The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-29


Aot No. "a
House 1911 Ra. 49, By Mr. B. 7. Young
J0tNp RESGI. UTlON.
Psefatef Ing au AmipmIlncnt 10 Article 3O9
Of Gg Constitution Uf1tae state OF
LnH 8i8na. 6
eEcTIoN One. he a. cuacted hy the
Ganaral Assembly Of Fine State of LOuisi-
ana, tWo-thildB IF ~ members alected to
each Honse cOusurring, That Article
Three Humlred ami Three uf the Cnnsiitn.
tiQn oftha State Of Louisiana lie SO amen,
del he 70 rsad ac follows:
ARTECLR 303. A pension not to exceed
Right ($8) Dollars per mORtb shall be all
lswed to each COnfedarats ]snllier or
veteran, wh0p0ssesses ali Of theIVll0Wing
qualifications
LIST He shall have seryel honOFably
fFOin the date OF his enlistu.ant until the
close Ofthe late Civil War, or until he
was discharged or parolrd, in some mli-
taFy organization regularly mustered
late tho AFmy or Navy ofthe Confederate
States, and shall have remained true 10
she Confederate States until the surren-
der.
End. He shall be in INDECENT circnm-
stances, and unable 20 earn "a livelihood
BY his own labor or skill.
3rd. He shall not bs Ralaried OF other,
wise provided for by the State Of LOUISE
ana, Of by any other State OF Government.
10 case he enlisted in ans reorganization mus
tered into said service rs q Louisiana orgali-
cation, or In case. &C the date Of his enlstment
he resided N the State Of Louisiana. he shall
have resided in this Stare for at least Ave
years prior t. bis application for pension. In
ease be resided elsewhere tlian ia this state,
and enlisted ID an organization not mustered
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iederAta states, he Shall have resided IL this
State for at least fifteen years prior to his
application fer such pension. A like pension
shall be granted to the widow WIN shall not
havs M~alTiedagain, in INDECENT circumstances,
ofsueh soldier or sailor whose marriage b
her was contracted prior to January lat. 1870,
provided, that if heraeceased hushand served
IN an organization mustered in from Louisi-
ana, or If he resided in Louisiana al the date
Of his enlistment and has so resided for one
year prior thereto, chen ia order that such
widows shall De entitled to the pension as here
ln provided. she shall have resided inthis
State for ableast FIVE yeara prior to Der appli-
cation therefor; and ii hor deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana, and
served in an organization NOT mustered in
from Louisiana such widow shall. rs order TO
entigle her ito pension as herein provided.
have resided IN this state for mot less than
lftaen years prior to her application for such
Bsnsi0n5 provided tntLher, that pensions
whether q veterans or to widows. shall be al
lowed only from the date Of application under
thiB article. and she total appropriations for
an pensions shall not be less than fifty thOns-
and dollars nor more than ssventY-f five thous-
and dollars in apy Dne year. provided that
nothing is this Article shall be construed 80
Sc 90 probibit she General Assembly from pro
vIding artificial limbs 10 disabled Confederate
soldiers or aailers.
SECTION 2. Belt further enacted, ETC., Thai
thia proposed amendment be submitted TO the
qualified voters Of the Stata Of Louisiana fol
ldoption OK rejection, at tie ConeresaiousI
ciaetiun 70 be holden ia November 1850.
JOY ShNDERn
epoakerof the House q 3 pfabentativea
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