The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-09-01
Act No. 112.

-, ,,, Senate Resolution
by MI Maooeh'l No. "A.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 3O3
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to Pensions for
Confederate Veterans.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the Cen
eraI Assembly of the State OF Louisiana,
two thirds of all the members elected to
| each house concurring, That Article 3O3
of the Constitution OF the State OF
| Louisiana, as amended by Act No. 73 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 TIE fol-
/ lowing qualifications:
/ /. 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 mil
itary organization regularly mustered
into the army or navy Of the Confederate
States, and shall have remained true to
the Confederate States until the sur
render.
2. He shall he in INDECENT circum-
stances, and unable to earn livelihood
BY his own labor or skill.
3. He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided for by the State OF Louis
lana, or by any other State Government.
In case he enlisted in any organization
mustered into said service as a Louis
lana organization, or in case at the date
} of his enlistment he resided in the State
| L. In1 in
this State for at least five years prior to
his application for a pension. In case
he resided elsewhere than in this State,
and enlisted in an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, or in the
l navy of the Confederate States, he shall
7 have resided in this State for at leas
fifteen years prior to his application fol
such pension. A like pension shall bt
t granted to the widow who shall not have
I married again, in INDECENT clrcum'
stances, of such soldier or sallo.
i, whose marriage to her was contracted
prior to January l, 1875; provided, tina
j if her deceased husband served in al
= organization mustered in from Louis
= lara, or if he resided in Louisiana at tn
+ date of his enlistment, and has so re
n sided for one year prior thereto, then Il
s' OrOer ttldu SUCH WIuOW olIetlI UC CileleiN
to the pension as herein provided, sh
5. shall have resided in this State for a
least five years prior to her applicatlo
+ therefor; and if her deceased husban
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana
and served in an organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana, such wido
4. shall, in order to entitle her to pensio
as herein provided, have resided in tn
State for not less than fifteen yea
prior to her application for such per
sion; provided further, that pension
whether to veterans or TO widows, sha
:, be allowed only from the date of appl
III cation under this article, and the tot
appropriations for all pensions shall n
be less than seventy-five thousar
l. (S75, ,000) dollars nor more than OF
a, hundred and fifty thousand (S15O,OO
l. dollars in any one year; provided, not
al ing in this article shall be constaued
s. as to prohibit the General Assemb
of from providing artificial limbs to dl
s.. abled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Sec. 2. Be it further received, Tn
n this proposed amendment be SUBMIT
IA, to the qualified voters OF the State
to Louisiana for adoption or rejection,
d. the Congressional election to be held
OF the first Tuesday next following the ii
ed Monday in November, 1901.