The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-09-22
ACT NO. 70.
Dill NO. T5-by Mr.. b. Il. Young:
JOINT RESOLUTION.

oOlN1 hLOOA@OllONs
Proposing an amendment to article 00s Of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana.
Section I. Be it enacted BY the General As
sembly OF the State of Louisisna. two-thirds OF
al the en- member ELECTED to each Hou.e concur:
the Constitution Of the State of Louisiana be so
amended rs totead as follows
Article SOS pension not to exceed EIGHT
sSsl DOLLARS per month shall be allowed 70
each Confedernte soldier or sailor veteran, who
possesses all Of the following qualifications;
LIST. He shall have served honorably from the
date OF his enlistment until the close Of the late
Civil War. or until he was discharged or paroled,
IN some military organization regularly MUSTER
go into the Army or Navy Of the Confederate
States and shall have remained true to the Con-
iederate States until the surrender.
I'd. He shall be in INDECENT circumstances
and unable to earn livelihood by his own labor
Sd. He shall not be salarled or otherwise uro.
vlded for by the State of Louisiana, or by any
other State or Government.
IN ease he enlisted in any organisation muster
or in case at the date Of his enlistment he rusid
ed in the State OF Louisiana, he shall have resid.
cd IN this State for at least five prior to his
application for pension In case no resided else
where than in this State and enlisted In an or
ganisation not mustered in from Louisiana or
In the Navy of the confederate Statess he shall
years prior to his application for such pension.
like pension shall be granted to the widow
who shall not have married again. in INDECENT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. OF 6tcn eOl01er or sailor whose
marriage to her was contracted prior 10 January
LIST. 1879. provided. that il her deceased husband
served IN an organization mustered in from Lou
isiana. or II he resided in Louisiana at the date
II his enlistment. and has 30 resided for one
year prlor thereto then in order that such widow
shall be entitled to the pension as herein pro.
yided she shall have resided in this State for at
least nve years prior to her application therefor;
and II her deceased husband enlisted elsewhere
than IN Louisiana. aud serve.t in an organization
not mustered in from Louisians such widow
provided have resided in this State for not lees
Than fifteen years prior to her application for
,uch pensions; provided further that pensions
whether to veterans or to widows, shall be all
owed only from the date of application under
his article. and the total appropriations for ali
pensions shall not be less than fifty thousand
dollars nor more than seventy-fve Thousand dol.
ars In any one year, provided that nothing ip
his Article shall be construed 30 as TO prohibit
he General Assembly from providing artificial
limbs to disabled Confederate sold ers or suiorsx
Sections Be it further enacted. ETC., That
his proposed amendment be submitted to the
qualified voters of the State of Louisiana for
doption or rejection. at the Congressional cleo
ion to be holden in November 1900
J. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ALBERT ESTOPINAL.
Lieut.. Governor and President of the Senate.
Approved July 9th, 1900
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
q join cIY T. MICHEL
Secretary Of Mate.