The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-08-28

Lieutenant Go, ernor and President OF /
the Senate.
Approved: July !. 1920.
JNO. VI. Park Err.
Governor of the State of Louisiana .
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of state.
ACT NO. 40.
House pin No. 2s6-ry Mr.. Schen
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment 10 Article SoS
of the Constitution OF the state OF
Louisiana as heretobefore amended !
relative to pensions for Confederate
Veterans.
Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the state or LOUIS
elected TO each House concurring. That
Article 300 OF the Constitution or the
State of Louisiana as h"retohtiort
amended he amended and re-enacted SO
as 70 read as follows:
Article 500 4 pension not TO exceed
Thirty Dollars $4,000 per month shalI
be allowed TO each Confederate soldier
or sailor veteran who possesses al Oh
the following qualifications:
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 SOM
military organization, regularly mus
tered into the Amy or Navy of the
Confederate States and shall have re-
manned true TO the Confederate states
until the Surrender.
more than two thousand dollars val
nation.
3. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State of Louis
ian, or hy any other State or Govern
ment In case he enlisted in any or
ganization mustered into SAID service
as Louisiana organization, or IN case
a the date Of his enlistment he resided
In - 70 al
resided in this State for at least hNe
years prior to his Application FOR pen
sion. In case he resided elsewhere
than in this State. and enlisted IN an
organization not mustered In from
Louisiana. or in the Navy of the Con-
tolerate States. he shall have RESIDED
In this State for at least hVe years
priOr 10 his application for such pen
sion A 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 prlor TO
January 1895. provided that If her de
ceased husband served in an orEaniza- :
ton mustered in from Louisiana. or If
he resided in Louisiana. at the date OF
his enlistment. then in order that such
widow shall he entitled to the pension
as herein provided. she shall have re-
sided in this State for at least five
wears 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 snail.
! in order to cntitle her to a pension as
| herein provided. have resided in this
| State for not less than five years PRIOR
| TO her application for such pension;
provided further that all widows who
married Confederate soldiers or sailors
a second time shall not be debarred
! from the benefits of this Act but he
! entitled to a pension on the same terms
as other widows of deceased Confeder-
Id fNtr h..p
that pensions whether to veterans or
! TO widows shall be allowed only from
the date of application under this
| Article. and the total apprc priatione
| for all pensions in any one year shall
be the proceeds OF an annual tax Of
! three fourths of one mill on the dollar
which tax is hereby levied on all tax.
I able property in the state, provided
| said appropriations shall never lac more
| than an amount sufficient = pay al
I pens ons for any ore year. A1y ac'
| "ru,ng surplus Il ON said tax fund snail
be held as an accumuiatug fund f"i
J the Confederate Veterans TO hc dDPrO
I priated by the General Assembly FOL
/ their use and brrrft az the Genera
| Assembly may in f-tur" 't'rninc. and
the collection OF ary other FAX or II
pensions in exceS. of n" amount o
the three fourths o: one mill TAX levied
and collected and to be known as Con
fedcrate Veteran P"rsloI Fund il
BE- used tor no other prrpOs~ tlan I "A
herein stipulated, and upon TIE adop
ton of this Amendment same shall a
once become self operative and oh,
funds derived therefrom be immedi
ately used for said purpos". and pro
vid"d further that the tax collector
I and asse3sOrs shall receive no commIs
siors for assessing and collecting SALE
three fourths OF one mill tax hercil
provided
Provided that nothing in this Articl
shall be construed so as 10 pr"hib,
the General Assembly from provid nj
artificial limbs to disabled Confoderat
Soldiers or Sailors.
Section .. BE it further r"soi ved
etc, That this proposed amendment b
subm.tt IL to the qualified electors o
the State Of Louisiana. for adoption q
rete { or al the Congressional Election
to be held on the first Tuesday mex
following the first Monday in Novem
Der. 1920.
That the official ballots to Il. use
. at said election shall have prlnte
thereon the words: For the prOpese
amendment to Article 1908 Of the Cpn
s.Itution Of the State Of Louisiana I'll
, atiNe to the pens .ons for COnfcdeNt
, Veterans" AMI the words Against r.
, proposed amendment to ArtIci" 303S
the Constitution of the State Of LoufS
lana relative to pensions for coufed
craze Veterans" and each elector shai
| ipdicate. as provided in the geneIt
election laws OF tn" state. whether y
not ne votes Tor or against TIE anlelI'
ment.
> X. F. WALKER.
! Speaker q: the House Of Representa-
? lives.
. HEWITT BOCANCIIACD,
: Lieutenant Governor and President
the Senate.
Approved: July I. 1920
, JNO. VI. PARKER.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
, A true copy:
/ JAMES J. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.
. ACT NO l53
| Horse Ell No. 3T6-I!y Mr.. Claiborne
u Substitute for House Bill No. 1873.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
> Proposing an amendment TO Article 23
: of the Constitution OF the State {
: Louisiana relative TO eXcmptinC Gel
tain industries located on the naviga
, ton Canal. New Orleans.
: Section l. BE II resolved by the Gen
I eral Assembly of the State OF Louis
, lana, two-thirds Of all members electe
! TO each House concurring, That the 70
lowing amendments to the Constitu
, ton OF the State of Louisiana he sui
l mitted 20 the electors of the state q
y -