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

| House liill No 10 The Fields Nix Hlt
JOINT RESOLUTION
'gepusias an amendment o. Article sH5
u the Constitution u The State et
Louisiana relative a. pensions fur
Confederate Veterans As amended
by Act No. 1913 u the General Assem-.
bis Of 1914, and fuF ihe purpose at
providing sufficient revenue far The
carrying out oi this Article 10 o..
Constitution,
Section T. he Il resolved by the General
Assembly IT the State of LOUISIANA two.
ihir1a ~ all the members elected tu each
itouHe guhCuInug, that Article sos n use
Constitution Of the state ~ Louisiana "a.
| smeHdsd by Act Ne 1913 81 thr Gtusuu
Assembiy Of 1914 BE- so enacted 10 to tyaI
AZ follows
Article so3. a pension III lie amount
Not 90 exceed Twenty Five B0ila eW
Pc month shan hc slluwsd &c ya,b tou.
! itdvt{tts soldier uF sailor ErteIaH NhD
| Il'ssessts so ct the teiluN disqualification
lie shall have atry al honor BIS from
| the date % his enlistment until ihF ,it=n
n the late CEil War of until hr Waa
discharged or parulei. iH EpHa military
organization regularly mustered lHta Csc
Army OF Navy of the Confederate sftfs-
! 7ud shall have remained true o. lHf eos.
'edHto states until lur Surrender
2. Tie shall Bot owB prUpsglk el wafU
thaH two thousand dollars Valuation
:. lie shali Hui be sHAflgIl 1T uihgfa .er
provided Tot Is thU State ~ Louisiana .F
hy any other State ur Government H
ta8r he enlisted in ans organization mHa
tered into said service g. Louisiana
Organization, of lH case 80 the aBir " h.-
Louisiana, be shall have resided fu EH.a
State fUt at ieaHt HEr Years gfiHr g. b.s
application for pension lU ease De Ft
sided elsewhere than iH This state ami
enlisted % au organization not mustered
no Iium Louisiana, ~ ir the >aFt % iHr
Confederate States he shall haFt resided
TIA this state for az least NEn ge1Es TF.u.
20 hia application fuf such pension A bee
psuRien shall be granted 60 iHe .ys3aw ne
shall nef have married again, EH iHHisHHf
circumstances, az such soldier ~ ssfnr
whose marriage 20 her Nsa contracted
prior 10 January 1885. provided that ~
her deceased husband served iu aB ufgHut.
Eatinn mustered n from Louisiana. ~ ~
he resided Ia Louisiana az thu date NJ hH
erllatmeft then lu order that such willow
shall be entitled tu ihe pension MS hfT,#H
provided, she shail have reslded iB this
statv tof at least iiys years prior tn EsH
application thFrefgr ana If her o. eaar1
husband enlisted elsewhere fHaH lH U4H
lana. sad served ln Hu organization not
mustered ia from louisiana such Is tHHW
shall, iH order a. yntitlr her 20 Il PENS. aE
aa herein provided have resided ta tnfH
state Tor Het lpHs than nsp wears prior fa
her application fyT such pension provided
further ihat an widows Whp W4u#nH Gone
fr1eTatp sGidIeFs o. ElilufH "a Eer4U8 time
shah not br debaTred from the benefits eff
this Act but be entitled 10 pension go
the same terms as other HiduHH Ut 8a.
ceased Confederate soldiers 90 sailors
provided further. that pensions whether
10 veterans or g. widows shall o. allowed
erl2 ftom the date Of application under
thIs Article and the total appropriations
for an ptHsio8H IN any one year shall be-
the proceeds II the annual oHH mill tax
hereby levied gu all taxable property in
the state ptuFiaed Ntsi appropriation
shall never be more than an amount sui
aoient "a pay all pensions for any one
year Any aeefHiug surplus from said TAX
fund shall be held as au 8ceumuiBtluE
fund for the Confederate Veterans 30 hH
appropriated by the General Assembly foT