The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1900-09-29
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ORTHER G.. MOUTON,
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Act No. 70.
House Bill No. 73-By Mr.. b. T. Young:
JOINT RESOLUTION

,
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an Amendment to Article 3o3 of
the Constitution of the State of louisiana.
Section One. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF Louisiana.
two thirds of all members elected to each
House concurring, That Article Three Hun
dred and Three Of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be SO amended as to read
as follows:
Article 3o3. A pension not to exceed
lowed to each Confederate soldier or sailor
veteran, who possesses all of the following
qualifications:
Ist He shall have served hororably
of the late Civil War, until he was dis
charged or paroled, in some military organi
cation regularly mustered into the Army or
NAVY of the Confederate States, and shall
have remained true to the Confederate States
until the surrender.
and. He shall be in INDECENT circum-
stances, and unable to earn a livelihood by
his own labor and skill.
grid. He shall not be salaried other
wise provided for by the State of louisiana,
or by any other State or Government.
In case he enlisted in any organization
mustered into said service as Louisiana or
ganization, or in case at the date of his en-
listment he resided in the State of Louisiana,
he shall have resided in this State for at
least five years prior to his application for
pension. In case he resided elsewhere than
in this State, and enlisted in an organization
not mustered in from louisiana, 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 pen
sion. 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 Ist 1870. pro-
vided, that if her deceased husband served
in an organization mustered in from Louis
L.. lel he
| date of his enlistment, and has resided
! for one year prior thereto, then in order
| that such widow shall be entitled to the
pension 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 elsewhere than
III Louisiana, ami served IN an organization
| not mustered in from Louisiana such widow
shall, in order t" entitie her t" pension as
herein provided, have resided in this State
for not less than fifteen years prior to her
application for such pension; provided
| further, that pensions whether to veterans
| or to widows. shall be allowed only from
the date of application under this article,
| and the total appropriations for all pensions
shall not be less than fifty thousand dollars
| nor more than seventy five thousand dollars
! in any one year. provided that nothing in
this Article shall be construed SO as to pro-
! hibit the General Assembly from providing
| artificial limbs to disabled Confederate
soldiers 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 rejection at the
Congressional election to be holden in No
vember, 1900.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ALBERT ESTOPINAL,
observation-disclosures and President of the
Senate. Approved July 6, 1900.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN r.. MICHEL,
of Sfofa