St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-10-07
Act No. 10l
House Bill No. 10. The Fields-N ix B;st
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House Bill No. 10. The Fields Nix Bi,r
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Articin
303 of the Constitution of the State cf
Louisiana. relative to pensions for
Confederate veterans. As amended
by Act No. 193 of the General As
sembly of 1914, and for the purp0se
OF providing a sufficient revenue Tor
the carrying out of this article Of
the Constitution.
Section 4. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly OF the State OF Lou
isiana. two-thirds of all h membefs
elected to each House concurring, that
State Of Louisiana. as amended BY
Act No. 1913 of the General Assembly
OF 1914. be SO enacted as to read -
Article 3os. A pension OF liks
amount, not to exceed twenty-five DOH
lars ($25. 0o) per month shall be allow
ed to each Confederate soldier or SAIL
or veteran twho possesses all OF thu
following Qualifications:
/. He shall have served honorable
from the date of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War, or until
he was discharged or paroled. in some
| military organization regularly mug.
tered into the Army or Navy Of the
Confederate States. and shall have re-
manned true to the Confederate States
until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property oE
more than two thousand dollars yalu~
alton.
8. He shall not be salaried or eth
rwise provided for by the State OF
Louisiana, or by any other State or
Government. In case he enlisted In
any organization mustered Into said
service as a Louisiana organization, or
In case at the date OF his enlistment
he resided in the State of Louisiana.
bo 6 II houo raSidad IN this Gtnfa fnmH
at least five years prior to his appli-
cation for pension. In case he resid-
ed elsewhere than in this State. and
enlisted in an Organization not mus
tered 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 applica-
ton for such pension. A like pension
shall be granted to he widow who
shall not have married again. In In
digent circumstances, of such soldier
or sailor, whose marriage to her was
contracted prior to January, 1885; pros
vided. that If her deceased husband
served in an organization mustered In
from Louisiana. or II he resided in
Louisiana at the date OF his enlist
ment, then in order that such widow
shall be, entitled to the pension as
| herein provided, she shall have Tesid-
ed If this State fer at least I'VE years
prior to her application therefor: and
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where than in Louisiana. and served
in an organization not mustered In
| from Louisiana, such widow shall, Ia
| order to entitie her to a pension an
| herein provided, q resided in this
State for not less than FIVE years prf-
or to her application for such pen-
sion. provided. further. that all Wild
! owS who married Confederate soldiers
or sailors a second time shat net be
| debarred from the benefits of this Act,
T. htrf - hnH nnfifladA Tn "a FtAffcfnn or NJ tina
same terms as other widows of deceas-
ed Confederate soldiers or saiiorss
provided. further. that pensions. wheth-
err to veterans or to widows. shall De
allowed only from the date of applica-
ton under this Article. and the total
appropriations for ali pensions In any
! one year shall be the. proceeds Of the
annual one mill tax Is hereby
levied on all taxable property
In the State. provided said ap-
than an amount sufficient to pay AL
pensions for any one wear. Any ac-
crufng surplus from said tax Tuno
shall be held as an accommodating funo
propriated by the General Assembly
for their use and benefit as the
General Assembly may IN lutIre dee
termine, and the collection OF n 9TH
err tax or the making OF any apprO-
priation for pensions In excess Of the
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collected, and 4 be known as Con
| federate. Veteran Pension Fund" u
hereby prohibited, and said fund ~ 70
be used for no other purpose than thar
herein stipulated; and upon the adop.
ton of this Amendments am shall az
once become self-operative. and the
funds derived therefrom be tnfmedl-
ately used for said purpose: and pro-
vided, further. that the tax collectors
and assessors shall receive no conn
-c{aoR1~,a @r~A nwraurfn0 nd TnH1RNftN&
one mill tax herein provided.
Provided, that nothing IN this Afri-
Gle shall be construed SO az to Pros
hfnit the General Assembly from pro-
viding artificial limbs to disc Com
federafe soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolves.
etc. that this proposed amendment pc
submitted to the qualified electors or
the State OF Louisiana. for adoption or
rejection at the Congressional election
to he held on the FIRST Tuesday next
fol'o~-'ng the first Monday In Noveln-
Thai the offciei baisofs to be used
al said election shall have PRINTED
a~enament to Article sas OF the Com
stitution of the State OF LorisiaTa rel
alive to the pensions for Confederato
vefrans.' and the words. "Against ING
i proposed amendment to Article 3nS or
fha Constitution of the State of Louis
lana relative to ~persiore for Confeder-
ate veterans" and each %elector ahaI.
Indicate, az provided In the generaa
election laws Of the State. whether or
not he votes for or against the amend
HEWITT BoJrANCHAUD.
Speaker or the House of Represents
FERNAED MoUToN.
Lieutenant Governor and President cS
the enate
Approved: July S. 1915.
r. G.. PLEASANT.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
\ Al true copy:
LANES J. BAILEY.