The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-20
ACT no. l55.



House BIZ -H" - ~ W.T.. I''.''..
JOINT RESOLGTIDE
prorocir, an amendment IN ,rts.,a zoe
of tho Cnretit,,tfo1 of fra c-.r. IN.
To,,f..iora rora,i.n ~ r.ar.f,.- s.r
Corrc,,nrata yntnr.,rs as .,.ra.....7 ~.
Act No - ce the General tse.,rGr.
of 1qno and Act Eo 10 ~ I'VE ,...7..,..r
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,'nr,,cs, az ,,rCr.t.,f,-q a s,irrf.ta,.. r,.,.
aTrn for tha rarrt.f,7r ONT If his Ar
ticIa &c tho Constitution
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Hscliph l; -" II itSJ' le1 ny Iit zen
eraI AES%uolE OF me 0iate 81 louisiana.
t"O-thiE4s oI an helhpeiS tieeiel 70
90 VI tHe CoLS u ls!"n 'he HIat7
% Lgu!2 'dl'tS; ''S 1Is,...et u! ~ 40
90 y. ny "s,,SIos Ins'r,,iD1! -. -'1U'
aiiN - 49, 80 - ne 11 90 essen
DlE VI I'vf' 1L i - Ioo ~ -p1 VI lH,e
.IS'Ie' d. y " ~ lSo'' NC 81 d"'elld
cd as TO rea n5 as loIloWS'
ArtlCie go pension nov % eXceed
eiSht u"liatS 30 per MolIh SnaiI pc
aIi9"ed 10 facH SohI cue, ale solGleT or
SaiioI Ne'enai WI? p.s"esSeS al t4e
lo!lo"ihS qua atIo'ls.
l. ne SilaH nave ser Yen Hohoi""-,
from the GATE or ms eniiStneht until
me close OF IN" rate CIV1l war or IN
III ne was olScharsen or paroIed. IN
some muitarF @rsanlzallon regularly
.huStsIt,t ~ tIt AaHly Ut NdN VI
al!e IoHiete. @te H,a'[s, anu s'.dI nav
remained Ilue 70 tne Confederate states
UhIlI IGe SURRENDER.
.. ne shaA hot o|n properly OF
more tilah one t!oqsanG do!.dT Ealna'loh
anu ne sn3ii not pe hhEsloatlT aoIe 70
e"o Il i'T.,ii9"u ~ ms pMn IaOoI.
-, ne Slta5l f iot De SdIdcie! oE oIAe!-
4
lsltLa o' ~ any otleE 2tate or Coz
eIlllhti.t /" case ne entlSle1 IN any
~ tiu!. eI NJ sdIi service
a. q 10 .sidi'@ .; sdiliLdt.o Il. or III case
az tHe uIIe u ms esiIs tiheht ne re-
Slueu IN !Ie STATE Oh LOUISIANA ne snail
x Xie lesIaen IN ms stare Tor at least
I'VE Years prIoI 10 MS appiicaI!on Tor
than IN TINS state and enlisted in an
9qrsanizatlon not mustered in from
Louisiana. or IN the navy or the Con.
iede!ate otaleS' ne Shail nave resided
IN thls STATE Tor at least fitteen years
Prlor 70 ms Sppllcation t0r such pen,
son; IKE pension snail be granted
10 the Wtdow VINO snail not have mar
ried again. in INDECENT circumstances
or such Sold,er or sailor whose mar
rage 10 HeI was contracted prior to
January !, 1888; provided that If her
deceased huspand served IN an organl-
Aatlon, mustered IN from Louisiana, or
II ne res!aeq IN Louisiana. at the date
or ms enlstment; then In order that
such widow Shall be entitled to the
pension as herein provided, she shall
nave RESIDED IN this state for at least
I'VE years prior to her application
therefor; and II her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than In Louisiana,
ana served IN an organization not
t nn 1 IN rom LOUISIANA such wild
oW snail 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
Tor such. pension: provided further,
that pensions whether to veterans or
TO widows, shall be allowed only from
me GATE or application under this ar
ticle, and the total appropriations for
the proceeds Of 1 the ' annual gaF o Snai m Ge
tax, provided said appropriation shall
never be more than five hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for any one wear
Which is hereby levied on all taxable
property in the State. Any accrung
surplus from said tax fund shall be
turned oyer TO the common school fund
anu pton'pltins the collection of any
other tax or making any appropriation
IN excess of the amount of the one mill
TAX leF1ed ana collected and to he
hho"n as confederate Veteran PEN
sion Fund' and to be used for no other
purpose and upon the adoption of this
same Shall at once become
and the funds derived
.nerelrom Immediately used for said !
purpose; and provided further that the
Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re-
;eiXe no commissions for assessing and
idas 'iig saiu one mill tax herein pro- |
, rtioia s brGyi h that nothing in this
1ibit the General Assembly from pro |
19ine art,ticlal limbs to disabled Con- |