The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-10-24


words: Against the proposed amend
ment to Paragraphs Two (2) and Three
go 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. BARRETT,
Lieut.. Governor and President of Senate.
L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved; July Q. 1914.
L. z. HALL.
Governor of the State of louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT, Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 1893.
Eouse Bill No. 1S1--By Mr.. Caulfeld.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 900
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 1. Be 1t resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
House concurring. That Article 3o3 of the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana, be
so amended as to read as follows:
Article 1903. A pension rot to exceed
eight dollars (sS.00) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veterans who passes all the follow
| ing qualifications:
l. 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.
| q He shall not own property OF more
than two thousand dollars ($2.000.00).
! 3. He shall not 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 five years prior to his
application 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
lConfederate 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
who shall not have married again, in
INDECENT circumstances. of such soldier
or sailor whose marriage to her was con-
tracted prior to January /. 1890; provided
that II her deceased husband served in
an organization, mustered in from Louis
lana, or II he resided in Louisiana, at the
date of his enlistment. then in order that
such widow shall be entitled to the PEN
sion as herein provided, she shall have re-
sided in this State for at least five years
lprior to her application therefor: and II
her deceased husband enlisted elsewhere
than in Louisiana, and served in an or
ganization not mustered IN from Louis
lana, such widow shall, in order to en-
title her to a pension as herein provided
have resided in this State for not less
than five years prior to her application
for such pension; provided further. thai
all widows who married Confederate SOL
oilers or sailors second time shall no
be debarred from benefits of this Act bu
be entitled to a pension on same terms al
other widows of deceased Confederate sol
diers or sailors; provided further. tina
pensions whether to veterans or to widows
. shall be allowed only from the date o
application under this Article, and tn
total appropriations for all pensions. !,
, lany one year shall be the proceeds Of thu
annual one mill tax, provided said appro
lpriations shall never be more than nv
hundred and fifty thousand dollars 70
. lany one year which is hereby levied on al
, taxable property in the State. Any &C
! cruing surplus from said tax fund shall
: be turned over to the common schoc
; fund and prohibiting the collection Of an,
other tax or making any appropriation Il
: excess of the amount of the one min Ia,
: levied and collected and to be known a
Confederate Veteran Pension Fund" an
. to be used for no other purpose. an
! upon the adoption Of this amendmen
I, same shall at once become self-operatiy
| and the funds derived therefrom imme
!. diately used for said purpose. and pro
!, vided further that the tax collectors an
!. assessors shall receive no commission
lfsr assessing and collecting said one mi
!, tax herein provided Provided that moth
!, ing in this Article shall be construed s
e.
Z providing artificial limbs to disabled Cor
!, federate soldiers or sailors
! Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc
: That this proposed amendment be sui
= mitted to the qualified voters OF the Stat
: of Louisiana for adoption or rejection 8
: the congressional election to be held Q
q the first Tuesday next following the fir,
: Monday in November. 1914. That the o.
8 fetal ballots to be used at said electic
n shall have printed thereon the word
4 For the proposed amendment to Attic
: 3o3 Of the Constitution OF the State
= Louisiana, relative to pensions for Cor
a federate veterans and the word
! Against the proposed amendment
: Article 300 Of the Constitution OF II
n State of Louisiana. relative to pension
: for Confederate veterans and eat
"a elector shall indicate. as provided In Il