St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-09-15
Official.

act. No. VI
House Bill No. 73-B, B. r. Young:
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Proposing an Amendment 10 Article
3O3 Of the Constitution Of tho State OF
Louisiana.
Section one. Be II iel acted by the
General Assembly OF the State Of L0uisi-
ana, two-ihir.ls Of all the members
ole led TO each HOuse concusrinH. That
Article Three Hundred and chree
Of the Constitution of the S.ate Of
Louisiana b. ~ amended ~ to read rs
follows:
Attic 303. A ptnsion not 10 exceed
Eight (eS) Dollars per month shalt b.
allowed 10 esch Confederate soldier and
ssllor wee =. who possesses all of ths
following QUALIFICATIONS:
LIST. He shall have served hon0fAbIy
from the dag Of his enlisssa ent until tho
close Of the Late Civil Wax. or a It'll he
WIS discharged or larolcd. in some
military organization regularly mustered
unto the Army or Nav vi tho t;Onfestes ate
st ties. and shall have rem aimed true to
the Conf defass States until tae sur
render
3ud. He shall Le in Indignant circum-
stances, si.l unable 10 can . Twelfth God
by his own lAbo. or skill.
3rd. He shall not bs salaried a other.
wise provided ior BY the State Of Louisi-
ANA. or By sssy other State or Govern
inert.
In case he eulis,.d in any organization
L,ussessI into said service IN Louisi-
ANA vneAnix. ton, 0e in case at the date
Of his enlissment he resided in the
State Of Louisiana. he shall have re-
sided IN this State for at least i've years
psios to has application for vensi -. In
case he resided elsewhere than in this
state, and enlisted in an orsauisatiOn
rot 4 ustI red in IRON Louisiana. or in
the Navy Of the Confederate States, he
| shalt hive resided In this State for ut
least Alteeo ::,esYs prior 70 his applica-
zion too such pension. \ like penss0n
shall b granted 70 the widow who shall
not have murisd again, in indigent
Circumstances of such soldier or sailor
whO-e marriage 10 her wae contracted
prior to January :st. 1870. provided. thai
nes deceased husband served in Al or.
ganixalIon mastered Ia from l0utsl-
ana, or If he Tesidssl in Louisiana 1t the
date If his enlistment, and has 20 re-
sided tor o. year prior thereto. then
in order that such vido1 shall be
salitlsd 70 the pension a. bese'n pro-
vided, she shall have resided IN this
State for At Last Ave years prior to her
application therefor; ant II her deceased
husband enlisted elsewhere than in
Louassana, ami served in an oigaoix.s-
ton mot mustered in from Louisiana such
widow shalt, in order 70 eia!itle heH TO
peo.ion ~ i.erein provided. have re-
sided in this State tor not less than dffee1
years prior 70 her application Tor such
pension, provided iuHthcr. that pen
oions Whether to ', TEXANS or to widows,
shall b allowed only from tho date Of
applicasioo under this article. ami the
total apprG psiatioos for all peusi0ea
shall MT be less than tifty thousand dol.
lars NOR more than seventy Ave thousand
doliass in any one yesr, provided sasa'
noIhlng in this Article shail be con
ssrus! 20 ~ to prohibit tie General -
ss@Lly from providing artificial limbs
- disabled OOof<deHate soldiers o: sail
obs.
Section :. Ee i, i.rther enacted. etr.
that this proposed asncn.l Ment bs
Submitted to the quilted voters Of tie
state Of Louisiana for adoption or reJs'
sion. ut the Congressie nal election to b
holdea in November, l9U0.
j. 7. SANDERS.
speaker Of the House Of Representatives
ALBERT ESrUl'ENOl-
Lieutenant. Governor aud President o
the Senate.
Approved July 6th. 1870.
w. y. HEARD,
Governor of the state of LOui~iA:. Q
4 t.ae copy:
JOHN d. MITCHELL
| Eecrstxsy Of State.