The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-10-29
ACT 30. IL.
Dy NJ. Maiden

ACT 80. IL.
By NJ Maiden
szoa.e Resolr:-!o- No. a.
JOINT Resolution.
PROPOSING an arrer5-.e-- = Article s93
of chA Cors-.t1-.cn ~ The Stz-e q
LOUISIANA relative 70 pensions tor
Confederate Veterans
cac-ion ! Be Il resolved b. The Gen
e-al Assembly II n. S,aca r. louis
lana. two-th-ids IL al r.e-abe-7
e!ec,ad to each House co-curr.rg. Tha-
Article three hundred and -H-@= q tn
Constitution Of the Ste-e RI LcI.S.an1,
as amended ~ Act NJ. seF-e--y-tATee
II The General Assembly q it.1, Be 50
amended az 70 read IS follows.
Article 392. a pens.oa ~. % excess
eight dollars c3) Per month shall oe
allowed TO each Confederate soldier OF
sailor veteran. who possesses all OF II:
following qualifications:
l. He shall haze served ho1orabiy
from the date Of his enlistment uni!
the close Of the late Civil H'a-, Or un,l
he was discharged or parolef, in son1+
military organization reg-|er!y mug
tered into the army or navy Of the Con
federate States, and shall have re:Eal7-
cd true to the Confederate states Until
the surrender.
2. He shall be in INDECENT circuH!-
stances. and unable to earn a AFe'--
hood by his own labor or Skill
3. He shall not be saleried 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 case
at the date Of his enlistment re @
sided in the State Of Louisiana. NJ
shall have resided in this state FOR n
least five years prior 20 his appilc !
ton for pension. IN case ne Tes!de1
elsewhere than in this state. and en-
listed in an organization not muStere1
In from Louisiana, or in the Nav? ol
the Confederate States, he shall haze
resided in this State for at least fftee.i
wears prior to his applica ton for sucn
pension A Ike pension shaN D.
granted TO the WIDOW who shall noe
have married again. in INDECENT ci"-
cur1stances, Of such soldier or sailor
whose marriage to her was contracted
prior to January 1st 1875. provided thai
If her deceased husband served in al
organization mustered in from louisa
ma, or if he resided in Louisiana at thu
date of his enlistment, and has so re-
sided for one year prior thereto, than
in order that such widow shall be en-
titled to the pension as herein proVld- a.
she shall have resided in this State for
at least five years prior to her applca-
ton therefor; and If her deceased hus-
band enlisted elsewhere than in Louis
lana, and served in an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, suca
widow shall, in order to entitle her TO
pension az herein provided, have re-
sided in this State for not less than
| fifteen years prior to her appE-
cation for such pension; provide
| 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 sha II
| not be less than seventy-five thousand
| (s75. O0O dollars nor more than one hun
bred and fifty G150.000) 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 q 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.
1 oFf 1,l hoII nfc To ho ~
said election shall have printed thereon
1 the words: For the Proposed Amend
ment to Article 303 OF the Constitution
OF the State OF Louisiana, relative tc
| Pensions for Confederate Veterans
and the words: Against the Proposed
Amendment to Article 303 of the Con-
stitution Of the State Of Luisiana, rel4-
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 OF
against the Amendment.
R. H. SNYDER,
Speaker 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 Bill No, S41
JOINT RESOLUTION.
proposinR an Amendment tn Artioia a.