The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-24
Act No. 1913

House Bill-No la1. Ry Mr.. calf,e,d
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amenfment TO Article 3o3
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 I. Be IL resolved nv the Gem
eral Assembly OF the State OF Louisiana
two-thirds OF all members elected to
each House concurring. That article
800 OF the Constitution Of the State OF
louisiana, be SO amended as to read as
follows:
Article 3o3. A pension not to exceed
EIGHT dollars tss.oo) ner 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
ir to 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 $4,000.
3. He shall not be salarie1 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 OrVanlZ9tlOn, or In case at
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
State for at least five years prior to his
application for such pension. like
pension shall be granted to the widow
VINO shall not have married again. In
ind1@ent circumstances. of such soldier
or sailor whose marriage td her was
contracted prior to January l. 1890; pro-
Vided that II her deceased husband sorv-
ed IN an precipitation. mustered in from
Louisiana, or IT he resided in Louisiana.
at the date OF his enlistment. then in
order that such widow shall be entitled
70 me pension as herein provided. she
shall have resided in this State for at
ieast five years prior to her application
therefor and II her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana.
ana served In an organization not mus
t"ref in lfrom Louisiana such widow
snail In order TO ert'tle her To a pen
son as herein provided. have resided In
ms state FOR rot less than five years
prior to her application for such nen-
sion; provided further that all widows
who married Confederate soldiers or
sailors second time shall not he de-
harrnd from benefits Of this Act hut he
entitled to a pension on same terms as
other widows Of deceased Confederate
settlers or sailors: provided further.
that pensions whether to veterans or
TO widows. shall he allowed onlv from
ire date OF annl'cati ton under this Ar
tirle. and the total appropriations for
al pensions, in any one year shall he
the proceeds ~ the annual ono mill tax.
nrovtdeA said appropriations shall never
ne more than five hundred and fiftv
thnnSanf dol'ars for any one wear which
vs. herebv levied on all taVahle prope-tv
IN the State. Anv accruing surplus
IRON said tax fund shall he turned over
70 tho common school fund ar1 prohihit-
Inc the collection OF anv other tax OF
rak'n" anv anoropriat'on IN evcees ~
TIVE arno-nt ~ the one mill tav levied an1
collected md IN he known as 'Confnd-
erate veteran Pension Fund" am In hs
used FOR no other PURPOSE. and upon the
abortion or this Aman1rert same shall
at once hecone snlf-onerative ana the
frr"s derived thnrefro-n Immediately
nsHf fHr said purpose. and provided fur
'hHr wat the taN collectors an1 asses
s0rs shall receive NJ commissions Fo-
ass"sstnp AMI collecting said one mill
tax herein nroviIei. Provided that moth
50 as to n-ohibit the General Assembly
fronl rrov'a'ng artificial limbs tn dis
ah'e' Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Re n further resolved. etc.
That this proposed amendment be sub
~fttnd to the qualified voters NJ the
Sf't" OF Louisiana for adontion or re-
1ect'on at the congressional election ~
ne held on the first Tuesday newt fol-
lowing the first Monday IN November
1914. That TIE official ballots to he rsn1
at said election shall have prirte'
thereon the words. For the promised
amendment to Article 303 o. the Consti-
tuition OF the State OF Louisiana. rala-
tive To pe~siors for Confederate veter-
ars." and the words: "A AGAINST the pro-
rosed amendment to Article 500 ~ the
Constitution IF the State OF Louisiana
relative to pensions for Confederate
veterans" and each plector shall inai-
cate. as provided in the general election
laws of the State. whether he votes for
or against the amnn7nent
l.. F.. THOMAS.
Speaker of tho House of Representatives
THOMAS G. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July Q, 1914.
L. z. HALL.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true COPY:
ALVIN F.. HEBFET,
Secretary of State