St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-10-28
JAMES !. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
Act No. 1O1.

House Bill No. 10. The Tields-Nix m,
JOINT RESOLUTION -
Promising an amendment to Artie,A
30S Of the Constitution Of the State a
Louisiana. relative to pensions "a,
by Act No. 1913 of the General NJ
sembly of 1914. and for the purpose
OF providing a sufficient revenue ~
the CARRYING out Of this article a
the Constitution.
Section I. Be 1t resolved by ~.
General Assembly Of the State Of Yc.s
isianas two-thirds Of all the memhs,.
elected to each House concurrine. nm
Article 800 of the Constitution Of ~
State Of Louisiana. as amended 81
OF 1914. be so enacted as to read ~
follows: =
Article 303. A pension Of ~.
amount, not to exceed twenty-five dol.
lars ($2500) per month shall be allov.s
ed to each Confederate soldier or mn.
or veteran who possesses all Of 't III
following qualifications:
l. He shall have served honorable
from the date OF his enlistment nnfi,
the close OF the late Civil War. or until
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 Stafs.
until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property Of
more than two thousand dollars vain. {
alton.
3. He. shall not be salaried or 9th
erwfse provided for by the State o.
Louisiana, or by any other State a
Government. In case he enlisted In
any organization mustered into nh
service as q Louisiana organization. Or
in case at the date Of his enlistment
he resided In the State Of Louisiana.
he shall have resided in this State fof
at least Ave years prior to his appli-s
ed elsewhere than in this state. "a
enlisted In an organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana, or in tie
Navy Of the Confederate States, he
shall have resided in this State for e
ton for such pension. like pension
shall be granted to the widow who
shall not have married again, In In.
dtgent circumstances. Of such soldier
or sailor. whose marriage to her was
vided. that II her deceased husband
served in an organization mustered q
from Louisiana, or IL he resided n
Louisiana at the date Of his enlist
ment, then in order that such widow
shall be entitled to the pension e.
ed in this State for ut least hve years
prior to her application therefor; ana
If her deceased husband enlisted else
where than in Louisiana, and served
from Louisiana. such widow shall. 10
order to entitle her to a pension a
herein provided, have resided in this
State for not less than Ave years pri-
or to her application for such pen.
ion: provided. further. that all wild.
3ws who married Confederate .soldle1s
er sailors Q second time shall not be
2ehA rPe6 from thu hAnAA%a ~ THE
but be entitled to Q pension on the
Deme terms as other widow WI uf deceas-
ID Confederate soldiers or sailors;
provided. further. that pensions. wheth-
pr to veterans or to widows, shall DO
Flowed only from the date Of applica..
ton under this Article. and the total
for all pensions In any
oas year shall be the proceeds Of the
annual one mill tax II hereby
levied on all taxable property
lropriAtions shall never DO more
han an amount sufhcient to pay all
for any one year. Any ae-
.ruing surplus from said tax fund
hall be held as an accommodating fund
,ropriated BY the eensrsi Asssabiy
or their use and benefit - the
General Assembly may In .uture de-
ermine. and the collection OF any eth.
r tax or the making OF any appro-
f. fer hs n ss. sf tns
collected. and to be known a. Com
ederate Veteran Pension Fund.-" 10
Hereby prohibited. and said fund 10 70
'e used for no other purpose than that
lerein stipulated: and upon the adop-
ion Of this Amendment same shall 81
nee become self-operative. and the
unds derived therefrom be immedi-
tely used for said purpose: and pro-
ided, further. that the tax collectors
MISSIONS for sssessing and collectiAe
ne mill tax herein provided.
Provided. that nothing In this Arti-
le shall be construed so ~ to pro-
ibit the General Assembly from pro-
iding artificial limbs to disabled Con-
ederate soldiers or sailors. ~
Section Z. Be 1t further resolved.
ubmitted to the qualined electors Of
he State Of Louisiana. for adoption or
election at the Congressional election
0 be held on the first Tuesday next
blowing the drst Monday in Novem-
er. 1915.
said election shall have printed
hereon the words. For the proposed
to Article sos Of the Con-
Of the State Of Louisiana rel
tive to the pensions for Confederate
anna mor 10 Are .nse es
le Constitution Of the State Of Louis
ma relative to pensions for Confeder-
te veterans" and each elector shall
ldicate. rs provided In the general
lection laws Of the State. whether or
at he votes for or against the amend
tent.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
peaker Of the House Of Representa-
tfves.
FERNAND MOUTON,
lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July s. 1915.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana,
true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.