The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-10-07

eachrelect0r Shall indicate his vote Tor
or against the proposed amendment as
provided in the general election laws
of the State - -"
R. F. WALKER,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
HEWITT BOUANCEIAUD,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July 7, 1920.
JNO. M. PARKER,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES ]. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.
,''''''' ACT NO. 40.
= House Bill No. 2ss-By Mr.. Schell.
!, - JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 800
of the Constitution of the State of
! Louisiana as: heretobef0re amended
relative to pensions for Confederate
Veterans.
:. Section /. Be 1t resolved by the
General Assembly of the. State Of Louis
lana, two thirds of all the members
elected to EACH House concurring, That
Article 303 Of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana as heretobefore
amend edible amended and re-enacted so
as to read as follows: r.
Article 303. A pension not to exceed
Thirty: Dollars ($30.00) per month shall
be allowed to each Confederate soldier
or sailor veteran who possesses all of
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 some
military organization, regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy of the
Confederate States and shall have re-
manned true to the Confederate States
until the Surrender.
,,.2. He. shall not own property Of
more than two thousand dollars VAL
uatibn. = 80
g. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State of Louis
'iana. or by any other State or Govern
ment. In case he enlisted in any or.
ganization mustered into said service
as Louisiana organization. or in case
at the date of his enlistment he resided
in the State of Louisiana. he shall have
resided in this State for at least five
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-
federate States, he shall have resided
in this State. for at least five years
prior to his. application; for such pen.
sion. A like pension shall be granted
to thelMidow who shall not have mar
ried again, in INDECENT. circumstances
of such soldier, or sailor whose mar
rage to her was contracted prior to
January, 1895; provided that ii her de-
ceased husband served In an organiza-
ton, mustered in from Louisiana, or II
he resided in Louisiana, at the date OF
his enlistment. then In order that such
widow shall be entitled to the pension
as herein provided, she shall have re.
sided lin this State for at least Ave
years 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 shall
In order to eptitle her to a pension al
herein provided, have resided In this
State for not less than i've years prior
! to her applieat ton for such pension
provided further that all widows who
married Confederate soldiers or sailors
| second time shall not be debarrel
from the benefits of this Act but BIZ
entitled to a pension on the same terms
IS other widows Of deceased Confeder.
ate soldiers or sailors; provided further
that pensions whether. to veterans OF
to widows shall he allowed only from
! the date Of application under thi.
Article. and the total appropriation
| 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.
| able property In the State. provided
said appropriations shall never be NOR,
than an amount sufficient to pay. al
pensions for any one year. Any &C
| cruing surplus from said tax fund shall
Ibe held as an accHmulating fund fol
| the Confederate Veterans to be appro
priated by the General Assembly FOL
| their use and benefit as the Genera
| Assembly may In future determine ant
! the collection Of any other tax or II
/ the making OF any appropriation fol
1 pensions lin excess Of the amount o.
| the three fOurths of one mill tax leviet
and collectedsand to be known as Con
1 federate Veteran Pension Fund" Il
hereby prohibited and said fund 10 I,
i be used for no other purpose than tina
| herein stipulated; and upon the adop
| ton of this Amendment same shall q
| once become SELF operative and tn
1 funds derived therefrom be immedi
ately used for said purpose. and pro
vided further that the tax collector
4 and assessors shall receive no commits
/ sions for assessing and collecting sal,
! three fourths Of one mill tax hereil
provided.
lis: Provided that nothing in this Articl
shalt be construed SO 40 to prohibi
/ the General Assembly from pfoyidinl
artificial limbs to disabled CONFEDERATE
i Soldiers or Sailors.
4 Section 2. Be II further resolved
etc, That this proposed amendment b.
submitted to- the qualified electors O
4 the State OF Louisiana, for adoption O.
1 rejection at the Congressional Election
TO be held on the first Tuesday mex
1 following the firss Monday In Novem
/ Der, 1920.
That the official ballots to be use,
j at said election shall have priAte,
i thereon the words: For the propose,
i amendment to Article, 303 Of The Con
stitution Of the State OF Louis aAs ri
i alive to the pensions for CofsAorek
i Veterans" and the words. AZ aines q
/ proposed amendment to Article 10 3
4 the Constitution OF the State Of IoSls
I lana relative to pension, for eonfod
X crate Veterans" and eacl eleCtOr enn1