Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-10-09
Act No. 1913

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 3OS
OF the Constitution Of the State Of
Confederate veterans. and for the pur-
pose OF providing q sufficient revenue
for the carrying out OF this Article
Of the Constitution.
eral Assembly OF the state Of Louisiana.
two-thirds Of all members elected 10
each House concurring. That article
sos Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, be % amended ~ to read As
Article sos. pension not to exceed
eight dollars t4S.00) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veterans who passes all the fol-
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
into the Army or Navy OF the Confed-
crate States. and shall have remained
true to the Confederate States until the
surrender.
.. He shall not own property Of more
than two thousand dollars $4,000.
8. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for BY the State Of Lou
isiana or. by any other State or govern
ization mustered into said service ss .
Louisiana organization. or In case At
the date Of his enlistment he resided in
the State Of Louisiana, he shall have re-
years prior to his application for PEN
sion In case he resided elsewhere than
in this State. and enlisted In an organ
isatien not mustered IN from Louisiana,
I. the 3: s ss have q the a:.Ss Is ct:
state fer at least five years prior to his
application for such pension. A like
pension shall be granted to the widow
VINO snail not have married again. In
or sailor whose marriage to her was
contracted prier 70 January 1. 1850; pro-
vided that II her deceased husband eerv-
Cd IN an organization. mustered IN from
Louisiana. or 4 he resided in Louisiana,
At the date Of his enlistment then In
order that such widow shall BE- entitled
70 the pension ~ herein provided che
snail have resided in THE State for q
least five years prior to her application
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana.
ana served in IN organisation not mus
tered In from Louisiana. such widow
snail, In order to entitle her 70 . PEN
this state for not less than five years
prior to her application for such pen
sion; provided further that all widows
VINO married Confederate soldiers or
o nsGS.S s Of al. Act Act but ss
entitled to . pension on same terms -
other widows Of deceased Confederate
soldiers or sailors: provided further.
t toas Rensions re-. Thsshsr to y:ss ,s sro or
the date OF application under this Ar
ticle. and the total appropriations for
All pensions. In any one year shall be
the proceeds Of the annual one mill tax.
be more than five hundred and fifty
Thousand dollars for any one year which
70 hereby levied on al taxable property
IN tne state. Any accrufng surplus
to the common school fund and prohibit
Ing the collection Of any other tax Of
MAKING any appropriation In excess Of
the amount OF the one mill tax levied and
crate Veteran Pension Fund" and to be
used Tor no other purpose. and upon the
adoption OF this Amendment same shall
st once become self-operative and the
used for said purpose. ana provided fur
ther that the tax collectors and asses-
sors shall receive no commissions for
assessing ana collecting said one mill
tax herein provided Provided that moth
90 As to prohibit the General Assembly
from providing artificial limbs to dis
abled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
section 2. Be It further resolved. etc.
mitted to the qualified voters Of the
State Of Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection at the congregational election to
oe held on the first Tuesday next fol-
loving the first Monday in November.
1914 That the of1cial ballots to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words: Tor the proposed
tuition OF the State Of Louisiana. reia-
tive to pensions for Confederate veter-
ans" and the words: Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article 500 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 for
or against the amendment
l.. f. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate. a.s
Approved: July 3. 1914.
L. f. HALL.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State