The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-10-27

Anne ndmeht TO State Constitution
Act No. %.
House Bill No. 73-By Mr.. II. II. Young:
JOINT RESOLUTION,
Proposing ;sn amendment to Article 500
Of the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana.
Section Ono. Be IL enacted nv the
General Assembly Uf the State of I.ouisi.
ana, two-thirls Of all members elected to
each House coucurring, That Article
Three Hundred aud Three Of The Consti-
Triton Of tho State of Louisiana be so
amended as to read as follows;
Garr,v,v ov9. pension not to exceed
Eight ($8) Dollars per month shall bo
allowed TO each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran, who possesses all Of the
following qualifications:
LIST. He shall have served honorahly
from tho date nf his enlistment until tho
close of tho late Civil War. or until hp
was discharged or parolcd, In some MILL.
tary organization regularly mustered lit.
to the Army cor Navy Of the Confederate
States; aud shall have FcmaiNpd trHp To
the Confederate Statps until tho sHrFen.
der.
2nd, He shall no In inaigent clrcnm-
staneog, and unable tn paFN n livelihood
by his own lah0F ar skill.
AID. He shall nat be salaried OF other
wise provided for hy tho State Of Louisi-
ana, OF by any other atafe ar G9yern-
lleRt,
In case he enlisted in any organization
mustered into sail spFvice az Louisiana
organization, M IN case ;pt the date of his
el}ishuent le resided in the State Of
I0uisiaAa. no shall hays resided in this
Stale for ut least five years prior to his
application for pension, IN case he re.
sided elsewhere than in this state, an,l
enlisted in an organization not mustered
in from Louisiana, or in tho Navy of the
Confederate States, he shall have resided
in this State for at least fifteen years
priar 10 his application for sncll pension.
A like ppnaian shall be granted to the
widow who shsll nat have marrietlag
in INDECENT circumstances, of such soldier
or sailor whose marriage to ler was con-
trast.al prior to January Ist 1870, prOvid-
ed, that if her deceased husband served
in an organization mustered in from Lou
isiana, or If hp resided in Louisiana AT
the date Of his enlistment. and has so
resided for one year pripp thereto, then
in order that such widow shall be entitled
to the pension rs herein provided, she
shall have Reailletl in this State for at
least five years prior to her application
therefor; and If her tlppeased husband en-
listed elsewher' than IN Louisiana, and
served In an OrganiEationnot mustered in
from Loujsiana such widow shall, in order
to entitle her to pension as herein pro-
yidcd, have resided in this state for not
loss than fifteen years prior to her appli-
cation for such pension; DTovided further,
that pensions whether to yaierpns or
widaws, shall he allowed only from the
date Of applieatian Under thia articln,
and tllp total approximations for all Dsp=
ai9Hs shall not be leas than fifty thonsaIla
dollars nor NOPE than seventy five thous
aud dollars in any nBe ycar. provided
that nothing in this article ahall he rai-,
strRod SO as to prohibit the Goueral As
semhly fEoR providing Artificial limbs to
disabled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. he 1t further enacted etc.,
That this proposed amendment he sub.
United to tho qualified voters of the State
OF Louisiana for adoption or rejection, at
the Congressional election to he holden in
November, 1900.
IY Sanders,
Speaker of tho House of Representatives..
Albert Estopinal,
Observation-Disclosures and President of the
Senate.
Approved July 9th, 1900,
w w Heard,
Governor of the State of Louisiana,
A true COPY:
John I Michel,
Secretary Of State.