The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-09-06
.ACC no, l55,

ALVIN r. HEBERT,
Secretary of State
AC- no. l55.
+ 1Souse Bill No. 29s. b. Mr.. Butler
JOINT RESOLUTION
of the Constitution Of The st,te Of
Louisiana. relatives n eT Huus' FOR FOR
Confederate Veterans a4ss.mendod nv,
Act No. % of the General 'Asser,blv
of 1900, and Act No. liz of the Genera,
Assembly of 1904 and Act 2G9 Of the
General Assembly Of 1908. and for the
enue for the CARRYING out of this Ar
ticle Of the Constitution.
| Section I. 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
so? of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana. as amended by Act No.
| % of the General Assembly Of 1900.
and Act No. 112 of the General Assem-
General Assembly Of 1908, be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 3O3. \ pension not to exceed
eight dollars ($S) per month shall be
| allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all the
IOllOWlnS QUALIFICATIONS:
| I. 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.
2. He shall not own property Of
than thpNca nd dollar ,ofi an
and he shall not be physically able to
earn livelihood by his own labor.
3, He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State of Lou
isana 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
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
Louisiana: or in the Navy of the Con.
federate States. he shall have resided
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.
at a. such ,aldtsr or sailor whose mar
January /. 1885; provided that il her
deceased husband served in an organi-
cation. mustered in from Louisiana, or
IT he resided In Louisiana, at the date
of his enlistment. then in order that
such widow shall be entitled to the
pension as herein provided she shall
have resided in this State for at least
five years prior to her application
therefor. Qn6 If how
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 a
pension as herein provided. have re-
sided in this State for not less than
fifteen years prior to her application
for 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
all PENSIONS in any one year. shall be
the proceeds Of the annual one mill
tax. provided said appropriation shall
fifty thousand dollars for any one year
which is hereby levied on all taxable
property in the State. Any accruing
surplus from said tax fund shall be
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 mill
known as Confederate Veteran PEN
sion Fund" and to be used for no other
purpose. and upon the adoption Of this
amendment same shall at once become
self-operative and the funds derived
therefrom Immediately used for said
purpose. and provided further that the
Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re-
0n}y, a{ccf 20 n
collecting said one mill tax herein pro-
yided. Provided that nothing in this
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 1t further resolved, etSsI
That this proposed amendment 3, the
State Of Louisiana for aassTe a,a. or re- e
lection at the CongEAnennaaaa e' ncut f -
lowing the ~stSe n'i'as i" ->o'eln'ei'
10 ne =. <teffe official ballots to be used at
>ssM election shall have printed there.
On the words: "For the proposed
to Article 3O3 of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Louisiana, rel
alive to pensions for Confederate Vet
erans," and the words: Against the
|
ana. relative to pensions for Confed-
crate Veterans" and each elector shall
as provided in the general
election laws Of the State. whether he
votes for or against the amendment.
L.. f. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 10th. 1912.
l.. F.. HALL,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT.
Secretary of State I
ACT NO. 162.
House Bill No. 207. BY Mr. Manion
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 2to
of the State of Louisiana, so as to
permit women to hold any office con-
nectetA with the educational system
of the State. or Of any political sub
division thereof. and with institutions
Of charity and correction.