations 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 accruins
surplus from said tax fund shall be
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 ysi ana TO PsD De
sion Fund and to be used for no other
purpose, and upon the adoption of this
same shall at once be-
come self-operative and the funds de-
said purpose. and provided further that
the Tax Collectors and Assessors shall
receive no commissions for assessing
provided. Provided that nothing in this
Article shall be construed so as to
prohibit the General Assembly from
providing artificial limbs to disabled
soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved.
etc. That this proposed amendment
be submitted to the qualified voters of
the State of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection at the congressional election
to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday in Novem-
Der. 1912.
That the official ballots to be used at
said election shall have printed there
on the words: For the proposed
to Article 300 of the Con-
of the State of Louisiana, rel
alive to pensions for Confederate Vet
erans." and the words: Against the
amendment to Article 300 of
the Constitution Of the State of Louis
lana. 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. f. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved July 10th. 1912.
L. z. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN F. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.