The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-05
ACT NO. l12.

BY Mr.. Madden.
Senate Resolution No. A.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Promising an amendment to Article 81"
Of the Constitution Of the state OF
Louisiana. relative to pensions Tor
Confederate Veterans.
! Section l. Ea 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 tA4
| Constitution Of the state OF Louisiana,
as amended by Act No. seVenty-thre1
Of the Genera! Assembly of 1909, be SO
amended as to read as follows:
Article 303 A pension rot to eGceed
eight dollars (sSl per month SHAH De
allowed to each Confederate soldier OF
sailor veteran. who possesses all or the
| following qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorary
| from the dat e Of his enlistment unfu
the close Of tho 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 un'.l
the surrender.
. He shall be in INDECENT circum-
! stances. and unable to earn q llVeH-
hood by his own labor or skill.
3 He shall not be salaried or other
wise provided Tor by the state OF LOU
isiana, or by any other state Govern
ment. In case ne enlisted in any or =
| panization mustered into said service
as a Louisiana organization. or IN case
at the date Of his enlistment ne O.
| sided in the state OF LOUISIANA, ne
shall nave resided in this state for At
least five years prior to his apple l.
| tion for a pension. In case he resided
elsewhere than in this State, and en-
listed In an organize ton not mustered
in from Louisiana, OF in the Navy OF
| the Confederate States. he Shall nave
resided in this State for at least ffteeil
years prior to his application for such
peasior. A Ike pension SHAH De
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 lst 1875. provided. that
if her deceased husband served in al
orra nization mustered in from louisa
a,OI
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 provlde o'
she shall have resided in this State for
at least five years prior to her applica-
tion therefor; and If her deceased hus-
band enlisted elsewhere than IN Louis
lana. and served in an organization not
widow shall, in order to entitle her to
{ pension as herein provided, have re-
, sided in this State for not less thar
fifteen years prior to her appf-
cation for such pension provide
further that pensions whether te
veterans or to widows, shaN pe
allowed only from the date of appilca
ton under this article, and the tota
T appropriations for all pensions shai
not be less than seventy-aVe thousaNl
(s75, OOO) dollars nor more than one nun
dred and fifty Cs15O,00) dollars in any
one year; provided. that nothing in thu
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 Tn
}. State Of Louisiana for adoption or re
lection at the Congressional election t
be held on the first Tuesday next FOL
|. lowing the first Monday in November
: 1904.
u That the official ballots to be used /,
= said election shall have printed thereo
y the words: For the Proposed Amend
: ment to Article 303 of the Constitutio
of the State OF Louisiana, relative t
= Pensions for Confederate Veterans,
= and the words: Against the Propose
3 Amendment to Article 300 of the Cor
u stitution of the State of Luisana, relJ
u tive to Pensions for Confederate Vel
- erans," and each elector shall indica,
u as provided in the general election law
= Of the State, whether he votes for {
le against the Amendment.
~ r. H. SNYDER,
: Speaker Of the House OF Represents
" tives.
P. M. LAMBREMONT
~ President pro tenn. of the Senat
~ Approved July 4. A. D. 1904.
- NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
u Governor Of the State of Louisian
A true copy:
~ JOHN +. MICHEL.
- Secretary Of State.
ol ACT NO. 123.
Of BY Mr.. Marks. House Bill No. 81
!r JOINT RESOLUTION.