The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-09-06
ACT NO. l55


JOINT RESOLUTION
. proposing an amendment to Article 30
or the Constitution of the State o
Louisiana. relative to pensions 70
confederate Veterans as amended b
" Act No. 13 of the General Assembl
of 1900, and Act No. ll2 of the Genera
Assembly of 1904, and Act 269 of tn
General Assembly of 1908. and for tn
purpose of providing a sufficient rev
en,e for the carrying out OF this Ar
ticle of the Constitution
Section l. Be ii resolved by The Gen
D eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
t"o-thirds of all members elected tC
, each house concurring. That Article
"Oj or the Constitution of the State
, or Louisiana as amended by Act No
- OF the General Assembly of 1900
ply of 1904. and Act No. 269 of the
General Assembly of 1908, be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article BOB. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars GS) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all the
Following dualificat tons:
|. He shall have served honorablv
from the date of his enlistment until
the close OF the late Civil War, or nm
| III he was discharged or paroled. in
| some military organiza ton regularly
mustered into the Army or Navy of
the Confederate States and shall have
remained true to the Confederate States
until the surrender
:. 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,
). lie shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State of Lon.
fstana 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-, |
sloeo IN the State Of Louisiana, he shall |
i've years prior to his application for |
pension. In case he resided elsewhere |
than IN this State, and enlisted in an !
QtsahiZatlon not mustered in from
LOUISIANA: or in the Navy of the Con.
!eaerate States. he shall have resided
n M lris STATE for at least fifteen years
piioF TO ms application for such pen
sion; A like pension shall be granted
10 the widow who shall not have 1nar
Ied again, in INDECENT circumstances
or such soldier or sailor whose mar
rage 10 her was contracted prior IN
January !. 1880; provided that if her
deceased husband served in an oreani.
zatlon' mustered in from Louisiana or
II ne resided in Louisiana. at the data
Oh ms enlistment, then in order thet
such widow shall be entitled to the
pension as herein provided. she shall
fit resided in this State for at least
i've years prior to her application
therefor; and if her deceased husb s'DtI
ENLISTED elsewhere than in Louisiana
ana served in an Organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, such ytiSt
wv snail, in order to entitle her n
'ehsion as herein provided. have re-
'id de in this State for not less than
fifteen years prior to her appIicat tor,
or such pension; provided further
NAT pensions whether to yeterans -
o widows. shall be allowed onIv From,
ne GATE OF application under this Az
lie II naS ana the total appropriations for
ne proceeds of the annual one mil
AK provided said appropriation shall e
ever De more than five hundred - c
NY thousand dollars for any ono vaor e.
men is hereby levied on all taxahia n
,uperly IN the State. Any accruinp u
lrped over ty'1 70 s sba tax fund shall be Il
ma prohibiting the collection Of anu l.
lher tax or making any appronri.t;ns II
Excess OF the amount of the one mill W
~ ie'leo and collected and to be 10
n o1, as confederate Veteran peno l,
,rnnso o'u ana TO be used for no other g.
.ipose' and upon the adoption of this II
ne n1seRdment same shall at once baoom ,s NJ
erefrom Immediately used for asa
'Ipose; and provided further that 81 sn
Ak Collectors and Assessors shall , ra au
i ite no commissions for assessing and of
daS sald one mill tax herein nro ~ ~
,tici. sh Iovlded that nothing in this n rm'
. .ieie snail be construed so az IN nrn pu
AZ INC General Assembly from mo. su
ing ing drtlilcial limbs to disabled fon- Uni
lelate soldiers or sailors WI ul'
oectlon 2 Be it further resolved +o 10
20. this proposed amendment he snb no
ate leu 70 the qualified voters Of tbs IN
q, 10 OF Louisiana for adoption ~ ,.oe ua
la aI the Congressional election n cei
,,i ,una .. On the first Tuesday next fol- OF
- e TIC 1irst Monday in November 70
nat .la the official ballots to be used Eis
tho was snaii have printed there. 90.
.endment to Article 3Os of t phropSseo H..
ru''on or the State of Louisiana III nni exc
", We y, TO pensions for Confederate v re.- nun
n mo. ana the words; Against ~ que
posed amendment to Article s6s 'ne uar
oonSstItutlon of the State of Tou;.t sha
70 iVTta.lYe TO pensions for Confad LAG
icats e'erahs, and each elector shar sha
.tinn , as provided in the eenaroi s sue
es For avs W. vi the State. whether he S StI
VI against the amendment p.o'
aker Of tba uo l.: h. THOMAS. Of I"'
muse or Representative Nv
itenant Governor and pSAhREI, and
the Senate. anu president of the,
proved: July 10th, 1912. Boa
&C, Governor of the State L., Of F. r HALL The
,ue copy: " LOUISIANA. Of
h'lS E. HEBERT. over
secretary of State. ticie