The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-09-30

JNO, NJ. PA1tkER,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 40.
House 5 Ell 81 hE EssTHXT os: 'eh''''
Proposing al, amendment to Article 400
of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana as hcrctobefore amended
relative to pensions for. Confederate
Veterans
Section i. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State Of Louis
lana. two thirds Of all the members
Article 3c3 Of the Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana as heretobefore
amended be amended and re.enacted so
as to~read as follows:
Article 505 A pension not to exceed
Thirty Dollars (s30.00) per month shall
be allowed to each Confederate soldier
he 'a nov y1ssran Wh1 all OF
/. He shall have served honorably
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 tho
Confederate States and shall have re.
manned true to the Confederate States
until the Surrender
2. He shall not own. property Of
more than two thousand dollars val
uation.
3. lie shalt not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State of Louis
lana, or by any other State or Govern
ment In chse he enlisted in. any or
ganization mustered into said service
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At the date of his enlistment he resided
in the State Of Louisiana, he shall have
resided in this State for at least Ave
years prior to his application for PEN
sion. In case he resided elsewhere
than In this State. and enlisted IN an
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. A like pension shall be granted
to the widow who shall not have MAP
ried again, in INDECENT circumstances,
Of such soldier or sailor whose mar.
january, 1895; provided that IL her de.
ceased husband served In an organi5a.
Hon. mustered In from Louisiana, or II
he resided In Louisiana at the date Of
. Ills enlistment. then In order that such
widow shall be entitled to the pension
as herein provided. she shall have TO.
sided in this State for at least Ave
and Ii her deceased husband enlisted
, elsewhere than In Louisiana. ana
served In an organization not mustered
| in from Louisiana, such widow shall,
In order to entitle her to q pension ~
| herein provided. have resided In this
| State for not less than flve years prior
| to her application for such pension;
provided further that all widows who
married Confederate sold lerB or sailors
| second time shall not be debasrsd
from the benefits Of this Act but be
entitled to 4 pension on the same terms
as 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 appropriation.
| be the proceeds OF an annual tax Of
thres.fourths Of one mir on the dollar
! which tax Is hereby levied on all tai.
able property in the State, provided
said appropriations shall hsver be i1off
than un smpunt sufficient. to pay hll
| penticns for any one year. ANY ac;
crhing SURPLUS from said tag find shall
the Confederate Veterans to be appru:
priated by tho Genetal Assembly fot
their use and benefit AZ the General
| Assembly may In future determine, and
the collection Of any other tax or III
the making ~ any appropriation fot
pensions IN excess Of the .amoulnt Of
the three fourths Of one mill tax leyied
| and collected and to % known as "guh.
tedetats yetsran p Pc .I,a Fu99d =. u u
| be Used fof no other PURPOSE than that
herein stipulated; and upon the adeps
| ton Of this Amendment SAME shall at
once becoffte self operative and the
funds derived therefrom be lniniedi-
| ately used for said purpose, and pro-
vided further that the. tar collectors
and Assessors shall receive no commits:
sions for assessing and collecting said
three. fourths Of enc mill tax hsrsih
provided that nothing In this Atticls
shalt be construed 50 ID to prohibit
| the dsnaral Assembly from. providing
artificial limbs 10 disablsd Confederate
Soldiers or gailofS.
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submitted to the qualified electors Of
the state Of Louisiana, ftr adoption OF
rejection at the Congressional Election
| to be held on the FIRST Tuesday next
following the flrst Monday in Noveit,.
that the official ballots to be used
| thereon the words: ,"Fgt thy proposed
amendment to Article 303 oil the Con-
stitutlon If the State of Louisiana rel
ativs to the pensions for Confederate
| VeteranB," and the wofds: Against the
| proposed amendment to Article 30s Of
the Constitution Of the state Of f,opis-
lana relative 70 pensions tor cvnfsd.
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