Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-16

House Bill No. 49, BY Mr.. Calfield.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 30S
Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana relative to pensions for
Confederate veterans and for the pur-
pose Of providing a sufficient revenue
Tor the carrying out Of this Article
Section l. Be It resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana
two-thirds Of all members elected to
each House concurring, That article
800 Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, be 30 amended AZ to read as
follows: ~
Article sos. A pension not to exceed
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veterans who passes all the fol-
lowing qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorably
the close OF the Civil War. or until he
was discharged or paroled, in some mill
itary organisation regularly mustered
erste 'ns .nS sss S Say the
true to the Confederate States until the
.. He shall not own property of more
than two thousand dollars ($2.0O0).
5. 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
sion. In case he resided elsewhere than
in this State, and enlisted in an organ
ization not mustered in from Louisiana.
s IN the he S s S Of the rs.S e
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
or sailor whose marriage to her was
contracted prior to January I, 1890: pro-
vided that II her deceased husband serv-
cd 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
10 the pension as herein provided. she
shall have resided in this State for at
therefor and II her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana
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 al widows
sailors a second time shall not be de-
barred from benefits of this Act but be
entitled to pension on same terms as
'tneT WIDOWS OF deceased OOnIeucfate
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
all pensions. in any one year shall be
the proceeds of the annual one mill tax.
provided said appropriations shall never
he more than five hundred and fifty
Is hereby levied on all taxable property
In the State ANY accruing surplus
from said tax fund shall be turned over
to the common school fund and prohibit
making any appropriation I'm excess Of
the amount OF the one mill tax levied and
Collected and to be known as 'Corfed-
crate veteran Pension Fund" and to be
USED Tor no other purpose. and upon the
adoption of this Amendment same shall
at once become self-operative and the
FUNDS derived therefrom Immediately
used Tor said purpose. and provided fur
Their 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
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 1903 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 fndi-
cate. as provided in the general election
laws of the State. whether he votes for
or against the amendment.
L. F. THOMAS.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS G. BARRETT
!. Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate
Approved: July 8. 1914.
l.. F. HALL
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
SECRETARY Of State