The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-09-26
ACT NO. 1873,

House Bill No. 181-By Mr.. Caulfield.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 1903
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 carrying out of this article Of
the Constitution.
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all members elected to each
House concurrng. That Article 3O3 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 ($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 {$2,00008}.
3. 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 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
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
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, in
ndigent circumstances, of such soldier
or sailor whose marriage to her was con-
racted prior to January /, 1880; 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 that
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 If
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 less
than five years prior to her application
for such pension; provided further, that
all widows who married Confederate SOL
ders or sailors second time shall not
be debarred from benefits of this Act but
be entitled to pension on same terms as
other widows of deceased Confederate SOL
ders or sailors; provided further that
pensions whether to veterans or to widows,
shall be allowed only from the date of
application under this Article, and the
total appropriations for all pensions, in
any one year shall be the proceeds of the
annual one mill tax, provided said appro-
priations shall never be more than five
hundred and fifty thousand dollars for
any one year which is hereby levied on all
taxable property in the State. Any ac-
cruing surplus from said tax fund shall
be turned over to the common school
fund and prohibiting the collection of any
other tax or making any appropriation in
excess Of the amount of the one mill tax
levied and collected and to be known as
Confederate Veteran Pension Fund and
to be used for no other purpose, and
upon the adoption of this amendment
same shall at once become self-operative
diately used for said purpose, and pro-
vided further that the tax collectors and
assessors shall receive no commissions
for 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 disabled Con-
federate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of the State
of Louisiana for adoption or rejection at
the congressional election to be held on
the first Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, 1914. That the Of
fetal ballots to be used at said election
shall have printed thereon the words:
For the proposed amendment to Article
3O3 of the Constitution Of the State of
Louisiana, relative to pensions for Con-
federate veterans" and the words:
Against the proposed amendment to
Article 1903 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, relative to pensions
for Confederate veterans" and each
elector shall indicate, as provided in tho
general election laws of the State. whether
he votes for or against the amendment.
L. e. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS G. BARRETT,
Lieut.. Governor and President of Senate.
Approved: July 9, 1914
l.. e. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT, Secretary of State J