The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-09-02
ACT NO. 140,

SecIetdsS VI ''N-S'
ACT NO. 40,
r,o,.e t7;,, No. 2Ss-By Mr.. schell.
House j R51! ii hiEfssoLuT1oN. "a,
pro,osing N amendment to Article avg
Sf the Constitution Of the state OF
Louisiana as heretobefore amehaeu
relative to pensions for Coh1eoeFs'e
se eeen ni i. Be it. resolved by the
General Assembly of The State OF LOUIS.
lana, two. thirds of all the m ne rsat
elected TO each House concufrlng, Ihat
Article 3OS Of the Constitution OF tne
amended be amended and re-ehacteu o.
"A to read as follows: .
Article So3.. A pension not to exceed
Thirty Dollars ($3OOO) per month snala
he allowed to each Confederate soidler
ar sailor veteran who possesses all OF
the following qualifications: ,,,r,h,v
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 the
Confederate States ana snail has cta .e
manned true to the Con1euerate ot"'e'
, until the surrender .,. -.
=, He shall not own property OF
. mors than two thousand dollars 4aA'
: uati0r, ~ s.h.r.
1 D. He shall not be salalleu VI gtn .;
e wise provided for by the state OF Le .us
i tnent, tn case he enlisted III, any or.
e naniyatiun mustered into said serVics
= a. a Louisiana organization, Or IN case
|, at the date of HE enlistment ne resided
d In the State Of Louisiana, ne shai! nave a,.s
resided in this Stata fNT 10 f for pen.
s year pf n cs 40 ' he pryesded
=. s sham N this state, and enlisted IN an
h orra bization not mustered In from
i Gonisiana, or in tbs Navy of the Con.
it federate States, he shall have , resided snan'
10 In this state for a. least n se,, S nsr.
i. sion, 4 like pension shall be granted
II 70 fbe widow who shall not have mar
G. ried again, In INDECENT circumstance
+. Of such soldier or sailor whose mar
H. riage to- her was contracted prior u
Of January, 1895; provides ina. II ar ner ae
e. ton, mustered in from Louisiana, or
It, ia resided IN Louisiana, at the date 9
~ hi; cnlist,i1ent. then in order that sue
ey widow shalt be entitled to the, pensio
or as herein provided, she shall nave re
e- sided in this State for at least nv
he and il her deceased husband eiiliste
ar elsewhere than in Louisiana, an
I'D served In bh organization not mtsteree
on in from. louisiana such widow shall
Mt, in order to entitle her to pension 9
tor herein provided, have resided IN tn
bic State for not less than five Years prit
of nrovfaed further that all widows WI
M married Confederate soldiers or ssailo
be second time shall not be debaer,
ard from the benefits of this Act but
lie entitled to pension on the same tern
M as other widows of deceased Confede
but ate soldiers or sailors; provided furthe
nal that pensipns whether to veterans
her to widows shall be allowed only fro
er. the date of application under tn
I'D Article, and the total appropriate
til for all pensions in any one year sh;
fol be The proceeds Of an annual tax
tn, three. foi,rths Of hhe mill on the doll
ple which tas is hereby levied on all ia
we. able property in the State, provid
ma said appropriations shall never be me
ste- than al amount sufficient lent to pay ,
APP pensions for any oAe year. ANY .
ipts cruing surplus from salq TAX 1unu 81
and be held as an accumulating fund
hall the Confederate Veterans to be app
ucr priated by the General Assembly
The their use and benefit as the Gene
the Assembly may in future determine, a
the the collection of any other tax or
r In the making Of any approprlatlon
rest pensions in excess Of the amount
luc- the three fourths Of ot1e MILL tax ley
said and collected ana to be known as 'Et
ltri- federats Veteran Pension Fund
cans hereby prohibited and said fund 10
sion be used for no other purpose THAN 9
mis- herein stipulated; and upon the al
riot ton Of this Amendment same shall
Their once become self Operative aiiu
con- funds derived therefron1 be mime
oard ately used for said purpose and p
news vided further that the tan collect
said and assessors shall receive no CONN
such ;ions for assessing and collecting $
lild- three fourths Of one mill tax hef
pay provided. ..,-, a... Ca.
anal Provided that hothlse III tni' rnh
eve. shall be construed 50 as to pron,
! all the General Assembly from, proyid
paid artificial limbs to disabled C"nfedel
the Soldiers or Sailors.
and Section Z, BE it further resol'
IN or etc. That this proposed amendment
the submitted to the qualified electors
/ de- he State Of Louisiana, for Adoption
State rejection at the CONGRESSIONAL Elee
,unts to be held Oh the hrst Tuesday
8, in :ollowlng the FIRST Monday In NOV
a the ner, 1920. - /, .
!, an That the official ballots to be I
n all 1t said election shall! nave Nl.
cred | hereon the Noras: "For the proptt
yered | .inendment 10 Article st3 OF the !
duty | ,titution OF the State 81 Louisiana
mt of stive to the pensions Tor Conteoe
upon veterans and the @tFta: Against
add. proposed amendment TO Article ~
said he Constitution Of the Stdts OF l,o
.posit ana relative ID bersiehs ior con