The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-10-16
ACT M 14o.

ACT M 14o.
House Bill No. 2ss-By Mr. scheli.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article S03
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana as heretobefere. amended
relative to pensions for Confederate
Veterans.
General Assembly of the State Of Louis
lana, o-thtrds of all the members
elected to each House eoncurring, That
Article 5os of the Constitution OF the
State OF Louisiana heretobefore
amended be amended and re-enacted SO
as to read as follows:
Article 3Oa. A pension not to exceed
Thirty Dollars ($So.00) per month shall
be allowed to each Confederate soldier
OF sailer veteran who possesses ALI Of
tho following qualifications:
I. He shall have served honorahly
from the date OF his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War, or until
he was discharged or paroled. in some
military organiza ton, regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy OF ths
Confederate States and shall have re-
mAined true to the Confederate States
until the Surrender.
2. He shall not own property of
more than two thousand dollars val
uation.
D. He shall not bn salaried or other
wise provided for blythe State of Louis
lana. or by any other State or Govern
mont. In case he enlisted in any or
ganixation mustered into said service
as 3 Louisiana organization, or in case
At the date of his enlistment ne resided
in the State OF Louisiana. he shall have
resided in this State for at least five
years prior to his application for pen
sion. In case he resided elsewhere
than in this State, and enlisted in an
organization not mustered in from
Louisiana. or in the Navy. of the Con-
federate States. he shall have resided
n a
prior to his application for such PEN
sion. A like pension, shall be granted
TO the widow who shall not have mar
ried again, in INDECENT circumstances,
riage to her was contracted prior to
January, 1895: provided that II her de-
ceased husband served In an organiza-
ton, mustered in from Lousiana or If
he resided in Louisiana. at the date OF
his enlistment, then in order that such
widow shall be entted to the pension
AZ herein provided, she shall have re-
sided in this State for at least FIVE
years prior to her application therefor
and if her deceased husband enlisted
elsewhere than in Louisiana, and
served in an organization not mustered
In from Louisiana, such widow sha /,
in order. to entitle her to a pension as
herein provided, have resided in this
State for not less than five years prior
to her application for such pension
provided further that all widows who
married Confederate soldiers or sailors
a second time shall not be debarred
from the benefits of this Act but be
entitled to a pension on the same terms
as other widows of deceased Confeder-
ate soldiers or SALONS: 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 all pensions in any one year shall
be the proceeds Of an annual tax OF
three-fcarths OF one mill on the dollar
which tax is har~by levied on all tax
able property in the State, provid ed
said appropriations shall never be more
than an amount sufficient TO pay all
pensions for any one year. Any ac-
cruing surplus from said tax fund shall
be held as m accommodating fund for
the Confederate Veterans to he appro-
priated by the General Assembly for
their use and benefit as the General
Assembly may in future determine, and
the collection OF any other tax or in
the making of any appropria ton tor
pensions In excess of the amount oil
the three fourths OF one mill tax levied
federate Veteran Pension Fund ID
hereby prohibited and said fund is tc
be used for no other purpose than tina,
herein stipulated; and upon the adop-
tion OF this Amendment same shall a,
once become self operative and the
funds derived thsrefron be immedi.
ately used for said purpose, and pro.
vided further that the tax collector.
ana dSh&SSoTb snail receive no cOHln1i s.
| sions for assessing and collecting saie
three-fourths Of one mill tax hereir
provided. A.
Provided that nothing an this Article
shall be construed SO az to prohibit
the General Assembly frona providina
artificial limbs to disabled Confederat tt
| Soldiers or Sailors.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved
etc. That this proposed amendment bs
submitted to the qualified electors o.
| the State OF Louisiana. for adoption o,
| rejection at ths Congressional Efectior
| to be held ON the first Tuesday mex
! following the nrst Monday in Novem
| hsr, 1920.
| That the official ballots to be USED
| at said election shall have printed
| thereon che words For the proposed
amendment to Article 500 of the Con
! stitution Of the State of Louisiana rel
ative to the pensions for Confederat,
| Veterans" and the words: Against tn.
proposed amendment to Article 900 o
the Constitution OF the State of Louis
| tEna relative to pensions for eonfed
crate Vsrsranx." ana each slsetsS shal