New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-02
NOTICE TO VETERANS.

STATE OF LoU1IANA, I
Auditors Office. Z
New Orleans, May 80, 1870. ,
The following oct of the Legislature, passed az
the regular session of 1876 10 hereby Iepubiisoed
for the information and guidance OF AL COZ
erned mn g,
An .ct to n,oviae An annual pension for the sur
vivins veterans Of the war Of 1873 to i8la. wn ny
participated in the siege OF Safes Of ISIS 70
wei a. for the eurviving widows OF such vel s.
ersns to fix and etermine the mode ana cost
OF who 'h 5. Sifbe1te enacted
on the same subject matter. "a
SECTION l. Be it enacted BY me senarG a., sna
House representatives Of the Safe 81 @ anS
Ter the first day Of January lsa sa ssa ana
every surviving veteran q ses e or battle Of New
Orleans in Decembr 1914 and yannsry. I9i'' ~.
is aud remains . citizen Of and domiclled II Iols
sba he Entitled to have and receive from the
State Of Louisiana pension Of twelve dollars PEI
payable Sn as abc
who shall warrant thereforupon tie State Treas
ures cut of any funds in the State treasury not
sHc D. Be- il fnl Their enacted, etc, That sny per
son n siding or domlcilisted in this State claiming
to be veteran Of the WAT OF lSlS and ~: ana 70
have participated in the battles siege Of New Or
lie ans in December. 1874 and January, 1873, being
reside MT then and citizen now OF this state. and
1@S al
shsii he required to prove his right to such pen
Sion before the parish court in which he may re-
eide, when such partie reside outside OF ne par
for the parish of Orleans when such person shall
reside Ia the parish OF Orleans; that such pro
ceedines shall b taken cont aactd he ~In
bv the dis trict attorney OF the Pafticu 9is.
tritt where such proceedings are had and that
Senets e. tbs :S. Establish tie
dence Of two n re witnee ses, that ne wa regu
larry enlisted IN the military service Of the gnl a,s
that he participated in the sege or atles OF New
orleans In December. 1914 and January 1915. and
sersice that he is resident Of this state. being .
resident then and citizsn now of this State; end
that he s over seventy five years OF age. IN ORDER
favor of the person APPLYING granting hun all
the rights and benefits Of this act.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, etc. That IN cases
leges Of this act has departed this life, or may
hel eater die, leaving him surviving widow. AID
Iecipien : Of such pension, or may not have estab
lished his right to such pension the widow 81 sasn
deceased veteran shall be required to turni.h the
same evidence specified in the second eect On OF
this act, and in like manner, toRt thor with evi.
dence OF her rs &c, bsfore she thsll be entitled
and in case where such deceased veteran may
have been the recipient Of such pension. It shall
be only necessary for his widow TO urnlsh anto
the Auditor of Public Accounts satisfactory ev1-
deace Of the fact OF her marriage with such de.
ceas. We teran, they lived together az man and
Sac. Be it further ems cted etc, That full and
complete certified copy OF the record in each and
every case Of any person applying for the 1enents
court wherein such proceeding may be taken,
after Judgment shall have been rendered therein,
unto the Auditor Of Public Accounts tor p1esssIva
rendered in favor Of any person 90 ror the
benefits and privileges Of this act, the Auditor OF
warrant of such person for said pension rs valid,
and issue thereafler regularly the necessary war
rants in HE foa the o. as n% da ne
of judgment being rendered in favor OF sucn appit
cant and moreover place the name Of such person
on the list Of those declared to be entitled TO SAID
SEC. s. Be it further enacted. etc, That the clerk
of the court in which such proceedirgs may be
anythip for bis fee for all costs entaied in such
proceedings. including. tie aforementioned GER
SIC. g. Be it further enacted. etc., That any
sale, mortgage, hypothecation or lransfzr Of the
whole or any part Of any pension that may become
PAYABLE to any person under this act, shal be void
aud of effect; that NO pension shall be paid to
any person other than the pensioner entitled
or M or 9sI os bs
appl cant resides shall any widow receive
such pension beyond the period Of ter widowhood,
Pre- per by the Auditor Of Public accounts TO sub
stAntate that he is the proper person entitled to
receive the pension.
whole amount to be expended under this act
shall not exceed ten thousand dollars annually
which. if inadequate to av all pensioners proving
mp their Gains ~ above provided shall be rataby
distributed among them.
SEC 8. Be it further, enacted, etc., That all laws
OF parts Of laws heretofore enacted on the same
subject matter, as we'll as all laws inconsistent
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed
and that this act shall take effect from and aftr
its pas sage.
(Signed) &. D. ESTILETTE.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
(Signed) C. G. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the Senate.
Approved March a. 1876.
(Signed) WM 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 partie ulariy those Of section seven, the
period wherein qualification 10 required to be
made as per notice heretofore publ shed by this
Office, is extended to the TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF
JUNE, proximo, and claimants ale required to
conform to the provisions of the law within the
time specified.
GEORGE B. JOHNSON,
my3l je25 Auditor.
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