The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-08-29

THOMAS c. BARRET,
Lieut.. Governor and President or Senate
L. f. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved: July 9, 1914.
L. e. HALL.
Governor of the State of louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN e. HEBERT. Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1893.
House Bill No. 1Sf-By Mr.. Caulheld.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 1903
of the Constitution of the state Oh
Louisiana, relative to pensions Tor
Confederate veterans, and for the pur-
pose of providing sufficient revenue
for the carrying out Of this article OF
the Constitution.
Section 1. Be it resolved BY the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana. two
thirds of all members elected to each
House concurring. That Article So5 Of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana, be
SO amended as to read as follows:
Article 1903. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars (sS.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.
and shall have remained true to the Con-
federate States until the surrender
/ q He shall not own property OF more
than two thousand dollars ($2.0o0.Oo.
1 ..,.1T rxft g q
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 Louisiana or
Iganization or in case at the date OF ms
enlistment he resided in the State OF
Louisiana, he shall have resided in tnis
State for at least five years prior to ms
application 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. 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
who shall not have married again. In
INDECENT circumstances, OF such soldier
or sailor whose marriage to her was con-
tracted prior to January /. 1890; provided
> that il her deceased husband served II
an organization, mustered in from LOUIS
lana. or il he resided in Louisiana, at thu
date of his enlistment, then in order ina
a such widow shall be entitled to the pen
sion as herein provided. she shall have re
sided in this State for at least FIVE year
prior to her application therefor: and
, her deceased husband enlisted elsewher
: than in Louisiana, and served In an OF
: eanization 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 apphcatio
for such pension; provided further' ina
all widows who married Confederate Sol
:. ders or sailors second time shaii nc
= be debarred from benefits Of this ACT pu
- be entitled to a pension on same terms
other widows Of deceased Confederate so
= diers or sailors; provided furtner, Una
pensions whether to veterans or 10 wioo"
- shall be allowed only from the GATE
= application under this Article. and tn
= total appropriations for all pensions
NJ any one year shall be the proceeds of II
annual one mill tax. provided said appr'
:. priations shall never be more than ny
hundred and fifty thousand dollars 4
- any one year which is hereby levied on
~ taxable property in the State ANY a.
NC cruine surplus from said tax fund shs
- be turned over to the common scno
VI fund and prohibiting the collection of al
:. other tax or making any appropriation
" excess of the amount of the one mill Z
levied and collected and to be known Z
u" "confederate Veteran Pension Fund al
l. oil MI
y, unon the adoption of this amendme
=. same shall at once become self-operati
iiu and the funds derived therefrom imm
:, diately used for said purpose. and pr
ne vided further that the tax collectors
assessors shall receive no commiss'c
VI for assessing and collecting said one N
-. tax herein provided. Provided tnat ho'
les ing In this Article shall be construed
me as to prohibit the General Assembly FRI
s providing artificial limbs to disabled &c
' federate soldiers or sailors.
an Section 2. Be it further resolved, e'
IT. That this proposed amendment be s,
oie mitted to the qualified voters of the st
ol of Louisiana for adoption or rejection
ue the congressional election to be held
airs the first Tuesday next following the fl
Monday in November. 1914. That the
-, fetal ballots to be used at said elect
go. shall have printed thereon the wor
aas '.For the proposed amendment to Art
liz 400 of the Constitution Of the state
'e' Louisiana. relative to pensions for c
az federate veterans" and the woi
a -. Against the proposed amendment
y, Article so3 OF the Constitution OF
w State of Louisiana, relative to pensi
for Confederate veterans" and e
elector shall indicate, as provided in