The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-09-05
Act No. 1913

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JOINT RESObTTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 3O3
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 it resolved by the Cen
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, be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article 3o3. pension not to exceed
eight dollars tSSO0) 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 mil
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 (S2O0O).
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
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
State for at least five years prior to his
application for such pension. A like
pension shall be granted to the widow
who shall not have married again. In
INDECENT circumstances. of such soldier
or sailor whose marriage to her was
contracted prior to January /. 1890; pro-
Vlded that III her deceased husband serv-
60 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
10 the pension as herein provided she
snail have resided in this State for at
ieast rive years prior to her application
tnerefor and If her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana
ana served in an organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana. such widow
snail. In order to entitle her to a pen
sion as herein provided, have resided in
this 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 a second time shall not be de-
barred from benefits of this Act but be
entitled to pension on same terms as
other widows of deceased Confederate
soIalers or sailors: provided further,
tnat pensions whether to veterans or
10 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 or the annual one mill tax
provided said appropriations shall never
De more than five hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for any one wear which
is hereby levied on all taxable property
IN tne state ANY accruing surplus
from said tax fund shall be turned over
10 the common school fund and prohibit
ing the collection of any other tax of
making anv appropriation in excess Of
the amount of the one mill tax levied and
collected and to he known as "Confed-
crate veteran Pension Fund" and to he
USED Tor no other purpose and upon the
ADOPTION or this Amendment same shall
az once become self-operative and the
FUNDS derived therefrom Immediately
used for 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
apIed Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be il further resolved etc
That this proposed amendment be sinh.
mltted to the qualified voters of the
state OF Louisiana for adoption or re-
Jecuon at the congressional election 10
ne held on the first Tuesday next fol-
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 303 of the Consti-
tuition or the State of Louisiana. rela-
tive to pensions for Confederate yeter-
ans. and the words: Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article 303 OF the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana
relative to pensions for Confederate
veterans" and each elector shall tndi-
cate. as provided in the general election
laws OF the State. whether he votes for
or against the amendment
l.. +. THOMAS
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July Q. 1914.
l.. F.. HALL,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
true copy:
ALVIN F.. HEBFRT,
Secretary of State