The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-09-04

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JAMES J BAILEY.
Secretary Of State.
o.. ACT NO. leo
House RnI No. .s1Py Mr.. schsiL
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing An amendment 20 Article 3o3
Of IN. Constitution Of the State OF
. LOUISIANA as heretobefcre amended
! relative 20 pensions for Confederate
Veterans
General Assembly Of the State Of Louis
lana tNo-thirds OF ali ne members
elected 20 each House concurrinE. That
/ Article Sos Of the Consultation Of the
sat. Of Louisiana as h.r-tobefor.
amended be amended and re-enscted 60
as 20 r-sd as follows
Article 3o3. 4 pension rot 70 exceed
/ Thirty Dollars $3.50 o0D per month shah
/ re allowed 20 zach CONFEDERATE soldier
| or sailor veteran who possesses all OF
! the following qualifications
! He rhall have served honorably
| from the date Of his enlistment until
the clos. OF the late civil War or until
. ne was discharged or paroled. IN come
military organization. regularly mus
| COnftd-rate States and shall have re-
! manned tru. 20 the Confederate States
! until The Surr-bdsp
2 lie .h.li not o~n. property OF
I more than two thousand dollars VAL
UatIon.
) II. shall not De salsr!sd or other
wire provided FOR by the stste OF Louis-
| ana or by any other State or Govern
! neut In case he enlisted IN any or
! ganizatlon mustered into said service
! as Louisiana organization. OF in case
at the date Of MS enlistment he resided
In the State Of Louisiana. ne shall have
resided in this State for at least hre
years prior To his applica tion FOR pen
sion. In case he residsd else
| than In this State. and enlisted in an
organization not mustered In from
Louisiana or in the Navy OF the Con
fsderste States, he shall have resided
In this Stst@ for at least I'VE years
/ prior 70 hi. application for such pen
| zion. like pension shall be granted
to the widow who shall not have mar
RED again. IN INDECENT circums'ances
of such soldier or sailor whose mar
FiaEe 70 her contracted prior 70
January. 1895. provided that IL her de-.
ceased husband served In an orEaniza-
ton mustered in from I>ouisiana or ~
he resided In louisiana. at the date Of
hi, enlistment then In order that such
| widow shall lie entitled 20 the pension
as herein provided. 81. shall have re-
sided ia this State for at least Eve
years pri1r 20 her application therefor:
and II her deceased husband enlisted
elsewhere than in !OuisianA and
served in an organization not mustered
in from louisiana. such widow shall
II order 20 -ntitle her 20 a pension as
herein provided. have reeidcd in This
State for not !esS than Ave years prior
provided further that all WIDOWS who
married Confederate soldiers or sailCrs
second time shall not be debarre3
from the benefits OF this Act but be
entitled TO g pension on the same terms
as other widows Of deceased Confcder-
ate soldiers or sailps: provided further.
that pensions whether TO veterans or
TO widows shall be allowed only from
the date Of application under this
Article. and the total appropriations
for al pensions In any one year shall
be "a. proceeds OF an annual tax Of
nf m n he
which tai Is hereby LEVIED on all tax
able property In the State. provided
said appropriations shsil never b. NOR.
than amount suffIciert t. pay all
pensions for AIRY ore year. Aly 40
cruing surplus from said TAI fund shall
be held as An ac''unulaung fund :oT
priated By the General Assembly for
their use srd benent as the General
Assembly may IN fJturr c"t-rmin-. Hnt
tn. coiiect.o' OF ary cthsr ,aI or II.
pensions IN eject. Of tn. amount Of
the three fourths of ore mill tax levied
and collected snd TO BE- kro~s as Cor =
S.rsby prohIbised ana saia fond 70 ..
Ss,sss sev.i.,sI. .nx %. ~: .4.e-
-. < @s 1922: ~ :..,s ~: - 80 ,s z:
s.ee. $1,000 tscshsee - i.os1s-
s::g -. - 80 e. .sn -:
l
stens for sssessins and collecting reid
three. foursas OF enc nil tai herein
provided. -
Provided TIA, nothinS IN this Article
the General Assembly from providi ne
artificial Limits 10 disabled Confederate
Soldiers or Sailors:
Section . BE IL further resolved
etc. That this proposed am sndment b.
submitted 10 the quaitned electors o.
the State Of Louis:aha. Tor adoption OF
1 A.
70 b. held on the frst Tuesday neI,
ter. 1870.
That the official ballots 10 be use.
thereon the words FOR the PROPOSED
amendment 10 Article a63 Of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana rel
ati.e 10 the pensions for confederat.
Veterans and the words: Against In.
proposed amendment TO Article 3Og .
the Constitution OF the State Of Louis
crate Veterans" and each eIector shall
indicate. - provided In the Sen-ra'
election laws OF the ctst-. whet' er c
not he votes for or against the amend
ment
r y. WALKER
Speaker o: the House Of Representa-
lives.
HEWITT BoUA NCHAUD.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
Approved: July 7. 1920.
yNO. n. PARKER.
. Governor OF the State Of Louisiana.
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary OF State.
ACT NO ISa
House Bill No. 37s-By Mr, Claiborne
Substitute for House Bill No. 1875.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an anne ndment to Article $50
Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana relative to eIempting GER
tain Industries located on the naviga-
ton Canal. New Orkans
Section l. Be Il resolved by the 0en-
eral Assembly OF the State of Louis
lana two thirds OF all members elected
TO each House concurring. That the fol-
lowing amendments to the Constitu-
ton OF the State OF Louisiana be sub
mitted to the electors of the State at
the next Congregational Election TO be
held on the first Tuesday after the nrst
Monday In November. 1870 making
said Article reed as follows
Article ESQ. The following shall be
exempt from taxation. and no other
viz: All public property. places of re-
hgious worship. or burial, the rector1es
and parsonaEes OF churches and
grounds thereunto appurtenane used
exclusively as residences for the min
listers In charge of such churches all
charitable institutions. all buildings
and property used exclusively for pub
| lie monuments or historical collections
| colleges and other school PURPOSES the