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

lu.
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 carving out Of this Article
of the Constitution.
Section I. Be IT resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisiana
two-thrds 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 303 pension not to exceed
eight dollars SS.o0) per 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 mill
| 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 S2.o00).
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 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
who shall not have married again IN
INDECENT circumstances. of such so'hler
or sailor whose marriage to her was
contracted prior to January !. 1890: pro-
vided that IL her deceased husband serv-
ed In an organization, mustered IN from
Louisiana. or II he resided in Lou'slana'
at the date of his enlistment. then IN
order that such widow shall be entitled
to the pension as herein provided sne
shall have resided in this state Tor at
least five years prior TO her application
therefor and If her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana
and served in an organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana, SUCH wldow
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 OF
, sailors second time shall not he de-
barred from benefits Of this Act hut ne
2 entitled to a pension on same terms as
: other widows of deceased Confederate
|
that pensions whether TO veterans OF
\ to widows. shall be allowed only from
r the date OF application under this At
ticle. and the total appropriations ISi
= all pensions. in any one year small DC
, the proceeds OF the annual one mill tax
provided said appropriations shall never
I he more than five hundred and fiftN
f thousand dollars for any one wear which
is hereby levied on all taxable property
2 | in the State. ANY accruing surnlu'
3 from said tax fund shall be turned owe
to the common school fund and prohibit
inc the collection of any other tax o
| making anv appropriation in excess o
:, the amount of The one mill tax levied an
y | collected and to he known as "Confed
u crate Veteran Pension Fund" and to n
= used for no other purpose. and upon IN
u adontion OF this Amendment same shal
u at once become self-operative and IN
funds derived therefrom immediatei!
!, used for said purpose. and provided rur
q Their that the tax collectors and asses
SorS Shan receive no commissions 10
! ASSESSING and collecting said one mil
: tax herein provided. Provided that noth
u ing in this Article shall be construe
II so as To prohibit the General Assemhl
y from providing artificial limbs 10 dis
d abled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Y Section . Be IL further resolved. etc
= That this proposed amendment be sub
% mitted to the qualified voters of tn
Y State of Louisiana for adoption or re
" lection at the congressional election Z
n De held on the first Tuesday next fol
le lowing the first Monday in November
i 1914. That the official ballots to be use
y at said election shall have printe
20 thereon the words: For the propose
d amendment to Article 300 OF the Const
P tuition OF the State OF Louisiana. rela
IT tive to pensions for Confederate vetel
d ans" and the words: Against the pre-
r posed amendment to Article 300 Of I'll
d Constitution Of the State Of Louisian;
Or relative to pensions for Confederat
Dr. veterans" and each elector shall ind
10 cate as provided in the general electio
pr laws OF the State. whether he votes fC
Id or against the amendment.
D. L. +. THOMAS.
r. Speaker OF the House of Representative
n THOMAS c. BARRETT.
n. Lieutenant Governor and President {
Dr. the Senate.
n Approved: July Q, 1914.
I'd l.. F.. HALL.
ct Governor of the State of Louisian
rs A. true copy:
as ALVIN f. HEBFRT,
In Secretary Of State