The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-09-05
ACT NO. 1893.

House Bill No. 1S1-By Mr.. Caultield.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 1903
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 General
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 303. pension not to exceed
eight dollars ($S.00) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veterans who passes all the follow
| ing qualifications:
| /. 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,
! nd shall have remained true to the Con-
ederate States until the surrender
9. He shall not own property of more
than two thousand dollars t$2,OOOOO).
g. He shall not be salaried or otherwise
Iprovided 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
Id ;,> fIn Cfot 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
Confederate States, he shall have resided
n this State for at least five years prior
his application for such pension. A
ike pension shall be granted to the widow
who shall not have married again, III
ndigent circumstances, of such soldier
or sailor whose marriage to her was con-
racted prior to January l, 1890: provided
that if her deceased husband served in
an organization, mustered in from LOUIS
ana, or if he resided in Louisiana, at the
date of his enlistment, then in order thai
, 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
r prior to her application therefor; and Il
her deceased husband enlisted elsewhere
than in Louisiana, and served in an or
ganizaton not mustered in from Louis
s lana, such widow shall, in order to en-
title her to a pension as herein provided
: have resided in this State for not les
than five years prior to her application
: for such pension: provided further, tina
e all widows who married Confederate sol
e diers or sailors second time shall no
t be debarred from benefits of this Act blu
: be entitled to a pension on same terms a
r other widows of deceased Confederate sol
a diers or sailors; provided further, tina
r pensions whether to veterans or to widows
II shall be allowed only from the date
n application under this Article, and tn
e total appropriations for all pensions, Il
= any one year shall be the proceeds OF Tn
s annual one mill tax, provided said appro
: priations shall never be more than fiv
e hundred and fifty thousand dollars 10
e any one year which is hereby levied on
Y taxable property in the State Any ac
If cruing surplus from said tax fund sha
e be turned over to the common schot
@ fund and prohibiting the collection OF an
If other tax or making any appropriation l
l. excess of the amount of the one mill Ia
levied and collected and to be known a
If Confederate Veteran Pension Fund an
ID to be used for no other purpose, an
ID upon the adoption of this amendmer
l. same shall at once become self operatlV
lie and the funds derived therefrom imme
N diately used for said purpose, and pre-
)r vided further that the tax collectors an
t, assessors shall receive no commission
IS for assessing and collecting said one mi
lie tax herein provided. Provided that moth
lg ing in this Article shall be construed s
I'd as to prohibit the General Assembly froi
IN providing artificial limbs to disabled Cor
It, federate soldiers or sailors.
lie Section 2 Be it further resolved, etc
of That this proposed amendment be sui
Is nitted to the qualified voters of the stat
RS of Louisiana for adoption or rejection {
a the congressional election to be held
er the first Tuesday next following the fir
l. Monday in November, 1914. That the o.
IN fetal ballots to be used at said electio
Id shall have printed thereon the word
rs For the proposed amendment to Attic
re 1903 of the Constitution of the state
I'd Louisiana, relative to pensions for Cor
i federate veterans and the word
b. Against the proposed amendment
or Article 303 of the Constitution of II
f. State of Louisiana. relative to pension
he for Confederate veterans and eat
to elector shall indicate, as provided in Il
ly general election laws Of the State, wheth'
or he votes for or against the amendment
~ l.. f. THOMAS,
DIS Speaker of the House of Representative
ed THOMAS C. BARRETT.
r Lieut.. Governor and President of Senat
nd Approved: July 8. 1914.
/. l.. e. HALL,
nd Governor of the State of Louisian
n A true copy:
NJ ALVIN T. HEREPT Secretary of Stat