The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-08-31

- /. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN 3. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT no. 15s.
House Bill No. 29s. BY Mr.. Butler.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment TO Article so rs
Of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, relative TO pensions I ,e.r
Confederate Veterans as amended by
Act No. 73 of the General Assembly
Of 600 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 i. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
each House concurring, That Article
300 Of the Constitution Of the state
Of Louisiana, as amended by Act NO.
70 of the General Assembly of 1900,
bly, of 1904, and Act No 2ss Of the
General Assembly Of 1908, be SO amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 3o3. 4 pension not to exceed ssi
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all the
following qualifications:
/. 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.
g. He shall not own property of
more than one thousand dollar valuation
/. 4. ,1rryCin a
| 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
as 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
/ federatet States. he shall have resided
/ In this State, for at least fifteen years
/ prior to his application for such pen.
sion. A like pension i shall be granted
/ to the widow who shall not have mar
i ried again. in ind gent cirenns tanceS,
Of such soldier or sailor whose mar
rage to her was contracted prior to
i January i, 1885, provided that II her
i deceased husband served in an organi-
I cation, mustered in from Louisiana, or
If he resided in Louisiana at the date
of his enlistment. then in order that
pension as herein provided. she shall
4 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
and served in AN organization not
! mustered in from Louisiana, such wild
ow shall, in order to entitle her TO
sided in this State for not less thar
fit .een years prior to her application
for such pension; provided further
i that pensions whether to veterans OF
the date Of application under this ar.
ticle and the total appropriations fol
4 all pensions, In any one year, shall be
the proceeds of the annual one mil
never be more than five hundred ane
/ fifty thousand dollars for any one veal
/ which is hereby levied on all taxable
property in the State. Any accruins
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 mil
tax levied and collected and to b.
7 known as Confederate Veteran Pen
sion Fund and to be used for no othel
4 purpose, and upon the adoption of this
amendment same shall at once beeom n.
/ therefrom Immediately used for sale
4 purpose, and provided further that tht
4 Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re
ceive no COMMISSIONS for assessing ane
collecting said one mill tax herein pro
: vided Provided that nothing in this
4 Article shall be construed so as to pro
hibit 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 sub
mitted to the qualified voters of thu
I State Of Louisiana for adoption or re
lection at the Congressional election t.
\ be held on the first Tuesday next fol
lowing the first Monday in November
That the official ballots to be used a,
on the words: For the proposed
amendment to Article 500 of the Con
alive to pensions for Confederate Vet
Grams" and the words Against thu
proposed amendment to Article 500 Q.
: the Constitution of the State Of Louisi
crate Veterans and each e1ector shal
indicate, as provided in the genera
election laws of the State, whether hi
s votes for or against the amendment.
T.. E. THOMAS, s
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
4. THOMAS G. BARRES,
Lieutenant Governor and Persistent o.
the Senate.
L. E. HALL, &
. Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
4 Secretary Of State.
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ACT no. 1e2.
House Bill No. 207. BY MIR. Marion
JOINT RESOLUTION
, Proposing an amendment to Article 81
of the State of Louisiana, SO as t
permit women to hold any office con
nected with the educational system
Of the State. or OF any political sub