The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-10-27


JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an Amendment to Article 5Os
of the Constitution of the State OF Louis
lana.
Section One. Be it enacted by the Gem
eraI Assembly of the State OF Louisiana,
two thirds of ali 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 $685. A pension not to exceed
Eight 1881 Dollars per month shall be al
lowed to each Confederate soldier or sailor
veteran, who possesses all OF the following
qualifications:
lst. He shall have served honoraDiy
from the date OF his enlistment un.li sne
close of the late Civil War, or until he was
discharged or paroled. in some military Or,
oanization 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 elrcum-
stances. and unable to earn a livelihood by
his own labor or skill.
3rd. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State Lou
isIana, or by any other State or Govern
ment.
In case he 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 appilca-
ton for pension. In case be resided else
where than in this State. and enlisted in an
organization not mustered in from Louis
lana. 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. like pension shall be
granted to the widow who shall not have
married again, in INDECENT circumstances.
of such soldier or sailor whose marriage TO
her was contracted prior to January LIST,
1870. provided, that ii 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 bereins 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 entitle
| her to pension as herein provided, have
resided in this State for not less than tif-
| teen years prior to her application for such
| pension; provided further. that pensions
| whether to veterans or widows, shall be
| allow ed only from the date of application
under this article, and the total appropri-
| at10Ds LOT all pensions snail not De less tnan
| fifty thousand dollars nor more that seven
| ty-five 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 o.
| Louisiana for adoption or rejection. at the
C0nprpseion pIaction to he holden in No
vember, 1900.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ALBERT ESTOPINAL.
Lieutenant-Governor and President of thu
Senate.
Approved July 9th, 1900.
ea w. W HEARD,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana
a true copy:
JOHN L. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
Sept. 10, 1900-10w.