The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1912-08-31

In all cares where the unexpired per-
ton of the term is one year or more.
election. to be called by the Governor,
and held within sixty days of the oc-
currence of the vacancy. under the gem
eral election laws of the State.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc.
That the foregoing amendment to the
Article of the Constitution of this State.
If adopted, shall become operative on
the first day Of December, A. D., 1912
within ten days thereafter. order an
election to be held within the Fifteenth
Judicial District of Louisiana, and con-
formity with existing election laws, for
Judge herein provided for. for the FIJI
teenth Judicial District. who shall hold
office until the next regular election for
Judges under this Constitution and until
Section 3. Be 1t further resolved.
etc. That upon the official ballots to
be used at said Congressional election
shall be printed the words For the
proposed amendment to Article 100 of
the Constitution of Louisiana, relative
to District Courts, and the words
Against the proposed amendment to
Article 109 Of the Constitution of LOU
isiana, relative to District Courts" and
each elector shall indicate, as provided
in the general election laws of the
State. which of the propositions. For
or Against" he votes for.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July 10th, 1912. :,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State.
ACT no. 1ss. =
House Bill No 29s. BY Mr.. Butler.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 300
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans as amended by
Act No. 73 of the General Assembly
of 1900 and Act No. 112 of the General
Assembly of 1904, and Act 269 of the
General Assembly of 1908. and for the
purpose Of providing a sufficient rev.
enue for the carrying out of this Ar
ticle of the Constitution
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisiana.
each House concurring. That Article
303 of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana. as amended by Act No.
73 Of the General Assembly of 1900,
bly, Of 1904. and Act No. 2ss Of the
ed as to read as followA:
Article 800. pension not to exceed
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all the
following qualifications:
/. He shall have served honorably
the close of the late Civil War. or nm
til he was discharged or paroled. 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.
q 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.
3. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State Of Lou
fsiana or by any other State or Cow
eminent. In case he enlisted in any
organization mustered into said service
as 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
pension. In case ne 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 application for such pen.
sion. A like pension shall be granted
to the widow who shall not have mar
ried again. in INDECENT circumstances.
riage to her was contracted prior to
January 1, 1885; provided that If her
deceased husband served in an organi-
cation. mustered In from Louisiana, or
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 entftle her to a
pension as herein provided, have re-
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
tax. provided said appropriation shall
never be more than five hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for any one year
which is hereby levied on all taxable
surplus from said tax fund shall be
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
tax levied and collected and to be
known as Confederate Veteran PEN
sion Fund" and to be used for no other
purpose. and upon the adoption of this
amendment same shall at once become
eelf-operative and the funds derived
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 80 as to pro-
hibit the General Assembly from pro-
viding artificial limbs to disabled Con-
federate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved. ETC..