The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-28
ACT NO. 40.

House Bill NO. Z6o-Dy W.. oSii'" |
Joint RESOLUTION. -
Proposing an amendment to Article 'os
of the Constitution OF the stase ao VI
Louisiana as heretopeloIs anaHnuta
relative to pensions LOT Cohieoo'"''
,section /. Be it resolved by the
caneral Assembly of the State OF Louis
lana two thirds Of all the members
elected 10 each House concurring, Inat
Article 500 of the Constitution OF tne
State of Louisiana as heretobeiore
amended be amended and re-enacted 30
AS to read as follows
Article 303. A pension not to exceed
Thirty Dollars ($3O.00) per month snail
be allowed to each Confederate soidier
ar sailor veteran who possesses al Oh
the following qualifications
/ He shall have served honoraDiy
from the date of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War, or until
he was discharged or paroled, IN some
military organization, regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy OF tne
Confederate States and shall nave re-
NAMED true to the Confederate Slates
until the Surrender. -.
| Q. He shall not own properly "
more than two thousand dollars val
uation. ,th.r.
wise provided for by the state OF LOUIS
lana or by any other state or Govern
ment. In case ne enlsteu ~ any ~
ganizati0n mustered INTO saiu % nsi o 49,
Of the date of his enlistment he resided
In the state of Louisiana, he shall nave
resided in this State for at least nVe
Years prior to his application for pen.
aim, In case he resided elsewhere
than In this State and enlisted IN III
nrganization not mustered IN IRON
TnIisiana. or in the Navy OF the Con.
! federate States, he shau have resldee
= in this state for at least five. years
, nrior to his application for such pen
sion A like pension shall be grantes
, 70 the widow who shall not have mar
!. Rad again, In INDECENT circumstances
~ sucS soldier or sailor whose mar
! riore to her was contracted prior u
:, January. 1895; provided that II her de
4 ceased husband served In an organlzal
y lion. mustered in from louisiana, or
! he resided in Louisiana at the date Q
- y h,s enlistment. then In order that sue
= = widow shall be entitled to the pensl0
= as herein provided, she shall nave re
:. sided in this State for at least nv
|. wars prior to her application. thSrelol
- and If her deceased husband enhste
r. elsewhere than In Louisiana, vi
h served in an organization not mustert
m in from Louisiana, such WIDOW sna
4 In order to eptitle her to pension
mr. herein provided. have resided IN sh
10 state for not less than nve years pIl'
III to her application lor SUCH psno ~,
~ nrovided further that all WIDOWS WI
u married. Confederate soldiers or saiio
=. sacond time shall not be debarr.
"a from the benefits Of this Act but
untitled to a pension on the same teri
~ 90 ether widows Of deceased Confede
~ ata soldiers or sailors; provided 1urth'
VI thot nensions whether to veterans
'a ~ re widows shall he allowed only frt
w. Tho date of application under u
40 Article. and the total appropriati,o
Ia foy all pensions In any one year BIZ
,ns he the nroceeds of an annual TAX
~ three fourths of one mill on the dol
in / witch tax is hereby levied on all "a
no no ohle uroperty, In the State. PROVE
vi soiS CONCENTRATIONS shall never be mi
no. than an amount sufficient to pay
nanaions for any one year. ANY
~ ~. cr,iing surplus from said tax fund On
"a he held az an accumulating fuhd
oil the Confederate Veterans to De app
r inflated by the General Assembly
rha their use and beneht as the Gene
the Assembly may In future determine,
tha the collection of any other tax OF
!. I'm in the making Of any appropriaton
.aat nensions in excess OF the amount
mo- the three fourths OF one NIL TAX ~! nN
aid and collected and to DO known az AZ -
tri- federate Veteran PENSION rusa
ans hereby prohibited ana sala iu .hon !.
ION be used for no other purpose Inan
MIS- herein stipulated; ana upon .h a. az II
.ha. nnca become self operative ana
NV. .nn funds derived therefrom be hmm
~ ,om ~ atelv used for said purpose, ana
, ,aus v;dsd further that the tax collec
aey ona assessors shall receive no conf
s"ah atoms for assessing and collecting
, ,;,d. three fourths Of one mill tax ne
pay pay provided that nothing In this Ar
ana' .hall he construed so al to prof.
e. ~ the General Assembly from proyi
az ert,Acial limbs to disabled Confede
tbs Soldiers or Sailors: $3.50 .a
nv etc. That this proposed amendmen
u VI submitted to the qualified elector
ine ina State of Louisiana, for adoptio
~. ue raiAction at the Congressional Eie'
otate to he held on the first Tuesday
,un - following the first Monday IN NO
' ss That the official ballots to be
n all at salo elecu asas. "For the nror
cred. thereon tne moiu rtio,a eils ~ the
vered amendment ~ So etatA ~ inmisiana
duty, stituton ~ ln nans;nre for Confed
mt OF atlve 70 .nc .ha words. "Arains
. uRyn proposed amendment to Article =
as ss,d the Constitution Of the Sttte OF !
,r S lana relative to pensions Tor co
spo. ~ orats veterans" and enci elector