The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-10-06
R0nI1hT REID,
r. SAMBOLA JONES,
LEON JASTKENSKI.'


Amendment TO State Constitution
Act No. 70.
House Biz No. 73-Rg DIX, B. T, Young!
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing All &mcrhment to Article 303
of the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana.
Section One, BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of LonS
ana, tNNo-tilntls OfAll mcmbt9s elected t0t
each House .cOnCnrring, 1hat Article
Three Hundred aud Thvpe of the Consti-
4ntien> Of he State Of Louisiana be sc
f,tfnrMdcd as to read aS follows:
Article 303. \ prnSi9H net to exceed
Fight '($Sy Dollars per m"nta snail be-
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor Sete4nn, s"ayI,n possesses al VI TIC
following qualifications:
1st. He shall haNe served honorably
from tIpetlate of Ills enlistment until the
close Of tslo late CiHl War Hr Until he
was discharged or l,arotd, iii some ahiIi-
tary organization regularly mustered in
! to tho Armyor Navy oil the Confederate
States, and shall have remained true to
the Confederate States NntSl the surren-
der. q @-s at 4
Pad. Hc SINH 5'e in INDECENT cjscunl-
Stalt2es, and 1llLal,le to earn u livelihood
by his.0wn labor or skill ~
Bad. He slan not b. salarica or other
wise provided for by the State of LoRisi-
ana, or BY any other Statv OF Govern
mcGt.
In case he enlisted in aHy organization
mustered into s,Eid service asa Louisiana
organization, Orin caScat the thtte OF his
enlistment he resided in the State Of
Louisiana, hesshaA have resided III this
Stage fer Il least five years prior 80 his
!. application for pension. IL ease h. re-
!. sided elsewhere than in this state, and
cniisNdaip an organization net mastered
iii from LouiSiana, o. in the Navy Of tke
EC0nfctlerate States, &c Sht&i lave resided
!. in tliS State fog at lea4t fifteen Years
priDr to lis appiiGatiap EAr such Fension
A like pension shall 8se granted Ia the
widow Who shall not Alayc nEDl96tl again,
. III INDECENT circumstances Of sHeh Seltkof
I'll Gfl4lOl hIlNOt w 1His " tts bVii-
I tractGd prior to jaaHaIy lsti81Q4 prOsld-
, cd, thai If her deceased, AnSh;Ega served
in Au organization muSteredin FROM Lou
i iSima. Grif he resided in Louisiana at
the date of his enlistment, and Aas So
}. resided for one year PRIOR. thereto, then
in order that such widow shall be entitled
to the pension as herein provided, sh
i ,l,c II saI,,,.n ,na;,Ir1 iuTthsu Gtn+n fnr :,
z beast five years prior to her application
Therefor; and if her deceased husband en-
ElistGd eIseHhe than in Louisi"nn, and
Served in All organization not mustered ii!
1ff0m LDuisiana Bnch widow shall, i'll order
: to entitlc her to pension 10 herein pro-
. Igided, have resided in this state for not
: Hess thru fifteen years prior to her aNpll'
!, cation for such pension; provided furthef,
that pensions whether to veterans OF
fwideWs, shall be allowed only from The
| I,late of application under this article.
, I.antl the total appropriations for all pen.
1.sionS shall not he less than fifty thousand
lAlollaSs Nor more than seventy five thoHs
land dollars ip any one year, provided
i shat nothing in tssis article shall BE con.
D. strucd SO rs to prohibit the General As
, Esemhly FROM paDyii;as ARTIFICIAL limbs t.
baisabled Confederate soldiers or sailors
H. Section 2. BE it further enacted etc.
fThat this proposed amendment be sub
J 4Mtted to the qualified voters OF 4hc STATE
I E9f Iiouisiana4og adoption or rejection, al
f$he Congressional elect to le holden il
t.Noycmher, 1900,
eE I " SnnlpTs