The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1920-08-26

or accounts to be known as itcoeilp LIZ
Accounts, the amount of all bonus ,n
turing or becoming payaple' anu 70
shall be the duty Of said treasurer ~
nav or provide for the payment OF suGn
bonds. Such deposits shall! De ilaue
with the State Treasurer in timer! ,e,a1
son for the payment of such prlnsSi;pt,
and interest and not less man .na anv
900 days before the date "n .bnu rs
nonevs become payable. 1t snail We
NV. d,tv Of said Treasurer to colle.o
such DEPOSITS as aforesaid ana ln ID 49, 20
Of failure on the part OF SAD bot's suf.
make said deposits in an amour ." of
ficient to provide Cor the pay MA for
interest due or to become uue +hn said
the redemption of the bonos' 'n and d.
Treasurer is hereby enipoM ,,is duty, to
rected, and it is made ms u n''Hs Of
rollect the charges and revenues sfto o
~ Port and to apply the same. 49,
providing for necessary ope,a ~ the
ncnses and any prior cnai ;nterest
navment Of the principal anu , ~ mr.
IF thp said bonds. ana ioi NC -, ha
nose and for such time DIS So " hsrahv
p por the said Treasurer is nerens ,
nntho rized to exercise All tne PoNW.i
and duties vested In the boalu y, ,oons
missioners of the Port OF Ne" VI
The accounts of said Boaro al r.
p p"dit and investigation by the STATE
imditior or Supervisor of Pubic &C
n aoMnts and the auditor shall counter
! sion all bonds hereafter issued. me
| BOARD may acquire real ana persoLl"i
| nroperty subject to mortgage or olne'
| lien and may make or execute o, prt
chase money mortgages or property
acquired. Nothing herein contained
shall prejudice the right of the holoer
Of any bonds of the Port now outstand-
| ING, or that may be issued under the
ordinance and mortgage heretofore
made and executed for canal purposes
segregation of Of such hnnds nder sad
ordinance and mortgage or other GOV.
enant Of his bonds. This amendment
shall not repeal any statutes hereto
fore enacted, except insofar as incon'
sistent herewith.
Section 2. Be it further. resolved
etc, That on the official ballots to be
used at said election shall be placed
ment to the Constitution giving adj
tional powers to the Board of Commits
sioners of the Port of New Orleans II
the financing and control of the prop
erty under it's administration and tn
words, Against the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution giving add
tional powers to the Board Of Commis
the financing and control Of the prop
erty under its administration AM
each elector shall indicate his vote TO
or against the proposed amendment
provided in the general election law
" r. F. WALKER,
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
HEWITT BorANCHArD,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
!. the Senate.
Approved; July Z 1920.
jNO. NJ. PARKER,
Governor Of the State Of Louisian'
JAMES So j. BAILEY,
! Secretary of State.
, ACT NO. 40
!. House Bill No. 2ss-By Mr.. schell.
: JOINT RESOLUTION. =.
: Proposing an amendment to Article ~
Q of the Constitution Of the State {
e Louisiana as heretobefore amende
i relative to pensions for Confedefa'
e SECTION /. Be 1t resolved by II
: General Assembly of the State OF Loui!
Il Jana, thirds Of all the tr1embe
s elected to each House concurring, IN.
: Article 800 of the Constitution Of II
1t State Of Louisiana as heretobefo
j. amended be amended and re-enacted
i as to read as follows:
g Article 500. A pension not to ,exce'
e Thirty Dollars (s30.00) per month sha
J. Be allowed to each Confederate soldi
= or sailor veteran who possesses all
m the following qualifications;
" /, He shall have served hcnorab
f. from the date Of his enlistment UNI
l. the close Of the late Civil War, or un
as ne was discharged or paroled, in sor
l. military organization regularly inu
d. tered into the Army or Navy Of I
n Confederate States and shall have +
st triained true to the Confederate stat
III until the Surrender.
VII 2. He shall not own property
le more than two thousand dollars VI
ID j. lie shall not be saiared or othe
re wise provided for by the State of Lou
is lana, or by any other State Or Cover
Id inent. In case he enlisted IN, any
lie ganizhtion mustered into said sert
e. as a Louisiana organization, OF IN CO
ID, ut the date Of his enlistment he resid
nd In The State OF Louisiana, he shall ha
Of resided in this state for at least f
Ms Years pYior to his application for pc
III, sion, In case he resided elsewh'
ef than In this State, and enlisted In
tn organization not mustered IN r.
Of Louisiana, or In ths Navy. Of the c.
ITO in this State for at least Ave, YET
to prior to his application for Such p
ii. sion. A like pension shall be gran
ell to the widow who shall not have m
les ried again, In INDECENT circumstanc
n. of such soldier or sailor whose, m
al riaae to her was contracted prior
lot January, 1895; provided that II her I
ied ceased husband served In an organi
res ton, mustered in from Louisiana, OF
MT, re reaided In Louisiana, at the date
nE hls enlistment, then In order that D.
leS widow shail be entitled to the pens
for as hereln provided. she shall have
res sided In this State tor at least
ala years PRIOR to her applica ten, thtrei
The and If her deceased husband enlis
eat elsewhere than In Louisiana,
aia served In An organisation not, music
'oh in from Louisiana, such widow oh
mt, In order to entitle her to a pension
tor herein provided. have resided in
BILE State for moi less than Ave Years pl
iall to her application for such, pens
OF provided further that all widows ,
I'M. married Confederate soldiers OF sal
bs second time shall not be debal
ara from the benefits Of this Act but
eles entitled to a pension on the same te
Inn as other widows of deceased Confet
nal that pensions whether to yetefansa
her to widows shall be allowed only I
ey- the date Of application under
ude Article, and the total appropriat
the for all pensions in any one year 3
TOR be the proceeds OF an annual tau
the three.fourthe Of one MILL on the dc
ele. which tan is hereby levied on all
I'VE; able prepefty in the State. prov
.nal said appropriations shall never be II
ere than in amount sufficient TO pay
ap- pensions for any ene Year. Any
ipts cruing surplus from said tax find :
and be held as an accumalating fund
hall the Confederate Veterans TO be APP