The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-01
ACT NO. 112.
Rv Mr. Madden

ACT NO. III.
| BY Mr. Madden.
Senate Resolution No.. Al
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 30d
Of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen.
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 3O3 A pension not to exceed
eight dollars ($S) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all OF tn,
following qualifications:
l. He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment until
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 until
the surrender.
2. He shall be in INDECENT circum-
stances. and unable to earn a live'i-
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
ganization mustered into said service
as Louisiana organization. or In casa
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 appl1ca-
ton for a pension. In case he res1de I'd
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 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
l $3.50
organization mustered in from Louisia-
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 II her deceased hus-
band enlisted elsewhere than In Louis
lana, and served In an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, such
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; 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-dve thousand
(s75, O00) dollars nor more than one hum
dred and fifty (s15o.0oO 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 SUBJ
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 s0s Of the Constitution
Of the State OF Louisiana, relative to
Pensions for Confederate Veterans"
and the words: Against the Proposed
Amendment to Article 30S of the Goa
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
against the Amendment.
r. H. SNYDER,
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives.
P. M. LAMBREMCNT,
President pro tenn. OF the Senate,
Approved JulyS4. A. d. 1904.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD.
Governor Of the State OF I.ouisaana \
A true COPY:
JOHN +. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
ACT NO. l23.
BY Mr.. Marks. House RflI M al
JOINT RESOLUTION.
proposing an amendment to Article 249