The Banner-Democrat., 1900-10-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION.

House Bin No. 73-By Mr.. T. B. Young:
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Pronosing 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 as
follows:
Article SO3. A pension not to exceed
Eight 1887 Dollars per month shall be al
lowed to each Confederate soldier or sailor
veteran, who possesses all OIL the loiloWihg
qualifications
1st. He shall have served honorabiy
from the date of his enlistment until the
close of the late Civil War, or until he was
discharged or paroed, in some military or
9aniZation regularly mustered into the
Army or Navy of the Confederate States.
and shall have remained true TO the Con-
federate States until the surrender.
2nd. He shall be in INDECENT cireuu-
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 :
ment.
In case be enlisted in any organization
mustered into said service as 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 MS appliea-
ton for pension. In case he resided else
| where than in this State, and enlisted In an
| organization not mustered in from Louis
| iana 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 pension. A like pension shall be
1 tad 70 ha Wi wi N shall not have
| married again. in INDECENT circumstances.
| of such soldier or sailor whose marriage to
| her was contracted prior to January lst,
| 1870, provided, that If her deceased hus-
| band served in an organization mustered IN
| from Louisiana, or ii 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 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 entttle
her to pension as herein provided, have
resided in this State for not less than fit-
teen years prior to her application Tor 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 approprl-
ations for all pensions shall not be less than
| fifty thousand dollars nor more that seven
ty-tive thousand dollars in any one year,
provided that nothing in this Article shall
be construed so as to prohibit the General
, Assembly from providing artificial limbs to
disabled Confederate soldiers or 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 or rejection. at the
Congressional election to be holden in No
, vember, 1900.
81 JY. SANDERS.
: Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
ALBERT ES TOPINAL,
Lieutenant-Governor and President of the
), Senate.
: Approved July 9th, 1900.
w. w. HEARD,
j, Governor of the State OF Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN t. MICHEL,
q Secretary of State.
Sept. Is, 1900-10w.