The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-05

THOMAS C. BARRETT, &
Lieutenant Governor and President of
Approved: July 10th, 1912.
Governor OF the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN g. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. l5s.
House Bill No 2sS. BY Mr.. Butler.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 303
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. 112 of the General
Assembly of 1904, and Act 269 of the
General Assembly of 1908 and for the
purpose of providing sufficient rev.
enAe for the carrying out of this Ar
ticle of the Constitution.
4 Section l. 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
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 2ss Of the
General Assembly of 1908, be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 303. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars ($8)#per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier {, or
sailor veteran who possesses all the
following qualifications:
I. He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment until
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.
3. 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.
g. He shall not be salarisd 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
organizatio mustered into said service
as Louisiana organization. or N ease ~
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
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 fifteen years
prior to his application for such pen;
sion A like pension shall be granted
| to the widow who shall not have mar
RED again, in INDECENT circumstances
| OF such soldier or sailor whose mar.
rage 10 her was contracted prior e
January i, 1885; provided that Il lel
/ deceased husband served In an organ1
/ zation, mustered in from Louisiana. OF
IL he resided in Louisiana, at the datt
such widow shall be entitled to the
/ pension as herein provided, she shall
/ have resided in this State Tor at leas
five years prior to her applicatiol
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana
! and served in an Organization mo-
| mustered in from Louisiana, such wild
ow shall, IN order to enfitle her to
pension az herein provided. have ro
sided in this State for not less thar
| fifteen years prior toA her application
for Ssuch pension; provided further
that pensions whether TO veterans g
to widows, shall be allowed only from
| ticle, and the total approximations 70
i all pensions in any one year. shall D.
1 the proceeds Of the annual enc mil
tax, provided said appropriation shal
i fifty thousand dollars for any one yea
which is hereby levied on all taxabl
property in the State. Any accruini
Surplus from said tax fund shall b
i and prohibiting the collection Of an,
i other tax or making any appropriatiol
In excess Of the amount Of the one NIL
known as 'Confederate Veteran Pen
4 sion Fund" and to be used for no othe
purpose, and upon the adoption OF thf
amendment same shall at once peeom
self-operative and the Iunos derive lse
purpose, and provided further that tn
i Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re
i ceive no COMMISSIONS for assessing an
collecting said one mill tax herein Pro pr
vided. Provided that nothing In thi
j Article shall be construed so as to pre-
1 hibit the General Assembly from Pre-
. viding artificial limbs to disabled Con
i federate' soldiers or sailors.
That this proposed amendment be sur
II rnitted to the qualified voters of tn
4 State Of Louisiana for adoption or re-
:. lection at the Congressional election {
be held on the first Tuesday next To-
:. lowing the first Monday in Novembel
: 1912.
That the official ballots to be used q
said election shall ,. have printed tnsrs
amendment to Article sos Of the Cor
stitution Of the State Of Louisiana, re-
!, alive to pensions for Confederate We
GRAMS" and the words: Against tn
proposed amendment to Article 303
j the Constitution Of the State Of Louis
ana, relative to pensions for Confee
crate Veterans" and each elector sf1a
= Indicate, as provided in the gener;
j election laws of the State. whether
!, votes for or against the amendment.
L. E. THOMAS,
: Speaker Of the House Of Represents tive
THOMAS C. barrel,
|! Lieutenant Governor and PRESIDENT
J Approved: July 10th, 1912.
) Governor Of the State of Louisiana
: A sTus s9P 3. HEBERr,
Secretary of State.
Af,r so. 1e2.