The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1900-09-22

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Act No.7s
House Ban No. VS-By Mr.. B. I. fonDg:
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an Amendment to Article SOs
Of the Constitution Of tho State Of
Louisiana.
Seotien 0ae. Be Il enacted By the
General Assembly Of the State OF Louis-
lana, two third q all nenbers elected
to each House concurring, That Article
Three Hundred aud Three Of the Consti-
tuition of the State u Louisiana b 60
amended ~ to read - tollows:
Article 900. A pension not 10 exceed
Eight (t8y Dollars per month shall be
allowed to esch Confederate soldier q
sailor veteran, who possesses al o. she
following qualifications:
LIST. he shall haye Nerved Aonorably
from The date Of his Enlistment Until the
close Of the late Civil War, OF until be
was discharged or parsiek in some mill
tary organization regularly mustered
|! into the Army o. Navy Of the Confsder-
ate States, aud shall have remained true
to the Confederate States until the sar-
render.
end. he shall be in INDECENT circum-
stances. and unable TO earn . livelihood
BY his own labor OF skill.
Srd. He shall not Be salaried OF other
wise provided for By the State Of Lou
isiana. q BY any other State OF Gsvern-
nent
10 case he enlisted In any otgsnfss-
ton mustered into said service - . Lou
isiaua Organization, OF In case ct che
date Ct his enlistment he resided In the
State q Louisiana, he shall have resi-
Idea in this State for ct least I've year
| prier 10 his application for pension. IL
casa he resided elsewhere than In thii
State. and enlisted In N organization
not mustered IN frsn Louisiana q ID
; the Navy Of the Coaferate States. be
shall have resided in this Stats Tor q
least fifteen ysafns prior 70 his applies
ton for such persion. A IKE pension
shall be granted 70 the widow Who shall
not have married again. In INDECENT ctr
, cumstances. uf such soldier OF sailo
, whose marriage to her was contracted
prior to January Lat 1870. provided, tina
, | n her deceased husband served In On or
Ranisatien mustered In from Louisiana
, or n ne resided in Louisiana at tho Dat
u Of his ealistuaeut and has - resided 10
, lene year thereto, thsn 10 erder that snc
widow snall be entitled TO the pension
- heres1 provided. she shall have resi-
, ded IN this State for ct losst fiW year
: prior to her application therefor; cad
. her deceased husband ealisted eisewhDs
: than in Louisiaaa, and served II a. q
> RaniEatioa not mustered In from Lon
isianG snch widow shall, 10 order b q
|titie her to pension - herein pFovide'
oil have resided In tAis State isr net ie'
= thaa aftsea years prior to her apQac'
ton fsr such pension: provided furthe
= that pensions whether to vetsrans "
. widows shall be allowed only from dal
Of application under this artdcle a.
: the fetal spprvpriations fsr al peasiol
" shall not Be Ices than Efty tfoasas
dollars nor more than seventy Ave tho
: sand dollars in any one year. prcvld'
|. that nothing in this Article shall b %
strued q - to prohibit the General A
sembly from providing srtiGcisl lin
4 to disabled Confederate soldier OF N
d l0rs..
Section 2. Be 1t further enacted. Il
That this proposed amendment b u
s mitted TO the qualified voters Of the ST.
= OF Louisiana for adoption or rejecti'
. At the Congressional election to b. b.
den in November, 1900.
:, J.Y. SANDERS.
an Speaker Of the House Of Representative
ALBERT ESTOPINAl
Lieutenant Governor and President .
the Senate.
~. Approved July 9Th, 1900.
nv W. W. HEARD,