New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-10-16
ACT NO 40

House Bill No. 286-By Mr.. Schell.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 800
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-thiEds of all the members
elected to each House concurring. That
Article 900 of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana as heretobefore
amended be amended and re-enacted 30
as to read as follows:
Article 900. A pension not to exceed
Thirty Dollars $4,000 per month shall
or sailor veteran who possesses all of
the following qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment until
he was discharged or paroled, in some
military organization, regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy Of the
Confederate States and shall have re-
until the Surrender.
.. He shall not own property of
more than two thousand dollars VAL
uation.
O. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State Of Louis
lana, or by any other State or Govern
mont In case he enlisted in any or
RaniEation 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 i've
years prior to his application for PEN
sion. In case he resided elsewhere
than in this State. and enhnted in an
organization not mustered in from
louisiana, or in the Navy of the Con-
federate States, he shall have resided
IN this State for at least Ave years
prior to his application for such pen
sion. like pension shall be granted
TO the widow who shall not have mar
ried again. in INDECENT circumstances.
Of such soldier or sailor whose mar
rage to her was contracted prior to
January, 1895; provided that II her de-
ton. mustered in from Louisiana or IL
be resided In Louisiana. at the dgte of
his enlistment. then in order that such
widow shall be entitled to the pension
sided In this State for at least i've
years prior to her application therefor;
and If her deceased husband enlisted
elsewhere than in louisiana, and
IN from Louisiana, such widow shall.
In order to entitle her to pension a.
herein provided, have resided In this
State fer not less than five years prior
provided further that all widows who
married Confederate soldiers or sailors
q second tirns shall not be debarred
from the benefits of this Act but be
entitled to q pension on the same terms
~ other widows of deceased Confeder-
ate soldiers or sailors; provided further.
that pensions whether to veterans or
TO widows shall be allowed only from
the date of application under this
Article, and the total appropriations
for ali pensions in any one year shall
be the proceeds Of an annual tax Of
three-feurths 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 u pay ell
pensions for any one year. Any ac-
cfuing surplus from said tax fund shall
be held as an aQcumulating fund for
the Confederate Veterans to pc aDpro-
their use and benefit as the General
Assembly may In future determine. and
the collection of any other tax or In
the making Of any appropriation for
the three fourths Of one mill tax levied
and collected and to be known as Con
federate Veteran Pension Fund" In
hereby prohibited and said fund In to
be used for no other purpose than that
herein stipulated; and upon the adop-
don of this Amendment same shall at
once become self operative and the
funds derived therefrom be inimedi-
videc further that the tax collectors
and assessors shall receive no commits
stems for assessing and collecting said
ee.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 2. Be IL further resolved
etc, That this proposed amendment be
submitted to the qualified electors OF
the State of Louisiana. for adoption or
rejection az the Congressional Election
TO be held on the first Tuesday next
following the hrst Monday in Novem-
Der. 1920.
That the official ballots to be- used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words: For the proposed
amendment to Article 3o3 of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Louisiana rel
alive to the pensions for Confederate
Veterans" and the words: Against the
proposed amendment to Article 1e3 Of
the Constitution of the State of Louis
tkna relative to pensions for confed-
erees Vstssas&" kna sseh sIseter sAau