The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-11-04

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House llill No. la-Ths Fields Nis IAN
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing aH amendment 30 Article SOS
Il The Constitution ~ the state of
louisiana relative 30 pensions for
confederate Veterans As amended
~ Act No l93 az the General Assem-
by q 1876 anu for the purpose II
providing a sufficient revenue Tor the
carving ont of this Article uf the
tonsttutiuu
seetlon / Bs Il resolved by the General
Assembly ~ tho State a. Louisiana, two
lh'fss II Az the members elected Ga each
House vouCurftuE that Article 80s u the
constitution "a The state ~ Louisiana as
amended by Act no is3 II The General
Assembly 81 1915 be So enacted as To read
as fellows
Article g0s 4 pension ~ like amount
not 10 exceed Twenty Five bailaFst tgs COZ
PEI month shall be- allowed 60 each con,
iesrfate soldier er sailor veteran who
ptHstsHrs lll ul lhc full0N uEqualifratloBa
l. lle shall have served honoFably from
The date Of has enlistment until the close
II The late tiyll War, aF until he was
discharged or parOicd ip sune military
organization regularly mustered into the
Army o. Navy ui the Confederate states
and shan have remained true 20 the Con.
foderate states until the surrender
He shail not own property 81 mere
than tRe thousand dollars valuation
Tie shall not hp sRlHfsed or otherwtse
provided tor hy the state al Louisiana. on
b. any ether state OF Government Ia
case be enlisted lH RHy equalization mus.
tered into said sefytee aa Louisiana
Organization. or tn oass at The date ~ HI.
enlistment he resided In the state ~
Louisiana, he shall have resided ga this
State Tor az least Hgp years prior 10 his
application for pension In case he re
sidcd elsewhere than lH this State. and
enlisted ~ an organization not mustered
iu from louisiana, ~ DE the Navy Of the
Confederate States, he shsll have resided
lH this state for ~ least five years prior
"a his application lnF such pension A like
pension shall BE granted 10 the widow who
shall not have married again, ln INDECENT
whose marriage iu her wBH contracted
prior 10 January 1885. provided that IL
he's les rtEn'i husband served lu aa aTgAai-
Etilefs mustered TEA from Louisiana. aF II
he resided Iu Louisiana AZ the date u hts
suilHtmfni thrn lH order ihai such widow
shan b. entitled o. tire pension az herein
provided she shall have resided ln ihls
state for Bt least fsg years prior tg her
APPLICATION therefor ard u her deceased
husband enlisted else here than In Louis.
lana, and served lu aH organization not
mustered in from Louisiana. such widow
shall in Urtief 90 snlIIlr her 30 e pension
as herein provided. have resided 10 this
state FOR not less than nFp YEARS nriaF Ia
her application fUf such pension provided
further That all RitbRH phU married Con
fedpIHle soldiers of sailors i Second time
shBll uat be- 1ehaTrra from ikp benefits of
this Apt but BE entitled 30 "a pension on
the same terms as other widows ~ de
ceased Confederate soldiers or sailors
provided further that pensions whether
to veterans or - widows shall be- allowed
only from the date ~ application under
this Article. 8Hd the total appropriations
fof al pensions IN any one year shall be
the proceeds ~ the annual one mlll tax
hereby levied on AID taxable pFoperty In
the State. provided said appropriations
shan never he more than an amount nuf-
tlctent a. pay al pensions for any one
YaaF arg aecruinE surplus from said tar
fund shall he held as an accommodating
appropriated b. the General Assembly for