The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-09-19
ACT NO. 1893.
House Bill No. 1S1-By Mr.. Caulfield.
JOINT RESOLUTION

ACT NO. 1893.
House Bill No. 1S1-By Mr.. Caulfield,
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article BOB
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate veterans. and for the pur-
pose of providing sufficient revenue
for the carrying out of this article Of
the Constitution.
Section /. Be it resolved by the General
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 1903. pension not to exceed
eight dollars ($S.OO) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veterans who passes all the follow
ing qualifications:
l. He shall have served honorably from
the date of his enlistment until the close
OF the Civil War, or until he was dis
charged or paroled, in some military or
ganiZatiOn regularly mustered into the
Army or Navy of the Confederate States
nd shall have remained true to the Con-
ederate States until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property of more
| than two thousand dollars ($2,00O.0O).
g. He shall not be salaried or otherwise
provided for by the State of Louisiana or
/ by any other State or government. In
case he enlisted in any organization mus
tered into said service as a Louisiana Or
ganization, or in case at the date of his
enlistment he resided in the State of
Louisiana, he shall have resided in this
State for at least five years prior to his
duplication for pension. In case he re-
sided elsewhere than in this State, and
enlisted in an organization not mustered
| in from Louisiana, or in the Navy of the
Confederate States ne shall have resided
| n this State for at least five years prior
his application for such pension. A
| ike pension shall be granted to the widow
who shall not have married again, III
ndgent circumstances, of such soldier
or sailor whose marriage to her was con-
racted prior to January l, 1890; provided
that if her deceased husband served IN
an organization, mustered in from Louis
ana, or If he resided in Louisiana, at the
date of his enlistment, then in order thai
such widow shall be entitled to the pen
sion as herein provided she shall have re-
sided in this State for at least five years
prior to her application therefor; and II
her deceased husband enlisted elsewhere
than in Louisiana, and served in an or
ganization not mustered in from Louis
lana, such widow SHALL in order to en-.
title her to a pension as herein provided
have resided in this State for not les:
than five years prior to her application
for such pension provided further, tina
all widows who married Confederate sol
diers or sailors q second time shall no
be debarred from benefits of this Act bu
be entitled to pension on same terms a!
; other widows of deceased Confederate sol
diers or sailors; provided further, tina
pensions whether to veterans or to widows
shall be allowed only from the date o
lapplication under this Article, and tn
, total appropriations for all pensions, IL
any one year shall be the proceeds of tn
, annual one mill tax, provided said appro
priations shall never be more than fiv
: hundred and fifty thousand dollars 70
, any one year which is hereby levied on al
: taxable property in the State. Any ac
{ cruing surplus from said tax fund shal
9 be turned over to the common schoo
, fund and prohibiting the collection of an
t other tax or making any appropriation i
: excess of the amount of the one mill ia
levied and collected and to be known
t Confederate Veteran Pension Fund an
| to be used for no other purpose, an
l upon the adoption of this amendment
same shall at once become self -operatiV
e and the funds derived therefrom imme
\ dately used for said purpose, and pro
r vided further that the tax collectors an
, assessors shall receive no commission
s for assessing and collecting said one mi
e tax herein provided. Provided that moth
g ling in this Article shall be construed
d as to prohibit the General Assembly fror
n providing artificial limbs to disabled Con
:, federate soldiers or sailors.
e Section q Be it further resolved, etc
# That this proposed amendment be SUI
s mitted to the qualified voters of the Stat
S of Louisiana for adoption or rejection 8
q the congressional election to be held o
+ the first Tuesday next following the frs
: Monday in November 1914 That the OF
n fetal ballots to be used at said electio
d shall have printed thereon the words
s For the proposed amendment to Attic
e 303 of the. Constitution of the State {
d Louisiana. relative to pensions for Cor
: federate veterans" and the word!
: Against the proposed amendment
n Article 303 Of the Constitution of III
: State of Louisiana, relative to pension
e for Confederate veterans" and eac
o eiector shall indicate, as provided in II
y general election laws of the State, whetht
II he votes for or against the amendment
Y L. E. THOMAS,
IS Speaker of the House of Representative
d THOMAS c. BARRETT,
: Lieut.. Governor and President of Senat
d Approved: July 9, 1914.
L. g. HALL,
d Governor of the State of Louisian:
: A true copy:
If ALVIN E. HEBERT, Secretary of Stat