The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-10-12

La. Il. HALL,
Governor Of the State OF Louisiana
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. ISIS.
House Bill No. 29S BY Mr.. cutler.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article sos
of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans as amended by
Act No. 70 of the General Assembly
of 1900, and Act No. 112 of the General
Assembly of 1904 and Act 26s of the
General Assembly Of 1908, and for the
purpose Of providing sufficient rev.
enue for the carrying out Of this Ar
ticle of the Constitution
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
tWo-thIrqa Of all members elected to
each HdlSse concurring, That Article
300 Of tie Constitution Of the State
Of Louisiana. as amended by Act No
Is Of the General Assembly Of 1900.
and Act No. ILL., of the General Assem-
General Assembly OF 1908, be SO amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article S03 a pension not to exceed
eight dollars (ss} per month shall be
sailor veteran who possesses all the
following qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorably
from the date Of his enlistment until
til he was discharged or paro1ed, 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
more than one thousand dollar valuation
and he shall not be physically able 10
earn q livelihood by his own labor.
8. 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
=organization mustered into said service
at the date OF his enlistment he re-
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 anpiiea ton for suck pel,-.
sion. A like pension shall be granted
to the widow who shall not have mar
rfed again. in INDECENT circumstances.
OF such soldier or sailor whose mar
riage to her was contracted prior to
January /, 1885; provided that If her
deceased husband served In an organi-
zation mustered in from Louisiana, or
If he residedsin 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
therefor; and if her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana,
and served IN an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, such wild
ow shall, in order to ent1tle her to a
no hprain nrOviHn6SE have
sided in this State for not less than
fifteen years prior to her application
for such pension; provided further,
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
never be more than five hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for any one year
which is hereby levied on all taxable
property in the State. Any accruing
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 Fuea' and to be used for no other
purposeI And upon the adoption OF this
amendn.it same shall at once become
therefrom Immediately used for said
purpose and provided further that the
Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re-
ceiye no concessions for assessing and
collecting said one mill tax herein pro-
vided. Provided that nothing in this
Article shall be construed SO as to pro-
hibit the General Assembly from pro-
yiding artificial limbs to disabled Cons
federate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified voters OF the
State OF Louisiana for adoption or re-
be held on the first Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday In November,
1912.
That the official ballots to Pc used e at
said election shall have Printed
amendment to Article 800 Of the Con-
stitution of the State Of Louisiana, rel
alive to pensions for Confederate Vet
Grams" and the words: "A gainst the
the Constitution of the State Of Louisi-
ana, relative to pensions for Confed-
crate Veterans" and each elector shall
indicate. as provided in the general
election laws of the State, whether he
votes for or against the amendment
j.. b. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Represen tatives.
THOMAS C. BARRIE,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
Approved: July 10th. 1912.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN e. HEBERT,
Secretary of state.
ACT no. 162.
House Bill No 207. BY Mr. Manfon.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 210
Of the State Of Louisiana, so as to-
permit women to hold any office con-