The Colfax chronicle., 1900-09-15
ACT NO. z3.
House Bill No. 7S-By Mr.. b. T. Young:
JOINT RESOLUTION.

Proposing an amendment to article 30s of the
Consultation Of the State Of Louisiana.
| section l.. Be it enacted by the General Az
sembly of the State Of Louisiana. two-thirds of
all the members elected to each House copcpr
| ring. That Article Thrse Hundred and Three OF
the Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana be SO
amended as to read AS follows:
Article %S pension not to exceed EIGHT
tSsl DOLLARS per month shall be allowed To
each Confe.ierats soldier or sailor veteran, who
possesses all OF the following qualifications:
list He shall have served honorably frum the
date OF his enlistment until the close 0f the late
civil War; or until he was discharged or paroled,
ed ito the Army or Navy Of the Confedsrsis
States. and shall have remained true to the Con-
federate States until the surrender.
"a. He shall be in INDECENT circumstances
and unable to earn livelihood by his own labor
ID. He shall not be salsrisd or otherwise pro-
other State or Government.
IN case he enlisted in any organization MUSTER
60 INTO said service az ouisiana organization.
ed in the State Of Louisiana, he shall have resid-
ed In this State for at least i've years prior 10 hs
application for pension. In case he resided else
ganizstion not mustered in from Louisiana. or
in the Navy Of the confederate States. ne shall
lave resided ir this State for at least fifteen
years PRIOR to hle application for such pension.
A like pension shall be granted tO the widow
who shall not have married again. in indigens
circumstances. Of such soldier or sailor whose
lst 1870. provided. that IL her deceased husband
served IN an organisation mustered in from Lon
isiana. or II he resided in Louisiana at the date
of his enlistment. and has SO resided for one
year prlor thereto. then in order that such widow
shall be entitled Ia the pension ~ herein pro.
yided. she shall have resided in this State for &C
least i've years prior 10 her application therefor;
and if her de ,eased husband enlisted eisewher.,
than in Ii uisiana. and serve in an organization
not mustered in from Louisiana such widow
shall in 0rsler to entitle her to penslo, 40 herein
provided. have resldetl this State Tor not less
than fifteen years prior to her application for
such pension; provided further. that pensioua
whether to veterans or to widows, shall lie AL
lowed only from the date Of application under
this article. aud the total appropriations Tor all
pensions shall not be less ran Fifty Thousand
dollars nor more than seven y-fivs Thousand doll
lars in any one year. provided that nothing iu
this Article shall be construed 80 Ms 10 prohib,t
the Generat Assembly from providing mrtific,I
limbs to disabled Confederate soldiers or s,ils,rs
Section 2. BE it further enacted, etc.. That
this proposed amendment be submitted 10 the
qualified voters Of the State Of Louisiana for
adoption or rejection. 1t the Congressional eiec-
ti0n to be holden in November 1901
j. Y. SANDkRS
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
ALtERT ESrOPiNAi.
Lieut. Governor and President Of the Senate
Approved July 9Th, 100
w. W. HEARD.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
s JOIN +. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.