The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-10-07
Constitutional Amendments

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Louisiana, to the credit o: an account
-c' cunts - DC known as Redemption
= ount1. the alaount of all bonds ma
ir"ing or becoming payable and il
SHALL be the duty of said Treasurer to
Iay or provide for the payment Of such
lords. Such deposits shall be made
with the State Treasurer in timely sea-
son for the payment Of such principal
ana interest and not less than thirty
t3H) days before the date when any
moneys become payable. IT shall be
the duty of said Treasurer to collect
such deposits as aforesaid. and in case
OF failure on the part of said Board to
make said deposits In an amount suf-
ncient TO provide for the payment of
the redemption of the bonds. the said
treasurer Is hereby empowered and di-
rected' and 1t is made his duty, to
Icoll"ct the charges and revenues OF
the Port and to apply the same, after
providing for necessary operating ex-
r""stS and any prior charges, to the
o. the SAID bonds. and for that pur-
pose and for such time as may be
necessary, the said Treasurer is hereby
authorized to exercise all the powers
arr duties vested in the Board OF Com
hlSSioncrs of the Port of New Orleans
tn" accounts of said Board as a De-
partmcnt 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
OF any bonds Of the Port now outstand-
ing. or that may be issued under the
ordl nance and mortgage here tofore
made and executed for canal purposes
to IL segregation of such revenues as
arc applicable to his bonds under said
ordinance and mortgage or other COW
Grant OF his bonds. This amendment
SHALL not repeal any statutes hereto
fore enacted. except insofar as incon-
s!stent herewith.
section .. BE it further resolved.
etc. That on the official ballots to be
used at said election shall be placed
the words For the proposed amend
nent to the Constitution giving add-
ttonal powers to the Eoard of Commits
sioncrs 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 It's administration" and
each eIector shall indicate his vote for
or against the proposed amendment as
provided in the general election laws
Of the State.
Il. f. WALKER
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July I. 1920.
JNO. NJ. PARKER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
JAMES T. HAII.EY
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 40.
House Bill No. 2s6-By Mr.. schell.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 300
of the Constitution of the State, of
Louisiana as heretobefore amended
relative to pensions for Confederate
Veterans.
Section /. Be it resolved by the |
General Assembly of the State of Louis |
lana. two-thirds of all the members |
elected to each House concurrint,, That |
Article 303 of the Constitution of the |
State Of Louisiana as heretobefore |
amended be amended and rc-cnacted so |
as to read as follows:
Article 3G3 A pension rot to. exceed |
Thirty Dollars $50. OO) per month shall
be allowed to each Confederate soldier
or sailor veteran who possesses all Of |
the following qualifica tons:
1. He shall have served honorabIy
from the date of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil var or until
h. was discharged or paroled in some
military organiZa ton. regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy of the
Confederate States and shall have re-
ma ined true to the Confederate States
until the Surrender.
more than two thousand dollars val
q. He shall not be salaricd 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
ganization mustered into said service
at the date of his enlistment he resided
in the State Of Louisiana, he shall have
resided in this State for at least FIVE
years prior to his application for PEN
than in this State, and enlisted in an
organization not mustered in from
Louisiana, or in the Navy of the Con-
In this State for at least five years
prior to his application for such pen
eion, A like pension shall be granted
riei again. in INDECENT circumstances,
o. such soldier ,r sailor whose mar
ricHe to her was contracted rrior to
- nary. 1895; p" ,:;icd that IL her de-
t:r.. mustered in from Louisiana, or if
he rcsid d in Louisiana. at the date CT
his enlistment. then in order that such
W dow shall he entitled to the pension |
1
sided in this State for at least five |
years prior TO her application therefor;
and If her deceased husband enlisted
elsewhere than in Louisiana. and
served in an organization not mustered
In from Louisiana. such widow shall.
In order to entitic her to a pension as |
State for not less than five years prior
to her application for such pension;
provided further that all widows who (
Confederate soldiers or sailors
fif,1n pnf a fsnJN o ra6 ,
from the benefits of this Act but be
entitled to a pension on the same terms | {
10 other widows OF deceased Confeder- {
lte soldiers or sailors; provided further. |
hat pensions whether to veterans or
70 widows shall be allowed only from !
the. date Of application under this !
Article, and the total appropriations {
'or all pensions in any one year shall
,e the proceeds Of an annual tax Of |
.hree-fourths of one mill on the dollar g
which tax Is hereby levied on all tax
aid appropriations shall never be more d
han an amount sufficient to pay all q
'ens.ons for any one year. Any &C.
.fu'nG sarplus from said tax fund shall =
70 held as an accommodating fund for |
he Confederate Veterans to be appro-
,r.stca ty the General Assembly for {
heir Use and benefit rs the General C
Assembly may In future determine. and O
,ensions in excess of the amount Of t
he three fourthss of one mill tax levied t
nd collected and to be known as Con | C
cdcrate Veteran Pension Fund" il Il
rreby prohibited and said fund is to ! Il
r used for no other purpose than that e
erein etipula ted: and upon the adop- o
ion Of this Amendment same shall at
nee become self operative and the c
,rnds derived thcrefrom be immedi- 0
.rly used fer said purpose. and pro- &
:dsll furthef that the tax collectors Il
ID assessors shall receive no commits a
IONS for assessing and collecting said b
.rco .fourths of one mill tax herein
.-ovided. 81
Provided that nothing in this Article b
hall be construed 80 AZ to prohibit p
10 General Assembly from providing | Il