The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-09-11

Approved. July :. 1920.
JNO. n. PARKER
Governor Of the State OF LOUISIANA
tue copy;
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of state
ACT 40. 40.
House PIII No. 2se-Ry Mr.. She'll
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment 70 Article oo5
of The Constitution Of the State OF
louisiana as heretohsfore anehoeo
relative 10 pensions for Confederate
seton + Be it resolved by the
General assembly Of the State Of LOUIS
lana two-thirds Of all the members
elected TO each House concurflhs lhat
Article 5e3 Of the Constitution q the
state Of LOukisna as heretote.ore
amended be amended and re-enacted so
as 70 &c so as f z 6gTs;on not TO exceed
Thirty Dollars $4,000 per month shan
he allowed TO each Confederate soldier
or sailor veteran who possesses al OF
The following qualifications;
IL shall have served honorably
from -h- date Of his enlistment until
the close Of the late Civil War. or until
he was discharged or paroi.o. IN some
tered into the Army or Navy Of the
Confederate States and shall have re-
NAMED true 20 the Confederate States
until the Surrender.
IL shall not own property of
more t'ssn Two thousand dollars wall
uatIOn-
3 lie shall not be salsried or other
wise provided for by the state Of LOUIS
! ian. or by any other State or Govern
rnErt. IN case he sHlIst@c IN any or
EaniZatiOn mustered into SAID service
( az 2 Louisiana prRarizatIor. Or IN Gaze
3 Al The date Of his erllstr4s1t h resided
! in the State Of LOUISIANA. he sti~h have
I resided IN This state fO- a. Last FIVE
( years prior 20 his appi4"s ton Tor pm
sion IN case he RESIDED else wnere
/ than in thiE state. ana enilSed IN an
] organization not suust-red In from
/ Louisiana. or in the SAty Of the Con-
! fa.derate States. he shall have RESIDED
! in thiE State for at least hye years
prior TO his application for such pen.
| zion. A Ike pension shall DC granted
1 10 the widow who shah not have mar
ried-egain. in ind.Rent circumstances
! OF siich soldier or sailor whose mar
rage TO her was contracted pT!or 20
1 January. 1875. provided that II her de-
! ceased husband served In an oreaniZa-
! ton mustered in from LOUISIANA. or y
I he resided in Louisiana. al the date OF
/ his enlistment then ia order That such
/ widow sh all IL entitled 70 the pension
I ar herein provided. she shat! have re-
/ sided in this State for al least I'VE
years prigr 70 her application therefor,
and If her deceased husband enlisted
| elsewhere thsn in LouIslaEa ana
! served in an organization not mesteTeo
! in from louisiana. such widow Eball.
| in order TO entitie her TO pension as
herein provided have resided in this
| State for not legs than Ave years prior
! 20 her application for suca 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 hut BE-
entitled 70 q pension on the same terms
as other widows of deceased Confeder-
ate soldiers or seilots; provided tCrther
that pensions whether TO veterans or
20. widows shall be allowed only from
II. 1t. ~ .vt.afF % Lar
Article. and the total appropriations
for all pensions in any one year Slall
be the proceeds OF an annual tax Of
three-fourtns Of one mill on the dollar
which tax il hereby levied on al tax
! able property IL the State, provided
said appropriations shall ne'er be mort
than an amount sufficient 70 pay al
I pensions for any one year. Any ac-
| cruing surplus from said tax fund shall
be held as an accommodating fund fOi
! the Confederate veterans 70 be app-o-
priated ty TIE General Assembly toi
their use and benefit as the Genera
| Assembly may Ia fJ;tUr~ dat-rml1e aEc
the collection u e'y other tax or il
the making % an" APPROPRIATION foi
the three fourths o enc nil .az leyiet
! and collected and 10 be kro.I az Con
| fed rate Veteran Prrsson Fund
hereby prohibited AID Sail furd is G
be used for no other Z I-cs' tan ia
herein stipulated. aEc upon tie a0Cp
. ton OF this Amendment same shall a
once become self operative ana th'
funds derived therefrom be immedi
ately used for said purpose. and pro
yided further that the tax collector
and assessors shall receive no commits
sions for assessing and collecting sai'
three-fourths Of one mill tax hereil
: provided.
|, Provided that nothing in this Artici,
!; shall be construed so as to prohibi
! the General Assembly from providing
,, artificial limbs TO disa bled Confederat,
Soldiers or Sailors.
! Section 2. Be II further resolved
: etc. That this proposed amendment b
: submitted to the qualified electors o
/, the State Of Louisiana, for adoption o
rejection at the Congressional Election
, 70 be held on the first Tuesday mex
following the first Monday in Novem
: That the official ballots TO be use
at said election shall have printe
thereon the words: For the propose
: amendment to Article 800 OF the Con
stitution OF the State of Louisiana rel
: alive to the pensions for Confederat
!. Veterans" and the words: "ACainst III
/ PROPOSED amendment TO Article 3os o
: the Constitution of the State Of Louis
u ! lana relative TO pensions for confed
srate Veterans" and each elector shal
4 indicate. as provided In the genero
: election lawR OF the State. whether {
I not he votes for or against the amend
/ ment
r. F. WALKER
4 Speaker o: the House of Representa-
r. lives.
= HEWITT BoUANCHAUD.
: | Lieutenant Governor and President o
> the Senate.
g Approved: July 7. 1920.
, JNO. NJ. PARKER.
. Governor of the State OF LouisiaDs
n A true copy:
IN JAMES J. BAlLEs,
Secretary OF State.
?, ACT No I53
I ! rD;r
Substitute for House Bill No. 1873.
. JOINT RESOLUTION.
= Proposing an amendment to Article %
y of the Constitution of the State o
y Louisiana relative TO exempting Ger
tain industries located on the navtga
q ton Canal. New SOrlean3.
Section /. BE IL resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
. lana. two-thirds of all members electe
. 10 each House concurring. That the fol
e lowing apendments to the Constitu
=, ton Of the State OF Louisiana be sub
i mitted 20 the electors of the State a
y the next Congressional Election to b
y held on the first Tuesday after the frs
e Monday in November. 1920, maxim