New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-03
NOTICE TO VETERANS.
ATE OF LoUIslANA,l
AUDITORS Office.

STATE OF LounlANA,>
AUDITORS Office. )
New Orleans, Nay 30, ls76.J
The following act of the Legislature, passed st
tho resu ar session Of 1876, u hereby Iepub.shed
for the information and guidance Of all coz
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An ac. IA provide an anuual pension for toe sur
vivlnx veterans Of the war Of lSi1 to isio Who
part;c psted in the sieee or bat les OF NeT Or
lan' n ID rs tS Widows Of such vet
Grams; to fix and Determine the mooe a9a cost
Of sscertsinins who shan receive =. sac ca pen;
sion, and to repeal al laws hitne1to enacted
on the same subject matter.
sscrioS i. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of n O1 amS TIT from snd
al er the first day Of January .. Ioo e,5 sna 9
every Surviving veteran Ct the war o. ieIz N enc
On leans in Decs mb.r, 1914, and Jannsry 1913 and
Is and remsius . citizen Of and domiciled il this
as 2, the h.ys and sn !yecsSe from TIE
Stste Of Louis ana pension q twoITo 1ona.s Is.
mcn.h, payable quartt rly. on big or ne own Wal
who shall variant therefor upon the State Tress-
ures cue Of any &tDds in the STATE treasury nos
otherwise approg3ated d. .c+ad etc That anv Der.
son re sidng or dom'cilisted in this State claiming
TO be veteran Of the war Of 1872 and 1872 ana 70
reside mt then and citizen now OF tbs state, anu
desiring to avail himself o. 1 he zen rabt to such zen
sion before the parish court IN when ne may 70
side when such parties reside Sutsde 9, sne par
reside De. 10 the parish q Orleans; thai sqch pro.
sss ststs shs Which .h. Se
by the di.trict attorney OF the parse uiar az.
tritt where such proceeGnss arc nau. s sU, va
benefits o. this act shall establish upon the evil
dence Of two or witnesses, that ne was regu-
sta,es or this State in the var Of 1872 and 1875
that participated In the sege OF "a lies 2! New
Orleans 10 Dece%1sI asss aaT from sacS
service; that he is resident Of this state being
resident then and citizen now OF this State; and
~ war, ant Judgment or decree to be rendered in
favor Of the person so APPLYING, granting hin al
the rights and fhs, o. Etc. That in cae
where person entitled to the Denen1s ana PRIV.
leges of this act has departed TINS me- or may
he, "a fter die leaving him surviving WIDOW and
snch dece assd veteran may not nave been the
Iecipiens Of such pension. or may not nave eetao-
snsd his right to to-
same evidence, specified in the second sectsno Of
this act and in like manner, toy t3er with ev.,
dence OF her mai before she sh all be entitled
to r ave and receive the pension herein granted;
and in case where such deceased veteran may
have been the sscp aor h e, raow to furnish an
| the Auditor of Public Accounts SATISFACTORY evl.
deoce of the fact Of her marriage with such &c.
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SEC 4. Be it further enacted. etc, That fulland
complete cert copy OF the Iec11e y ~ esen ano
of this act shall be tram by the clerk OF the
court wherein such proceeding may &c ., ,akeo'
unto the Auditor Of Public Accounts for preserve
ton and reference. aud that upon judgment icing
ana Gt II sct tx
Pubic Accounts ellsn thereafter recognize the
warrant Of such person iSr ;a,d ~ as vs
rapts in his favor for the amount OF his pension &C.
crying or inuring from aad after the day and Gate
cant and moreover place the name OF such person
on the list Of those declared to DO entitled to said
nEc s. Be it further enacted. etc Tt a. the clerk
| of the court in which such proceedings may be
taken shall not bs entltlei to demand or receive
anythir for his fee for all costs entailed in such
| proceedings. including. the aforementioned ctr
| lifted copy of the record.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc.. That any
sale mortg .ge, hypothecaticn or transfer Of the
who le or any part Of any pension that may become
payable to any person under this act shall be void
any = person other than the pensioner entitled
thereto his her order certified by the clerk
Of the district court for the parish N .n,ea the
| such pension beyond the period of er wi6cwhood
and that the rensioner may be require d, If thought
staLtiate that he is the proper person entitled TO
| receive the pension.
SIC. :. Be it further enacted, etc. That the
| whole amount to be expended under this act
| shall not exceed ten Thousand dollars annually,
which, if inadequate to lav all pensioners proving
up their aims, 40 above Irovided shall be rataby
distributed among them.
SEC g. Be it further, enacted, ETC., That all laws
or parts Of laws heretofore enacted on the same
subject matter, as we'll as all laws inconsistent
| herewith be and the same are hereby IeOealed
and that this act shall take effect from and at.r
its passage.
| (Signed) E. D. ESTlLkTTE.
Speaker Of the House of Repres entAtives.
(Sgned) C. c. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the Senate.
| Approved March "a, 1876.
(Signed) VIM. P KELLOGG.
| Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
| true copy:
| n. DURAED,
Assistant Secretary Of State.
In order that this Office may be enabled 20 prop.
| erly carry out the provisions of the above act
| and particularly those Of section seven, the
| period wherein qualification is required to bs
| made, as per notice heretofore published by this
| Office, is extended to the TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF
JUNE, proximo, and claimants are required 10
! conform to the provisions Of the law within the
| time specified.
GEORGE B. JOHNSON,
my3! je25 Audtcr.
CIRCULAR.