The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-10-14
ACT NO tat

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House Blll No, ie-The Fields MA Hill.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment 20 Article SOS
81 the Constitution o. the state OF
Louisiana relative 10 pensions for
Confederate Veterans As amended
bk Act No. 1913 81 the General Assem-
bly, of tatt, ana for the purpose OF
providing 4 sufficient revenue f0s the
carrying oul Of this Article % the
Constitution.
Section !, ne IL resolved hy the General
Assembly ~ the State u Louisiana. two.
thirds ~ all the members elected 20 each
HUuse consuming, that Article a0s ug the
Constitution ~ the State 81 Louisiana as
amended by Act No, 1873 Of the General
Assembly OF 1914 be 50 enacted SO 90 read
az foiieWH
Article sos 4 pension II Ike amount
not 10 exceed Twenty Five DnllaFetsab COZ
per month shall be- allowed % each Con.
iederate soldier or HalioF vsteFaa who
possesses all Of the following qualifications
/ HE shall have served hon0rAhly from
the date of hiss enlistment untll the close
uf the late ttyil N8r 90 untll he waa
discharged ar pareled, lu some military
orFnniBatlcG regularly mustered into the
Army or Navy Of the Confederate States
and shall have remained true 90 the Con.
fs'ieFata states uulll The Surrender
lie shan not own property of more
than two thousand dollars valuation,
B lie shall not 30 salafied OF otherwise
provided for hy the state ~ Louisiana, OF
by nhy other State or Government In
eaFe he enlisted ia any organization mus
tered into said service as Louisiana
organization at ia case az thu date % hi-
enlistment he resided ln the state ~
Louisiana, DC shall have resided IN this
state for at least Eve years prior 10 his
application Tor pension In case he re.
sided elsewhere than 10 this State. and
enlisted ln an organization not mustered
va from Louisiana. OF in the Navy % the
Confederate States he thRll have resided
Ia this state for AZ least five years prior
Co his application for such pension like
pension stall be granted 20 the widow vho
shall rot have married again, ia INDECENT
circumstances. q such colder oF sailor
who's" marriage % her Was contracted
prior 10 January 1875 provided mat "
her deceased husband FprY pd IN an uTgani-
he resided lu Louisiana, al the date u his
enllatmeft then ln order that such wldow
ghall be entitled tg The pension - herein
provided, she shall have resided ~ this
State fof az least FIVE wears prior To her
Application therefor and " hsF deceased
husband enlisted elFsN here than ia louis
lana AMI served 81 an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, such widow
shall !H order O. CHiltle her 10 pension
AZ herein provided have resided IN this
state for rot less than Eve years prior go
her aurl,cafian Tor such pension provided
further that Hll WifuNE who married Con-
ffdsratg soldiers 90 sailors a second time
shall not be drharfe'l from the bgnohts %
this act bat BE entitled So 4 pension on
the came terms 49, other widows ~ ds.
ceased Confederate soldiers or sailors,
provided further that pensions whsthsr
Ia veterans or to widoNs shall hs allowed
only from the date ~ application under
thls Article, ard the total appropriations
faY an pensions in BHy ore year SHAH be
ire proceeds If the annual one min tax
hereby levled on all taxable property tn
the state provided said appropriations
phal never be more than an amount sur
helent 10 pay al pensions for any. one
year ANY aecFuing surplus from said iaH
FUND shalt be held az ar ACCOMMODATING
fund Tor the Confederate Veterans 10 be
appropriated by the General Assembly for