The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-09-07

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each elector shall indicate. as provided
in the general election laws Of the
State. which Of the propositions, For
- L. E. 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
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.
ACT no. 15s.
House Bill No. 29S. 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
General Assembly Of 1908, and for the
purpose of providing sufficient rev.
enue for the carrying out of this Ar
ticle Of the Constitution.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
each House concurring, That Article
800 Of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, as amended by Act NO.
% q No Of hs q SEM
bly, of 1904, and Act No. 269 of the
General Assembly Of 1908, be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 300. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars ($83 per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all the
| following qualifications:
/. He shall have served honorably,
l. qy-n f17o 1afn Of nnf1f
the close OF the late Civil War, or I'M
1 til he was discharged or paroled. IN
some military organization regularly
mustered into the ,e. army Va Or navy y,o 81
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 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
1 ernment 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.
i sided in the State Of Louisiana, he shall
] five years prior to his application fol
pension. In case he resided elsewhere
] than in this State, and enlisted IN ar
organization n mustered aus IN m IRON IRON
q, y
i federate States, he shall have resided
i In this State, for at least fifteen years
4 prior to his applicatl ton for such pen
i sion Ike pension nn ~ Pc gransse
/ ried again. iii INDECENT circumstances
i Of such soldier or sailor whose mar
u riage to her was contracted prior 9
4 January i, 1885; provided that IL he
i deceased husband served in an organi
i zation mustered in from Louisiana. 9
4 if he resided In Louisiana, at the dat
of his enlistment. then ~ order tina 1i
such. widow shall pe entltied s, 70 tn q
i have resided in this State for at leas
five years prior to her appl1ca t1ol
a therefor; and II her deceased husban
4 enlisted elsewhere, than in Louisiana
and served in an organization no
mustered in from Louisiana, such wild
ow shall, In order to entitle her to
4 pension as herein provided, have re
/ sided in this State for not less thu q
for such pension; provided further
that pensions whether to veterans Q
to widows, shall be allowed only fror
the date q apPaeaton unaea TINS
, all pensions, in any one year, shall .
n the proceeds Of the annual one mi!
tax, provided said appropriation sha
never be more than i've ea,. nunarea an
which is hereby levied on all taxabl
: property in the State. Any accruin
surplus from said tax fund shall
. turned over to the common scnool run
other tax or making any appropriate
: In excess Of the amount Of the one mi
: tax levied and collected and to
: known as Confederate Veteran Per
purpose, and upon the adoption Of TIL
n amendment same shall at once becoH
self-operative and the funds derive
therefrom inmediately used Tor So,
E Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re
| ceiye no commissions for assessing an
E collecting said enc mill tax herein PR
j yided provided that nothing in thi
) Article shall be construed SO as to prt
3 hibit the General Assembly from pr
e viding artificial limbs to disabled Cor
. federate soldiers or sailors.
e Section q Be it further resolved, etc
; That this proposed amendment be sui
8 mitted to the qualified voters OF tn
State of Louisiana for adoption or r,
z lection at the Congressional election
: be held on the first Tuesday next 70
: 1919.
4 said election shall have printed tner.
on the words; or 500 me e. Pro prop ee,
: stitution Of the State Of Louisiana, re
: alive to pensions for Confederate We
f erans," and the words: Against e
f proposed amendment 70 ArIlcle avg
~ "
Il ana, relative to pensions for Confe'
), crate Veterans and each elector sha
: indicate, as provided n the ge ans1
n VOTES for or against the amendment.
4 i. E. THOMAS,
: Sneaker Of the House Of tive
: THOMAS C. BARRETT
Il Lieutenant Governor and President
d the Senate.
t Approseo. - Z. E. HALL
. Governor of the State Of Louisian
: Al true copy:
Il ALVIN q. HEBERI.
II Secretary of State
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/ ACT no. 1e2.
) House RiII No. #2o7. BY Mr.. Manic
II JOINT RESOLUTION
L Proposing an amendment to Article 2.
. Of the State of Louisiana, SO as
y hermit women to hold any office co
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