The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-09-02
Constitutional Amendments
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Accounts. the araount Of all bonds ma
trriug or becoming payable. and l
all be the duty of said Treasurer L
L.y or provide for the payment OF sucf
yyth the State Treasurer I'm timely sea
tDn for the payment of such principa
rad interest and not less than thirty
(30) days before the date when any
moneys become payable. 1t shall b.
.t,le duty of said Treasurer to collect
such deposits is aforesaid, and in case
'cf failure on the part of said Board tc
make said deposits in an amount suf-
ficient to provide for the payment OF
interest due or to become due. and fol-
the redemption of the bonds. the said
Treasurer Is hereby empowered and di-
rected, and it is made his duty to
collect the charges and revenues OF
the Port and to apply the same. after
providing for necessary operating ex-
pcnses and any prior charges. to the
payment of the principal and interest
OF the said bonds. and for that pur-
pose and for such time as may be
necessary. the said Treasurer 10 hereby
authorized to exercise all the powers
and duties vested in the Board Of Com
missioners of the Port of New Orleans.
The accounts of said Board as De-
partment of State shall be subject to
audit and investigation by the State
Auditor or Supervisor OF Public Ac-
counts. and the auditor shall counter
sign all bonds hereafter issued. The
Board may acquire real and personal
property subject to mortgage or other
lien and may make or execute pur-
chase money mortgages or property
acquired. Nothing herein contained
shall prejudice the right Of the holder
OF any bonds of the Port now outstand-
ing. or that may be issued under the
ordinance and mortgage heretofore
made and executed for canal purposes
to segregation of such revenues as
are applicable to his bonds under said
ordinance and mortgage or other COW
nnf fpf 1.iu dc 10 SAV,oo ~
shall not repeal any statutes hereto
fore enacted. except insofar. ~ incon-
sistent herewith.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
used at said election shall be placed
the words. For the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution giving addi-
tional powers to the Board Of Commits
soners of the Port of New Orleans in
the financing and control of the prop
erty under its administration" and the
words, Against the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution giving addi-
tional powers to the Board of Commits
sioners Of the Port OF New Orleans in
the financing and control Of the prop
erty under its administration" and
each elector shall Indicate his vote for
provided in the general election laws
of the State.
r. r. WALKER.
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July Z. 1920.
JNO. NJ. PARKER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
JAMES AM s0y. J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 14o
House Bill No. 2ss-By Mr.. schell.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 900
Of the Constitution Of the State of
Louisiana as heretobefore amended
relative to pensions for Confederate
section i. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State Of Louis
lana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring. That
Article 303 of the Constitution of the
amended be amended and re-enacted 50
~ 70 read a. follows:
ssssl&ttcle 500. A pension not to exceed
thirty Dollars tsso.o0) per month shall
Or sailor veteran who possesses all q
the following qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment until
he was discharged or paroled, in some
organization, regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy OF the |
States and shall have re- |
mained true TO the Confederate States !!
,. He shall not own property Of |
more than two thousand dollars val
y - cesviGed for 81 the State 81 Louis
ana, or BY any other State or Govern 1
neiiE 3 m case ne enlisted in any or
Eanisati0n mustered into said service |
ms>fo At<s~> e.
At the date Of his enlistment ne resided /
Il the State Of louisiana, he shall have /
Nsila6 ssln this state for At least fve /
years prior to his application for PEN
Lkkh in this State. and enlisted I'm an /
Examinations not mustered In from i
louisiana, or In the Navy Of the Con- |
Esderate States, he shall have resided
prior 70 mis- application for such PEN
liIn. a like pension shall be granted /
10 the widow who shall not have mar l
ned egain, In INDECENT circumstances,
.isee = her was contracted prior to
January. 1895; p-ovided that IL her de- /
rfdped husband served In an organiEa-
llon. n1u1tered In from Louisiana, or IL |
III enlistment. then in order that such
wiA0& shah be entitled to the pension /
IidAd In this State for at least fve
"a sr sr e asr
ll6ewheye than In Louisiana, and
lerved IN IN organization not mustered
n from Louisiapa. such widow skall.
r erder e , sntstls ~ her e @ pension ss
Nate for not iecs than ave pears ptior
q her .eppljcattQn for yNch pention;
ylpS9le4 fWffher that Ell widows who
a6srsd ceaasdsrsts sol1iers Or sailor:
laStea fho honefltn Of this Act hut he