The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-10-16

r. +. WALKER So.
Sneaker of the House of Repfesenta-
tires .~,c,,.,,n
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
Approved: July 7. 1920.
JNO. NJ. PARKER, -
Governor of the State OF LOUISIANA 1
I AN s'S 3. BAILEY,
Secretary OF State
ACT NO. 40.
Houss Bill No. aSs+By Mr.. Schen.
JoINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment TO Article 3o3
OF the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana as heretobefore amsnoeo
relative TO pensions for Confederate
Section /. BE II resolved by the
General Assembly OF the State OF Louis
lana. two TN ird5 OF all tine nei1 TSat
Article 500, OF the Constitution or the
State OF louisiana as heretobeiore
amended be amended anc re-enacteo Do
as to read as follows; .
Article 3oa A pension not TO exceed
Thirty Dollars $4,000 per month shaiI
be allowed to each Confederate soioier
or sal16 Veteran sn.I Who
!. lie shall have served honoraoly
from the date Of his enlistment until
the close Of the late Civil War. or until
military organisation, regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy of the
Confederate States and shall have re-
manned true TO the Confederate States
2. He shall not own property OF
more than two thousand doiiars VAL
uation.
3. He shall not be saiaried or other
wise provided for by the State Of Louis
lana. or by any other State or Govern
ment. In case he enlisted in any or
GAM nation mustered into said service
as Louisiana Organization, or In case
at the date of his enlistment he resided
In the State Of Louisiana, he shall have
resided = this State for at least hve
years prior to his application for pen
than in this State. and enlisted In an
| organization not mustered In from
Louisiana. or In the Navy OF the Con.
In this State for at least Eve years
prior to his application for such pen.
sion. A like pension shall be granted
| to the widow who shall not have mar
OF such soldier or sailor whose mar
risge to her was contra cted prior to
| January. 1895: provided that IL her de-
ceased husband served In an organiza-
ton. mustered in from Louisiana, or II
he resided In Louisiana, at the date Of
his enlistment. then IN order that such
widow shall be entitled TO the pension
- herein provided. she shall have re-
years prior to her application therefore,
and II her deceased husband enlisted
elsewhere than In Louisiana. and
| served in an organization not mustered
| In from Lou. siana. such widow shall.
! - order to entitle her to a pension as
| herein provided. have resided In this
State for not less than hve years prior
to her application for such pension;
provided further that all widows who
married Confederate soldiers or sailors
a second time shah not be debarred
entitled TO q pension on the same terms
j as other widows Of deceased Confeder-
ate soldiers or sailors; provided further.
that pensions whe;he: TO veterans or
| TO widows shall, be allowed only from
the date of application under this
| Article, and the total appropriations
for oil pensions in any one year shall
he the proceeds OF an annual tax OF
| three-fourths of one mill on the dollar
| which tax Is hereby levied on all tax :
able property In the state. provided
| said appropriations shall never be more
than an amount sufficient to pay oil
| pensions for any one year. Any ac-
| cruing surplus from said tax fund shall
he held as an accommodating fund for
the Confederate Veterans to be appro-
priated by the General Assembly 70.
their use and ocrent as the General
assembly may In future determine. anG
the collection OF ary other tax or IL.
pensions In excess of the amount OF
the three fourtbs Of one mill tax levied
and collected and to be known as Con
feAcrats Veteran Pension Fund, 10
hereby prohibited and said fund In to
be used for no other purpose than that
herein stipulated: and upon the adop-
ton of this Amendment same shall at
S FUNDS seGi~ed sherespom be imme sns
ztely used for said purpose. and pro-
vfded further that the tax collectors
and assessors shall receive no commits
| three foartha of one mill tax heretu
Provided THAT nothins In this Article
Ss ne 70
| artificial limbs to disabled Confederate
Soldiers or Sailors:
Section Z. Be 5. further resolved
submtttcd to IL. ansiired slectors OF Of
the State Of Louisiana for adoption or
rejection at the Con. ressional Election
De nsd the on s ss rss !"
Der. 1920.
That the official ballots to be used
at said election shAll have printed
: amendment to Article ao3 of the Con
stltution Of the State of Louisiana rel
alive TO the pensions for Cohfederat.
veterans" and the words Against tn.
the Constitution Of the State of Louis
lana relative TO, pensions for 'confed.
ssats Veterans.~ and each eiector snail
! Indicate. as provided n the geners
election Avs OF the state. whether
not he votes for or against the amend
ment
II. r. WALKER,
Speaker o: the House Of Representa-
4. HEWITT BoUANCHAUD,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
;. the Senate.
Approved: July 7. 1870
JNO. NJ. PARKER
81 Governor OF the State OF Louisiana
JAMES j. BAILEY,
L Secretary Of State
II ACT NO. iss.
House Bill No a76-By Mr. C1aiborns
Substitute for House Bill No. 1913.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
! Proposing an amendment to Article 23t
Of the Consultation Of the state OF
Louisiana relative to exempting GER
tain industries located on the naviga
lion Canal. New Orleans.
erai Asserubly 81 the State of Louis.
lana two-thirds of all members elected
. 70 each House concurrtng. That the fol
lowing amendments TO the Constitu.
mitted to the electors of the State al
, the next Congressional Election to b
| held on the nrst Tuesday after the first
Mondey In November, 1880. making
sad hrt AItcis req n a. fSi0ws ,.
exempt from taxation. and no other
via: All public property. places Of re-
. iigious worship. or burial. the rectories
and parsonages OF churches and
grounds thersunto apphrtenant used
listers In charge, of such churches, al
charitable institutions. all buildings
ana property used exclusively for pub.
: lie monuments or historical collections
ND ~ 11l L.