The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-31
Act No. 1913

House Bill No 1917. 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 il resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly OF the State of Louisiana.
two thirds OF all members elected to
! each House concurring, That article
| 3O3 of the Constitution Of the State Of
| Louisiana, be SO amended as to read as
| follows:
Article 303. pension not to exceed
eight dollars $500 per month shall be
| 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, In 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
2. He shall not own property OF more
than two thousand dollars (s2.00O.
g. 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
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 Confederate &c rate
State for at least five years prior to his
application for such pension. 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
contracted prior to January I. 1890; pro-
vided that If her deceased husband serv-
ed IN an organization. mustered In tno,'
Louisiana. or If he resided in LOUISIANA
at the date of his enlistment. then IN
order that such widow shall be entitleo
to the pension as herein provided she
least five years prior to her application
therefor and IL her deceased husoanu
enlisted elsewhere than in Loulslana'
and served in an organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana. such WIDOW
shall 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
$ who married Confederate soldiers OF
l sailors a second time shall not be De
barred from benefits of this Act nut pe
e entitled to pension on same terms az
: other widows of deceased Confederate
4 soldiers or sailors: provided further
= that pensions whether TO veterans OF
n to widows. shall be allowed only 1rorr
r | the date of application under TINS at
| ticle. and the total appropriations FOL
: all pensions, in any one year shall ~
l. | the proceeds OF the annual one mill TAX
: provided said appropriations shall nexe,
[ be more than five hundred ana NV
{ thousand dollars for any one year whlcI
e is hereby levied on all taxable property
Z | in the state. ANY accruing snroiu'
/ a. - - NN.r add
to the common school fund ard prohibit
ing the collection of any other tax o
making anv appropriation IN excess y
), the amount of the one mill tax levied an
u collected and 10 he known as "Confeu
II crate Veteran Pension Fund and 10 ~
= used for no other purpose. and upon IN
u adoption of this Amendment same snal
u at once become self-operative and tn
i funds derived therefrom immeftateI
!, used for said purpose. and provided fur
u Their that the tax collectors ana asses
u sors shall receive no commissions 70
assessing and collecting said one MI
3 tax herein provided. Provided that moth
y ing in this Article shall be construe
II so as to prohibit the General Assemnl
y from providing artificial limbs 10, 20 ois
a abled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
v Section 2. Be il further resolved. etc
> That this proposed amendment be sur
% mitted to the qualified voters or IN
Y State of Louisiana for adoption or re
" lection at the congressional election
N ne held on the first Tuesday next fo
lie lowing the first Monday in Novembe
l. 1914. That the official ballots TO be use
y at said election shall have printe
to thereon the words: For the propose
ID amendment to Article 303 OF the Const
p tuition of the State of Louisiana. rels
II tive to pensions for Confederate vete'
d ans" and the words: Against the prC
r posed amendment to Article 303 OF III
d Constitution of the State OF bouisian;
DR. relative to pensions for Confedera,
DR. veterans" and each elector shall ind
10 cate. as provided in the general electin
er laws of the State. whether he votes II
id OF against the amendment
o. l.. F.. THOMAS.
r Sneaker of the House of Representative
n THOMAS c. BARRETT.
n. Lieutenant Governor and President
or the Senate.
n Approved: July 9. 1914
I'd l.. f. HALL.
CT Governor of the State Of Louisian
RS A true copy:
as ALVIN F.. HILBERT.
% Secretary of Stata