The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-10-13

Act No. 70
House Bill n" 73-Ry Mr.. B. T. Yonng
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing ~ Amendments to Article 800
Of Ia" CONSTITUTION of the State Of
Louisinna.
SECTION NE. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly nftnr State Of Lnnisi-
ana two thi,dE vt all meInhRrs aisctsd to
aaCh House coI,cuFriHg, That Article
Three Hundred aud hraa Of tho COnslitu.
ton of the Siata Of louisiana be 40 amen
died as to read ia fntl0wa:
ARTICLE Su3. a pension not to exceed
Eight ($S) D0Ilnro per month shall BE- al,
lOwed Ia 1HCh Confederate soldier or
veteran, whnP0NNeasas all Of bhs following
qualifications
lsG. lie shall have served honOrahly
fTOtn the date OF his enlistment until the
close oftha late Civil War, or nntil he
was discharged ar ParOlpd, in some mill.
tary Organization regularly mustered
into the Amy or Navy Ofthg Confederate
States, AMI shall have remained true TO
tho Confederate States until the nnrren-
der.
2nd. He shall he in indigent circnm
stances, and nnablN to earn a livelihood
by his Own labor or skill.
Srd. He shall not hr salaried or other
wise provided for by the State of LOuisi-
ana, or by any other State OF Government,
In case hP enlisted in any organization mus
tered int" said service 81 IL Louisiana nrgaui-
cation, or in case at the date uf his enIiatmrni
he resided IN the StntR of Louisiana. he ahnII
have resided IN this State fur at least five
wears prior to his application for pension. In
case he resided elsewhere than in This state,
aud enlisted ia IN organization not mnaterah
III from lyOIliglnItR ar in 4hn NuVr nF the 4 I.,g.
tederRte States, he shall have resided Ia ihis
state fur at least fifteen Years prior tn his
application for such pension. 4 like prusi0n
shall be granted TO the widow who sllal, mot
have married again, ID INDECENT circumstances,
of such soldier or sailor whuse naTriaue to
her was contracted prior to January lat. 1870,
provided, that if her deceased husband served
IN an organization mustered in from l.uuisi-
ara, or If he resided in Louisiana at the date
OF his enlistment and has a.. resided for one
year prior thereto, rhen IN order that snch
luoWshaIl he entitled tn the pension az here.
IN provided, she shall have resided ia this
State for at least FIVE wears prior to her aDDli-
cation Therefore aud if her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana, and
served in Nn organization not mustered ia
from Louisiana such widow shall. ~ order to
entltle her to pension as herein provided,
nave resided in this State fer not less than
htteen Nears prior to her application for such
penslOni provided fnjther, that pensions
Whefher to veterans or to widows. shall be al
lowed only from the date OF application undOr
tins article, and the total appropriations frF
all pensions shall not he less than fifty thOus-
and dollars nor more than seventy-fvo thuua.
ana dollars in any one year. provided that
nothing IN this Article shall be construed so
as to prohibit the General Assembly from pro.
vlding artificial limbs TO disabled Confederate
soldiers or sailors
SECTION 9. Belt further enacted, etc, That
this proposed amendment be submitted 10 the
qualified voters of the State Of Louisiana for
adoption or rejection, at the Congressional
election TO be holden in November, 1900,
j. Y. SANDERS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
ALBERT E~STOPINAL,
Northumberland and President Of
the SeuRte.
Approved July 9Th, 1900.
W. w. HEARD.
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
. true copy
JOHN I. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.