New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-10-30

wsrds. Against the proposed amend
msnt to the Constitution giving add
ttonal powers to the Board of Commas
sfoasrs Of the Port of New Orleans in
The financing and control Of the prop
srt1 under its administrator" and
each elaetoP shall indicate his vote for
or against the proposed amendment as
provided In the general election laws
r. r. WALKER,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
lives.
HEWITT BoUANCHAUD.
Aeutspant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 7, 1920.
JRO. II. PARKER
Governor OF the State of Louisiana.
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. $40.
House Bill No. zSe-By mr. Sehsll
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article a03
Of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana az heretobef0rs amended
relative to pensions for Confederate
Section 1, Be 1t resolved by the
0eAeFal Assembly of the State eff Leais-
faxA, TIVE -thiFds Of all the rnemAsrs
Article se3 Of the Constttwtaoa sf the
gtsee OF louisiana as here4e before
smeaaed be amsDds cd and re- enacted 80
~ 10 read - fellows:
rsrss bos. per G as ss s1 ss
be allowed - saoA ConfsdsrRts ssAaisr
or saiieF vetssan who possesses all Of
the felfewtag analfasatiens
frum the date of his snffstnssat Hatll
TIA CLOSE Of tie late Civil War. e< nntil
he w@s Discharged or p@rolsA. Ia sssns
ANtAIy ergaMaa tton. rsggiA<U mas
ComfsAsrats nsAtes and shall h@we re-
rasnsA trus - the Ceafsdspaes 9Aatss
until ths @uRren&ar.
sr. &c. '- y, M sssuss ~a $50 v. e.
l. ne shall not be salaxis4 - ethsr-
wise psvvtdsd for by the state Of Louis-
neat In case ne enlisted In Aay or-
gAnSzatko nsustered into said ssgvfee
a. Q EexissaaA orgAslxatisR. sr II case
st re 49, q hss enlistment he RESIDED
rssided In this Stats for ~ least ave
years psier TO his application for psa-
stsn. In case he resided elsewhere
organization not mustered in from
louisiana, or in the Navy OF the Csn-
feAerats States, he shall have resided
In this State for at least Ave years
sion. A like pension shall be granted
te the widow who shall net have Hsar-
risd again. In INDECENT Circumstances.
Of such soldier or sailor whsse mar
riege 70 her was centraeted pvisr TO
Jaauaxy. 1888; provided that IL hsr ds-
oeAsoS hnsAaad served IN an oyaAnina-
dan, naRgtsrsA in fpoE Loviaians, or N
he rsssded in Louisiana, at the As1s Of
his szheemsat then in order that sResa
widow sAen DO satitbsd to the nensssa
as herein pfevi4sd, she shAh hevs re-
sSaoA q tAM state for Mt least ave
ys.T Tssr - s2pnoasion tnsS
eawwwbere tha6 In Louisaana, a@A
sawvsA In an Organisation net rxs4e~sd
In fresa Louisiana, zach wf&o~ seaAs
T :sssT $3.50, e sss,sii ss -. :; s...4S 60, =
8sats Asr net Iass than ave yease psAer
- har aBpa1satten fer sueh Ds~St@e;
pssvi1s1 fsxfksr that an wSAsws vac
q second tt.es shaH not - asAasesd
froaa TIE ksmsA@ of tasis Act bot be
easaA1a6 10 q DsDsfea On tAs sa1ns osgas
~ ethar wfASws OF dsoease1 csnHe4--
ace sssdaasw or sMissrs; provided fsrsAsr,
that psnekszs wAsther 30 vstarxns or
to WIDOWS shall he az1~wed e9Ay frsm
tAe date OF MppH cation uM8sr q rs
Artssss. ard the total aepsepslAssess
be tAs presss4s II an annual lax Of
thrss-fourths Of enc zstH ga the @pllAr
watch tax u hereby levied sa Al tax
ssss spprssr3stioas shall asvsy Be nse<s
tAaa aa aAnouRt suffieieat te pay al
panslsos fer sny one year. Asy Ae-
oxutzg Surplus from said tar fum1 sAGH
the Confeaerets vstsrpns ts ~ appps-
pYiatad by the Gennral Aeaesnhly Ter
fksSr use and ken<dt al Ae 0ensvAi
Assembly may in futnre .detsvwins. sad
the making Of any appropriation fef
pensions In excess of the amount ef
the three feurths of one mill tax levied
and collected and to be known as Coz
feAa n
hereby prohibited and said fund IL to
be used for no other purpose than that
herein Stipulated; and upon the adop-
ton of this Amendment same shall az
funds derived tberefrom be inimedi-
nfely used for said purpose, and pro-
vfded further that the tax collectors
and assessors shall receive no commits
Rions for assessing and collecting said
three fourths of one mill tax herein
Provided that nothing in this Article
shall be construed SO as to prohibit
the General Assembly from providing
ARTIFICIAL limbs to disabled Confederate
Soldiers or Sailors.
Section q Be IL further resolved
etc, That this proposed amendment be
submitted to the qualified electors of
the state of Louisiana. for adoption or
rejection at the Congressional Election
70 be held on the first Tuesday next
following the frst Monday in Novem-
That the official ballots to be used
At said election shah have printed
thereon the words ~Fer the proposed
amendment TO Article goa Of the Con-
stitution of the State Of Louisiana rel-
alive to the pensions for Cenfsderafs
veterans ana the words: ~Axnfnst the
proposed amendment to Article 5ez OF
he Constitution OF the State Of Louis-
lana retative % pqnsipns fer eeAfe@-
aFn1a vstssnns.r sad saeA sisssos cke9