The Banner-Democrat., 1900-10-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION.
House Bill No. 73-By Mr.. r. B. Young
JOINT RESOLUTION,

Act No. 13.
House Bill No. 73-By Mr.. T. B. Young:
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an Amendment to Article 3O3
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
concurring. That Article Three Hundred
and Three of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana be so amended as to read MS
follows:
Article S0S. A pension not to exceed
EghtdSS) Dollars per month shall be al
lowed to each Confederate soldier or sailor
veteran, who possesses all of the following
| qualifications:
1st. He shall have served honorably
| 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-
! tederate States until the surrender.
| 2nd.- He shall be in INDECENT circum-
| stances, and unable to earn livelihood by
| his own labor or skill
| Ord. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State Lou
islana, or by any other State or g overn-
ment.
| In case he enlisted in any organization
mustered into said service as a Louisiana
| organization. or in case at the date of bis
| enlistment he resided in the State OF Lou
isiana. he shall have resided In this State
\ for at least Eve years prior to his applca-
! tion 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 shah have resided in this State fer
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 seryed in an organization mustered in
from'LOuisiana, or il he resided in Louis
lana at the date of his enlistment, and has
80 resided Tor 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 an
organization not mustered in from Louis
lana such widow shall, in order to entitfe
her to pension rs herein provided, have
resided In this State for not less than If
teen years prior to her application for sucb
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-
atiens for all pensions shall not be less than
hfty thousand dollars nor more that seven
ty-fve thousand dollars in any one wear.
provided that nothing In this Article shall
oe construed so ~ TO prohibit the General
assembly from providing artincisi limbs to
Gnbled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
eeetion 2. Be 1t further enacted. etc.
That this proposed amendment be submit.
teo 20 tne 4uained voters of the State OF
Congresnonatelection to be holden in No
vember, 1900.
}. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
ALBERT ESTOPINAL.
Lieutenant-Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved July 9Th, 1900.
M w. w. HEARD.
Governor of the State of,Louisiana.
"A true copy:
JOHN r. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
Sept. Is, 1900-l0w.