The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-09-05

the Constitution Of louisiana" and the +
words: Against the proposed amend
ment to Paragraphs Two CD and Three
fs) of Article Two Hundred and Eighty |
one OF the Constitution of Louisiana" and |
each elector shall indicate. as provided
in the general election laws of the State, |
which Of the propositions. For" or
Against" he votes.
THOMAS c. BARRET.
Lieut. Governor and President Of Senate
L. L. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
Approved: July ., 1914.
L. E. HALL.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT. Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1ss.
House Bill No. 1S1-By Mr.. Cauifieid.
JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to Article 30s
Of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana. relative to pensions Tor
Confederate veterans, and for the pur-
pose Of providing a sufficient revenue
| for the carrying out Of this article OF
the Constitution
| Section ]. Be 1t resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all members elected to each
House concurring. That Article so3 OF the
IConstitution OF the State Of louisiana. be
so amended as to read as follows:
| Article $685. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars ($S.00) per month shall be
ALLOWED to each Confederate soldier OF
sailor veterans who passes all the follow
ing qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorably from
the date of his enlistment until the close
OF the Civil War. or until he was dis
i charged or paroled. in some military or
eanization regularly mustered into the
Army or Navy Of the Confederate States
land shall have remained true to the Con-
lfederate States until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property OF more
than two thousand dollars ($2,ooo0O.
3. He shall not be saiaried or otherwise
provided for by the State of louisiana OF
by any other State or government In
case he enlisted in any organization mus
/ tered into said service as Louisiana or
ganization, or in case at the date OF M
enlistment he resided i'm the state o
! Louisiana. he shall have resided IN TIM
State for at least five years prior to MI
lapplicatIon for pension. In case ne re
!. sided elsewhere than In this State. AM
enlisted in an organization not nustere'
: in from Louisiana. or in the Navy Of tn
Confederate States. he shall have resides
: in this State for at least FIVE years pr1o
!. Ito his application for such pension.
= like pension shall be granted to the wido'
who shall not have married again, !
INDECENT circumstances. Of such soldie
y or sailor whose marriage to her was con
: itracted prior to January l. 1890; provide
= that il her deceased husband served !
an organization. mustered in from Louis
: lana. or il he resided in Louisiana, at n
= date Of his enlistment, then In order thu
- such widow shall be entitled to the per
: sion as herein provided. she shall have n
~ sided in this State for at least five veal
lprior to her application therefor; and
. her deceased husband enlisted elsewhel
* than in Louisiana, and served in an O
= rauixation not mustered in from 11oui
lana. such widow shah. in order to e.
~ title her to a pension as herein provide
- have resided in this State for not lie
" than I'VE years prior to her applicable
3 for such pension; provided further. tn
all widows who married Confederate 20
diers or sailors second time shall
- be debarred from BENEFITS Of this Act
- be entitled to a pension on same terms
Z other widows of deceased Confederate *
diers or sailors; provided further. IN
- pensions whether to veterans or to widow
shall be allowed only from the date
application under this Article. and
total appropriations for all pensions
- any one year shall be the proceeds OF
~ annual one mill tax. provided said app
- priations shall never be more than q
Il hundred and nifty thousand dollars
Gle any one -. =, ths STATE ANY
inc cruiux surplus from said tax fund 81
my be turned over to the common sch
~ fund and prohibiting the collection OF q
tne other tax or making any appropriation
20 excess Of the amount Of the one mill
u levied and collected and to be known
0"- "Confederate Veteran Pension Fund
to be used for no other purpose,
VI rnon the adoption Of this amendm