The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-17
Act No. 1913

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JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment 10 Articl. 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
for the carving out of this Article
OF the Constitution.
Section l. Be il resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana.
two-thrds OF all members elected to
| each House concurring. That article
300 of the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana. be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article 303. pension not to exceed
eight dollars ss.oo) per month shall he
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veterans who passes all the fol-
| lowing qualifications:
/ He shall have served honorablv
| 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.
9. He shall not own property OF more
than two thousand dollars $4,000.
| 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
Louisiana organization, or in case at
| the date or MS enllStment ne 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
ization not mustered 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 married again In
| INDECENT circumstances. OF such soldier
| or sailor whose marriage to her was
| contracted prior to January l. 1890; pro-
vided that IL 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
to the pension as herein provided. she
| shall have resided in this State for at
least five years prior to her application
| therefor and II her deceased husband
and served in an organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana. such widow
snail. in order to entitle her TO a 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 all widows
who married Confederate soldiers or
sailors a second time shall not be de-
| barred from benefits of this Act but ne
entitled to 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 Tor
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 titty
thousand dollars for any one wear which
Is hereby levied on all taxable property
In the State ANY accruing surDlus
from said tax fund shall be turned over
to the common school fund and prohibit
ing the collection of any other tax OIL
making any appropriation in excess OF
the amount OF the one mill tax levied and
collected and to he 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 fmmedia tely
used for said purpose. and provided fur
Their that the tax collectors and asses
sors shall receive no commissions Tor
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 =. BE II further resolved etc.
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified voters OF the
State OF Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection at the congressional election tc
ne held on the first Tuesday next fol
lowing the first Monday in November
1914. That the official ballots to he used
at said election shall have printe1
thereon the words: For the proposed
amendment TO Article 300 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 Confederat.
veterans" and each elector shall indi
} cate. as provided in the general election
laws of the State whether he votes fol
OF against the amendment
l.. F.. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
| Lieutenant Governor and President o.
the Senate.
: Approved: July Q. 1914.
l.. F.. HALL.
/ Governor OF the State Of louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN r. HILBERT,
81 Secretary Of State