The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-09-12
ACT NO. 10;

ALVIN r. HEBERT. Secretary Of State
ACT NO. 1893.
House Bill No. 1s1-By Mr.. Caulfeld.
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 !. Be It resolved by the General
Assembly OF the State OF Louisiana. two
thirds 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 303. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars $500 per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veterans who passes all the follow
ing qualifications:
| I. He shall have served honorably from
the date Of his enlistment until the close
of the Civil War. or until he was dis
charged or paroled, in some military or
ganization regularly mustered into the
Army or Navy OF the Confederate States,
and shall have remained true to the Con-
federate States until the surrender.
| 2. He shall not own property Of more
than two thousand dollars (s2.000.00).
g. He shall aot be salaried or otherwise
provided for by the State Of louisiana or
by any other State or government. In
case he enlisted in any organization mus
tered into said service as a Louisiana or
ganization. or in case at the date Of his
enlistment he resided in the State Of
| Louisiana, he shall have resided in this
State for at least I'VE years prior to his
duplication for pension In case he re-
sided elsewhere than in this State. and
enlisted in an organization not mustered
In from Louisiana, or in the Navy of the
Confederate States. he shall have resided
I'm this State for at least FIVE years priol
to his application for such pension. A
like pension shall be granted to the widow
iwho shall not have married again. il
INDECENT circumstances. OF such soldiel
Tor sailor whose marriage to her was con
tracted prior to January /. 1890; provides
that IL her deceased husband served II
IAN organization. mustered in from Louis
lana. or IL he resided in Louisiana. at tn
date OF his enlistment. then in order tina
such widow shall be entitled to he pen
sion as herein provided. she shall have re
sided in this State for at least five year
Iprior to her application therefor: and
lher deceased husband enlisted elsewher
than in Louisiana. and served in an or
ganization not mustered in from Louis
lana. such widow shall. in order to 1en
. title her to pension as herein provided
, Ihaye resided In this State for not les
than FIVE years prior to her application
flor such pension; provided further. tina
Ian widows who married Confederate sol
ldiers or sailors a second time shall no
. ibe debarred from benefits Of this Act bu
|, be entitled to pension on same terms
other widows Of deceased Confederate sol
: oilers or sailors: provided further, tina
, pensions whether to veterans or to widows
! shall be allowed only from the date 9
|. application under this Article, and tn
total appropriations for all pensions. !
! any one year shall be the proceeds OF tn
Iannual one mill tax. provided said apprc
!. priations shall never be more than Nv
hundred and fifty thousand dollars Il
!. any one year which is hereby levied on a
: taxable property in the State. Any as
!, cruing surplus from said tax fund sha
|, be turned over to the common scho'
:. fund and prohibiting the collection OF an
: other tax or making any appropriation
!, excess Of the amount OF the one mill ia
: levied and collected and to be known
Confederate Veteran Pension Fund" ar
:, to be used for no other purpose. an
! upon the adoption Of this amendmel
: same shall at once become self-operati'
! land the funds derived therefrom imm'
!. tdiately used for said purpose, and pr
!, lvided further that the tax collectors al
: assessors shall receive no commission
) for assessing and collecting said one m
: tax herein provided Provided that not
= ling in this Article shall be construed
!. as to prohibit the General Assembly fro
= providing artificial limbs to disabled CO.
= lfederate soldiers or sailors
!. Section 2. Be 1t further resolved. ct
= That this proposed amendment be su
- mitted to the qualified voters Of the Sta
of Touisiana for adOption or rejection