The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-09-02
ACT Mo III
ACT NO. f0f.
House Bill No. 10-The Fields Nix Bill
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to Article 900
Louisiana reafve to rme saase o or
Confederate Veterans. AS amended
by Act No. 1913 Of the General Assem-
bly, of 1914, and for the purpose of
providing a sufficient revenue for the
carrying n, !. out of this Article Of the
Section !. Be It resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana two
House q a sg tat Arfea 20 81 ea f
Constitution of the State Of Louisis
amended by Act No. 1913 of the
Assembly of 1914 be SO enacted a - 771
Article 1903. A pension of like s g#S|
not to exceed Twenty Five Dolal B$s S
per month shall be allowed to s
federate soldier or sailor vet
possesses all of the following gu q Sz 3z&&
l. He shall have served hon ~ y
the date of his enlistment UNI &E s SO \
Of the late Civil War, or IS SIS
discharged or paroled, in Il = s
organization regularly mt s. Az
Army or Navy of the Cor szsB|s 4:z5 rs 81
ana shall have remained til 3
federate States until the 81 * 81
tie shall not own prof. sa3 ss#8
than two thousand dollars vaS 5 IF }s
3. He shall not be salaried S@z
provided for by the State of Lo
o BY any ~ other eteG state e or Govern
tered into said service as "a
organization, or in case at tlg d
enlistment he resided in the ~
Louisiana, he shall have resia sSa9*
State for at least five years. ss ssSz s588
application for pension.
enlisted in an organization MOI NJ I'D cred ii
n from Louisiana, or In the Navy of tEe&S
Confederate States, he shall have resid aA$S ~
IN TINS state for at least five years On zaS&s$z
20 ms application for such pension. Al 5s#
pension shall be granted to the widows Sa 81
shall not have married again, In md
circumstances, Of such Soldier or sE&&#
whose marriage to her was contfa
prior to January 1896; provided tha@&
her deceased husband served in an organi-
zation, mustered IN from louisiana or If
ne resided in Louisiana, at the date of his
enilsGments then in order that such widow
shall be entitled to the pension as herein
state for at least five years prior to her
appneation therefor; and If her deceased
husband enlisted elsewhere than in Louis
lana, and served in an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, such widow
snail. IN order to entitle her to q pension
state for not less than five years prior to
aer application for such pension; provided
Inrrher that all widows who married Con-
federate soldiers or sailors second time
shali not pc debarred from the benefits of
this Act but be entitled to a. pension on
the same terms as other widows Of de-
ceased Confederate soldiers or sailors;
provided further, that pensions whether
70 veterans or to widows shall be allowed
only from the date Of application under
this Article, and the total appropriations
Ier az pensions in any one year shall be
the proceeds of the annual one-nlill tax
hereby levied on all taxable property in
shalI never be more than an amount suf-
f1c1ent to pay all pensions for any one
year. ANY aceruing surplus from said tax
fund shall be held as an accommodating
fund for the Confederate Veterans to be
appropriated by the General Assembly for