The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-10-02

the senate :
Approved: July 7, 1920:
JNO. N. PARkEH
Governor OF the State OF LouisiAh~-
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary Of state l.
ACT NO. 14a
House Bill No. 2ss-By Mr.: schen.
JOINT RESOLUT!OS. ana
of the Constitution OF the state OF
Louisiana as heretobelore ~
relative to pensions Tor Cohteoe
section /. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State Of Louis !
lana. two-thirds of all the meHUeas
elected to each House co neurrlns ., 1Se
Article 800 Of the Constitution OF the
state of Louisiana as heretobeiore
amended be amended and re-enacted 30
as to read as follows:
Article 3O3 A pension not TO exceed
thirty Dollars (sSo.00) per month shall
re allowed to ea~h Confederate ssiaieF
or sailor veteran who possesses all OF
the following quaEfeetions;
from the date Of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War. or uhti,
he was discharged or paroled. IN SOM
military orS gar t@1 or ref Navy of tn.
Confederate States and shaIl nave
,,atoed true TO the Confederate STATES
until the Surrender. r,u n,
t Inn e two thousand dollars val
). He shall not be salaried OF. other
wise provided for by the State OF Louis
| ana or by any other State or Govern
| ment. In case he enlisted In any Or
| gani2ation mustered into salo service
| as a Louisiana organization: or IN tia
at the date Of his enlistment ne Tesiaeo
in the State of Louisiana. he snail nave
resided = this State for at least nve
years prior TO his application TOT pen
than In this State, and enlisted In an
organization not mustered IN rn
Iouisiana or IN the Navy OF the S9h,
tolerate States. he shall have reslaeu
in This State for at least FIVE years
nr,or to his application for such pen,
Sion. IKE pension shall be granted
to the widow who shall not have mar
~ such soldier or safIor whose mar
| riare to her was contracted prior to
January, 1896; provided that II her De
ceased HUSBAND served IN an An or II
he resided In louisiana. at the GATE o.
his enlistment. then in order that snch
widow shall be entitled to the pension
sided in this State for at least hve
FEARS prior 10 her application therefor
and If her deceased husband enhsted
elsewhere than In LOUISIANA, AN, anS
IN from Louisiana, such widow snail
In order to en:itle her TO pension az
! herein provided, have resided In tnif
|, state for not less than five years prior
|. "a her application for such pension
. | provided further that all widows who
: | married Confederate soldiers or salIors
second time shall not not % e., de hst 5.
entitled to q pension on the same terms
as other widows of deceased Confeder'
: ate soldiers or sailors: provided further
!; 10 widows shall be allowed only from
the date Of application under thi
|, | Article and the total appropriation
r for all pensions In any one year shx q
three-four.hs of one mill on the doila
: which tax n hereby levied on all tax
!. abe property In the State, provides
- sa,d appropriations shall hsNer be NOR
e N,aa an amount sufficient TO pay a.
y | pensions for any one year. Any &C
. crutne surplus from SAID tar fund shai
: be held az an aecumutatns Iuno 10
~ orjRttd by tte General Assembly 10
e their use and senoht as the Ge1erI
~ Assembly may In futnro det"rmine. an
- the collection Of acy other tax or ]
4 the making of ~ appropriation II
,s pensions IN exec. o. the smount c
% nc three fourths OF one NIL! tax itvit
o and collected aud 20 be known 20 Col
y Tolerate Veteran feaslon fGnd
~ hereby prohibited AID said fupd is I
=. be ueed for no other purpose than tht
% herein stipulated; ard upon the adoi
ton of this Am, ndment same shall {
is once become self operative and n
ne funds ;..rived therefrom be immed
pps ateiy sscd fer said pnrpose. and PR
and sesessors. shall recsive no comnli,
Q, siops for assessing and collecting ga
a. a. three foui tbs OF one mill tax here
2. Provided that nothing In this Artic
..ss shall be construed 20 as TO pro.ib
ne the General Assembly from providir
e ch artificial iimbs TO disabled Confedera'
he section 2. Be IL further receive
ne etc, That tits proposed amendment
ne submitted TO the qualified electors
III the State of Louisiana for adoption
81 rejection ut the Cong ressional Eleeti'
10 10 be hrld on the flrst Tuesday ne
rrtto following the aist Monday in Mover
ms Thst the official ballots to be Us
oh at said election shall have print
u, ! thereon the words; For the pfopos
st amendment 70 Article 500 OF the Co
,ef s.ituuon OF Tire STATE Of Louisiana r.
IN, alive TO the pensions for Confcdera
Ira Veterans" and the words: AS alnst t
"a proposed amondG,aut to Article 3o3
' a.u t'.e Constitution OF the state OF Lou
IA, Ia lana relative 20 passions for oonfe
ID crate veteyans." and each elector sh
~, Indicate. as provided In the geneI
20 election lave OF the S.ata. Taet'cr
All not he votes for or against the amen
oil ment.
ma Speaker Uf the House OF Represent
nv tivca
SAa
ase Lieutenant Governor and President
ate Approved: July I, 1920.
JTO. NJ PARKER
,ba Governor Of the State OF Louisia
an an JaIEs ]. BAILEY.
red Secretary Of State
ity ACT No. i6a
OF House Bill no 376-By Sir. C1aihor
POT Suh for HOtSe Bill No, lg9.
Id. JOINT RESOLUTION.
'alo Proposing an amendment TO Article
osr of the Constitution of the state
OF Louisiapa relative to exemptinC c
unit tain industries located on the navil
non ton Canal New Orleans
ma. Section 1. he k resolved by the q
II eral Assembly of the State Of Lou
To lana. two-thirds OF all members elac
uch to each House concurring. That the
aos lowing amendments to the Cocsti
,ea, ton of the State of Louisiana be o
ipaI rnitted to the electors OF the State
, nr the next Congressionsi Election n, TO :
be Monday IN November. 1920. max
,ect said Article read as follows:
case Article 230. The following shall
70 exempt from taxation. and no OIL
sur, viz: All public property, places CT
OF ugious worship. or burial. the rector
said grounds thereunto appurtenant "
oi- exclusively as residences for the n
tc listers In charge Of such churches,
OF charitable institutions, all buildi
ftei and property Gsed exclusively for p
ex- lie monuments or historical ccllecti
rest real and personal estate OF any pu
pur- library. and that of any other libr
% associa ton used by or connected v
reDy such library all books and philosol