The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-09-26
Act No. 1913

House Bill No. 191. Nv 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 a sufficient revenue
for the carrying out of this Article
OF the Constitution.
Section !. Be IT resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly OF the State of Louisiana
two-thirds of all members elected 70
each House concurring, That article
1903 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article 303. 4 pension not to exceed
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veterans who passes all the fol-
lowing qualifications:
1 He shall have served honorably
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-
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 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
Louisiana organization. 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. 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-
vlded that II her deceased husband serv-
cd In an organization, mustered In from
Louisiana, or If 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
snail have resided in this State for at
| least five years prior to her application
therefor and II 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 second time shall not be de-
barred from benefits of this Act but be
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
tlcle. and the total appropriations for
all pensions, in any one year shall he
the proceeds of the annual one mill tax.
provided said appropriations shall never
he more than five hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for any one year which
Is hereby levied on all taxable property
St4tP .1HrrIllnU
from said tax fund shall be turned over
10 the common school fund and prohibit
inc the collection of any other tax of
making any appropriation in excess or
the amount of the one mill tax levied and
collected and to be known as "Confed
crate Veteran Pension Fund" and to he
used Tor no other purpose. and upon the
adoption or this Amendment same shall
at once become self-operative and the
funds derived therefrom Immediately
used Tor said purpose. and provided fur
ther 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
abIed Confederate 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 re-
lection at the congressional election to
ne held on the first Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday in November
1914. That the official ballots to be used
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-
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 Confederate
veterans" and each eiector shall indi-
cate as provided in the general election
laws of the State. whether he votes for
or against the amendment
l.. F.. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Representa- ves
THOMAS c. BARRETT.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July Q. 1914.
l.. f. HALL.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERr,
Secretary of State