The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-11-02

Against the proposed amendment 10
Article 100 Of the Constitution OF Lou ms
each elector shall indicate, as proviueu
in the general election laws OF the
State, which of the propositions, FOR
Or Against" he votes fG e. THOMAS
Speaker of the House of Representative
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
Approved: July 10th. 1919.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
ALVIN E HEBERT,
Secretary of state.
ACT no. ls5.
House Bill No. 2ss. BY Mr.. Butler.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article SvS
OF the Constitution of the State OF
| Louisiana relative to pensions i ~
| Act No. 73 of the General Assembly
| of 1900 and Act No. 112 OF the General
| Assembly of 1904. and Act 269 OF the
purpose of providing sufficient rev.
enue for the carrying out OF this Ar
| ticle of the Constitution
Section i. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisiana,
each House concurring. That ArticIe
s0a of the Constitution of the state
of Louisiana. as amended by Act NO
and Act No. lie of the General Assem-
bly, of 1904. and Act No. 269 OF the
General Assembly of 1908, be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 500. A pension not to- exceed
eight dollars ($s) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all the
following qualifications
II lxol1 lanU
from the date of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War. or un-
til he was discharged or parole1. n
| mustered into the Army or Navy OF
the Confederate States. and shall nave
remained true to the Confederate States
until the surrender "a
g. He shall not own property OF
more than one thousand dollar valuation
and he shall not be physically able &c
, earn a livelihood by his own labor
a He shall not be salaried or otner-
: wise provided for by the State of Lou
isiana or by any other State or Gov
eminent. In case he enlisted IN any
: organization mustered into said SERVES
at the date of his enlistment he re
! sided in the State of Louisiana, he shall
! ! have resided in this State for az ieas
I five years prior to his application 70
: pension In case he resided elsewner'
than in this State. and enlisted In al
organization not mustered IN IRON
, Louisiana or in the Navy OF the con
r federate States. he shall nave resaae'
: prior to his application for sucn pen
!, sion. A like pension shall be granite
{ to the widow who shall not have mar
: ried again. In INDECENT circumstance
4 Of such soldier or sailor whose mar
: rage to her was contracted prior !
4 january 1, 1885: provided that II ne
deceased husband served IN an organ,
ration. mustered in from Louisiana, 9
! IL he resided in Louisiana, at the dat
Of his enlistment. then In order this
r such widow shall be entitled TO IN
pension as herein provided; sne s saa,
therefor; and If her deceased husban
enlisted elsewhere than In Louisian
mustered in from Louisiana. such wiz
ow shall. in order to entitle her 70
pension as herein provided, have r
sided in this State for not less tne
!. for such pension; provided furthe
n that pensions whether to veterans
: to widows. shall be allowed only fro
the date Of Application undsr ., TINS 2 2
3. all pensions. In any one year, snail
n the proceeds of the annual one m
tax. provided said appropriation sha
n never be more than five hundred ~
"a, fifty thousand dollars for any one We
ed which is hereby levied on all taxan
IL property in the State Any accruil
on surplus from said tax fund shall
he turned over to the common school ful
IS and prohibiting the collection OF a.
st other tax or making any appropriati
To- in excess of the amount OF the one m
IT, tax levied and collected and to
IT. known as Confederate veteran re
ne sion Fund" and to be used for no 9th
purpose, and upon the adoption OF u
on amendment same shall at once oecoI
ad self-operative and the funds deriv
therefron Immediately used for SO
purpose and provided further that I
he Tax Collectors and Assessors snail
ial cefve no commissions for assessing q
IRE collecting said one mill tax herein pll
ed vided. Provided that nothing In u
In Article shall be construed so as to pl
tie hibit the General Assembly from pl
ice yiding artificial limbs to disabled &C
DO federate soldiers or sailors.
ere Section g. Be 1t further resolved, e.
sx- That this proposed amendment be s,
his mitted to the qualified voters of
State of Louisiana for adoption or
ex- lection at the Congressional election
M be held on the first Tuesday next I
be lowing the first Monday In Novemn
by 1912.
ate That the official ballots to be used
a said election shall have printed the
ind on the words: For the propo'
sh. amendment to Article 300 of the G.
or stitution of the State of Louisiana.
rd- alive to pensions for Confederate V
of erans" and the words: "Against
of proposed amendment to Article 30S
ons the Constitution of the State of Lou
lall ana. relative to pensions for Coni
its. | crate Veterans" and each eiector 81
,es- indicate, as provided in the. gene
the election laws of the State. whether
pom votes for or against the ame s1r !
ex- Speaker of the House of Representatiy
vif- THOMAS c. BARRE1
ntil Lieutenant Governor and President