The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1914-09-26

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Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
Approved: July 8. 1914.
l.. E. HALL.
! Governor of the State of louisiana.
A true COPY:
ALVIN E. HEBERT' Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1893.
House Bill No. 1S1-By Mr.. Caulield.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 303
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 l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana. two
thirds of all members elected to each
House concurring. That Article 303 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana. be
so amended as to read as follows:
Article 303. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars (sS.00) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veterans who passes all the follow
ing qualifications:
/. 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,
and shall have remained true to the Con-
federate States until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property of more
than two thousand dollars (s2.000.00).
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 a Louisiana or
lganization, 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
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 con-
tracted prior to January l. 1890; provided
that IL her deceased husband served in
an organization. mustered in from Louis
lana. 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
lprior to her application therefor; and II
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
tall widows who married Confederate. SOL
diers or sailors second time shall not
: be debarred from benefits of this Act but
be entitled to a pension on same terms as
other widows of deceased Confederate SOL
: diers 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 tht
!, total appropriations for all pensions, In
q any one year shall be the proceeds of ths
annual one mill tax. provided said appro-
!. priations shall never be more than five
hundred and fifty thousand dollars FOL
I. any one year which is hereby levied on al
q taxable property in the State. Any ac'
:, cruing surplus from said tax fund shall
. be turned over 10 the common schoo
= fund and prohibiting the collection of an,
!, other tax or making any appropriation II
= excess of the amount of the one mill ta'
levied and collected and to be known a
"Confederate Veteran Pension Fund AM
:, to be used for no other purpose. AM
= upon the adoption of this amendmen
q same shall at once become self-operativ
! and the funds derived therefrom imme
!. ldiately used for said purpose. and pro
- vided further that the tax collectors an
- assessors shall receive commission
: for assessing and collecting said one mi
- tax herein provided. Provided that moth
!. ing in this Article shall be construed s
- as to prohibit the General Assembly fror
"a 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 Stat
=. of Louisiana for adoption or rejection q
- the congressional election to be held o
% the first Tuesday next following the frs
:. Monday in November, 1914. That the Of
y fetal ballots to be used at said electic
:. shall have printed thereon the words
"a For the proposed amendment to Attic
-. -. 303 of the Constitution Of the State I
- Louisiana, relative to pensions for Ccr
"a federate veterans" and the word
- Against the proposed amendment
= Article 900 OF the Constitution Of II
~ State of Louisiana. relative to pension
- for Confederate veterans" and eas
:. elector shall indicate. as provided in Il
80 general election laws Of the State, wheth
n, he votes for or against the amendment
~ l. r. THOMAS
~, Speaker OF the House of Representative
THOMAS c. BARRET.
as Lieut. Governor and President of Senat
Gu Approved: July .. 1914.
" L. E. HALL.
nd Governor Of the State Of Louisian
n A true copy:
nd ALVIN e. HEBERT. Secretary Of Stat
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