The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

Act No. %.
Honse Bin No 73-Ry Mr.. b. I. Young
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an Amendment En- Article 305
Of tha Constitution Of the State Di
Louisiana.
SKCTION ,tNE. Ro IL enacted 10y the
General Assembly uftRe State OF LOuisi-
niia, twO.tIiid s Of aIlmetnhprs elacfp,l to-
enoh HVase ctacngring, That Article
Three HHntlFed anal Three Of thu CUnstitW-
ti1n Dftllr State af Louisiana he 40 ninsn-
ded aR to read al. t0llawa:
ARTICLE Sla "A p~pl,siUu NOT to excerd
Right 1887 Dollars per month shall be al
IUwad to each Confederate soldier ar
NeteftHy u tFHyessrE I'll Of she following
qualifications
LIST He shall have served ~hnu0rahly
fr0tu tbs date ut his enlistment until the
al0aa nfthp late Civil War. ar until ho
was discharged en- FH,r8led. in some nBilt-
taFy organization regularly mustered
into the Army ~ Navy Ofths Confederate
States, ~ shah lr,ve Taurtinpd trRo To
Sue Confederate States until the sVErpu
der.
2nd. He shall lpa IN INDECENT ciFoum.
stances, aBh uml hlE "a earn u livelihood
By his OwR lnhur ar skill.
3rd, Hs shall not hr enlaripd or other
WNHd prAiHllHu AbE ny AHF SUMS 81 LUltHl~
ana, or by any other Stats or Government.
In ease H. rRlisiei in auv organization mus
tered int0 vail service ~ q Louisiana OFglUui
sntinH. or IN eias ~ the date ct liia enlistment
he resided m tlH1 Htate of Louisiana. ls shall
have FeRidetl IN thia SrheH for at least five
years pFalF to his applicpfhnn for pension, In
eaaB be- rrsidNtl elsewhere. dian Isl this State,
aud enlisted ia Wm nrgaInAtti,lH MT mustered
in tunn L.NHiatHnR 81 IN she NWvr of thB ton
f~aieratA States. be- shall liuvs resided in this
State far nc leRsl fttgpH years prior TO hia
application for Rlrik pcnaiHl. a like pHnsiuu
bhnll be gRHRtni 10 the widow WIN shall nut
have mErFietlHgW5u in tpuligent eirennlEtHueRR
Of such SCHILLER or suilHF Wltusa marriage 10
her WIS eUuttltetF8 pFi0g tUJHnuaFy lat. 1870,
provided, thpt if her decreased husband served
ta avs organisation mustered Ia from l.Ouiai-
ana, or II be resided ia LOwiaiansI aG the date
VI his enlistment aud has 80 resided for one
nG-4RinE- -GlsaAa@iaa4as that ouch
widow shall he antitled o. the pension as here,
Ia provided, aln shall have raRided IN this
State EUF nt least i've years priuF co her appli-
cation therefor; and Ii her deceased httsbNnd
enlisted elsewhere than hl Louisiana, and
garved IN nn organization mot mustered in
hum Louisiana each WidBw shall, IN order to
entitla 18F TO pension ~ herein provided,
have rosided ia this State fur nos less than
Hfleon Years prior 70 her application for such
pension; provided further, that pensions
whether 10 veterans or 90 widOWH. shall be al
Bowed only from the late Oi application under
uhis u~rticle. and tha totBl appropriations for
Mll p~ansiuRE shall nut be less than Hfty thous-
and dollars nor more thHS saventy.kve thOus.
and dollars in ANY One year. provided thut
hNthing 10 this Article shall DO construed 80
- TO prohibits the General Assembly trrm pro-
ViAinE artificial limbs 10 disabled Confederate
soldiers or sailors.
SECTION .. Belt further enacted, etc, That
this proposed amendment bs submitted to the
gualifed v0ters of thu StaD8 OC Louisiana for
adoption Or rejection, at the Congressional
election 10 Be holden IN November, lg0o.
D, Y. SANDERS,
Speaker q tile Housa Of Representatives.
ALBEIT ESfOPBNAL.
Lieutsnent-GOwern aud President Of
the Seunte,
Approved Juiy 6b 1900.
w. w. HEARD.
Governor Of the State Of Louiaiana.
" truUe0Wg :
JOINT. MICHEL,
Secretary of State