The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-03
Act No. 1913

House Bill No 1911 Rv Mr.. Calfield.
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 I. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisiana
two-thirds OF all members elected to
each House concurring. That article
1903 of the Constitution Of the State of
Louisiana, be SO amended as to read as
follows:
Article 500. pension not to exceed
eight dollars $500 per month shall he
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veterans who passes all the fol-
lowing qualifications:
He shall have served honorablv
from the date of his enlistment until
the close of the Civil War. or until he
was discharged or paroled I'm some mil
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
.. He shall not own property OF more
than two thousand dollars $4,000.
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 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 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 COME ierate
States he shah have resided in this
State for at least five years prior to his
application for such pension. y like
pension shall be granted to the widow
VINO shall not have married again in
INDECENT circumstances. Of such soldier
or sailor whose marriage to her was
contracted prior to January !. 1890: pro-
Nlded that If her deceased husband serv-
eu IN an organization, mustered in from
Louisiana. or IL 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 flVe years prior to her application
| therefor 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 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
VINO married Confederate soldiers or
sailors second time shall not be de-
barred from benefits of this Act hut he
entitled To pension on same terms as
| other widows Of deceased Confederate
s,idlers or sailors: provided further,
| that pensions whether to veterans or
TO widows. shall be allowed only from
! the date of application under this Ar
| tlcle. and the total appropriations for
an pensions. in any one year shall he
the proceeds of the annual ono mill tax.
provided said appropriations shall never
| ne more than five hundred and fiftv
| thousand dollars for any one wear which
| IS hereby levied on all taxable property
| from said tax fund shall be turned over
| 70 the common school fund ard prohibit
| Ing the collection of any other tax of
| making any 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 ne
used for no other purpose. and upon the
adoption or this Amendment same shall
| at 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 moth
| ing In this Article shall be construed
so as to prohibit the General Assembly
from providing artificial limbs to dis
abled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section >. BE it further resolved. etc.
| That this proposed amendment be sub
Inttt"d TO the qualified voters of the
State of Louisiana for adoption or re-
| lection at the congressional election to
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 of the State OF Louisiana, rela-
| tive to pensions for Confederate veter-
ans" and the words: Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article 900 OF the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana,
| relative 10 pensions for Confederate
| veterans" and each elector shall indi-
| cate. as provided in the general election
| laws Of the State. whether he votes for
| or against the amendment.
| l.. +. THOMAS.
Speaker of tho House Of Represenratiy es
| THOMAS g. BARRETT
| Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
| Approved: July Q. 1914
| l.. r. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
| ALVIN +. HEBERT.
Secretary of state