Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-11-03
Act No. 1O1

House Bill No. 10. The Fields-Nix Bin
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
sos Of the Constitution Of the State Of
louisiana. relative to pensions for
Confederate veterans. As amended
BY Act No. 1913 of the General A.
sembly of 1914. and for the purpose
Of providing q sufficient revenue for
the carrying out Of this article ~
the Constitution.
Section 1. Be It resolved By the
General Assembly of the State OF Lou
lsiana, two-thirds Of all the members
elected to each House concurring. that
Article 303 Of the Constitution OF the
State Of Louisiana. as amended b.
Of 1914. Be 30 enacted as to read -
Article sos. A pension OF like
amount, not to exceed twenty-five dol
Cd to each Confederate soldier or sail
or veteran who possesses all Of the
following qualifications:
l. He shall have served honorably
from the date Of his enlistment until
the close Of the late Civil War. or until
military organization regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy Of the
Confederate States. and shall have re-
NAMED true to the Confederate States
). He shall not own property OF
more than two thousand dollars valu-
alton.
3. He shall not be salaried or 9th
erwise provided for by the State OF
Government. In case he enlisted in
any organization mustered into said
service a. Louisiana organization. or
In case at the date of his enlistment
he resided In the State of Louisiana.
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at least I'VE years prior to his appli-
cation for pension. In case he resid-
Cd 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 nvs years prior to his applica-
ton for such pension. like pension
shall be granted to the widow who
s sh. not nav: married as.tn tn
or sailor. whose marriage to her. was
prior to January. 1895; pro-
~ided. that II her deceased husband
served In an organization mustered in
Louisiana at the date Of his enlist
mont, then in order that such widow
shall be entitled to the pension ~
herein provided. she shall have Yesid-
cd In this State for At least hvs years
prior to her application therefor: and
II her deceased husband enlisted else
whore than In Louisiana, and served
In an organization not mustered In
from Louisiana. such widow shall. In
order to entitl: her to q pension a.
state for not less than nvs years pri-
or to her application for such pen
sion: provided. further. that all Wild
ows who married Confederate soldiers
dsbarrsd from the dement's Of this Act.
but be entitled to q pension ON the
Dame terms a. other widows Of decsas-
ed Confederate soldiers or sailors;
provided. further. that pensions. whsth-
allowed only from the date Of appiiea-
ton under this Article. and the total
fer all pensions In any
'ne year shall be the proceeds of the
annual one mill tax IL hereby
n tn. % State. provided .eiS S't aS-
lropriations shall never be more
han an amount sufficient to pay all
for any one year. Any ae-
.ruing surplus from said tax fund
or the Confederate veterans to Be ap-
lropriated BY the General Assembly
ler their use and benent a. the
3eneral Assembly may In iuture de-
.ermins. and the collection Of any 9TH
,riation for pensions in excess Of the
mount Of the ons-mill tax levied ana
solicited. and to be known a. Con
'ederate Veteran Pension Fund. II
hereby prohibited. and said fund 10 70
u used for no other purpose than that
,erein stipulated: and upon the adop-
ion Of this Amendment same shall at
Dnes become sslf-operative. and the
unds derived therefrom be immedt-
.tely vsed for :aid purpose; and pre-
Ind assessors shall receive no COM
for assessing and collecting
me mill tax herein provided.
Provided. that nothing/in this Arti-
II iS,t 'n n. G &c Assembly from D
riding artificial limbs to disabled Con-
Section .. Be It further resolved.
&C.. that this proposed amendment be
ne State Of Louisiana. for adoption or
election at the Congressional election
o be held on the first Tuesday next
oliowing the nrst Monday in Novem-
That the onacial ballots to be used
4 said election shall have printed
hereon the words, FOR the proposed
to Article sos OF the Con-
titution Of the State Of Louisiana rel-
tive to the pension. for Confederate
proposed amendment to Article sos Of
ne Constitution Of the State Of Louis
ana relative to pensions for Confedsr-
Its veterans and each elector shall
as provided In the general
lection laws Of the State. whether or
lot he votes for or against the amend
nent.
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD.
|peaker OF the House Of Representa-
FERNAND MOUTON.
lieutenant Governor and President q
the Senate.
Approved: July 8. 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
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