The Colfax chronicle., 1920-09-04

Louisiana, to the credit of an account
or accounts to be known as Redemption
shall be the duty OF said Treasurer to
pay or provide for the payment of such
With the State ss Trsasarer sia in timely e sea-
SON for the payment OF such principal
and interest And not less than thirty
(3o) days before the date when any
the drty s Of said s; Trsssarer to sna Collect ct
such deposits A. Aforesaid, and in case
OF failure on the part of said Board to
make said dsposita in an amount suf-
ncient to, provide for the payment of
interest due or to become due, and for
the redemption of the bonds. the said
Treasurer 10 hereby empowered and di-
collect the charges and revenues Of
the Port and to apply the same, after
providing for necessary operating ex-
penses and any prior charges, to the
Of the said bonds. and for that pur-
pose and for such time as may be
necessary. the said Treasurer Is hereby
authorized to exercise all the powers
and duties vested In the Board of Com
missioners of the Port of New Orleans.
The accounts OF said Board as a De-
partment of State shall be subject to
audit and Investigation by the State
counts, and the auditor shall counter
sign all bonds hereafter issued. The
Board may acquire real and personal
property subject to mortgage or other
chase money MORTGAGES or property
shall prejudice the right Of the holder
| ing. or that may be issued under the
ordinance and mortgage heretofore
made and executed for canal purposes
| to segregation of such revenues as
are applicable to his bonds under said
! ordinance and mortgage or other COW
enant of his bonds. This amendment
| shall not repeal any statutes hereto
| fore enacted. except insofar as incon-
Section 3. Be Il further resolved,
| ETC.. That on the official ballots to be
used at said election shall be placed
ment to the Constitution giving addi-
| tional powers to the Board of Commits
sioners OF the Port of New Orleans >in
the financing and control of the prop
words. Against the proposed amend
| ment to the Constitution giving addi-
| tfonaf powers to the Board of Commits
sioners OF the Port OF New Orleans in
| erty under ite administration" and
| each elector shall indicate his vote for
or against the proposed amendment as
provided In the general election laws
r. F. WALKER.
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
| the Senate.
mo. M. PARKER,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
| ACT NO. 14o.
House BIN No. 2ss-By Mr.. schcll.
! JOINT RESOLUTION.
| Proposing an amendment to Article 80;
of the Constitution of the State oi
Louisiana as heretobefore amended
relative to pensions for Confederate
section i. Be It resolved by tn,
General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana. two thirds Of all the members
elected to each House concurring, Tha'
Article eo3 OF the Constitution of tn,
amended be amended and re-enacted Sc
~ to read as follows:
Article sos. A pension not to exceed
bs allowed to each D'Ss conFederate Ps % sodie Ida
or sailor veteran who possesses all o.
the following Qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorabl!
| from the date Of his enlistment unit
the close Of the late Civil War. or unit
he was discharged or paroied, in som,
military organization, regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy Of th
Confederate States and shall have re
manned true to the Confederate State
until the Surrender.
3. He shall not own property o
more than two thousand dollars val
>. He shall not he saiaried or other
Wise provided for by the State of Louis
lana, or By any other State or Govern
mont. In case he enlisted in any or
gnnieaticn. mustered into. said servic
asa Louisiana organization. or in cas-
at the date of his enlistment he reside,
In the State OF Louisiana, he shall hav
years prior to his application for pen
sion. In case he resided elsewher
than In this State. and enlisted In al
organization not mustered In fron
federpte States. he shall have reside,
In thie State for at least five year
prior TO his application for such pen
sioq. A like pension shall be grante'
ried again.. In INDECENT circumstances
of such soldier or sailor whose mar
riage 10 her was contracted prior t
January. 1895; provided that II her de
ion, mustered in from Louisiana. or |
he resided in Louisiana, at the date o
his enlistment. then In order that sucl
widow shall be entitled to the pensiol
a. herein provided. she shall have re
sided In this State for at least ffv
years prior 70 her application therefor
: and II her deceased husband enliste
elsewhere than In Louisiana, an
served In an organisation not mustere
In from Louisiana, such widow shall
In order to entitle her to pension a
herein provided, have resided In thi
State for not less than Ave years prio
TO her application for such pension
provided further that all widows VIII
married Confederate soldiers or sailor
3 second time shall not be debarre
from the benefits OF this Act but b
entitled to pension on the same term
| e other widows Of deceased confeder
ate soldiers or sailors; provided further
| that pensions whether to veterans o
10 widows shall be allowed only frof
the date Of application under thi
Article. and the total appropriation
for all pensions in any one year shal
be the proceeds OF en- annual tax o
three. fourthH OF one mill on the dolfa
which tax II hereby levied on all tax
| able property In the State, provide
| oaid appropriations shall never be NOR
than AN amount sufficient to pay a.
| pensions for any one year. Any &C
| cruing surplus from said tax fund sha
be held q an accommodating fund TO
the Confederate Veterans to be appro