New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-25
No. 1C1.
AN ACT

To amend and re-enact sections one and TWO
aud to repeal section three OF an act en-
titled can act to provide Pensions for the
Veterans Of eighteen hundred and four.
teen aud eighteen hundred and fifteen, or
their Widows, according to the require
ments of article one hundred and twenty
four of the Constitution of eighteen hun.
bred and sixty eight" approved October
thirteen, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight, and to create Commission to as
certain who are the Widows of the de
cesed Veterans of eighteen hundred and
fourteen and eighteen hundred and fifteen,
and who are Veterans OF those years who
have not heretofore been awarded q PEN
sion by law, and providing compensation
for said Commission and their Clerks.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State of
Louisiana in General Assembly convened,
That sections one and two of AZ act entitled
San &C: to provide pensions for the veterans
OF eighteen hundred and fourteen ana
eighteen hundred and fifteen, or their wild
ows, according to the requirements OF article
one hundred and twenty flour OF the con sti-
tuition OF eighteen hundred and sixty-eight,"
app owed October thirteen, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-elght, be amended and re.
enacted go as TO read az follows:
That each veteran of the wears Ell hteen
hundred and fourteen and eighteen hundred
and fifteen, residing in the State of Louisi-
ana, or their widows, shall be entitled to an
annual pension of two hundred dollars,
payable quarterly out Of the State treasury,
in accordance with the specified appropria-
ton for that purpose in each year; provided,
that no warrants shall be drawn by the
Auditor Of Public Accounts except as
against g specific appropriation made 10
carry out the provisions of this act by the
General Assembly at its session next pre-
ceding the drawing of said warrants, and
only to the amount of such appropriations.
SEC, .. Be it further enacted, etc., That
any p rson who has heretofore, by any act Of
the General Assembly of this State, been
awarded q pension preYionS to the year
eighteen hundred and sixty sig for services
rendered the State or the Urited States in
the years A. d. eighteen hundred and four.
teen and A. d. eighteen hundred and fifteen,
and known as veterans OF those years. shall
be entitled to the benefit Of this act; and the
amount appropriated by this act as pen
sion for such persons shall be paid on their
own warrant, when the signature to
tificate of the Clerk Of District
Court Of the parish in which such
pensiouer resides, that he saw the pensioner
sign the warrant, and he is the person he
represents himself to be, which warrant
shall be accompanied by the affidavit of the
pensioner that he is the person to whom the
law has heretofore awarded g pension,
which law, by its date and number of the
act, shall be referred to in said affidavit.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
section three of said above recited acs be,
and the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. Be it further euacted, ETC., That
in order to ascertain who are the surviving
widows residing in the State, of deceased
veterans of eighteen hundred and fourteen
and eighteen hundred and fifteen, and who
are the surviving veterans OF eighteen hun
de-ed and fourteen and eighteen hundred
and fifteen, now residing in the State, who
By name have not heretofore been awarded
g pension by any law OF this Stare, and will
not be entitled to the benefit of the second
section Of this act, that the President OF the
Senate, Secretary of State and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives be and
thew are hereby appointed commissioners
tor, the purpose OF ascertalning who are
said widows and surviving veterans. by
evidence which shall be submitted 10 them,
which may be dOcum ntary or taken down
by the commissioners in writing, including,
if the commissioners think proper, the afi-
davit of the applicant. Said commissioners
are hereby empowered to administer oaths
to all parties and Witnesses connected with
the business entrusted 10 them by this act.
They are also authorized 70 allow testimony
to be taken under commission, pursuing the
same forms which are prescribed for taking
testimony before the courts OF this stat,
except the commissioners are to cross the
interrogatories and issue the commission,
and appoint the commissioner. All evidence
taken bV the commissioners must be IN
writing. Said commissioners are required
to make their report within the first
week OF the meeting OF the next
session of the General Assembly.
Said report is required to be rrnted, and
to include ell the evidence taken in each
case. Said commission shall be entitled TO
8 clerk.
SEC 5. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
aIl persons claiming the benefit of this act,
O her than those mentioned IN the second
section hereof, shall be required to present
their claims TO said commission, within
IL rec mouths after the adjournment OF the
present session OF the General Assembly, III
writing, stating the facts and circumstances
on which the claim is based, and submitting
such documents in support OF the same as
they may have. and giving the names and
residences of their witnesses. reserving to
the commission to take any other evidence
they may think proper; and said commits
sion is authorized to subpoena before them
any witnesses they may think proper, and to
enforce the attendance thereof, the same as
the courts are authorized to do, and to send
for persons and papers in furtherance OF
their investigation, and to do all things that
they may think proper in order to enable
them to arrive at correct information on the
subject of their investigation.
SEC, 6. Be it further enacted, etc, That
said commissioners shall be entitled 10 eight
dollars per day during the time they are
engaged in the duties required OF them by
this act-not to exceed one hundred days,
to be paid on the warrant OF the President
Of the Senate, out of any moneys in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, and
their clerk shall be paid the same compensa-
ton now allowed an enrolling clerk IN the
Senate, to be paid on the warrant OF the
President of the Senate as above.
SEC. Z. Be il further enacted, etc., That
what is intended by the terms veterans OF
eighteen hundred and fourteen and eighteen
hundred and fifteen are those who We're ln
the military service of the State or the
United States, and in or near the city CT
New Orleans, in the month of December,
eighteen hundred and foure cen, and Janu.
ary, eighteen hundred and fifteen, and at the
time the memorable battle of the eighth OF
January, eighteen hundred and fifteen, was
fought at Chalmette.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted. etc, That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage.
(Signed) MORTIMER CARR,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) OSCAR J. DUNN,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Approved March 1G, 1870.
GSigned) Il. C. WARMOTH.
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
GEO. 2. BovEE,
Secretary OF State.