The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1904-09-08
ACT NO. l12.


BY Mr.. Madden.
Senate Resolution No. A.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
s03 of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans.
Section 1. Be 1t resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana. two-thirds of all members elect
ed to each House concurring. That Ar
ticle three hundred and three of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana.
as amended by Act. No. seventy-three
or 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:
1. He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War. or un-
til he was discharged or paroled. in
some military organization regularly
mustered into the army or navy OF the
Confederate States. and shall have re-
mained true to the Confederate States
until the surrender.
2. He shall be in INDECENT circum-
stances. and unable to earn iiveli-
hood by his own labor or skill.
s. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State OF
Louisiana. or by any other State Gov
ernment. In case he enlisted In any
organization mustered into said SER
vice as Louisiana organization. or In
case at the date of his enlistment he
resided In the State OF Louisiana. he
shall have resided in this State for at
least five years prior to his applica-
tion for a 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 OF
the Confederate States. he shall have
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 1st. 1875; provided
that II her deceased husband served II
an organization mustered in from
Louisiana, or II he resided in Louis
lana at the date of his enlistment. and
has so resided for one year prior there
| TO. then In order that such widow shall
be entitled to the pension as hereir
provided. she shall have resided In this
/ state for at least FIVE years prior u
her application therefor: and II hel
] deceased husband enlisted elsewhere
than In Louisiana. and served In an or
/ sanitation not mustered ipfrom Louis
! lana. such widow shall. in order TO en-
title her to pension as herein provioeo
have resided In this State Tor NOT les
than nfteen years prior to her appiica
tfon for such pension: provided 1ur'
i ther. that pensions. whether 70 veteran
or to widows. shall be allowed oni'
from the date Of application under thi
article. and the total appropriation
for ali pensions shall not be less thai
seventy-five thousand ($75.o00) dollar
y,or more than one hundred and NIT
i Thousand ($150, ,000) dollars In any on
wear: provided, that nothing IN tni
erticIe shall be construed SO as to pro
| hibit the General Assembly from pro
vfdine ARTIFICIAL limbs to disabled con
4 federate soldiers or sailors.
| aec. Il Be It further resolved. Tha
this proposed amendment. be submit
tea to the qualified voters OF the Stas
Of Loui.:ana for adoption or re1ecuo
! e the Congressional election 10 oe nsl
an the first Tuesday next following "a
arst Monday in November. 1903.
49, ~ official ballots to be use