St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1900-09-29
Official.

Yet. NO. u
House Bill No. 73-By B. T. Young:
JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Proposing an Amendment to Article
sos Of the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana.
Section one ~ -fiesracessd b. the
General Assembly OF the State Of LOUISE
ana, two-thirds Of all the members
elecsed to Zach House concarriDg. That
Article Three Hundred and three
OF the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana be 10 amended - to read ~
follows:
Article SO3. A pension not 10 exceed
Eight (9S) Dollars per month shalt BIO
allowed TO each Confederate soldier md
sailor ve:e-a who possesses all OF tho
following ,;uaiiticAaons:
LIST. He shall have served hoaoiably
from the day Of his enlistment until tho
close of the late Civil War. or itil he
WAS discharged or parOled, In some
military organization regularly mustered
iuto the Army or Navy OF tho Confederate
st ties, and sl,all have remained true to
the Confederate states until the sur
render
And. He shall be in Indignant circum-
stances, aid unable 10 e4:n iivelih God
by his own labor or skill.
3rd. He shall not he salsrled Gr other.
wise provided Tor by the State Of L0uisi-
ana, or by any other State or Govern
inert.
In case he enlisted in any organization
l,ustese.l into said service II = Louisi-
ana organisation or in case at the date
"a x~1f~Asun Ia p.sxS.tA.n SvN eoss,
state Of Louisiana. he shall have re-
sided IN this State for Ut least i've years
prior to his application for l.ensi,n. IN
case he resided elsewhere than in this
state, end enlisted in IN organization
rot mustered in from Louisiana. or in
the Navy Of the Confederate States, he
shall have resi- dsi In this State for at
least fifteen :ears prior 70 his a9plica-
ton for such pension. a like pension
shall be granted 70 the widow who shall
not have married ssain, in INDECENT
circumstances Of such soldier or sailor
whose marriage TO her was contracted
prior 10 January lst 1870, provided. that
her deceased husband served in Ar Or
Xanixasion mustered in from L0uisi-
ana, or If he residesli2 Louisiana at the
date Of his enlistment, and has. 80 re-
sided tor Q, . year prior thereto, then
in order that Aqci widow shail BE-
entitled 70 tho pansiop ~ herein pro-
vided, sue shall have resided IN this
State tor 1t least i've years prior to her
application therefor; and II her deceased
husband enlisted elsewhere than in
Louisiana, ami served in An o;ganizs-
ton not nRsteEesl in from Louisiana such
widow shall, in order to en!itle her to 4
pension - Lerein rFoyideq, hays re-
s;ded in this State ior not less than nfseen
years prior 70 her application Tor such
pension, providel iurther, that pen.
sions Whether 10 veterans or TO widows,
shall be allowed only from the date OF
spplicatiou under this article, AMI tho
total apprt priations for all pensions
shall MT he less than fiity thousand dol
lars nor more than seventy five thousand
dollars in any one year, provided that
nothing in this Article shall bc con-
strue.. SO ~ to p;nhibit ti:e General As
ssr,tly from providing artificial limbs
70 disabled Confederate soldiers o: sail.
oTs.
Section z. Re il f;.rtheH enacted. etc.
that this proposed amend nent be
submitted TO tho quilted voters Of the
State Of Louisiana for adoption or reiec.
,ion, 1t the Congressic nal election ID he
holden in November, lYUO.
], Y. SANDERS.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
ALBERT ESrUrENOL.
Lieutenant Governor aud Prrsidslt Of
the Senate.
Approved July 9Th. 1900.
w. v. ilEAND,
Governor Of the State Of LouisiA:-A-
4 true copy:
JOHN T. MITCHELL
Secretary of state.