Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-08-28
Act No. 1913

House Bill No. 1911. By 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 1. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana
two-thirds OF all members elected to
each House concurring. That article
Louisiana, be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article 3O3. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars $500 per month shall be
sailor veterans who passes all the fol-
lowing qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorably
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 (s2.000).
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
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| 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
States. he shall have resided in this
application for such pension. A like
pension shall be granted to the widow
] who shall not have married again in
4 INDECENT circumstances. of such soldier
contracted prior to January 1. 1890: pro-
vided that IL her deceased husband serv-
| ed in an organization. mustered In from
| Louisiana, or II he resided in Louisiana.
order that such widow shall be entitled
| to the pension as herein provided. she
| shall have resided in this State for at
least five years prior to her application
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
this State for not less than five years
| prior to her application for such pen
I-sion; provided further that all widows
who married Confederate soldiers or
| sailors a second time shall not be de-
| barred from benefits of this Act but be
| entitled to a pension on same terms as
other widows Of deceased Confederate
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
ticle. and the total appropriations for
all pensions, in any one year shall be
provided said appropriations shall never
be more than five hundred and fifty
| thousand dollars for any one wear which
is hereby levied on all taxable property
Inn vv,v I'm
from said tax fund shall be turned over
to the common school fund and prohibit
ing the collection of any other tax of
making any appropriation In excess OF
| collected and to be known as "Confed-
crate Veteran Pension Fund" and to be
used for no other purpose and upon the
adoption Of this Amendment same shall
at once become self-operative and the
funds derived therefrom Immediately
used for 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 2. Be 1t further resolved. etc,
That this proposed amendment be sub
| mitted to the qualified voters Of the
State Of Louisiana for adoption or re-
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 sos 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 3o3 Of the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana
relative to pensions for Confederate
veterans" and each elector shall indi.
cate, as provided in the general election
laws OF the State. whether he votes fol
or against the amendment.
| L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
| THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President oil
the Senate.
Approved: July .. 1914.
L E. HALL
| Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBER1.
Secretary Of State