The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-10-13

Amendment to State Constitution
Act No. 70,
House Bill no. T3-By Mr., P, II, Young
JOINT RESOLUTION,
Proposing ~ amendment to Article BOB
Of the Constitution Of the State OF
| Louisiana.
| Section One. BE it enacted by the I
Gcneral Assembly of the state Of l4ouisi-
ana, g4so.ti!il!ls Of a!l meMbers elfef'tE 70
each House conclung, THAT ANioi"
Tlyec Hundred and fhrfe Of the consti-
tu5iop nf Ihc statp Of l.op;aalHa he so
amended as 70 read as fn!lo%Si
| Article 30S. A pensioa not TO rEePed
Eight (*S) Dollars per month shall be-
allowed to each Cppfe,lerate soldier or
sailor veteran, who possesses all 9F the
following qualifications;
1st. He shall have served honnrahly
frem tip dale of his eEliStmcHt until the
close of the late Civil War, or until ne
was discharged OF rarolcd, in some mill
tary organization regularly mustered III
10 the Army or Navy of the Confederate
States, and shall have remained true to
the Confederate States until the 'sIirreh1
der.
2nd. He shall he in INDECENT ciretlm-
stances, and unable to earn q hycliiOo0
= by his own labor or skill.
Bid. He shall not DO salaried or other
wise provided for by the State of Louisi-
ana, or by amy other State or Govern
nent. -.
a In case he enlisted in any organization
mustered into said service as Il Louisiana
organization, or in case at the date OF his
enlistment no resided III the State o!
= Louisiana, he shall have resided i'll this
Stale for at least iiyc years prior TO his
application for pension, in ease he re-
n sided elsewhere than in this state, auC
enlisted in an organization nGf mpstsrel
in from Louisiana, or i'll the Navy al tax
Confederate States, lie shall have rosittet
in this State for at least fifteen years
prior to his application for such pension
& like pension sllall he granted to th'
widow who shall not l}avo married again
T in INDECENT circumstances, OF such soldier
y or sailor whose marriage to leE MAS con
tYactod prior to Jgnnary lst 1871, proVid
:, ed. that If her deceased husband serve!
:" in an organization mustcredin from Lou
iSiana, OF if he resided in Louisiana a
ef the dafe of his eniistmenti and has 81
resided for one year prior thereto, thei
in order that such widow shall bcentlte'
to the pension as herein provided, Sil
shall have resided in this State f0f 4
y. least five years prior to her applcatio
-, therefor: and il her deceased husband Ell
=, listed elsewhere than in Louisiana, an
20" served in an organization not mustered
'ut from Louisiana such widow shall, i'll 0rut
to entitle her to pension as herein PR
tad yided, have resided i'll this state for nc
less than fifteen years prior 70 her app
cation for such pension; provided inrthe
that pensions whether to veterans !.
widows. shall be allowed only from Il
date of application under this artlcl
and the total appropriations for all PEI
sions shall not be less thaniifty thcnSa
dollars nor more than seventy five thou
and dollars i'll any one year, proFlat
that nothing in this article shall DO co
strued so as to prohibit the General 4
sembly from providing artificial limbs
disabled Confederate soldiers or sailors
Section 2. BE it further enacted e1f
That this proposed amendment DO s'i
mitted to the qualified voters Of the sta
OF Louisiana for adoption or rejection,
the Congressional election to be holden
November, 1900,
J Y Sanders,
Speaker Of the House of Representative
Albert Estopinal,
Northumberland and President OF t
~ Sena
Approved July 9th, 1900,
ted w " Heard, .r...,,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
A true COPY
&, John L Michel,
Secretary Of State,
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