The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-22
ACT NO, 112.

Senate Resolution No. Al.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article BOB
of the Constitution of the State Of
/ Louisiana, relative to pensions for
| Confederate Veterans.
J Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Louis
! lana, two-thrids Of all members
elected to each House concurring, That
Article three hundred and three Of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana,
as amended by Aot No seventy-three
Of the General Assembly of 1900. be SO
amended as to read as follows:
Article 303. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars (sS) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
| sailor veteran, who possesses all Of the
! following qualifications
| /. He shall have served honorably
! from the date of his enlistment unit!
the close Of the late Civil War, or until
! he was discharged OF paroled, in some
military organization regularly mu3-
tered into the army or navy of the Con-
! federate States, and shall have remain
ed true to the Confederate States until
the surrender.
2. He shall be in INDECENT circum-
stances, and unable to earn a liveh-
hood by his own la Dor or skill.
8. He shall not be salaried or other-
wise provided for by the State OF Lou
isiana, or by any other State Govern
ment. In case he enlisted in any or
ganization mustered into said service
as a Louisiana organization, or in case
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sided in the State Of Louisiana, he
shall have resided in this State for 1T
least five years prior to his applfca
ton for pension. In case he resided
elsewhere than in this State, and en-
listed in an organization not mustered
in from louisiana or in the Navy H1
the Confederate States, he shall nave
resided in this State for at least fifteen
years prior to his application for SUCH
pension. A like pension shall be
granted to the widow who shall not
have married again, in INDECENT cir
cumstances, of such soldier or sailor
whose marriage to her was contracted
prior to January list 1875, provided. that
if her deceased husband served In an
organization mustered in from Louisla-
ma or if he resided in Louisiana at the
date of his enlistment, and has so re-
sided for one year prior thereto, then
in order that such widow shall be en-
titled to the pension as herein provided,
she shall have resided in this State for
at least five years prior to her applica-
ton therefor; and if her deceased hus-
band enlisted elsewhere than in Louis
lana, and served in an organization not
IN v,nniCjlnn
widow shall, in order to entitle her to
pension as herein provided, have re-
sided in this State for not less than
fifteen years prior to her appE-
cation for such pension; provided
further, that pensions whether to
veterans or to widows, snail De
allowed only from the date OF applica-
ton under this article, and the total
appropriations for all pensions shall
not be less than seventy-five thousand
(s75. OOO) dollars nor more than one hun
dred and fifty ($15O,000) dollars in any
one year; provided, that nothing IN this
article shall be construed so as to pro-
hibit the General Assembly from pro-
viding artificial limbs to disabled Con-
federate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified voters Of the
State Of Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection at the Congressional election to
be held on the first Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday in November,
1904.
That the official ballots to be used at
said election shall have printed thereon
the words: For the Proposed Amend
ment to Article 303 OF the Constitution
of the State OF Louisiana, relative to
Pensions for Confederate Veterans"
and the words: Against the Proposed |
to Article 500 of the Con- |
stitution Of the State Of Luisiana, rela-
tive to Pensions for Confederate Vet
erans," and each elector shall indicate |
as provided in the general election laws
of the State, whether he votes for or
a gainst the Amendment.
r H. SNYDER,
Sneaker of the House of Representa- !
tives.
P. M. LAMBREMONT,
President pro tenn. of the Senate. |
Approved July 4, A. D. 1904.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana. |
A true copy:
JOHN +. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. 1923.
BY Mr.. Marks. House Bin No. 81. !
IOYNT RES0ITrrfAN