The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-09-09
ACT NO. 40.


Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 40.
House Bill No. 2s6-By Mr.: ScheH.
Promising an amendment to Article "o5
of the Constitution of the state OF
Iouisiana as heretobefore amended
relative to pensions for Confederate
section i. Be it resolved by the
Gen ernl Assembly Of the State OF LOUIS
lana, two thirds. of all the mem nsas
Article 3O3 of the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana as heretobefore
amended be amended and re-enacted SO
as to read as follows:
Article 303. A pension not to exceed
Thirty Dollars ($3o.00) per month shall
be allowed to each Confederate soldier
Or '9 ,nev ystsra an. Mso all
/, 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
tered into the Army or Navy OF tho
Confederate states and shall have re-
mained true to the Confederate statss
until the Surrender ~ -.
1, He shall not own, property OF
nnors than two thousand dellars val.
!. lie shalt not be sslatied or others
wise provided for by the State of LOUIS
lana, or by any other State or Govern;
tlent. In case he enlisted IN any or;
sanixatiet mustered into sald serves
as Louisiana organization, or IN cast
Mt the date of his enlistment lie resided
In the State Of Louisiana, he shall have
resided in this State for at least flv'
years prior to his application for pen
sion, In case he resided elsewher'
than In this State, and enlisted IN al
organization not mustered In IRON
Louisiana. or IN tho Navy Oh the Coh
Tolerate States. he shall have resided
in this State for at least hre, year
, prior to his application for such pen
. zion, A like pension shall be granite
/ to the widow who shall not have mar
. ried again, in indigert circumstances
of such soldier or sailor whose mar
i rage to her was contracted prior t
t January, 1895; provided that II her &c
ceased husband served In an orEaniza
:. ton. mustered in from Louisiana, or
|. he resided In Lehisiana at the date c
+ his Enlistment, then In order that quo
; widow shalt be- entitled to the, rensio
+ + az hefein provided she shall have r.
: sided in this State for at least AZ
4 years prior to her application, therefor
q | |
+ elsewhere than In touisiahA, an
i served In an organization not mustere
n in from Louisiana, stitch widow sha1
/ In order to cntitlu her to Il pension
If herein provided, have residcd In III
e State for not less than five Yeats prit
II to her application for such pensio
If provided further that all widows WI
j., married Confederate soldiers OF sailo
,e second time shall not be debafr,
q from the benefits of this Act but
2. entitled to Il pension on the same tern
!. as other widows Of deceased Confede
Ut ate soldiers or sailors; provided furthe
Al that pensions whether to veterans
er to widows shall be, allowed only fro
'. the date Of application under III
lt for all pensions In any one year hll;
q, be the proceeds Of an annual tax
le threp.fourths of one mill Oh the doll
a. which tax Is hereby levied OH all ia
=. able property in the State, provid
nj said APPROXIMATIONS shall never be mo
e. thnn an amount sufficient to pay
B. pensions for any oAe Year. ANY a
Is cruing SURPLUS from said tax fund sh
nd be held as an accumtlatins tuh1 I
III the Confederate Veterans to be Apr
ch priated by the General Assembly
he their use and benefit as the Gene!
he Assembly may In future determine, a
he the collection Of any bthet tag Or
in the making Of any Appropriation
.st pensions lii excess Of the .alnbunt
r.. the three fUurths of one mill tax ley
id and collected and to be knewh az .Ct
RI federats Veteran Pension Fund
ns hereby prohibited and said fund il
an be used for no other purpose than u
ID. herein stipulated, and upon the adt
~ ton uf this Amendment Same shall
~ once become self operative and
N: funds derived therefrom be tn1me
I'd atelY used f6r said pufpose anu p
We yided furthef that the tax collect
ia and assessors shall receive n5 cunin
ch sions for assessing ond collecting S
ID. three >fourths Of one mill tan her
AL Provided that nothing In this Arti
70. shall be .cohstrued SO as to prom
VI, the Genetal Assembly from, provid
a. ARTIFICIAL limbs to disabled Ccnfeder
he Soldiers OF. sailors. ,
IA section 4, Be it further resol'
M nr etc.. That this proposed amendment
tSa Submitted to The qualified electors
aano TIA Htats Of Louisiana, f5r adoption
aea reisdtipn At the Congressional Elect
ate TO be- held on the first Tuesday II
NJ; n following the first Mendsf In Move
the II r1has} ths stiical ballots to be II
al al at laid stecti6n shall have prin
al t q, u thn words: "ttS thu rfcpo
I'D amendment to Article goa OF the 6
re, go stitution IT The State bf Louisiana
~ ~ alive 10 the pensars for Cohtedel
.en Veterans" ana the cords: 'Againet
AZ proposed amendment 70 Article Soa
ia The Constitution OF the State OF L.
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