The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-09-11
ACT NO 14o,

ACT no. 40
House Bill No. 286-By Mr.. scheH.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 303
of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana as heretebefore@ amended
relative TO pensions for Confederate
Veterans.
sectien l. Be It resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, two-thirds of all the members
Article 393 of the Constitution OF the
/ State Of Louisiana 40 tieretobefore9
amended be amended and ra-enacted so
as to read AZ follows:
S Article 303. Az pension tot To exceed
Thirty Dollars fs3aa0 per month shall
be allowed to each Confederate soldier
| or sailor veteran who possesses all Of
the following qualifications.
/. He shall have served hOnorably
from the date of his enlistment until
the close OF the late Civil Var, or until
military organization. regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy of the
Confederate States and shall have res.
| mainsd true TO the Confederate States
until the Surrender.
2. He shall not own property Of
| more than two thousand dollars ya1-
| uation.
8. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State of Louis
lana, or by any other State or Govern
| ment. In case he enlisted in any or
GAn1ZaLlUn% mustered fEtD SAID SERVICES
as a Louisiana organization. or In case
at the date of his enlistment he resided
in the State of Louisiana he shall have
resided in this State for at least five
sion. In case he re&ded elsewhere
| than in this State and enlisted In an
organization not mustered In from
Louisiana. or in the Navy of the Com.
| in this State for at least five years
prior to his application for such pen
sion. like pension shall be granted
| to the widow whe shalt not have mar
ried again, in INDECENT circumstances,
of such soldier or sailor whose mar
riage to her WAS contracted prior to
| January, 1896; provided that II her de-
ceased husband served In an organiza-
1 tion, mustered In from Louisiana or /
| he resided in Louisiana, al the date of
| his enlistment. then in order that such
widow shall be entitled to the pension
as herein provided, she shall have re-
sided in this State for at least five
years prior to her appltca ton therefor;
and ff her deceased husband enlisted
elsewhere than in Louisiana. and
served In an organization not mustered
in from Louisiana, such widow shall
In order to entitle her to pension as
herein provided. have resided In this
| State for not less than FIVE years prior
| to her application for such pension;
provided further that all widows Wlfo
| second time shall not be debarred
from the benefits of this Act but be
entitled to a pension on the same terms
| rs other widows of deceased Confeaer-
ate soldiers or sailors; provided further
that pensions whether to veterans or
| to widows shall be allowed only from
| the date Of of0appiieation under this
Article, and the total appropriations
| for all pensions III any one year shall
! be the proceeds of an annual tax OF
three -fourthR Of one mill on the dollar
| which tax Is hereby levied on all tax
able property in the state. provided
| said appropriations shall never be more
/ than an amount sufficient to pay all
| pensions for any one year. Any ac-
1 crning surplus from said tax fund shall
| be held as an aseumufating fund for
| the Confederate Veterans to he appro-
priated by the General Assembly for
| their use and benefit as the Cfef1E&rai
Assembly may In future determine. sfad
| tn. collection Of any otifsr tax Or in
| the making of any appropriation for
pensions in excess OF the amount OF
| the three feurfbs Of ore nifii tax levied
| and collected and TO bs known aa Com
/ federate Veteran Pension Fund is
| hereby prohibited and said fund liz to
| be used for no other purpose than that
herein stipulated and upon flse aaot,-
| ton of this Amendment same shall al
1 once become self operative and tha
funds derived tissrefton be EHntedi..
ateiy used for said purpose. and pro-
divided further that IBse TAX collectors
! and assessors sha4i feaaEge no commits
| sions for asAsssiHE ard collecting said
| three.fourtats OF ore mill tsx fseretn
I provided.
! Provided that nothing Iii this Article
/ shall be construed 30 an 10 prahlblt
4 the General Assembly from providing
artificial limbs 20 Disabled ftsI.FetIef.s i 4
4 Soldiers or Sailors
I Section 2. He II further resolved
| etc, That this proposed amendment be
submitted TO Ihs qualified stactors of
| the State OF Louisiana for adoption or
| rejection 1T the Conversational Election
/ to be held on the afef Tneasiay nAxf
following tbs fret fiaHdag III NJ en-
! ber. 1925.
That the offIeiaI ballots TO he 6gssi
/ at said election shall have printed
/ thereon tbs #orda For the .teestas3sss ii
amendment 10 Article $.ssas OF ffIe Com
/ stfsution OF the state ~ Louisiana rAf-
/ atiye to the pEnsfuas sor Confederate
l Veterans and the asrtia Against tie
proposed amendment 10 Artfels sa3 os
| the Constitution OF sEe State o9 I,ots i
lana relative ~ pensions fag eoafesa-