The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-09-19
Act No. 1913

House Bill No. 1877. Bv Mr.. Calfield.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 300
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 IL resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana.
two-thirds OF all members elected to
each House concurring. That article
900 of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article 300. pension not to exceed
eight dollars Ss.00) per month shall be
allowed TO each Confederate soldier or
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.
2. He shall not own property OF more
than two thousand dollars $4,000.
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
ID
| 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
he shall i hS.. se,d sSo IN 70 this 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
contracted prior to January l, 1890; pro
| Vided that IL her deceased husband serv-
| 90 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 Tor at
least five years prior to her applicatiohn
therefor and IL her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than In LOUISIANA
and served in an organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana such widow
shall. in order to entitle her to 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 DE
entitled to a 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 AT
t1cle. and the total appropriations TOT
all pensions, in any one year shall De
the proceeds of the annual one mill tax,
provided said appropriations shall never
be more than five hundred and ftfty
is hereby levied on all taxable property
In the State. Any accruing surplus
from said tax fund shall be turned over
| to the common school fund and prohibit
ing the collection Of any other tax OF
making any appropriation in excess of
| the amount OF the one mill tax'levied and
collected and to be known as "Confed-
crate Veteran Pension Fund" land to he
adoption of this Amendment same shall
at once become self-operative and the
funds derived therefrom Immediately
used for said purpose and provided FUR
Their that the tax collectors and asses
sors 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 dis
abled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be IL 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 Il
ne held on the first Tuesday next fol
lowing the first Monday In November
1914. That the official ballots to be uset
: at said election shall have printed
} thereon the words: For the proposed
amendment to Article 300 of the Consti
tuition of the State OF Louisiana, rela
I tive to pensions for Confederate veter
ans" and the words: Against the pro
posed amendment TO Article 303 OF tn,
! Constitution of the State OF louisa ma
r relative to pensions for Confederat,
r veterans" and each elector shall fndi
D cate. as provided in the general election
: laws of the State. whether he votes 70
! or against the amendment.
l.. f. THOMAS.
= Speaker of the House of Representatives
= THOMAS c. BARRETT
b. Lieutenant Governor and President o
r the Senate
Approved July Q. 1914.
l. F.. HALL
I Governor Of the state Of Louisians
$ A true copy:
$ ALVIN r. HEBERT,
S Secretary Of state