St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-09-02

proposing an Amendment TO Ar,,cn
eO3 Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate veterans. AS amended
by Act No. 1913 of the General Az
sembly of 1914. and for the purposs
Of providing a sufficient revenue for
the carrying out OF this article OF
the Constitution.
Section l. Be it resolved by thu
General Assembly Of the State Of Lou
isiana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurrinR. that
Article 500 Of the Constitution Of the
state of Louisiana. as amended By
Act No. 1s3 OF the General Assembly
Of 1914. be so enacted as to read q
Article sos. A pension Of like
amount, not to exceed twenty five dol
lars ($25.O0) per month shall be allow.
ed to each Confederate soldier or SAIL
or veteran who possesses all Of the
following qualifications:
l. He shall have served hOnorahly
from the date of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War, or untAl
he was discharged or paroled. in eome
tered into the Army or Navy Of the
Confederate States, and shall have r..
manned true to the Confederate Staten
until the surrender.
z. He snail not own property OF
more than two thousand dollars yalu-
alton.
8. He shall not be salaried or 9th.
erwise provided for by the State Of
Louisiana. or by any other State or
Government. In case he enlisted in
service as Louisiana organisation, OF
in case at the date of his enlistment
he resided in the State OF 1ouistaaa.
he shall have resided in. this State for
at least five years prior to his appli.
cation for pension. In case he resid.
enlisted in an organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana, or in the
Navy of the Confederate States, he
shall have resided in this State for a
least five years prior to his applisa.
ton for such pension. A 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 wa
contracted prior to January. 1895: pro-
served in an organization mustered In
from Louisiana. or II he resided IN
Louisiana at the date q his enlist
ment, then in order that such widow
shall be entitled to the pension a.
herein provided. she shah have rssad-
prior to her application therefor; aAd
il her deceased husband enlisted else
where than in Louisiana, and served
in an organization not mustered In
from Louisiana. such widow shall. ii
order to entitle her to a pension a
herein provided, have resided in this
State for not less than five years pri-
or to her application for such pen.
sion: provided. further. that all Wild
ows who married Confederate soldiers
~ sailors q second time shall not be
leoarrsd from the benefits Of this Act.
e.3 b entitlsd to . pension on the
% Confederate soldiers or sailors;
provided. further. that pensions. swhsth-
ee TO veterans or TO widows. shall be
alaowsd only from the date Of apploa..
aon uadev this Article. and the total
for a pprossaa. q az ~
fnnsel one mill tag II hereby
Z the state provided said ap.
han an amount sumcisnt to pay AL
1r1lng surplus from said tax fund
SAaN be held as an aeeumulattng fund
fuy the Confederate veterans to be APP
propr1eted by ths General Asssmnly
Tor their use and benefit a. ne
tsrmins, and the coifecttop Of any 9TH
or tax or the making OF any appro-
priation for pensions In excess Of the
amount of the one-min tar levied ana
collected. and to be known al Con
ssscy ga .a fand i.
be used for no otAs4 purpose than that
herein stipulated; and upon the adop.
ton of this Amendment same shall at
once become self-operattve, ana tAo
funds derived thefsfrom be tmmedl.
vided, further. that the tar collectors
and assessors shall receive mo com-
missions for assessing and collsct1ng
one mill tax herein provided
Provided. that nothing IN this Aru-
Gle shall be construed so - 70 pro"
viding artificial Nmbs to disabled Con-
Tolerate so1dfeHs or sailors.
Section :. Be 1t further resolved.
etc. that this proposed amendment y
submitted to the Qualtf1ed electors oe
the state Of Louisiana. for adoption o.
rejection at the Congressional elsctSoa
to be held on the frst Tuesday next
following the nrst Monday In Novo0-
Der. 1915.
That the onlcial ballots to b used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words. For the proposed
amendment to Article 800 Of the Con-
stftution Of the State Of Louisiana Tsl-
vstrans." and the words. Against the
proposed amendment to Article sos Of
the Constitution of the State of Louis.
lana relative to pensions for COMEDIES.
ate veterans" and each elector shah
Indicate. a. provided IN the general
election laws Of the State. whether or
not he votes for or against the amend
ment.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker Of the House Of Represents
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July 5. 1916.
r.. G. PLEASANT.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
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