The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-09-03
MICHEL.
ACT No. 10.
Secretary Of state

ACT NO. ~
BY Mr. Madden.
Senate Resolution No. Al
JOINT RESOLUTION.
| Proposing an amendment to Article BOB
| of the Constitution of the state OF
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
| Confederate Veterans.
! Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State of Louis
! lana. two-thrils of all members
| elected to each House concurring, That
Article three hundred and three Of thu
Constitution Of the State Of Louisiana.
as amended b. Act No. seventy-three
OF the General Assembly of 1890. be so
amended as to read az follows:
Article 203 a pension not to exceed
eight dollars (sS) PEI month shall be
| allowed TO each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran. who possesses all of the
following qualifications:
!. He shall have served honor0b bly,
from the date of his enlistment until!
the close Of the late Civil War. or until
he was discharged or p2rOied, in some
military organizat ton 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 circum-
stances. and unable TO earn a llve'l-
hood by his own labor or skill.
8 He 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 :
ranizati ton mustered into said service
as a Louisiana organization. or in case
at the date Of his enlistment he %
sided in the State of louisiana he
shall have resided in this State for At
least five years prior to his appllc'-
ton for a pension. In case he resided
elsewhere than in this State. and 7n-
listed in an organizati ton not mustered
in from louisiana, Or IN the Navy or
the Confederate States, he shall have
resided in this state for at least fifteen
years prior to his Application 1or Snch
pension. 4 like pension shall De
granted to the widow who snail not
have married again, in INDECENT cir
cunlstances, of such soldier or saitof
whose marriage to her was contracted
prior to January 1st 1873. provided, that
If her deceased husband served IN al
crganiza ton mustered in from LoulSla-
ma. or if he resided in LOUISIANA at the
date of his enlistment. end has so re-
sided for one year prior thereto. tnel
in order that such widow snail. be en-
titled to the pension as herein provided,
she shall have resided in this State Tor
Mt least five wears prior to her appllca-
tio,, therefor: and if her deceased hus-
band enlisted elsewhere than in LOUIS
lana. and served in an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana. such
widow shall, in order to entltle her 10
pension as herein provided, have re-
sided in this State for not less IMAM
fifteen years prior to her appG-
cation for such pension: PROVIDE
further, that pensions whether 10
veterans or to widows, shall De
allowed only from the cate of appllca-
ton under this article. and the total
appropriations for all pensions shall
not be less than seventy-tVe thousaad
(s7,5. oCO) dollars nor more than one hun
dred and fifty (s150,OOO) dollars in any
one year; provided. that nothing IN TINS
article shall be construed so as to pro-
hibit the General Assembly from pro-
viding artificial limbs to disabled Coz
federate soldiers OF SdlloIs
Section 2. Be it further resolved
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified voters or the
State Of Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection at the Congressional election 10
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 1903 of the Constitution
of the State Of Louisiana, relative to
Pensions Tor Confederate Veterans,
and the words: Against the Proposed
Amendment to Article 3O3 Of the Con-
stitution of the State of Luisiana, relA
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. NJ 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 r. MICHEL,
Seci etary Of State.
ACT NO. 1913.
BY Mr.. Marks. House Bill No. 81.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Prcboaing an smpncYnant to Article g4g