The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1900-11-03
Act No. 80
House blll No. Is By b. 7. Young:
JOINT RESOLUTION

''"'~e '''i w. 80 by Il. 1. Young.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an Amendment to Art;c,o aoo
Of the Constitution of the S,,.o 'oo
Louisiana: VI
>cct'oh onc. BE IT enacted h> the Gen.r.,
Assembly of III" state Of IG,,isi',," 'aerai
thirds of all member, elected IT, c,h :, Two
concurrlng. That Article Three IIun,,ra ,,ouse
lhr'e Of the Constitution of the st,t,, 'u anu
i>iana DC 50 amended ~ to read us foInwNo"
Article 303. 4 pension nor To ,y.ih w
(ss) Dollars per month shall b,. 'I,n, Lisht
each Confederate soldier or .aiInr 1919 "tu 10
who possesses cfall the foliouin,, .ii%i.:ah'
tiOns: f"H'iea'
LIST. He snail have served ln,o,.,,,.
HE date Of his enlistment until ~ t,,'ii ron
the late CINIl War, Or until hi was Gischnr,,'ai
or parnlcd, IN SON" military or,aniIat tou
regularly mustered int" the Army ar N %nu,i
OF inc Sohito'ratt States, and shall have re-.
the surrender. oH Until
md. He shall be in INDECENT circu,ustancos
ana unable to earn a livelihood by his own
Labor or skill - "'H own
5rd, He shall not be salar;cd Or ott.r,.,.,
provided for by the State OF Loui.i'nn. ' 81
by amy other state or Government -
IN case ne enlisted in any Organization
mustered into said service Is Il I ouisjnu,,
organizations, or m case III the dat, ~ IL;
enlistment h" resided in the state M I, ~
lana, he shall hay" resided ia TIL, Statn tnr
nt least nNtEcirs prior to his apnlic,ticn t"n
pension. IN ease he resided elsewhere than
III ms H'a'e' anu enlisted IN an organization
not mustered i'll from Louisiana. or in tLa
Navy OF the Confederate States no sbn
nave resided III this STATE for 1T least fifteen
years prior I" his application for such NON.
SION. y ilkt pension shall! be granted the
WIDOW Who shall not have ularried ,,,,in in
INDECENT circumstances. Of such soldier nv
SAILOR whose marriage to her was cOutracted
prior to january LIST, $50, provided thnt Il
ilcr deceased husband served in an oryaniza
ton mustered in from Louisiana or If h.
resided III Louisiana at the date OF his enlist.
Iutnf. and has so Resided To-. one wear nr,o,
thereto, than in order that such widow .hali
he entitled to the pension ut herein proyidad
sh" shall have resided III this state for NJ
icast HHc years prior to her application
therefor: and if her deceased husband on,
ll>tto elsewhere than in Louisiana ami
served III AN organization not mustered IN
IRON Louisiana such widow shall in order
To entitlc her To pension aS herein provided
have resided in this State for NOT lrss th.n
nftecn years prior to her application for
such pension; provided further that pen.
sions whether to veterans or to widows
shall be allowed only from the date of annli
cation under this article, and the total an.
proprlat IONS forall pensions shall not less
than NIFTY thousand dollars nor more than
stvcnty-uyc thousand dollars il any one
years. provided that nothing in this Article
shall be construed SO as to prohibit the
General Assembly from providing artificial
limbs to disable confederate soldiers or
soldiers.
section Z. BE it further enacted. etc. That
this proposed amendment be submitted to
the quailficd voters of the stat, OF Louisiana
ior adoption or rejection, ut the Congress
slonM election to be held in November 1900
J. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ALBERT ESTOPINAL.
Lieutenant-G ovcrnOr and President Of Senate
Approved July 9Th, 1900.
W. w. HEARD.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy:
JOHN 7. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.