The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-15
Act Mo- 8

Act No. ~
H0us' Bill No 7S-By Mr.. u. r. Young t:
4JOINT RESOLUTION
PrnpDHiRg AN Amendment ii Article SOB
Of tHr Constitution Of cha State of
LUuiEiann.
SECrDS NJ. BO IL cnactrd bv the
General Assembly aftno State at Lhnisi-
ANA, tWU-thiIdN of all members elpctad to
zach House c0nrurring, That Article
Three Hundred and Three Of the CUnstiIu-
ton Ofthr State Of Louisiana I,s so men
drti aE 81 reatl IA follows:
AkTtt.LE SU3. A p]cusi0n not to exceed
Wight tS8J Dollarn p"r mouth shall he AL
l"w"d To each Confederate Enldier ar
Y"t"rnu, WHO PGSSUBscS all of the following
qualifications:
lst tiU Nhnll have served hnuOrnhly
from the date at his enlistment NATL the
OlnS" "fth" late Civil War. or until he
was discharged or parnl"d, ia s0Hta mill
tarY organization regularly mustered
into the Amy or Navy ufIhp Confederate
States, amt shall hhvB remained truN 10
the Confederate States until the surrrn-
iGr.
2ud. Ito shall he in iudigent rirrum.
stances, aud unable 10 earn u livelihood
by liS W labor or skill.
Ord. He shallunt In RuIaried or other
wiE0 pTuVidNd fVC hy the state of LnuiSi-
ana, ar by any Ulhrr State or Government.
IN cuEs he Onliaed IN any organization INNS
tered lItU said s~nFvice ~ - Louisiana nrgani-
EiItInn. ur IN caso at tho date Of his enlistment
hr roSidnd M the State If Louisiana. he shall
hUN0 resided in this StDtp for at lpaRt five
ours prior t. his application for pension, In
cnEr he rrsidRh elsewhere than ia this State,
nnd enlisted IL au org luzltiUu nnE musterad
lu tF"u L"uiSaalia. ar in tht, Navy Of tho tun-
fpNatgtfp NJ tfns bn gkrl br.vn w.ai.IoI l., t1fl
state I"r at l"nSt tiIt.cn yparR prior to his
application ter EuCl penRian 4 like lpi sim
shall ha granted 10 the widow whu afIll MT
have married UgHiU, in INDECENT circumstances
81 such soldier Ur sailor whose marriage to
her was contracted prior to January lat, 1870,
provided, That if her decreased hnsrar nd ser, ed
~ an organization mustered ia from Lon 81
nua, "r If he resided in Louisiana at the d,,ta
ni lila enlistment and has 40 resided for nus
year prior Thereto. rhen ia rrd T. that such
widow shall he's entitled t. The pen inn IA here.
ln provided she shall have resided Ia thus
state thr nj least five wears prior to her nppii-
cation t%heret0r; aud it ] Or dpCenspd husband
enlisted THAI. in Louisiana, and
served ih il urgHhizatiOn not mustered in
frum LtmiRiHuI such widow shall. IN order to
ehtltlo her 10 pension rs herein provided.
have resided Ia thiA State fer not less thnu
iitceh eHrs prior to her application for such
pension; provided iurihHr, That pensions
whether to vetersuls or 10 widows. shall ha al
iW"'N "nLH tf"NA tue hute ul application under
this article, AHd the total HRpFOpriRtinas Tor
al Pensions shalt not he lesa than atty thous-
and dollars NOR anrs than ssventy,ive thuna-
aud dollars 10 any one year, provided that
hnthin% in this Article shall he construed 10
AZ 90 prohibit the General Assembly tr,m pru-
Vtdlhg artificial limbs Ia diRubleu Confederate
soldiers or auilurs.
NtCTIoN .. Beit further enRcted, etc, That
fhlN p]ruruspd A"mrndturut be submitted to the
quhlined voters ct The State Uf Louisiana for
adoption or rel ,rtiuH, al tile CUngI cssiuuul
election to be holden In November. 1910.
). y. SANDERS.
Speaker Of the House uf Representatives
ALBERT ENrOPINAL,
LitutrnnntaG Governor aud Presideut Of
the Senate.
Approved July 9Th. 1900.
w. W. HEARD.
Governor Of the Stute Of Louisiana
A true copy /:
JOHN 4. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.