The St. Mary banner., 1904-09-10
ACT NO. 112.
JOHN +. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.

by MI. 1ldllttll
Senate Resolution No. Al.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 3o3
of the Constitution of the state OF
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans.
Section |. 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 or the
Constitution Of the State of LOUISIANA,
us amended by Act No. seventy-thre@
of the General Assembly of 1900. be so
amended as to read as follows
Article 303. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars CS) 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 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 circunl-
stances, and unable to earn a lVeI-
hood by his own labor or skill.
8. lie 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
eanfzatiOn mustered into said service
as a Louisiana organization. or in case
at the date of his enlistment he 20
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 resided
elsewhere than in this state, and IN
listed in an organization not mustered
in from Louisiana, or IN the Navy Oh
the Confederate States, he shall have
resided in this State for at least fifteen
years prior to his application for surh
pension. A like pension shall De
granted to the widow who shall not
have married again, in INDECENT clH-
cun7stances, of such soldier or Sdllof
whose marriage to her was contracted
prior to January 1st 1875. provided, that
if hor deceased husband served in al
organization mustered in from AoulSla-
ma or if he resided in Louisiana at tha
date of his enlistment, and has so re
sided for one year prior thereto, thcH
in order that such widow shall be en-
titled to the pension as herein proVld ed,
she shall have resided in this State ior
at least five years prior to her appllca-
tion therefor: and if her deceased hus-
hand enlisted elsewhere than in Louis
in a MIA aflOn not
mustered in from Louisiana, suc1
widow shall, in order to entitle her 70
pension as herein provided. have re-
sided in this State for not less 1hah
fifteen years prior to her appE-
cation for such pension; provide
further, that pensions whether 70
veterans or to widows. Snah DE
allowed only from the date OF acpllca-
ticn under this article, and the total
appropriations for all pensions shail
not te less than seventy-hVe thoNsaa1
C75. O0O, dollars norAnore than one nun
dred and fifty ($150.00O dollars III any
one year; provided that nothing IN tniS
article shall be construed so as TO pro-
hibit the General Assembly from pro-
yiding 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 at
said election shall have printed thereon
the words: For the Proposed Amend
ment to Article 3O3 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana, relative 10
Pensions for Confederate Veterans.
and the words: Against the Proposed
Amendment to Article 303 of the Con-
stitltion of the State of Luisiana, reli-
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,
Sneaker 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 T. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.