The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-09-16

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iousr Bll N0 II The Fields NK lln
JOINT RESOLUTION
l'foposing an amendment 90 Article sos
81 the Constitution ef the state at
Louisiana relative ia penlpns lur
Confederate Veterans a. amended
bE Act No. 1873 ~ the General Assem-
BIS % 1919, aud for lhe purpose -
providing "A sufficient revenue for the
carrying out ut this Article ~ the
Constitution.
Section / Re 4 resolved h3 tha General
| Assembly ~ the state II Louisiana. two
thirds 81 ail the members elected a. aaph
House uehcurrinR, that Article 3aS Of the
! Constitution 81 the State 81 lauiRiHBa as
amended Is Act So 1913 Of the General
Assembly 81 1915 be So enacted aa to read
| as foieWs
Article $685. A pension ~ lias amount
not to exceed Twenty Five Ruiilfsfe = eui
pes mUBih shall BE- allowed % each CON
tedeEate Fpl1iHr uF t1ilnf veteran who
lstF ss'sseH an 81 the fulivRtUR fHaEs featiuus
J. Tie shall have Eefvgl HuHHFahiE ifum
ihe date 81 his enlistment abul the CLOSE
81 tlg late eva War ur until he was
discharged ur paloivd, in aUWe military
organisation regularly mBFiernd lato the
| Arms of Navy uf the Confederate states
and shall have remained true a. tho CON
fs8sHtte states NHtl the -a1f4Hflar.
Z He shall INST aRu Tnpsfls ul NOR"
than igB thousand dulHls valuation
>. lie shall Hoi he aalaHad ur olher0iae
H4hfF i'tt Atf 'tF Attf stare Hff Af|AaAlstff- w
b any other State or Government lu
case he enlisted in ans organization MUS
| tered into said ArfgiHe a8 Louisiana
organization. or 10 f8sf at ihn date 81 b..
| enlistment be- resided iH ihh slaie 81
lluulsiaHa, hr shall have resided iu this
state fDr at. least five years Ittog o. bls
APPLICATION fHg pension ln case De Sc
sided DiHeHheF9 than 500 This state. and
enlisted Ia ara organization not mustered
ina from Louisiana. 81 iu the Navy 81 ihr
H this state Tot ~ lrsHi five years prior
| tV his application for such rgNHIau. a Ike
pension shan be granted Ga fHs widow VIC
ghsll not have maTE4r3 again fR INDECENT
circumstances II sBrh suiH5eF oF sailor
hose marriage o. her N8s contracted
prior 20 iauuaft, 1855 provided tbat II
| her deceased husband served Orb an GFRHul-
ration mustered lu from iuH' aiHna, ~ II
He resided lU louisiana, AZ the fRfe n hiR
emf aimsHt then iH uF3fT that such Wtaaw
shall b. entitled % the pension as hrfeih
| provided she shalt have fgaHed 10 Tails
state ieg aE icaHj HFH EeaFs prior 20 her
APPLICATION therefor HHd g HHf deceased
/ husband enlisted elsewhere nan 80 Louis
ANA, and served Ia aa Organization not
mustered IN from Louisiana. such widow
shall iH Df8er ~ tUfilla haT ~ a pension
as herein pros HftH, hHFr resided in thla
| state fpf tot leFs than HFr Tclrs prior 30
| her application faf a7IHH pension provided
! further thHt all HlauWa NhN Wlfflgi tur
Tolerate soldiers az salinf8 ) sfruud tiue
shall Hot be telHfTg1 from fhe benefits e
This Act hgs Zee eRf5le8 g. = pension IN
Jho same terms as other widows ~ dr
ceased GpbfefifrHie soldiers ur sailors
provided further. that pen igas ~hsthet
% veterans ~ 10 NI3ER7 stall bH allowed
HHiF from the 8H4e ~ application HHtef
this Article, suB the total appropriation
| for an pensions iH arY enc year shall hs
che pfoeeeaR ~ The anHuli Gre mill tax
| hereby levied oH slI taxable property Ia
| the state. provided said appropriations
han never 81 more Than an amount gui
| acieHt 20 pas ai pens.nEs iur any ane
| year Any hccnanE surplus from sa3f tax
| fund shall be htia as az accommodating
appropriated By the Gehefal Assembly for