The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-09-15
Act No %.
Housc Bill No. - by b. T. Young;
JOINT RESOLUTION.

| Proposing au Amendment to Article 20:
Of the Constitution Of the State o.
Louisiana;
Assembly of the state OF Louisiana, two
thirds OF all members elected to each IJOust
concurring. That Article Three Hundred ana
Three of tho Constitution Of the state of Lon
i.iana he 50 amended As to read as follows:
Article 3O3. 4 pension not to exceed ri.h,
go Dollars per month shall be allowed Il
each Confederate soldier or sailor veteran
" no possesses of all the following uualifica
tons:
LIST. He snail have served honorahiy from,
the date OF his enlistment until tho close Of
the lafe CIVIL War. or until he WAS discharged
az HaroIcd, in .oine military organization
regalarlI mustered info fhe Army or Nav
Of the Confederate States, and Shall h;,ye r.,
main true I" the Confederate STATES until
the surrender.
md, lie shall b. in INDECENT circu,net anc.s
and unable 10 earn II livelihood by his own
labor or skill
srd. He shall not be sAiaried or nthcrw Use
provided for by the state Of Louisiana or
by any other state or Government.
In case he enlisted In any Organizatioh
mustered into SAID service as II Louisiana
organization. or in case at the date OF his
enlistment he resided in the state of Louis
lama, he shall have resided in this >tate for
at least five years prior to his application for
pension. In case he resided elsewhere than
in this state. and enlisted in an Or,sanizatio ion
not mustered in from Louisiana, or in the
Navy Of the Confederate States, he shall
years Hlior to hia .appiicati9n Tor sitch pen.
sion. \ like pension shall BE- granted tiic
widow who shall not have marpltd again, ia
INDECENT circumstances. of such sptlier OF
sailor whose marriage to hey was pontractrd
prior to january LIST. 1870. prov idcd, that if
her deceased husband served in an orsalixa.
ton mustered in from Louisiana, or il h"
resided in Louisiana at the date OF hi. enlist
mcnt. and has 80 resided for one wear prior
thereto, than i'm order that such widow shall
be entitled to the pension at herein prov idcd
she shall have resided in this State for at
least fiVc years prior to her application
therefor; and il her deceased husband en-.
listed elsewhere than in Louisiana, and
ser. ri IN an organization not mustered in
from Louisiana ouch widow shall, in order
70 entitle her to pension a. herein provided
have resided in this State fOrnut lees than
fifteen years prior to her application for
sioHs whether to veterans or to wi,tewa
aGsll be allow ed only from the date of ami.
cation .:tder this article, and the total up,
RSshp y t%t a %d bp, Sn I n NOT t
>eventy-five thousand dollars III any o1's
yeaFs. provided that nothing in this irtitiC
Sha!l Rs construed so as +" prohibit the
ieSs to A1dIis snh,y tr"H Eros ding aEtci
soldiers.
Section 2. Be it further enacted. etc Tint
ms proposed amendment be submitted to
me qualified voters OF the State Of Louisiana
Tor adoption or rejection, Mt the Congress
'ional election to be held in November. 1890. !
J. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives |
ALBERT ESTOPINAL.
leu Il, Az. Governor and President of Senate
'Apprbydd Jniys.h 100
'>;T. Y: ". H.AiE. !
Governor ofthsSts,~nf Louisiana
9 W JOIN 5fRS T. MICHEL. '''.' ~
*.Ssetnry Of State