New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-04
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NOTICE TO VETERANS.

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SrArl OF LOUISIANA
Auditors Once.
s~sF r Mew Orleans, Nay %. 1876.
Tho following act Of tho Legislature, passed at
the regular session Of 1876. Il hereby republished
for the information and guidance Of al con.
eerned
An cot to provide IN annual pension for the sur.
viuns veterans Of the waf q 1919 to 1915. who
participated in the siege or battles Of new Or.
Wen = for the surviving widows Of such vet.
Grams; to AZ and determtne the mode and cost
Of sscertaining Who shall receive such Per.
on the Same subject natter.
SsC11oN /. BE It enacted by the Senate and
in General Assembly convened, That from and
after the first day Of January, A. D. 1876, ea.h and
every surviving veteran Of the war Of 1872 and
Orleans in December, 1914, and January. 1915, and
is and rehsius citizen Of and domiciled in this
sasii - entitled to have and feesvs from the
state Of Louisians pension Of twelve dollars per
month payable quarterly On big or her cwn va.
who shall warrant therefor upon the State Treas
ures, out Of any funds in the state treasury not
SIC 2. Belt further enacted. ETC., That any per.
son residing OF deMclhsted N the state claiming
q the VAT q sls and ls 81 and to
leans In December, 1874 and January, 1915. being
president then and citizen now of this state, and
shall be required to prove his right to such pen.
sion before the parish court in which he may re-
:ide whsn such parties reside outside Ct ths par.
reside Ia the parish Of Orleans; thai snch pro
the State. which shsii BE- rspresent1d therein
BY the district attorney Of the particular dis.
triet where such proceedings are had. and thst
benefits OF this act, shall establish upon the evil
dence of two or m re witnesses, that he wat regu-
states: or this state, in the var Of isls and sis
that be participated in the eye OF ba ties Of New
service that he is resident Of this State. being
resident then and citis-n now of this State and
1. n ams d sirf Is
tie them lights :a md BENEFITS q ths al nun a.
where person entitled to the benefits and privi
leges Of this act has departed this life, or may
hereafter die, leaving him surviving widow. and
such deceased veteran may not hsve been the
recipient Of such pension. or may not have estsb.
lished his right to such pension, the widow Of such
same evidence - specified in the second section Of
this act. and in like manner, t0gt ther with evi.
depee OF her marriage before she thall be entitled
to have and receive the pension herein granted
and in case where such deceased veteran may
have been the recipient Of such pension, It shall
the Auditor Of Public Acco unts satisfactory evil
dence Of the fact Of her marriage with such de-
cessed veteran. or they lived together a. man aad
Sac 1. Be it further enacted, ETC., That full and
complete certified copy OF the record IN each aud
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court wherein such proceeding may be taken,
sfter Judgment shall have besn rendered therein,
tion and reference. and that upon judgment being
rendered in favor Of any person % applying for the
Pubic Accounts shall thereafter recognize the
warrant Of such person for said pension - valid,
and issue thereafter regularly the necessary war.
cruing or inuring from and after the day and date
Of Judgment being rendered in favor Of such sppls
On the list Of those to b. to ed
pension.
SIC. 5. Be it further enacted etc. That the clerk
taken shall not be entltlei to demand Or receive
anything for his fee for oil costs entailed in such
R sccsed,ngs. inc the aforementioned GER
SIC. 6. Be it further enacted, etc.. That any
sale. NOR age, hypothecation or transfer Of the
payable to any person under this act, shah be void
and Of no effect; that no pension shall be paid to
% h : n s e % ~ the eS
of the district court for the parish in which the
applicant reeides, nor shall! any widow receive
and that the pensioner may be required, thought
proper by the Auditor Of Public Accounts, to sub
ct ntiate that he is the proper person entitled to
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 paw all pensioners proving
mp their aims, above provided shall be ratAby
distributed among them.
SEC 8. Be it further enacted, etc., That all laws
or parts of laws heretofore enacted on the same
subject matter - we'll all laws inconsistent
herewith be and the same are hereby lepe a}ed;
and that this act shall lake effect from and aft
its passage.
(Signed) 3. D. ESTILETTE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) G. G. ANTOINE,
Governor and President Of the Senate,
Approved March "a, 1876
(Signed) WIN. p KELLOGG,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
n. DURAND,
Assistant Secretary of State.
In order that this Office may be enabled to prop.
erly carry out the provisions of the above act,
and particularly those Of section seven, the |
period wherein qualification is required to be |
made, as per notice heretofore publ she'd by this
office 10 extended to the TWENTY. FIFTH DAY OF
JUNE, proximo, and claimants are required to
conform to the provisions of the law within the |
time specified. |
GEORGE B. JOHNSON, |
mv31 ie15 Aud;<or