The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-15
ACT NO. liz.

An L A>N. AA-'
By Mr.. Madden.
Senate Resolution No. A.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 3o3
Of the Constitution OF the state OF
Louisiana, relative to pensions 1or
Confederate Veterans.
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 Act 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 or paroled, in some
military organization regularly mus
tered into the army or navy OF the Con
federate States, and shall have remain
ed true to the Confederate States unti
the surrender.
2. He shall be in INDECENT c!rcum-
stances, and unable to earn a lVeN-
hood by his own labor or skill.
3. 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
eanization mustered into said service
as a Louisiana organization, or in case
at the date Of his enlistment he %
sided in the State Of Louisiana, he
shall have resided in this State for at
least five years prior to his apple 4
ton for pension. In case he reslos h
elsewhere than in this State, and en-
listed in an organization not mustered
In from Louisiana, or in the Navy Oh
the Confederate States, he shall nave
resided in this State for at least fifteen
years prior to his application for sucn
pension. A like pension snail De
granted to the widow who shall NOT
have married again, in INDECENT ctr
cumstances, Of such soldier or sailor
whose marriage to her was contracted
prior to January 1st 1875. provided, that
if her deceased husband served In an
organization mustered in from louisa
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 no,
mustered in from louisiana, suc1
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 appli-
cation for such pension; provide
further, that pensions whether &c
veterans or to widows, shall be
allowed only from the date Of applica-
ton under this article, and the tota
appropriations for all pensions shall
not be less than seventy-f1ve thousand
| (s75 OOO) dollars nor more than one hun
dred and fifty (s150.O00) dollars in an,
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 tn
State Of Louisiana for adoption or re
lection at the Congressional election t
be held on the first Tuesday next fol
| lowing the first Monday in November
1904.
That the official ballots to be used 4.
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 t
and the words: Against the Propose,
| Amendment to Article 800 Of the Con
stitution Of the State Of Luisiana, relA
tive to Pensions for Confederate Vet
erans," and each elector shall indicat
as provided in the general election law
Of the State, whether he votes for o
against the Amendment.
r. H. SNYDER,
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives.
| p. NJ. 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 r. MICHEL,
Sec1etar Of State.
ACT NO. 123.
BY Mr.. Marks. House Bin No, 81