The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-09-25


A trGe copy
JA.IEs J. BAILEY.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 40.
House nm No 2sS-ry pir. Schell
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment 10 Article 300
Of the Constitution OF the State Q.
Louisiana as heretobefore amendcC
relative 10 pensions for Confederate
Veterans.
s ron /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of he state Of Louis
lana. tlgo-t niras Of ali the members
elected 70 each House coDcurr.ng That
State Of Louisiana as here tobe:Ore
blended be aueuvied and re-eEabcted e.
as 70 read as follows:
article 3o3. A pension not 70 exceed
DC allowed to each Confederate soldier
or sailor veteran who possesses all OF
the following qualifications.
!. lie sran have served honorably
from the cate # bis eniistnen' until
the clCse Of the late Civil War OF until
he nas q .srba- or YarOied in some
military OFFaElzat!On. regularly mus
tered INTO tho Army or Navy OF the
CcT1gd rate Stat-s and shall have re
.-a:Ecd tue - tie Confederate States
uEtl the Surrender.
2. lie shan not own property o.
mere than t"o thousand dollars val
uatIon.
:. lie shall rot be salaried or other
wis. provided Tor by the State 0: louis
ans - By any other State OF Cover
Tnef.t IL case he enlisted IN any o.
yarizsi!oH mustered into said FeTvlcs
az a louisiana organization, or in case
az the c1te Cf his enlistment be res deJ
in tho 800 OF Louisiana, he shall have
resided q this state for al least I'VE
years ErIyT 70 his app lrGtiOn for pen
s,cu. In case he resided elsewhere
than n this St. te. and enlisted in an
organization not nurtersd ia from
Louisiana. OF ia the Sary Of The Con.
fcderste States. he shall have resided
in this State for at least five ysars
prior 10 his application for such pen
sion. : Ike persIon shall De granted
10 the widow who shall not have mar
ed again. in ind.S@rt circumstances
or such soldier or sailor whose mar
IiaEe 20 her was contracted prior 10
January. 1895; provided that ~ her de-
ceased husband served IA an Orgaaiza-
ton. mustered in from LOuiEia'La. or II
Re resided in Louls.ana. al the date Of
his eUlistm.nt. CICn in order that such
widow shat he entitled 70 the pens OF
Is herein LrO:idrd. che shall have re
sided in this State FOR al least i've
years pri9r 70 her application therefor;
and il her osceHS cd husband enlisted
elsewhere than in LOUISIANA, an6
served Ia an organization rot mustered
IN from Louisiana. such widow shall.
IL order ~ enttl. her to a pension as
herein provided. have resided in this
State for not less than five years prior
20 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 b.
entitled 10 a pension or the same terms
as other widows % deceased Confe1er-
ate soldiers or sailoEs: provided further.
that pensions Whether 10 veterans or
70 widows shall Il allowed only from
the date Of application under this
...H.. -. 81 r.rga I. F.,r.
for all pensions IN any one year eh.ll
b. The proce eos OF en- annual tax o.
three-fourths. OF one mill On the dollar
which tax Is hereby levied On all tax
eble property IN the Stlte. provided
said Appropriations shall never be NOR.
than an amount sufficient . pay q
pensions iOf any rae year. a &C
cruing Eurplus from said tax fund sha
be held 'as al dH"urpuiAtiLK fund f.
the Confederate Veterans 10 D. apprC
iriated by fae Genera! ..SSemh'y e
thei! use I'D bcvCSt ~ tle Den. -
Assembly msy Ia fitar- drt r:linc H..
the making Of a. r,rc -, t;oH r.
pensions In exc. o. - amount
The three .ouTtis - .uc r.i. = tav .~vie
q collected 8Iri - l.. k,.o VI Is COT
hereby prohibited I'D ii fuId %
De used for 10 Othrr yg- gg5- DIAN ii.-
herein stipulated; 3Ed Cp00 the ado,
ton Of this Amendment same Shall Q
funds derived thcTefron be iTnmedi-
ately used for said purpose. and pro-
Yided further that the tax collectors
and assessors shall receive no commits
s.ons for assessing and collecting sale
three fcurths Of enc Inin tax herein
provided.
Provided mat nothing in this Article
shall be construed so as TO prohibi.
the General Assembly from proyid. ~
artificial limbs 10 d 81 lied Confederat.
Soldiers or Sailors.
Section 2. lie II further resolved
etc. That this proposed ar1endmeH: b
tie State Of Louisiana Tor adoption o.
rejection ct the Congressional Eitc,to
10 be held On the fret Tuesday ueA
following the ffEt Monday in Novez1-
Der. 1920.
That the official baiiots to be use,
at said election shall nave prirte.
thereon the words: For the propose.
ameE5ment &c Article gas Of the Cen
situation oe the &l3ta of Louisiana rel
atlye to the p Oslons for ConfrdcTa.
proposed amendment to artic,e 3Uo o
the Constitution Of the state OF Louis b
lana ce.ative TO pensions for ronfcj-
srete Veterans" ana each eiector shall
indicate, az provided IN the gener.
elect on lg-s OF the St1te. Whether {
not he votes for or against the amend
meat.
p. r. WALKER.
Speaker u: tile House of Representa-
uves.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Lieutenant Governor and President o;
the Senate
Approved: July I. 1920.
JNO. II. PARKER,
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY.
Secretary Of State.