The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-10-28

HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
the Senate.
Approved: July z. 1920.
JNO. NJ. PARKER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
JAMES j. BAILEY.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 40.
House Bill No. 2ss-By Mr.. schell.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 900
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 thirds Of all the members
elected to each House concurring. That
Article sos Of the Constitution of the
state q Louislsn. as heretobefore
as to read as follows:
Article soS. A pension not to exceed
Thirty Dollars (s30.00) per month shall
he allowed to each Confederate soldier
the following qualifications:
J. 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 organizat ton, regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy Of the
Confederate States and shall have re-
mained true to the Confederate states
until the Surrender.
2. He shall not own property Of
more than two thousand dollars VAL
5. He shall not. be saiaried or other
wise provided for by the State of Louis
lana. or BY any other State or Govern
ment In case he enlisted in any or
ganization mustered into said service
IS Louisiana organization, or in case
1T the date of his enlistment he resided
IN the State Of Louisiana, he shall have
rssiaed lin IN this n State for at least ve
sion. In case he resided elsewhere
than in this State, and enlisted in an
9r n,;r,sst not mustered IN from
Iederate 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
PIED again. In INDECENT circumstances
o: zach colder CT sailor WHOSE mar.
s.h:s 70 her was contracted prior to
" uary. 1895; p-:.vided that II her de-
tea. mustered in from Louisiana, or il
he resided in Louisiana. at the date of
his enlistment. then in order that such
as herein provided. she shall have re-
sided In this State for at least FIVE |
years prior to her application therefor;
and II her deceased husband enlisted |
3erved In an organization not mustered |
In from Louisiana, such widow shall, |
In order to entitle her to a pension as /
stae e:. ths. sxe in
to her application for such pension;
provided further that all widows who 4
married Confederate soldiers or sailors |
from the benefits Of this Act but be
entitled to pension on the same terms
a. other widows Of deceased Confeder-
ate soldiers or sailors; provided further,
to widows shall be allowed only from
the date Of application under this
Article. and the total appropriations
{, a Of any ons yeaf
OF one mill on the dollar
able property in the State, provided
than an amount sufficient to pay all
pensions for any one year. Any ac-
r1u:ng surplus from said tax fund shall
be held az an accommodating fund for
printed by the General Assembly for
their use and bsnent a. the General
Assembly may In future determine. and
The collection of any other tax or In
pensions in excess OF the amount Of
.nc three fourths Of one mill tax levied
md collected and to DO known as Con
.e.sby prohiSited and "s said fund ao is to
,c used for no other purpose than that .
.er-in stipulated; and upon the adop-
Jon Of this Amendment same shall at .
'nce become self operative and the
rLis derived therefrom be immedi- :,
tc:y used for said purpose, and pro-
'itlcd further that the tax collectors
ad assessors shall receive no commits.
:ors for assessing and collecting said
.,rec- fourths Of one mill tax herein .
Tcvided. =
Provided that nothing In this Article =
Is!t be construed 90 ~ to prohibit ; :
he General Assembly from providing n
rtldcial limbs to disabled Confederate
oidiers or Sailors. La
Section 2. Be II further resolved,
IT,, That this proposed amendment be I,
ubn!tted to the qualified electors Of ] =
Ne State Of Louisiana. for adoption or
lection at the Congressional Election v
be held on the first Tuesday next
bio wing the hrst Monday in Novem- m
cr. 1920. :.
Ttat the official ballots to be used =
{ aaid election shall have printed a,
,rrc0n the words: For the proposed
n cndment to Article 3c3 Of the Con.
sutton Of the State Of Louisiana rel.
II, to the pensions for Confederate
and the words: "Against the
opposed amendment to Article sos o( n
e Constitution OF the State Of Louis ~
ne relative TO pensions for con8o1. p
ate Veterans" and each olOotoF oholl !"