Lower coast gazette., 1914-09-19

AIRY organization regularly mustered into
he Army or Navy of the Confederate
States, and shall have remained true to
he Confederate States until the surren-
Ter.
2. He shall not own property of more
than two thousand dollars ($2,OO0).
3. He shall not be salaried or other
provided for by the State of LOuisi-
ana or by any other State or government.
In case he enlisted in any organization
mustered into said service as a Louisi-
ana organization, he snail have resided
in this State for at least five years prior
to his application for pension. In case
he resided elsewhere than in this State,
and enlisted in an organization not mus
tered 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. A like pension shall be granted
to the widow who shall not have mar
ried again, in INDECENT circumstances, of
such soldier or sailor whose marriage
to her wa contracted prior to January
1, 1890; provided that if her deceased
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tered in from Louisiana, or if he resided
in Louisiana, at the date of his enlist
ment, then in order that such widow shall
be entitled to the pension as herein pro-
vided, she shall have resided in this
State for at least five years prior to her
application therefor; and if her deceased
husband enlisted elsewhere than in Loui-
siana, and served in an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, such widow
shall, in order to entitle her to a pension
as herein provided, have resided in this
State for not less than five years prior
to her application for such pension: pro-
vided further that all widows who mar
ried Confederate soldiers or sailors a sec
ond time shall not be debarred from bene-
fits of this Act but be entitled to a pen
sion on same terms as other widows of
deceased Confederate soldiers or sailors
provided further, that pensions whether
to veterans or to widows, shall be allow
ed only from the date of application under
this Article, 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 be more than five hundred and fifty
| thousand dollars for any n year which
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 prohibiting 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 be known as Confederate Veter-
an Pension Fund" and to be used for
| no other purpose, and upon the adoption
! of this Amendment same shall at once be-
| come ~self-operative and the funds derived
| therefrom Immediately used for said pur-
pose, and provided further that the tax
! collectors and assessors shall receive no
commissions for assessing and collecting
said one mill tax herein provided. Pro.
! vided that nothing in this Article shall be
= construed so as to prohibit the Genera
Assembly from providing artificial limbs
to disabled Confederate soldiers or sailors
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That this proposed amendment be sub
n1itted to the qualified voters of the State
of Louisiana for adoption or rejection
at the congressional election to be hell
on the first Tuesday next following th'
first Monday in November, 1914. Tha
the official ballots to be used at SAT-
election shall have printed thereon tn
words: "For the proposed amendment t.
Article BOB of the Constitution of tn
State of Louisiana, relative to pension
for Confederate veterans" and the word
Against the proposed amendment to Al
ticle 1903 of the Constitution of the Stat
\ Of Louisiana, relative to pensions TO
i Confederate veterans" and each electo
shall indicate, as provided in the genera
election laws of the State, whether b
votes for or against the amendment.
Y L. e. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representative
b THOMAS C. BARRET,
+ Lieutenant Governor and President Of IL
e Senate.
Approved: July 8, 1914.
4 l.. e. HALL,
u y Governor of the State of Louisian
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1914.
House Bill No. $40 By Mr.. Cord
AN ACT
Proposing an amendment to Article n
" 125 of the Constitution of the State
il Louisiana, relative to District ATTIC
neys:
Section /. Be is resolved by the &c
pc eral Assembly of the State of Louisia1
two-thirds of all the members elected
o. each House concurring, That the folio
ne ing amendment to the Constitution of I
H. State of Louisiana, shall be submit
y to the electors of the State, at the CT
ha gressional election to be held on the fl
to Tuesday after the first Monday in Move
OF Der, 1914, and if approved and ratif
by a majority of said electors voting
mt said election the same then to become
OF part of the Constitution, to-wit:
~ That Article No. 1875 of the Consti
ro- ton of Louisiana be amended so as
he read as follows:
ARTICLE 1926.
There shall be a District Attorney
he each Judicial District in the State, v
shall be elected by the qualified elect
of the judicial district at the same ii
and for the same term as is provided
Article 100 for District Judges. He ST
M. receive a salary of One Thousand [
lars per annum, payable monthly on
own warrant. He shall be an actual r.
dent of the District and a licensed
torney in this State. He shall also
ceive fees; but no fee shall be allo,
II in criminal cases, except on convict
which fee shall not exceed five dollars
each case of conviction of a misdemeal
All elections to fill vacancies occasio
by death, resignation or removal, 81
ur- be for the ~unexpired term, and the G