St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-09-17

. were decided on and ordered pur'
chased. It was also resolved tha
all pensions when allowed shall b.
dated from the day when applica'
ton was received and filed by tbs
secretary Of the board, he being
ordered to receipt fer applications,
The secretary will also furnish ap.
plicants with necessary blanks.
As there Is not = general knowl.
edge Of the ,nunifcent provision the
Constitutional Convention has made
for the destitute veterans Of the
Confederate war, and that all may
know what the provision Is. We here.
with print in full those clauses Of
the new Constitution in which that
provision is embodied. We should
have been glad il the monthly pen
sion had been much larger, but with
her resources Louisiana has done al
in her power. snd that is extremely
generous and will remove every in
digent veteran from want or the
apprehension Of want:
fart. 500. The Soldiers' Home
OF the State Of Louisiana, known q
Camp Nichols, shall be maintained
by the State, and the General As
sembly shall make an appropriation
for each year based upon the mum.
Der OF inmates in said home ON the
first day Of April OF the year in
which said appropriation 10 made,
Of one hundred and thirty dollars
per capita, for the maintenance and
clothing Of such inmates from which
one dollar per month shall be a.
lowed to each inmate for his person.
al use. and shall make such further
appropriations for building, repairs
and incidentals, - may be absolute
ly necessary.
"Art. 3O3. A pension not to ex-
coed eight dollars per month shall
be allowed to each Confederate SOL
der or sailor veteran, who possesses
al Of the following qualifications:
"1st. He shall have served honor
ably from the date OF his enlistment
until the close of the lase civil war.
or until he was discharged or pa
rolled, in some military organization
regularly mustered into The army
or navy OF the Confederate States.
aud shall have remained true to the
Confederate States until the sur.
render.
''2n6. He shall be in INDECENT cir.
cumstances, and unable to earn oil
livelihood by his own labor or skill.
''3rd. He shall not be salaried or |
otherwise provided for by the State !
Of Louisiana, OF BY any other State |
Of the government.
I'm case he enlisted into any or.
ganization mustered into said service |
rs . Louisiana organization, or in
case at the date Of his enlistment he
In the State Of Louisiana. he
'hall have resided in this State Tor
1t least five years prior to bis sp-
plication for . pension. In case lie
reside1 elsewhere than ia this State. |
md enlisted in an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, or in
The navy OF the Confederate States.
ne shall have resided in this State
'or at least fifteen years prior to his
application for such pension. A
ike pension shall be granted to the
widow, who shall not have married
gain, IN INDECENT circumstances. OF
my soldier Or sailor who, having
'ntered the service OF tue Confcd er.
tie States during the late civil war.
oct his life prior to June LIST, 1865.
rom wounds received, or disease
contracted in such service; pro-
ided, that il her deceased husband
erved 10 an organization mustered ,
from Louisiana, or il he resided
Or one year prior thereto, then in
rider that such widow shall be en- ,
tiled 20 the pension - herein pro.
lded. she shall have resided in this
tate TOR at least five years prior to
er application therefor; and il her =
eceased husband enlisted elsewhere S
ian in Louisiana. and served il IN !
Fga0lzation not mustered in from
caisiana, such widow shall. in :
rder to entitle l,er to the pension G
herein provided, have resided in b
10 State for not less than fifteen :
'ars prior to her application for
'ch pension provided further, that
:nsions, whether to veterans Or tol
ldows, shall be allowed only from [,
e date Of application under this h
t'c'e, and the total appropriation
{ oil pensions shall not exceed .
~ thousand dollars in any one D
AR. IN
"Art. SO4. The General Assem-. !.
y shall appropriate not less than =
el.e hundred dollars per annum .
: the maintenance in New Orleans q
. Memorial Hall or repository n
; The collection and preservation le
relics and mementoes Of the lste {.
n war. aud Of objects or interest. \,
q shall be authorized to make V
ID suitable appropriations for the q
'ction OF monuments and markers &
the battleiields Of the country, OF
nmemofatlve Of the services,
On such fields, Of Louisiana SOL :,
% and commands. =
AR NOT OVER YET. to
Montgomery, Ala, Sept. ls-iF,
n. Wheeler was interviewed BY
Advertiser correspondent to-day
'egard to the war. Gen. Wheeler Ii
|: in