The Bienville Democrat., 1920-09-23
. ACT NO. 14o.

uopse Bill No. 2ss-By Mr.. schell
JOINT RESOLUTION. oo,
uuonosirg an amendment to Article 303
~ tha Constitution of the State Oh
Gouisiana as heretobefore amended
relatiye to pensions for Confederate
section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the state OF Louis
lana. two thirds of all the memUels s
! elected to each House concurrlhg, ma
Article 303 of the Constitution ol lne
state of Louisiana as herelooesono 80
amended be amenfed ana re-eiiacteu ~
as to read as follows: =. oxoooa
Article 303. A pension not to exceeu
thirty Dollars (s3O.00) per month snall
he allowed to each Confederate soiuies
Az sailor veteran who possesses all OF
the following qualifications:
Il He shall have served honorary
from the date of his enlistment untli
the close of the late Civil War or until
no was discharged or paroled, In some
military organization, regularly mus
terad into the Army or Navy OIL Tue
4 Confederate States and shall nave re-
NAMED true to the Confederate states
until the Surrender. =,
O. He shall not own properly "
more than two thousand dollars val
uation. o.hxr-
wise provided for by the State OF LOUIS
, lana. or by any other state or uoselm-
! mAnt. In case he enlisted IN any VI
! ganizatiOn mustered into sala SERVES 20
as Louisiana organizatloii, VI ~ ,ia i5 a
{ 1 at fhe date of his enlistment ne resideu
I IN the State of Louisiana, he shall have
: resided in this State for at least nVe
. wars nrior to his application Tor pen
: sion In case he resided elsewhere
!, than In this State, and enlisted IN an
= organization not mustered IN IRON
. nujsiana. or in the Navy OF the Con,
Z faderate States, he shall have resldeo
- - ~ This State for at least five years
!" nrior to his application for such pen
: rion A like pension shall be granted
II ~ the widow who shall, not have mar
= ried again, in INDECENT circumstances
:. Of such soldier or sailor whose, mar
i riage to her was contracted prlor y
II II January 1895; provided that II ner ue
"A ceased husband served IN an orsahiIa
a. tion. mustered In from LOUISIANA OF
4 he resided in Louisiana, az ths ua.u
10 his enlistment, then IN order t1las sao
av widow shall be entitled TO the pensio
or as herein provided, sne shan nav Az
- cided in this State for at least nv
:. 1ears nrior to her application thSrefoi
-. sand II her deceased husband enllste
nS ar aisa uhere than In Louisiana, ~
Il served in an organization not mustere
on h from Louisiana, such WIDOW sllal
~ IN order TO eutitle her to pension
~ ~. harain nroyided, have resided in IN
ya ,Ia state ta for not less than five years prl(
-, o'I ~ bar application for such penslo
az rovided further that all widows WI
~ VARIED Confederate soldiers or sailo
~ -. second time shall not be debarr,
~ ~ from tie benefits of this Act put
i1 1a antjtled to q pension on the same teri
M as other widows of deceased Sonieae
,mt ME soldiers or sailors; PROVIDED Lurlh'
nal fhat pensions whether 70 veterans %.
Mar "a widows shall he allowed only iiv ~
av. M the date of application unaer y y
sda Article. and the total appfoprlaai.o u.
+hs for all pensions in any one year sh'
tn1 sa ha tha nroeeeds of an annual tax
81 three- -foilrthslof one mill on the doll
Ia ,yhinh fax is hereby levied on all "a
No ahle 'nroperty in the State provo
w, w, said apnropriations shall never be me
,ra. than an amount sufficient 70 pay
~ nansions for any one year, ANY
,nt. a prning surplus from said tax fund sn
ip.s - hald as an accumulating fund
anu ,'a1i tha cnnfederate Veterans to be app
,,ah nriated by the General Assembly
Thn Mha their use and benefit as the Gene
ths Assembly may in future determine,
ths th the collection Of any other tax OF
!. IN the making of any Appropriation
rast nensions in excess OF the amount
incs s the three fourths Of one mill tax. Icy itu
aaid and collected and to be known az ~ -
,tri. federate Veteran PENSION ruiu ),
cans hereby prohibited ana saiu lvna MN -
sion sion be used for no other purpose snan
L Lat fnH. n
liis ms. Hon nf this Amendment same shall
~. anaa become self operative and
lnef Funds derived therefrom be imm
con s atalv used for said purpose, and
oaru vidsd d further that the tax collec
neys na;s and assessors shall receive no conn
S,0at, ainns for assessing and collecting
sugl s.,a ira. .fourths OF one mill tax ne
pay, prnvided that nothing In this Ar
~Sal"' ~ .haM ha construed SO az TO pr0f
Iesg -, the General Assembly from PROVE
I'LL "a art,fcial limbs to disabled C0nlede
tho Soldiers or Sailors.
: mS .m Section 2. Be 1t furtner Tesol
a. @n ~ etc, That this proposed amendmen
: ~ ~ submitted to the qualified eiector
!, ! daS fine State of Louisiana, fof aqoplio
Z c.ata M rejection at the Congressional Eles
o"rts D,n to be held on the first Iuesaay
ts in following the first MONDAY IN No'
n the ber, 1920. ,auots ~ ba
,, an a. said election shall have pri
vered. thereon lne WITT artic,a saa nf the
wered amendmen, ~ a,ata ~ Toniaiana
duty stitution az 'n ssinns for Confed
mt Of ative 20 .he ,ha mords. "Apains
upon veterans, anu sme an. n Artiela al
addi- proposed alislanleAh ths a. st,ta ~ 7,
said the Constitu.ion - a,asiens MI sor 90,
eposit llama reiause ~ ,na .aas alecsor
lite OF siate veterans