The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-09-18
ACT NO. 40.

ACT NJ. l4O.
House Bill No 2ss-By Mr.. Schell
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment TO Article 3O3
of the Constitution OF the State of
Louisiana as heretobsfore amended
relative to pensions for Confederate
Veterans
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana. two-thirds OF all the members
elected TO each House conCurrinR. That
Article 303 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana as heretobefore
amended be amended and re-enacted SO
as to read as follows:
Article 500. pension not TO exceed
Thirty Dollars $4,000 per month shall
be allowed TO each Confederate soldier
or sailor veteran who possesses all OF
the following qualifications:
l. He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War. or until
he WAS discharged or paroled, in some
military organization regularly mus
Confederate States and shall have re-
manned true to the Confederate States
until the Surrender.
.. He shall not own property OF
more than two thousand dollars val
uatiOn.
3. He shall not be salaried 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
ganizstion mustered Into said service
| as a Louisiana organization, or in case
at the date of HE enlistment he resided
in the State OF I,ouiss ma. 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-
fesderate States. he shall have resided
| in this State for at least fve years
! 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.
! of such soldier or sailor whose mar
| rage to her was contracted prior to
! January, 1895; provided that IL her de-
! ceased husband served in an organiza-
! ton. mustered in from Louisiana. or IL
| he resided in Louisiana, a the date of
his enlistment, then in order that such
| W dow shall be entitled to the pension
as herein provided, She shall have re-
sided in this State for at least 1--WE
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 shall.
! IN order to entitle her TO pension as
herein provided. have resided in this
State for not less than five years prior
| II 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 20 pension on the same terms
| as other widows of deceased Confeder-
ate soldiers or sailors; provided further,
| that pensions whether to veterans or
| 10 widows shall be allowed only from
| the date of application under this
| Article. and the total appropriations
J for all 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
| "a appropriations sh all never be more
| than an amount sufficient to pay al
/ pensions for any eGe year. Any ac-
| cruing surplus from said tax fund shall
! he held as aa ac"unulafng fund fC'
| the Confederate Veterans 70 be aprro
| pristed by tie General Assembly 10
1 their use ard benefit as the Genera
| Assembly may in future dot, rinine. al,
! the collection of aAy other tax or T.
the making OF a." app opriation fc
pensions in exceS. Of tbs amonat
| the three fourths ri one mill tax l-vie'
and collected and 70 h. known as Cor
federate Veteran Pension FuHd" ]
! hereby prohibited AID sad .u.d is
/ be used for no other rtrIcS" t1an tina
herein stipulated; ana Upon the aloy
! ton of this Amendment same shall a,
! once become self operative and the
funds derived therefrom be irnmedi-
vided further that the tax collectors
| and assessors shall receive no commits
| sions for assessing and collecting said
three-fourths OF one mill tax herein
! provided.
Provided that nothing In this Article
shall be construed so as to prohibit;
| the General Assembly from providing
artificial limbs to disabled Confederate
Soldiers or Sailors.
Section 2. BE 1t further resolved
| etc, That this proposed amendment b.
! submttt.d to the qualified electors O.
! the State OF Louisiana. for adoption OF
! rejection at the Congressional Election
! to be held on the first Tuesday mex:
following the fTSt Monday in Novem-
! Der, 1920.
That the official ballots to he USE,
' thereon the words: For the propose,
amendment TO Article 303 Of the Con.
stitution OF the State Of Louisiana rel.
| alive to the pensions for Confederat..
! Veterans" and the words: AGAINST tho
| proposed amendment to Article 1903 O
| the Constitution Of the State of Louis
! k2na relative 70 pensions for cOnfed
| crate Veterans" and each elector shali
indicate. as provided in the gener;
, election Laws Of the State. whether c
! not he votes for or against the amend
| ment.
| r. F. WALKER,
Speaker o; the House of Representa-
| HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
| the Senate.
Approved: July Z, 1920
| JNO. NJ. PARKER,
| Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
JAMES j. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 153.
House BIZ No. 37s-Ry Mr.. Claiborne
Substitute for House Bill No. l99
JOINT RESOLUTION.
proposing an amendment to Article ago
Of the Constitution of the State OF
| Louisiana relative to exempting GER
| indngtripe cd on ha M yftra