The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1900-10-06
ACT NO. 10.
[ouse BIN Mo-. 7s-.By Mr. b. 4. Young,

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JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to article sos Of the
Constitution Of the State Of Iouisiana-
Section I. BE il enacted by the General As
sembly of the State of Louisisna. two-thirds Of
ring, That Article Three Hundred and Three Of
the Constitution of the State Of Louisixna be so
amended as to read as follows:
Article 3J3 "A pension not to exceed EIGHT
tSsl DOLLARS per month shall be allowed to
each Confederate soldier or sailor veteran. who
possesses all OF the following qualifications
LIST. tie shall have served honorably from tho
date Of his enlistment until the close of the late
Civil War. or until he WIS discharged or paroled,
N some military organization regularly muster
ed into the Army or Navy Of the Confederate
States. and shall have remained true tU tho Cons
federate States until the surrender.
"a. he shall be IN INDECENT circumstances,
and unable to earn a livelihood by his own labor
Sd. He shall not be salaried or otherwise pros
v.ded Tor by the State OF Louisiana. or BY any
other State or Government.
IN case he enlisted In any organization muster-
ed into said service as ouisiana organization.
OF ~ case a. te d9te 81 nls enlistment ne resld-
ed IN this State for at least five Year, prior h,s
application for pension. In case he resided else
wns,s nan IN Thus ss and e 90 Or
in the Navy of the confederate States he shall
lave resided in this State for mt least fifteen
yesI A. prior to hs sRpication for such pension
who shall not have married again. in INDECENT
circumstances. of such soldier or sailor whose
marriage to her contracted prior to January
1st. 1879. provided. that il her deceased husband
served In an organization mustered in from Lou
ielnna. or II he resided in Louisiana at the date
1T his enlistment. and has so resided for ono
year prior thereto. then in order that such widow
shall be entitled to the pension ~ herein pro.
yided she shall have resided in this State for at
least live years prior to her application therefor;
and II her deceased husband enlisted elsewhere
than in Louisiana. and serve.l in an organization
not mustered in from Louisiana such widow
shall IN order to entitle her to penslop a. herein
provided. have resided in this State for not less
than fifteen years prior TO her application for
whether 70 veterans or to widows. shall be all
lowed only from the date of application under
this article. and the total appropriations for all
pensions shall not be less than fifty Thousand
dollars nor more than seventy five Thousand dol
lars in any one year, provided that nothing IN
this Article shall be construed 90 rs to prohibit
the General Assembly from providing artificial
limbs to disabled Confederate soldiers or saiiors.
Section 2. Be it further enacted. etc., That
this proposed amendment be submitted 10 the
qualified voters of the btate of Louisiana for
adoption or rejection. at the Congressional cleo
ton to be holden in November, 1900
J. Y. SANDERS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ALBEIT ESTOPINAL,
Lieut.. Governor and President OF the Senate.
Approved July 9th, 100.
: w. W. HEARD.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.