The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-10-21
Act No. 101


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JOINT f-f-.I.' "rrS
Fgg!os..E o." Amendment % A-,,.,.
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ACT go. -1s ot t.4 Conceal - ~
at ,9.S rs SO enacted D.. 70 e,noy
follows 40
Article SOS ,ar...n ~,
R-...u' not 20 exceed t.....ve~ -
las .S.5 CO.. ..r month .>-r..,. 'O'-
80 20 each C.r.. ..rAf. ,...',., gl-
or veteran vN. g... ese,S an ~, ~
s.I.oW'r. ruar.s .q...r.. ms
Tie sNs. Law. served l.u,
f-.m tas Htre - ft. ..-r.t,,,... ."'J
the close ~ Co., -sty ,'.ytf " ''Il
he was @ .rarg.t ~ per,ret a., ~"
military .I-arIsrt... r.y...,,r,," soms
tered M. ..r ARM. ~. 49, nus
2" ID 2 g la.
malued rue 20 ne ,..r@.5.... - 70
until tho Furr.r,.r ~'ei
lie shall NOR own ,,.,,,.,,. ,
more thuu t.So Thousand s'.r y, %
alton
8 Tie shall not hs sslsrl.. nv o..
ervi-e provided for bv tho
Louisiana. or by ANY oh c.. VI
Government p. cas-, he .,i,...S ~
any organization mustered tr,.
service as d Louisiana orrapI,,ti.,, ~
IN case al the date. of IA. ,,r,..,,'v,,
lie resided In Tie, State ~, r..'
he shall have resided in ,hi. So. -
az least Eve Nrur. prinr 2, t,.
cation gor pension In 90. h.. 80
e. elsewhere than In Tins sal. O.,
enlisted Ia an u-sanlysrl,n M, -.
tered in from Louisiana or in ~.
Navy OF the Confederate STAT,
EhRl! have resided iu tnIs stat. To- =,
lea - Eve years prior 10 hi, .nnlio.
ton for such pension A IN. n,n,Io,
Ehall De granted 10 the wid,~ VIZ
diScnt circumstances. % such soldi,,
or sailor. whose marriage to her wa,
contracted prior to January. 1899. pro-
vided. that X her deceased husband
served ~ an organization mustered In
from Louisiana. or II he rc.ided in
Louisiana at the date OF his enlist
ment. then in order that such widow
herein provided. she shall have resid.
ed In this state for al least ~. years
prior TO her Application therefor. and
II her deceased husband enlisted else
WhSTe than IN Louisiana, and served
In an Organization not mustered In
from LOUISIANA. such widow shall In
order to eutitle her 10 a pension a.
herein provided. have resided In this
State for not less than nye years pri-
or TO her Application for such pen
sion; provided. further. hat all wild
O"s WI" married confederate soldiers
or sailors a second time shall not bs
debarred from the benefits Of this hct
OUT De entl''ed I" p'nslon on The
same terms ~ other widows OF deceas-
ed Confederate soldiers or sailors
provided. further. that pensions. wheth-
er 20 veterans or 4" widows. shall b
allowed only from the date or applica-
ton under this Article. and the total
appropriations for all pensions in any
on" year shall be the proceeds OF the
annual one mill tax is hereby
levied on all taxable property
in tho Stat. provided said ap-
propriations shall never be more
than an amount sufficient to pay all
pensions for any one year. Any &C
cruing surplus from said tar fund
shall be held as an accommodating FUND
for the Confederate veterans 10 be ap-
for their use and beneht as ths
General Assembly may In ,uturs de-
termiue. and the collection Of any 9TH
er tax or the making Of any appro-
priation for pensions in excess OF the
amount Of N" one mill tax levied and
collected. and to he known as Con
federate Veteran Pension Fund" !,
hereby prohibited. and said fund is to
be used FOR no other purpose than that
herein stipulated: and upon the adop-
tion OF this Amendment same shall at
once become self-opeTative. ana the
stely used for said purpose; ana pro
and assessors shall receive no com
missions for assessing and collecting
one mn IaN here"l P'o' ~, A..
Provided. that nothing In ms Aru'
Gle shall S- construed 80 a. -. 10 pro- pro.
MINT thc TFn'i ~ ~, ~ Iiy..bi.S Con.