The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1904-10-08
ACT NO. 1l2.
Secretary Of State.


By Mr.. Madden.
Senate Resolution No. a..
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
500 of the Constitution of the State
OF Louisiana, relative to pensions
for Confederate Veterans.
Section !. 30 it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana, two-thirds Of all members
elected to each House concurring,
That article three hundred and three
Of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, rs amended by Act No. sew
enty-three of the General Assembly
OF 1900, be so amended as to read 40
follows:
Article 3Os. A pension not to ex.
coed eight dollars 1881 per month
shall be allowed to each Confederate
soldier or sailor veteran, who pos
sesses all Of the following qualificae
tons:
i. He shall have served honorably
from the date Of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War, or I'M
til he was discharged or paroled, in
some military organization regularly
mustered into the army or navy Of
the Confederate States, and shall have
remained true to the Confederate
States until the surrender.
2. He shall be in INDECENT circun-
stances. and unable to earn liveli-
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 Gov
eminent. In case he enlisted in any
organization mustered Into said serv.
ice as Q Louisiana organization. or in
case nc the date OF his enlistment lie
resided in the State of Louisiana, ne
shall have resided In this State for at
least I've years prior to his application
for pension. In case he resided else.
where than in this State, and enlisted
In an organization not mustered i'm
from Louisiana. or in the Nary 0g
the Confederate States, he shall have
resided in this State for at least Gf.
teen 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 sir.
cumstances. OF such soldier or sailor
Whoss marriage to her was contracted
puoT to January LIST, 1876; provided,
that u her deceased husband served
in an organization mustered in from
Louisiana, or IL he resided In Loaigi.
ana at the date Of his enlistment. and
has 80 resided for one year prior
thereto, then In order that such wi0ow
shall be entitled to the pension 90
herein provided, she shall have re.
sided in this State for nj least ave
years prior to her application there
Tor; and II her deceased husband en-.
listed elsewhere than in Louisiana,
and served In an organization DOT
mustered in from Louisiana, such
widow shall In order to entit1e her
TO pension as herein provided, have
resided in this State for not less than
fifteen years prior to her application
for such pension; provided further
that pensions whether to veterans or to
widows, shall be allowed only from
the. date Of application under rhis
article. and the fetal appropriations
for all pensions shall not be less Ahan
seVenty-dve thousand (s75, oo0) dol
lars nor more than one hundred and
fifty thousand (s160.00o) dollars In
any one year, provided, that nothing
In this article shall be construed so
az to prohibit the General Assembly
from providing artificial limbo to dis
abled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Sec. Q. Be 1t further resolved. That
this proposed amendment be sub
Rsista& 10 tbs qualified voters OF the !,