The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-10-05
ACT no. 1ss.


ACT NO. lSs.
House Bib No. 29s. By Mr.. Butler.
JOINT RESOLUTION
PROPOSING an amendment to Article 800
of tee Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans as amended by
OF 1900. and Act No III of the General
Assembly of 1904. and Act 269 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 /. Be 1t resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds of all members elected to
each House concurring, That Article
500 Of the Constitution Of the State
of Louisiana, as amended by Act No.
70 of the General Assembly of 1900.
and Act No. 112 of the General Assem-
bly, of 1904. and Act No. 269 of the
General Assembly of 1908, be SO amend
Article 300. A pension not TO exceed
eight dollars $3.50 per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor sailor veteran who possesses all the
l. He shall have served honorably
from the date Of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War. or UNI
IL he was discharged or peroled. in
mustered into the Army or Navy OF
the Confederate States, and shall have
remained true to the Confederate States
until the surrender.
more than one thousand dollar valuation
and he shall not be physically able to
earn a livelihood by his own labor.
g. He shall not be salaried or other
isiana 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-
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
organization not mustered in from
Louisiana. or in the Navy of the Con-
federatek States. he shall have resided
In this State, for at least fifteen years
sion. A like pension shall be granted
to the widow who shall not have mar
ried again. in INDECENT circumstances.
of such soldier or sailor whose mar
January 1. 1885; provided that II her
deceased husband served in an organi-
xation. mustered in from Louisiana, or
IL he resided in Louisiana. at the date
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
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 q
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
hall g.
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 accruins
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 other5
purpose. and upon the adoption of this |
amendment same shall at once become
therefrom Immediately used for said |
purpose, and provided further that the |
Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re-
ceive no commissions 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- |
viding artificial limbs to disabled Con- |
federate soldiers sailors.
Section 2. Be IT further resolved, etc,
That this proposed amendment be SUBJ |
mitted to the qualified voters of the |
State Of Louisiana for adoption or re- |
lection at the Congressional election to |
be held on the first Tuesday next fol- |
lowing the first Monday in November. |
1912.
That the official ballots 10 bs used at |
said election shall have printed there
on the words: For the proposed |
amendment to Article 3s3 Of the Con-
OF the State of Louisiana. rel |
alive to pensions for Confederate Vet |
erans," and the words: Against the |
proposed amendment to Article 300 of |
the Constitution of the State Of LOUISE |
ana. relative to pensions for Confed-
crate Veterans" and each clector shall |