The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-11-03
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION.
Act No. %. 4es-...
House Bill No. 73-By Mr.. T.. B. Young:
JOINT RESOLUTION.

Act No. 20. ,ss
House Bill No. 73-By Mr.. T. B. Young
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an Amendment to Article 303
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 as
follows:
Article 1903. pension not to exceed
Eight (SS) Dollars per month shall be al
lowed to each Confederate soldier or sailor
veteran, who possesses all of the following
qualifications: ~
LIST. 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-
federate States until the surrender.
End. He shall be in INDECENT scircum-
stances, and unable to earn livelihood by
his own labor or skill.
3rd. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State Lou
islana, or by any other State or Govern
meut.
In case he enlisted in any organization
mustered into said service as a Louisiana
organization, or in case at the date of his
enlistment he resided In the State of Lou
isiana. he shall have resided in this State
for at least five years prior to his applica-
ton 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 shall have resided in this S tate for
at least fifteen years prior to his application
for such pension. 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 il her deceased hus.
band served In an organization mustered i'm
from Louisiana, or il he resided in Louis
lana at the date Of his enlistment, and has
so resided for 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 II 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 entitle
her to pension as herein provided, have
resided in this State for not less than fif-
teen years prior to her application for such
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-
atoms for all pensions shall not be less than
fifty thousand dollars nor more that seven
ty-iye thousand dollars in any one wear.
provided that nothing In this Article shall
be construed 50 as to prohibit the General
Assembly from providing artificial limbs to
disabled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be 1t further enacted, etc.
That this proposed amendment be submit
ted to the qualified voters of the State of
Louisiana for adoption or rejection, at the
Congressional election to be holden in No
yember, 1900. -.t
J.Y. SANDERS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
ALBERT ES TOPINAL.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and President of the
Senate.
Approved July 9Th, 1900.
w. w. HEARD,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
a true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
Sept. 10, l900-l0w