Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-09-29
Act Ct: No. 1O1

Hou.e Riu No. 10. The Fields-Nix Bili
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Artieie
sos of the Constitution Of the state OF
Confederate veterans. AS amended
BY Act No. 1913 of the General A.
sembly of 1914, and for the purpose
of providing a sufficient revenue TOT
the carrying out of this article OF
the Constitution.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State OF LOU
isiana, two-thirds Of all the members
elected to each House concurring' tns.
Article 303 of the Constitution or inc
State of Louisiana, as amended Iy
Act No. 1913 Of the General Assembly
of 1914. be so enacted as to read a.
Article sos. A pension Of like
amount, not to exceed twenty-five DOL
lars (S2b.00) per month shall be allow
ed to each Confederate soldier or sail
or veteran who possesses all OF the
following qualifications:
l. He shall have served honoraoiy
from the date of his enlistment until
he was discharged or paroled. In 81
military organization regularly "A
tered into the Army or Navy or -
Confederate States. and shall have re-
manned true to the Confederate states
3. He shall not own property OF
more than two thousand dollars vaiu-
alton .
erwise provided for by the State OF
Government. In case he enlisted In
any organization mustered into said
service as q Louisiana organization. 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 appii-
cation for pension. In case he resid-
ed elsewhere than In this State. ana
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 applca-
ton for such pension. A like pension
shall be granted to the widow VINO
shall not have married again, in in
digent circumstances. of such soldier
or sailor, whose marriage to her was
contracted prior to January, 1895; pro.
vided, that II 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 resid-
ed in this State for at least fve years
prior to her application therefor; and
II her deceased husband enlisted else
where than in louisiana. and served
In an organization not mustered in
from Louisiana, such widow shall, In
order to entitle her to a pension as
herein provided, have resided in this
State for not less than five years pri-
or to her application for such PEN
sion: provided. further. that all wild
ows who married Confederate soldiers
or sailors a second time shall not be
debarred from the benefits of this Act.
but be entitled to q pensionS on the
same terms as other widows OF deceas-
ed Confederate soldiers or sailors;
provided. further. that pensions. wheth-
er to veterans or to widows. shall be
allowed only from the date of applica-
lion under this Article. and the total
appropriations for all pensions In any
one year shall be the proceeds Of the
levied on all taxable prope16
in the State. provided said 4
f, preparations shall never be mo-
than an amount suhieient to pay all
.u 11l any frs .sd tax fund
shall be held a. an accumulating fund
for the Confederata57reterans to be ap-
propriated by the General Assembly
for their use and benefit as the
A ans ss Of sng o ss
err tax or the making of any appro-
/ priatson for pensions IA excess of the
amount of the one-mill tax levied ana
collected. and to be known % Con
hereby prohibited. and said fund IL to
/ be used for no other purpose than that
herein stipulated: and upon the adop-
| ton Of this Amendment same shall at
once become self-operative. and the
funds derived therefrom be immedi-
ately used for said purpose: and pro-
vided, further, that tt D tax collectors
! and assessors shall receive no COM
missions for assessing and collecting
one mill tax herein provided.
Provided. that nothing in this Arti-
Gle shall be construed SO d to pro-
hibit the General Assembly from pro-
viding artificial limbs to disabled Con-
federate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be II further resolved.
etc. that this proposed amendment be
submitted to the qualified electors Of
the State of Louisiana. for adoption or
rejection at the Congressional election
to be held on the nrst Tuesday next
Der, 1916.
That the oflicial ballots to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words. For the proposed
amendment to Article sos OF the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana rel
vetrans," and the words. Against the
proposed amendment to Article 800 Of
the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana relative to pensions for Confeder-
ate veterans" and each elector shall
Indicate. as provided in the general
election laws Of the State: whether or
not he votes for or against the amend
HEWITT BouANcHAUD.
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
FERNAND MoUToN.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
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