Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-09-25

House Bill No 1a1. By Mr.. caIf,e,d
JOINT REsoLUTION. e'''
Proposing an amendment to Article 500
OF the Constitution of the state of
Confederate veterans. and for the pur-
pose OF providing a sufficient revenue
Tor the carving out Of this Article
Of the Constitution.
eral Assembly Of the State OF Louisiana.
two-thirds Of all members elected TO
each House concurring, That article
300 ofothe Constitution of the State of
follows:
Article 3os. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars tSS.e0) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
lowing qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorablv
from the date Of his enlistment until
the close Of the Civil War. or until he
itary organization regularly mustered
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
3. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State Of Lou
ment. In case he enlisted in any organ
ration 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 ren-
sion. In case he resided elsewhere than
IN this State. and enlisted in an organ
fzation 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. like
haI hA
who shall not have married again in
indigent circumstances Of such soldier
or sailor whose marriage to her was
contracted prior to January 1. 1890: pro-
ed In an organization. mustered in from
louisiana, or II he resided in Louisiana.
at the date Of his enlistment. then in
order that such widow shall be entitled
shall ha%s resd az she
least five years prior to her application
therefor and II her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana.
tered In from Louisiana. such widow
shall. in order to entitle her to q pen
SION as herein provided. have resided in
this State for not less than five years
sion; provided further that all widows
VINO married Confederate soldiers or
sailors second time shall not be de-
barred from benefits Of this Act but be
cHtiticu 10 n pension on same terms as
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
ticle. 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
t ne more than five hundred and fifty
tnousand dollars for any one year which
IS hereby levied on all taxable property
IN the state. ANY accruing surplus
from said tax fund shall be turned over
TO- 70 the common school fund ard prohibit.
making any appropriation In excess Of
the amount of the one mill tax levied and
corrected and to be known as 'Confed-
craze veteran Pension Fund" and to be
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 Tor said purpose. and provided fur
ther that the tax collectors and asses
sors shall receive no commissions for
assessing and collecting said one mill
tax herein provided. Provided that nothf
II. ing In this Article shall be construed
so as TO prohibit the General Assembly
from providing artificial limbs to dis
abIed Confederate soldiers or sailors.
section 2. Be II further resolved. etc.
mitted to the qualified voters Of the
state OF Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection at the congressional election to
De 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 OF the State Of Louisiana, rela-
tive to pensions for Confederate veter-
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 indi-r
cate. as provided in the general election
laws OF the State. whether he votes for
or against the amendment
L. f. THOMAS.
Speaker or the House OF Representa- iyes
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 9. 1914 i
L. f. HALL
Governor Of the STATE Of ISoulsian. |
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT i
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