The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-08-28

Z, Governor of the State of fouis,a
)r A true copy: N"ulsian
q JAMES J. BAILEY.
q Secretary of State.
N ACT NO. 14O.
e House Bill No. 2s6-By Mr.. ScbaII
JOINT RESOLUTION '
proposing an amendment o,Artic1o %
q or the Constitution of the STATE ~ y
Louisiana as heretobefore amsna
e relative to pensions for Confederat
Section 1. Be it resolved h~ a.
General Assembly of the State of ioujs
= lana, two thirds of all the memhaS
: Irtio eo 20 90 each House concurrinE. Tina
state of Louisiana as heretobafor
amended be amended and re-enscteS :,
, as to read as follows: -
Article 900. pension NOT 70 a~oo.,
Thirty Dollars (13O.00) per month -" !
De allowed to each Confederate soIdia,
or sailor veteran who possesses all 81
the following qualifica tons:
He shall have served bororoh,,,
from the date of his enlistment nj,
the close OF the late Civil War or NH,
ne was discharged or paroled. in soma
tered into fSs amen o regularly mus
confederate States and shall h.va Sa
NAMED true to the Confederate State.
until the Surrender. 0'~'os
| uation. u0iiars val
WIS., s, ne snail not be salaried or other
lana P o. no Tor oy the State of Louis
ANA: OF Dy any other State or Cavern
nenC IN case he enlisted in anv o.
50 - ZION mustered into said service
at a. LSSn gu organization. or in case
=; t te Gate OF his enlistment he resided
IN the state of Louisiana, he shall hsvs
Issued In this State for at least Ave-
liars prior to his application for pen
than ~ In case he resided elsewhere
enah IN thls state, and enlisted in ar
organisation not mustered in 1-on
louisiana. or in the Navy OF the CO."
in ue IA. states: he shall have resided
prior to his application for aucb nsI
81 A IKE pension shall be Erantad
70 the widow who shall not have ma
81 az, ssain' IN INDECENT circumstances. |
81 sucn soIdler or sailor whose mar
rage to her was contracted pr,or -
. dhuAry' 1895; provided that IL her A.
ceased lease husband served in an organiza-
he rasISaS re IN from Louisiana. or III
1 tS Iesiued IN Louisiana, at the date ~ |
ntS enlistment, then in order that sucb |
~ iuoW snail be entitled to the pension
90 a nereIh PROVIDED she shall have re-
years prior to her application tberafor.
1nu II her deceased husband enlisted
sIseWhere than in Louisiana ana
n from IN I an ;organization not mustered
n order to entitle her to a pension a.
~, ,eI EN- provided, have resided in tbiS
, . bsr TOT not less than FIVE years prior
,rovidad fHr.LO Lor such pension; 4
married Confederate soldiers or saiInro Q
80 th tlIne snail not be debarred q
r !, On, the Dement'S of this Act but he =
5 other widows of deceased Confeda ms
ee soIolers or sailors; provided furtbar
lat pensions whether to veterans o.
ne date of SFS an De allowed only from d
rucie' and the total appropriations q
'r al pensions in any one wear sh.I u
IL ehe proceeds OF an annual tar Of :,
rec tourths of one mill on the doIle g
Mich tax is hereby levied on ali tn ~
pc property in the State. providad ~
10 appropriations shall never he nnoSa eN
nsions f for ant sufficient U1d to pay ali
Jung surplus from said tax fund sbaiI GO
= T as an accumulating fund for ~
ia ted SnI 61 at Veterans to be appro ie
cir use and benefit as the Ssr LOT ar
semnIy may in future determine ana Oe
SOiectIoh or any other tax or In 90
nsinns OF any appropriation for on
three fourths of one mill taT IaS,,oI pa
coIecteo ana to be known as Ger
r rebx nrO Veteran Pension Fund" is
nSsd PstohIDlted and said fund is to or,
useu Tor no other purpose than fhst u
elm stipulated; and upon the adnn no
OF this Amendment sans sbaup 20
,ds o S, SELF operative and the
~ used for said purpose and nrn "es
ed further that the tar coiiaoPPo
assessors shall receive no commis t hIe
20 20 fOr assessing and collecting said \
ee,Iourths OF one mill tax bereir on
royided that no.L, VIII
y De construed so as to prohibit :
fciaI limbs to d;y from providing trie
Hers or Sailors ieuer@te OF
ec Ito 2. Be it further resolved s ssr
mitted 10 AZ pI1s amendment be trie
State of louisiana, for adontioS OF a
ctlon at the Congressional Electton H.
pc helo on the first Tuesday neyt con,
'W To1dg the hrst Monday in Novem. Dan
lat the official ballots TO he rsad S Ssrt
SAID election shall have prinfed SV
nS n ens w words Hn,, For the proposed eren
ltion Of the State of Louisiana OF 0Ts 81
to the pensions for Confederete fore
rams, and the words: Against tbe ara
U UnS amendment to Article 500 of not
relative to pensions for confad ~
veterans. and each elector shall sbs II
iate' as provided in the general sra n
~ ,, Jaws OF the State, whether or pora
ie votes for or against the amend rad.
r. F. WALKER. o oHe%
ne OF the House of Representa- coun
HEWITT BoUANcHAtyD w yJfS'
eSS a Governor and President Of One
proved: July Z. 1920 TO Is
JNO. NJ PARKER rSa
vernon of the State of Louisiana. with
dES = prr authc
ecretary of State. tha
ACT NO. 153. wap
bill NO 376-By Mr. Claiborne. book
Ostltute for House Bill No. 1919. EaS
JOINT RESOLUTION. sesS :,
sing an amendment TO Article 9aO fhS -,
ne Consultation of the state Of to a.
iS.Aha relative to exempting GER vessel
INDUSTRIES located on the navira- The
ion n, dreams parish
ssen1hl1, rssoIyed oy the Gen. period
wo- trd.oa the state OF Louis l, 49,
Z Rouse concurrinR, That the foI- fherea
the StsVe nS 70 the Constitu- struct
70 az ~ OF louisiana be sub cial
tne electors of the State at landa
II Congressional Election 10 h fitiS =
y tne nrst Tuesday after the arHf Boar6
IN November, 1899, makinr New q
Z q lcie read az follows: OF To-,
from ter.s, aohOWlng snail be from .
IN nnhitS Hson, ana no other, poratic
wnrsStn psIperty' places of re- provid,
,srsnrap o. burial; the rectories ave r
: thereunto appurtsnant usad az ar,
veiy az residences for the min | oroviSs
y charge of such churchaa an nerecr.
ole institutions, all buIidinga therso,
'perty used exclusively far pub 9acti
uments or historical coIlectfons ate n
!. ana other school purposes, the FUSED a
PERSONAL estate Of any public the wo
!, ana mat OF any other library naent 4,
,rarv an h or connected with atitutio