The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-04

~ INTO said service as a Louisiana or.
{, t'oh or III case at the date If hi,
. o'iheht he resided III the STATE \
c'sitha' he shah have resided II tb;.
Io' at leas- FIVE wears urior ~ ri,
~; rpi.''lloH Tor pension. ~ case u, ,a
'ie'' elsewhere imam FL tbi. 1,t.t.
'iiA'ed IN an organization Nat n,,,.to,al
w louisiana. or III the Navyof ~.
II tl,ia states, he shall have resided
jim state for @t FEAST live yra,sv ,,,i,r
,e,,s;.,, 'l'"vauo4 for such pension. 4 like
sian ''',H pv &lanted to the widow who
lrnrt nave married again, in indi-
sairo '''NLdll'cs. Of such soldier or
tro,t,,, oot marriage TO her was con-
tr., " P'ioi \" january. ISa5; provided
~ 'e' ueee1@e'l husband served in an
''loh' mustered in from T,ouiei-
" = ne resided in Louisiana ar +b.
~ hls enlistment. then in order that
"'"oW shall he entitled 70 tho NON
'io,i "S herein provided she sl,,u i,,,,
ieSidea III this state for At 49, n..
piior 70 he" application tbarafo,,.
- 'iei "eceaSeG husband enlisted ,1sa
'iiah IN Louisiana, ana sa,.,.a1 t.,
." ~ 6"iiiHatlon not mustered IN ,ro,,
Such widow shall. in ord.. r.
iei 10 a pension as herein ,ro-
Nl"e'' nave resided in this stan ~, ~.
'fSA IMAM HVe years prior II b.r ,,,,1io,
liol1 10Y Such pension: proyidad f,,tl,
that All WIDOWS .pLo married c,o,,fa,,o,,+
soldiers OF sailors second ti,,a .n,u TIT
he debaired from the hannfrs ~ +,,t.
but be entitled = a penyi,.,, N, .,,ay
terms as other widows ~ t,
soi''ieFs or sailors provided fur
'"''' 'i'"' tensions whether to veterans
- N'"o"" S'i''il he allowed only from the
u"'e u " Fpicdtioh Under this Article. ana
me tolai appropriations for all pensions
IN any one year shah be the proceeds of
an annual tax Of three fourths of ono min
on the dollar which tax is hereby levied
on al taxable property in the State ,ro-
Elaed said appropriations shall never ha
more than an amount sufficient +n ,,,. an
pensions for any one year Anv aecrniro
surplus from said tax fund shall he bo1d
as an accommodating fund for the Confad-
crate Veterans to he appropriated hv tho
General Assembly for their use ana hare-
III as the General Assembly nav in f,lt,,,..
determine. and The collection Of any Other
TAX or IN the making OF any appropri9
tioh Tor pensions in excess Of the anoun+
OF the three-fourths Of one mill tax levied
ana collected and TO be known as Con
federate Veteran Tension Fund" IS bera-
by prohibited and said fund is to he uead
Tor no other purpose than that herein ,
stipulated; and upcr the adoption Of thfe
Amendment same shall at once become
a n ~, H.
from be Immediately used for said mr.
pose ana provided further that the tax
collectors and assessors shall receive no
commissions for assessing and collecting !
sald three-fourthS of one mill tax herein j
provided. T
provided that rothing in this Article /
shall be construed so as to prohibit the /
General Assembly from providing artifcia, G
limbs TO disabled Confederate Soldiers ar q
Sailors.
section z. Be if further resolved etc. d
mat this proposed amendment be sub q
nltted TO the qualified electors of the a
state OF Louisiana, for adoption or re- c
ection at the Congressional Election to be
eid on the first Tuesday next following A
ne first Monday in November 1920. .
That the official ballots to be used At
aid election shall have printed thereon !
ne words: For The proposed amendment
0 Article 303 Of the Constitution Of thn :
tate OF Louisiana relative to the. nen-
ions for ConfedeIa ate Veterans" and tbe :
'ords: Against the proposed amendment !
Article 303 of the Constitution Of tha !;
tate of Louisiana relative to pensions !:
Or Confederate Veterans" and each !:
lector shall indicate, as provides, in he !.
eheral election laws Of the state. whoth- !:
or not he votes for or against the
mendment.
R. F. WALKER.
peaker of the House Of Representatives .
HEWITT BOUANCHAIrD
lieutenant Governor and President Of the !
Senate
pproved: July :. 1920
JNO. NJ. PARKER.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY.
Secretary of State.