The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1904-11-05
ACT NO. l12.
BY Mr.. Madden.

BY Mr.. Madden.
Senate Resolution No A..
JOINT RESOLUTION.
| Proposing an amendment to Article SC3
of the Constitution of the state of
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
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 thu
/ Constitution Of the state OF Louisiana,
| as amended by Act No. seventy-thrce
| of the General Assembly of 1900, be so
| amended as to read as follows:
| Article 800. A pension not to exceed
! eight dollars ($8) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran, who possesses all Of the
following qualifications:
!. He shall have \served hoaorably
from the date OF hiS enlistment until
the close Of the late wi! War, or until
he was disc arged or paroled, in some
military orkanization regularly mus
tered into the army or navy Of the Con
federate States, and shall hhye remain
ed true to the Confederateft.ates until
.:S . i: :s; s:; s; n:ss
mood 6y his thhmr or s'5'n: ,.u
wise prkGed for by the state 9t>hou-
sisn 11 s by any y. other sh'ras
izatton~m1ste iyA/said service
at at the ate '| Of rs sn'@tme~t he %
sided in The kAte of Louiyiana, he
shall have resfded in this State for at
least five years prior to his applet
ton 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. Az 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 Der was contracted
prior to JANUARY 1st 1875, provided, that
if her deceased husband served in an
organization mustered in from Louisia-
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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 provid I'd,
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
mustered in from Louisiana, sucn
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 appl-
cation for such pension; provided
further. that pensions whether to
veterans or to widows, shall be
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
&15. C00) dollars nor more than one hun
dred and fifty (si50,000) 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 ut
said election shall have printed thereon
the words: For the Proposed Amend
ment to Article 300 OF the Constitution
Of the State OF Louisiana, relative to
Pensions for Confederate Veterans"
and the words: Against the Proposed
Amendment to Article 303 Of the Con-
stituton Of the State OF Lusiana, reIl-
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
against the Amendment.
r II. SNYDER,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
P. NJ LANBREMONT,
President pro TEN. of the Senate.
Approved July T. A. D. 1904
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 123.
By Mr.. Marks. House Bill No. 341.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an Amendment to Agtieis 24a