St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-11-04
JAMES !. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
Act No. 1Ol.
House Bill No. 10. The Tields-Nix I'm,
JOINT RESOIITTION

House Bill No. TO- The Tields-Nfx I'm,
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Artael.
303 Of the Constitution Of the state n
Louisiana. relative to pensions "a
by Act No. 1s3 Of the General ~.
sembly Of 1914. and for the purpose
Of providing . sufficient revenue ~
the carrying out OF this article a
the Constitution. s
Section l. Be Il resolved BY ~.
General Assembly Of the State Of roSSs
tsiana. two-thirds>of all the member4
elected to each House concurrin9. mn
Article 303 Of the Constitution OF M
State of Louisiana. AZ amended s.
Act No. 1913 OF the General Assemble
Of 1914. be so enacted As to read g
follows: {.
Article sos. A pension of III.
amount. not to exceed twenty-five dol.
lars (325.00) per month shall be allow
ed to each Confederate soldier or sail.
following qualifications:
l. He shall have served honorable
from the date of his enlistment unfil
the close Of the late Civil War. or untii
he was discharged or paroled. in some
military organization regularly mus.
tered into the Army or Navy Of the
Confederate States, and shall have -.
manned true to the Confederate States
until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property Of
8. He shall not be salaried or oth.
erwise provided for by the State 81
Louisiana, or by any other State or
Government. In case he enlisted in
any organization mustered into said
service as a 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 ave years prior to his appli-
ed elsewhere than in this State. and
enlisted in an organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana. or In tie
Navy of the Confederate States. DO
shall have resided In this State for q
sast for ys III: . S.ass
shall be granted to the widow Whel
shall not have married again, In q. /
digent circumstances. Of such s0ldise}
or sailor. whose marriage to her Woa}
vided. that II her deceased husbAaA1
served in an organization mustered .
from Louisiana. or IL he resided q
Louisiana at the date Of his snlist-
ment. then in order that such widow
shall be entitled to the pension g
ed in this State for at least five years
prior to her application therefor: anA
if her deceased husband enlisted else.
where than in Louisiana, and served
In IN organization not mustered II
from Louisiana. soch widow shall q
order to entitle her to . pension 6
herein provided. have resided in thia
State for not less than Ave years prt-
Or to her application for such PEN
sion; provided. further. that all Wild
ows Who married Confederate sold,e.s
lebarred from the dement's Of this Act.
but be entitled to . pension ON the
same terms ~ other widows Vt deceas-i
cd Confederate soldiers or sailorsf
provided. further. that pensions. whsthf
showed only from tn. date Of appiicsl
tton under this Article. and the total
appropriations for all pensions IN enyN'
oss year shall be the proceeds Of he
annual one mill tax is hsrshy
levied K II. on state =: saaas!s . sss''
lrepriations shall never be more
than an amount sufficient to pay Ill
D1esions for any one year. AM. %.
1eufng surplus from said tax fund
shali be held 90 n terminating fund
proprtated by the General Asssanl1
for their use an1 benefit - the
General Assembly nay In .atuse d.
termine. and the collection Of any 9th
or tax or the making Of any appro-
VASVO0
amount of the one-mill tai levied and
collected. and to be known ~ Com
federate Veteran psnsion Fund. .
hereby prohibited. and said FUND y g
be used for no other purpose than that
ton Of this Amendment same shau .
once become self operative. and the
funds derived therefrom BE- immedt-
ately used for said purpose: and pfo-
vided, further. that the tar collectors
~AAn ear ~
missions for assessing and eollsetin0
enc mill tax hereia provided.
Provided. that nothing IN this Ara.
ele shall be construed 90 ~ to Dro.
hibit the General Assembly from Pre-.
fsdsrats soldiers or sailors.
section T. BE It further resolved.
submitted to the qualified electors -
the State Of Louisiana. for adoption er
rejection at the Congressional eleot5en
to be held on the first Tuesday ne1t
the Arst Monday in Novsn>
Der. 1915.
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words. For the proposed
to Article sos Of the Con-
stftution Of the State Of Louisiana rel.
alive to the pensions for Confederate
and the wor a e, ne e
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.
mont.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Speaker Of the House OF Representa-
tfves.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Governor and Presldent Of
the Senate.
Approved: July s. 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT. y
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy: M