The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-09-12
Act No. 1913

House Bill No 1oI. Bv Mr.. raIfield
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 900
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 il resolved by the Gem
eral Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana
two-thirds OF all members elected to
each House concurring, That article
1903 of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article 3o3. a pension not to exceed
eight dollars tsS.00) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
lowing qualifications:
l He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment until
the close of the Civil War. or until he
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.
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 a
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
CT
VINO shall not have married again. in
INDECENT circumstances. of such soldier
or sailor whose marriage to her was
contracted prior to January I. 1890; pro-
Vlded that IF 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
10 the pension as herein provided. she
shall have resided 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 organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana such widow
snail In order to entitle her to a pen
sion as herein provided. have resided in
TINS State for not less than five years
prior to her application for such pen
sion; provided further that all widows
VINO married Confederate soldiers or
sailors second time shall not he de-
barred from benefits Of this Act but he
entitled to pension on same terms as
other widows Of deceased Confederate
that pensions whether to veterans or
to widows, shall be allowed only from
the date of application under this Ar
ticle. and the total appropriations for
an pensions. in any one year shall he
the proceeds OF the annual one mill tax,
provided said appropriations shall never
De more than five hundred and fifty
thousand dollars for any one wear which
Id Ill III -.
In the State ANY accruing surn us
from said tax fund shall be turned oyer
10 tne 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 he 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
1unds derived therefrOm immedia tely
used for 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
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
VI loulSldnd TOT dOODtlOn OF 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 word: Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article 303 OF the
Constitution OF the State OF Louisiana
relative to pensions for Confederate
veterans" and each elector 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 Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 2. 1914.
L. F.. HALL,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
ALVIN f. HEBERT.