The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-02


L. e. HALL,
. Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. lss.
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
Of 1900. and Act No. H. Of the General
Assembly of 1904. and Act 269 of the
General Assembly of 1908, and for the
purpose of providing sufficient rev.
enue for the carrying ont Of this Ar
ticle OF the Constitution.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisiana,
o-thirds Of all members elected to
each House concurring, That Article
303 Of the Constitution Of the State
70 of the General Assembly of 1900.
and Act No. 112 Of the General Assem-
bly, Of 1904, and Act n No 26s Of the
EGeneral Assembly of 1908, be so amend
Fed as to read as follows:
Article 3o3. a pension not to exceed
eight dollars l$S) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
! sailor veteran who possesses all the
| following qualifications:
| j. He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment until
| 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
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
eminent. In case he enlisted In any
as a Louisiana organization, or In case
at the date OF his enlistment he re-
sided in the State OF Louisiana. he shall
4 have resided in this State for at least
1 five years prior 60 his application for
1 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
1 in this State, for at least fifteen years
i prior to his application for such pen,
sion. a like pension shall pc GRANTEES
q RED again. III INDECENT circumstances
OF such soldier or sailor whose mar
4 riage to her was contracted prior fc
/ deceased husband served IN an organi-
zation, mustered in from Louisiana. OF
i IL he resided In Louisiana, at the date
of his enlistment. then in order that
4 pension as herein provided, she shall
4 have resided In this State for at least
five years prior to her applicable
1 therefor; and II her deceased husband
and served in an organization moi
mustered in from Louisiana, such wild.
ow shall, in order to entitle her to
pension as herein provided. have re.
I =, SEQ tote not
fifteen years prior to her application
for such pension; provided further
that pensions whether to veterans o.
to widows, shall be allowed only from
ticle, and the total appropriations fol
all pensions, in any one year, shall b
4 the proceeds Of the annual one mil
provided SAID pro bndrad sna ni
fifty thousand dollars for any one yea
which is hereby levied on all taxabl.
property in the State Any aceruins
) turned over to the common school funt
: and prohibiting the collection Of an.
t other tax or making any appropriation
: in excess Of the amount Of the one mil
: tax levied and collected and to b
: known as "Confederate Veteran Pen
) sion Fund and to be used for no otne
purpose, and upon the adoption OF TIL
I amendment same shall at once oeoom
self-operative and the funds derive
/ therefrom Immediately used for sat
purpose. and provided further that tn
> Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re
| ceive no commissions I Tor assessing an
. collecting said one mill tax herein pro
l vided. Provided that nothing in TIL
: Article shall be construed so as to pro
. hibit the General Assembly from pro
9 viding artificial limbs to disabled Con
: federate soldiers or sailors.
ell Section g. Be it further resolved. etc
: That this proposed amendment be SUP
8 rnitted to the qualified voters OF tn
: lection at the Congressional election t
: he held on the first Tuesday next fol
e lowing the first Monday in November
: i 1919. -
a said election shall have printed there
i on the words: For the propose
i amendment to Article 800 Of the Cor
: stitution Of the state Of Louisiana, re Re,
f Grams" and the words: Against tn
f nroposed amendment to Article 900 9
S the Constitution of the State of Louis
i ana, relative to pensions for gonI ne
j, crate Veterans and each elector sha
: indicate, as provided In the. generS
e election laws of the State, whether h
n votes for or against the amendmenf.
t L. E. THOMAS,
: i Sneaker OF the House Of Representative
: THOMAS G. BARRET,
4 Lieutenant Governor and President
Il the Senate
$ Approved: July 10th. 1912. :. 49,,
8 Governor OF the State of Louisiana
: A true copy:
4 ALVIN Il. HEBERT,
: Secretary of State.
g
/ ACT no. 1e2.
. ITnuse Pill No. 207. BY Mr.. Maniol
i JOINT REVOLUTION
= Proposing an amendment to Article "a
9 Of the State of Louisiana. 50 as
!, permit women to hold any office COZ
u nected with the educational systel
e If the State. or Of any political sui
. division thereof. and with institution
finn