The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-09-30
ACT No tnl

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House hltl No i0-1he Fields Nix nln
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment 10 Article 3Bs
81 the Constitution % the State 81
Louisiana relative Ia pensions f0i
Confederate Veterans As amende.
by Act No. lsS ~ the General Assem
hls 81 l3lf, Hisd tor the purpose -
providing "a sufficient revenue fof the
carrying out Of tfia Article " iht
Constitution
Section ! ite IL rsst ige,l hy the Genera
Assembly of the State - igaulHlaaa, two.
thirds ~ AL The members elected to each
House C0pgufrinE. INST Article 305 ~ the
Constitution 81 the state 81 Louisiana Rs
amended by Act 80 i83 ~ the Genera
Assembly Of 1914 be sp cuao'od az 10 fea,
as fellows
Article BOB. 4 penHan ~ like amoun,
not 10 exceed Twenty Five puliawNz5 ooI
pet month shall be allowed 90 each con
feslsFaie fpld3pf ~ Hallsg veteran ahs
possesses Jls ~ TIE faiiu q lBE qualifications
III, shall have served bohambly from
the date II hiH ynlisiiu nt until the Gloss
~ The late tiyl NaL ct Until he wai
discharged or parsled. iR some military
organization regularly mustered into thu
Army or Navy ~ the Confederate Siatei
aud shall have remained true 90 the Con
fefleJatr states until the surrender
z tie shalt not oan property 81 NOR.
than tRu Thousand dollars valuation
lie shall HUt be ssIafiea az otheFWis,
provided lot by the State # Louisiana.
hy say other State uI Government II
case he enlisted iu aHf organization MUS
tered inlU sald service Hh Louisiana
organization, or iu ease so The date of hI
enlistment be refIdrf ln the state
Louisiana, hg shall have resided in thi
state fuf az least hVN years prior So BIZ
APPLICATION f0f pension ~ case he re
sided clRsNhefr than iH this state, an
snlistea IN an orsaHigal4uu Hul mustere'
IN from Louisiana. ar be- ihr NaNy 81 IA
Confederate States ht fhali NtFe reside
in this Fi8te for ai lsasi Eve Years prtu
20 his application for such pension. 4 bk
pension shall bo granted ~ the widow VII
shall not have magriei srain. ~ tndigen
circumstances. gt such soldier or sAllo
whose marriage go her MAS rnntTaciei
prior 10 JHN#afa. lAfa. lfH+fiei mat ~
her deceased husband ssrEel iu an ofRani
yatioH, mustered An lr8m louisiana, or !.
be resided Boz louisiana az The date ~ hit
enlistment iheH FED nr a nat such WlduR
shall BE- entitled e. ihF pension aa herein
provided, che shall hEEy resided Us this
ktale for az ieasi Hse seHts pfivf % hes
application therefor sBI f her HeceaRsa
husband enlisted sIssR h#rv than ia Louis
lama. ard served ir fH organization MOI
mustered iH from Louisiana such Wis1W
shalt iu order g. rHii'ls her 20 q pension
an herein provides. have resided IN THE
state far mot lees than HNr ytsts prior q
her application for such pension provided
further ihRl Oh wi8uWs size WnSIied Cent
feaefata soldiers coz aaljuFs "a second ilGuls
shall net ~ iebarfed from The benefits -
this Ast hut b. entitled &. e pension GA
the Same terms as other Widows ef de-
ceased Confederate soldiers ~ sailors
provided further that pensions whethsi
te veterans ~ fn widow shall he ail0wsd
only from tbe tate ~ application under
this Article, aH0 tho fetal appropriations
fsf an pensions lH aUg 0Hr year shall 10
the proceeds # tbs annual one mill tax
hereby levied on 40 laEstjs property IN
The State provided said appropriations
shall never b. mufe thsB aH amount sui
aeiaHt 10 rag ail pe#s ems Tor any one
year Any acCru'ug flaa ftom said tsx
fund shall be held a. ara aocunulating
fund Tor the Confederate Veterans 90 be
appropriated By the General Assembly for