St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-07

Act No. 1U
House Bill No. 10 The Tields-Nix I'm
/ JOINT RESOLUTION
| Proposing an amendment to Artsels
sos Of the Constitution Of the STATE a
Louisiana, relative to pensions "a
/ Confederate veterans. As alnon6eS
by Act No. 1913 of the General ~.
sembly OF 1914. and for the purpoea
/ the carrying out Of this article ~
the Constitution.
Section l. Be 1t resolved by H.
General Assembly OF the State Of -.
| elected to each House concurring. thns
: Article 303 Of the Constitution 81 ~
I State of Louisfana,sa as amended ~
Act No. 1913 OF the General Assemhiv
or 1914. be so enacted as to read q
Article 900. A pension Of IN.
amount. not to exceed twenty-five dol.
| lars (&26.00) per month shall be allov.
ed to each Confederate soldier or sail.i
or veteran who possesses. all Of tie,
1. He shall have served honora M
from the date Of his enlistment umfil
the, close of the late Civil War, or untils
he was discharged or paroled, In sorne.
military organization regularly mus-:
tered into sthe Army or Navy Of IA
Confederate States. and shall have -.
manned true to the Confederate statss
until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property az
more than two thousand dollars valu.s
alton.
g.. He shall not be salaried or 9th.
erwise provided for by the State a
Louisiana. or by any other State Of
Government. In case he enlisted il
any organization mustered into said
service as Louisiana organization, OF
in case at the date Of his enlistment
he resided In the State Of Louisiana.
he shall have resided in this State Tor
at least five years prior to his apple
cation for pension. In case he resid.
enlisted in an organization not mus
tered In from Louisiana, or In fha
Navy of the Confederate States. he:
shall have resided in this State for q
ton for such pension. A like pension
shall be granted to the widow Who
shall not have married again. In IN.
digent circumstances. Of such soldier
or sailor. whose marriage to her W.
,vided. that II her deceased husbasl
served in an organization mustered a
from Louisiana, or II he resided n
Louisiana at the date Of his enlist
ment. then in order that such wilov
herein provided. she shall have resi0.
ed in this State for at least five yeara
prior to her application therefor: M
If her deceased husband enlisted else
where than In Louisiana, and served
In an organization not mustered 81
from Louisiana. such widow shall. q
order to entitle her to q pension a
herein provided. have resided in thia
State for not less than five years pri.g
Or to her application for such pen.
sion: provided. further. that ali via.
ows who married Confederate SOLDIERS
o. DAflorl n nAroRA TINA hal NOT ~
eebarred from the BENEFITS Of this Act,
but be entitled to . pension on the
same terms ~ other widows Of deceas.
I'd Confederate soldiers or sailorss
q to veterans or ITO to x s aha. i' s.
ALLOWED only from the date Of applica-
tion under this Article, and the total
appropriations for all pensions IN any
one year shall be the proceeds Of the
levied on ONE ali 'A t.. .ss " pr essssy
IN the State. provided said ape
lropriations shall never DO more
Than an amount sumcient to pay al
pensions for any ono year. Any &C.
shall be held % an accommodating fund
for the Confederate veterans to Be APP
propriated by the General Assembly
for their use and benefit - the
General Assembly may In auture de-
s..stt. - TT " ey -
S Srsaon .ot pensaon. ~ cxcess ~. - W.
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Me.en sIpuiateu, anu upon s"I RI -.
once become self-operative. and the
funds derived therefrom be immeda-
vs6ed fmrther sh.4 tha ts1 cnIiectnya
ind ASSESSORS shail receive no cor.
missions for aseeaslnr Ana eoIlaefine
me mill tsr Sersin nroviSeS
prov,d.d 4h.% ro+hirr ~ mi. An.
ria shaii 10 cnnsfrmed 40 - "a -, +
hibft the General Assembly from pres