The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
PROPOSED. AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION.
Act No. 10.
House Bill No. 7s-By Mr.. T. B. Young

Act No. 10.
House Bill No. 7slBy Mr.. T. B. Young
JOINT RESOLUTION.
| Proposing an Amendment to Article 800
| of the Constitution of the State of Louis.
| lana.
Section One. Be it enacted by the GEN.
| eral Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
| two-thirds of all the members Of the House
| concurriBg, That Article Three Hundred
and Three of the Constitution of the State
| of Louisiana be SO amended as to read as
/ follows:
| Article $685. A pension not to exceed
Fight (S8) Dollars per month shall be al
| lowed to each Confederate soldier or sailor
veteran, who possesses all of the following
qualifications: A9
| 1st He shall have served bonorablv
| from the date of his enlistment until the
| close of the late Civil War, or until he was
discharged or paroled, in some military or
| ganiZation regularly mustered into the
! Army or Navy of the Confederate States.
and shall have remained true to the Con-
federate States until the surrender.
| End. He shall be in INDECENT circum-
| stances. and unable to earn a livelihood by
| his own labor or skill.
| 3rd. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State o Lou
isIana, or BY any other State or Govern
| ment. T9A sf6a
| In case he enlisted in any organization
mustered into said service as Louisiana
| organization, or in ease at the date of his
enlistment he resided in the State of Lou
! isiana. he shall have resided in this State
| for at least five years prior to his appliea-
| ton for pension. In case he resided else
where than in this State, and enlisted in an
| organization not mustered in from Louis
lana. or in the Navy of the Confederate
| States, he shall have resided in this State for
| at least fifteen years prior to his application
| for such pension. A like pension shall be
| granted to the widow who shall not have
married again. in INDECENT circumstances,
! of such soldier or sailor whose marriage to
| her was contracted prior to January 1st,
1870, provided, that If her deceased hus-
| band sery ed in an organization mustered in
| from Louisiana, or ii he resided in Louis
| lana at the date of his enlistment, and has
| so resided for one year prior thereto, then
| in order that such widow shall be entitled
| to the pension as herein provided. she
| shall have resided In this State for at least
| five years prior to her application therefor;
| and If her deceased husband enlisted else
where than In Louisiana, and served in au
| organization not mustered in from Louis
| lana such widow shall. in order to entitle,
her to pension as herein provided, have
resided in.this State for not less than fif-
teen years prior to her application for such
pension; provided further. that pensions
whether to veterans or widows, shall be
allowed only from the date of application.
under this article, and the total appropri-
atoms for all pensions shall not be less than
fifty thousand dollars nor more that seven
ty-fiye thousand dollars in any one year,
provided that nothing in this Article shall
be construed so as to prohibit the General
Assembly from providing artificial limbs to
disabled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, etc,
That this proposed amendment be submit
ted to the qualified voters of the State of
Louisiana for adoption or rejection. at the
Congressional election to be holden In No
vember, 1900. s8ass
j. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ALBERT ESTOPINAL.
Lieutenant-Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved July 9th, 1900 ~
W. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
a true copy:
JOINT. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
Sept. Is, 1900-10w.