The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-11-03

Amendment to State Constitution
Act No. 10.
House Bill No. 73-By Mr.. b. r. Young {:
JOINT RESOLUTION,
Proposing an amendment t6 Article 303
Of the Constitution OF the State Of
Louisiana.
Section One. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of, the State Of l.ouisi-
ana, two-thirds of all members elected to
each House concurring, That Article
Three Hundred and Three of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana be so
amended ~ 10 read as follows:
Article 303. A pension not to exceed
Eight ($8) Dollars per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran, who possesses all Of the
following qualifications
1st. He shall have served hoAorably
from tho date Of his enlistment until Tie
close of the late Civil War, or until he
was discharged or paroled, in some mill
tary organization regularly mustered in.
to the Army or Navy of the Confederate
States, and shall have remained true to
the Confederate tates until the surren-,
der.
End He shall be III INDECENT circum-
stances, and unable to earn a livelihood
by his own labor or skill.
Bid. lIe shall not be Salariod or other
wise provided for BY the State of Lonisi-
ana, or by any other State or Govern
mcnt.
In case he enlisted in any organization
mustered into said service as Il Louisiana
organization, or in case mt the date of his
enlistment he resided iu the State of
Louisiana, he shall have resided in this
Staie for pit least five years prior to his
application for pension. In case he re-
sided elsewhere than in this state, and
enlisted IN an organization administered
in from Louisiana, OF in the Navy of tho
ConfadeFate STATES, he shall have resided
in this State for at least fifteen years
prior TO his applicG tiqn tor SUCH pension.
A like pension shall tie granted TO the
widow who shall not have nIaFrieda |
in INDECENT cpcIunstaBces, Of Saeh soldier !
or saihr whose mar1iiagB TO LeF ya4 CON
.tracted prior to January lst1810, pr0yit- |
ed, thaGi if her deceased husband soryedj
in all organization mustered IN irons Lou=
isiana, or if he resided in LQlisialla al !
the date of his enlistment, and has 50 |.
resided for one year prior thereto, then
i'll order that such widow shRll be entitled |
to the pension as herein proyided, she /
shall have resided in this State for at |
least five years prior to her application
therefor; and ii her deceased husband en-
listed eisewherH than in Louisiola, and
served in All organization administered in
from Louisiana such widow shall, IN orderI
to cntitle her to pension as herein pre-
Vidcd, have resided in this state for n'S
less than fifteen years prior to her applf.
cation for Sneh pension; provided further,
that pensions whether to veterans or
widows, shall be allowed only from tie
date of application under this article,
and tie total appropriations for all PEN
1ions shall not he less than fifty tlonganl
dollars nor moro than seventy five tli0us
and dollars in any oQe year, provided
that nothing in this art cIo shall be cen.
striped so as to prohibit the General AS.
semlsiy from providing artificial limbs to
disabled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2 BE it further enGRtea ETC.,
That this proposed amendment bs sub.
nitted to the qualified voters of the State
# Louisiana for adoption or rejection, at
tle Congressional election to be holden III
November, 1900.
J Y Sanders,
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
Albert Estomnal,
IieutenantGoyernor and President of the
Senate.
Improved July 9th, 1900.
w w Heard,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
true cory:
John L Michel,
Secretary of State.