The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-09-28

etc, That upon the official ballots 10
ne used at said Congressional election
shall be printed the words For the
the Constitution Of Louisiana. relative
to District Courts" and the words
Against the proposed amendment to
Article 100 of the Constitution of Lou
isiana, relative to District Courts. ana
in the general election laws of the
State. which of the propositions, For
or Against" he votes for.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS c. R,ARRET.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July 10th, 1912.
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana
ALVIN Z. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT no. ls5.
House Bib No. 2ss. BY Mr.. Butler.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposins an amendment to Article 3o3
Of the Constitution of the State of
Confederate Veterans as amended by
Act No. 73 of the General Assembly
OF 1900, and Act No. 112 of the Generai
Assembly of 1904. and Act 269 Of the
General Assembly of 1908. and for the
purpose of providing q sufficient rev.
enue for the carrying out of this Ar
ticie of the Constitution
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisiana
two-thirds of all members elected to
each House concurring. That Article
303 of the Constitution. of the state
of Louisiana. as amended by Act NO
73 of the General Assembly OF 1900.
bly, Of 1904. and Act No. 269 Of the
General Assembly of 1908, be SO amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 800. a pension not to exceed
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 I'M
I'll he was discharged or paroled, in
some military organization regularly
mustered int 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 be physically able to
earn a livelihood by his own labor.
3. 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 a Louisiana organization. or in case
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
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
ried again. in INDECENT circumstances.
Of such soldier or sailor whose mar
riage to her was contracted prior TO
January l. 1885; provided that II her
xation, 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 If her deceased husband
enlisted. elsewhere than In Louisiana.
mustered in from Louisiana. such Wild
ow shall. in order to entitle her to q
pension as herein provided. have re-
sided In this State for not less than
for fol such pension: provided further.
that pensions whether to veterans or
to widows. shall be allowed only from
the date of application. under this ar
ticle. and the total appropriations for
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
property in the State. Any accruinR
surplus from said tax fund shall be
turned over to the common school fund
and prohibiting the collection Of any
fox nr NAL
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
amendment same shall at once become
self-operative and the funds derived
| therefrom Immediately used for said
| purpose. and provided further that the
ceive no commissions for assessing and
| collecting said one mill tax herein pro-
vided Provided that nothing In this
Article shall be construed 50 as to pro-
viding artificial limbs to disabled Con-
| federate soldiers or sailors.
| Section 2. Be 1t further resolved. etc,
mtsed to ths aSafed notsrs Of the
| State of Louisiana for adoption or re-
| lection at the Congressional election ia
be held on the first Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday in November
That the official ballots IL. be used al
| said election shall have printed there.
on the words: For the proposed
| amendment to Article asa OF the Con.
| stitution Of the State Of Louisiana, rel
| alive 10 pensions for Confederate Vet
| erans.% and the words: against this
proposed amendment to Article 303 OF
| the Constitution Of the State OF Louisi.
ana. relative to pensions for Confed
crate Veterans" and each clector shall
| Indicate, as provided in the general
| election laws of the State. whether HI
votes for or against the amendment.
L. r. 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
true copy:
ALVIN e. HEBERT