The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-29
Act No. 1913

House Bill NO. III. BY Mr.. Calfield.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 800
of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana. relative to pensions for
Confederate veterans. and for the pur-
pose of providing a sufficient revenue
for the carrying out of this Article
OF the Constitution.
Section l. Be IL resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly OF the State of Louisiana.
wo-thrds Of all members elected to
each House concurring That article
303 of the Constitution Of the State of
Louisiana, be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article 3o3. pension not to exceed
eight dollars SS.00) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veterans who passes all the fol-
lowing qualifications:
l. He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment until
the close OF the Civil War. or until he
was discharged or paroled. in some mill
into the Army or Navy Of the Confed-
crate States. and shall have remained
true to the Confederate States until the
surrender.
2. He shall not own property Of more
than two thousand dollars S2.000).
3. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State of Lou
isiana or by any other State or govern
| ment. In case he enlisted in any organ
| ization mustered into said service as a
! Louisiana organization, or in case at
the date of his enlistment he resided in
| the State OF Louisiana, he shall have re-
sided in this State for at least five
years prior to his application for pen
sion. In case he resided elsewhere than
! in this State, and enlisted in an organ
| ization not mustered in from Louisiana,
or in the Navy of the Confederate
States, he shall have resided in this
State for at least five years prior to his
| application for such pension. A like
pension shall be granted to the widow
IN iad In N
INDECENT circumstances. of such soldier
or sailor whose marriage to her was
| contracted prior to January !, 1890; pro-
| vided that If her deceased husband serv-
| Cd IN an organization, mustered In from
| Louisiana, or If he resided in Louisiana
at the date of his enlistment, then in
order that such widow shall be entitled
| TO the pension as herein provided. she
| snail have resided in this State for at
| least five years prior to her application
| therefor and If her deceased husband
| enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana
| and served in an organization not mus
| tered in from Louisiana. such widow
| shall in order to entitle her to a pen
sion as herein provided. have resided in
| TINS State for not less than five years
| prior to her application for such pen
sion: provided further that all widows
| who married Confederate soldiers or
| sailors second time shall not be de-
| barred from benefits of this Act but be
| entitled to pension on same terms a
| other widows of deceased Confederate
soldiers or sailors; provided further.
| that pensions whether to veterans or
to widows, shall be allowed only from
| the date OF application under this Ar
| ucle, and the total appropriations for
! all pensions, in any one year shall be
| the proceeds OF the annual one mill tax.
provided said appropriations shall never
De 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 surplus
4 RI Oofd
| to the common school fund and prohibit
| Ing the collection of any other tax of
| making any appropriation in excess OF
| the amount OF the one mill tax levied and
| collected and to be known as "Confed-
| crate veteran Pension Fund" and to be
| used for no other purpose. and upon the
| adoption OF this Amendment same shall
at once become self-operative and the
| 1unds derived therefrom immediat ely
| used Tor said purpose and provided fur
| ther that the tax collectors and asses
| sors snail receive no commissions for
assessing and collecting said one mill
| tax herein provided. Provided that moth
| ing in this Article shall be construed
| so as TO prohibit the General Assembly
from providing artificial limbs to dis
| abled Confederate soldiers or sailors
| Section 2. Be ii further resolved etc
| That this proposed amendment be sub
| mitted to the qualified voters of the
state OF Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection at the congressional election to
| lowing the first Monday in November
| 1914. That the official ballots to be used
| at said election shall have printed
thereon the words: For the proposed
amendment to Article 800 OF the Consti-
| tuition OF the State OF Louisiana rela-
| tive to pensions for Confederate yeter-
| ans" and the words: Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article 300 OF the
| Constitution of the State of Louisiana
| relative to pensions for Confederate
| veterans" and each elector shall fndi-
| cate. as provided in the general election
| laws or the State. whether he votes for
| or against the amendment.
L. F. THOMAS
| Speaker OF the House of Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT
| Lieutenant Governor and President Of
| the Senate.
| Approved: July 3, 1914.
L. r. HALL,
| Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
| A true copy:
| ALVIN f. HEBERr,