The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-01

]. Y. SANDERS,
governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy: JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
ACT No. 2Ss.
House Bill No. 1870
By Mr.. Richardson, of Bienviile.
JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to Article 30a
OF the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans as amended hv
Act No. 10 of the General Assembly
OF 1900, and Act No. 112 of the Gen.
eral Assembly of 1904.
section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisia-
ma. two thirds of ali members elected
70 each House concurring, That Article
three hundred three of the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana, as amended
by Act number seventy-three Of the
General Assembly of 1900, and Act
number one hundred and twelve of the
General Assembly Of 1904, be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 800 a pension not to exceed
eight dollars ($S) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all the
following qualifications:
l. He shah have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment until
the close OF the late Civil War, or until
ne was discharged or paroled, in some
military organization regularly mus.
| tered into the Army or Navy Of the
/ Confederate States and shall have re.
| manned true to the Confederate States
| until the surrender.
! 2. He shall not own property Of more
! than five hundred dollars valuation
and he shall not be physically able to
earn livelihood by his own labor or
skill.
g. He shall not be salaried or otherwise
! provided for by the State of Louisiana.
| q nr
In case he enlisted in any organiza.
ton mustered into said service as O
louisiana organization, or in case at
| the date of his enlistment he resided
In the State of Louisiana, he shall have
resided 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
| Louisiana, or in the Navy of the Con.
| federate States, he shall have resided
| In this State for at least fifteen years
prior to his application for such pen.
sion. A like pension shall be granted
to the widow who shall not have mar.
ried again, in INDECENT circumstances
OF such soldier or sailor whose mar.
| rage to her was contracted prior te
January l, 1875; provided that II hel
deceased husband served in an organi-
cation, mustered in from Louisiana, OF
If he resided in Louisiana, at the date
of his enlistment and had SO resided
for one year prior thereto, then in or.
i der that such widow shall be entitled
to the pension as herein provided, she
shall have resided in this State for al
least five years prior to her application
therefor; and if her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana
and served in an organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana, such widow
shall, in order ito entitle her to a pen.
sion as herein provided, have resided
in this State for not less than fifteer
years prior to her application for sucf
pension; provided further, that pen
sions whether to veterans or to widows
shall be allowed only from the dat,
of application under this Article, and
the total appropriations for all pen.
siOns shall not exceed two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) II
any one year; provided that nothing
in this Article shall be construed 80 al
! to prohibit the General Assembly from
providing artificial limbs to disabled
Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
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
to be held on the first Tuesday nex
Der. 1908.
That the official ballots to be used a
said election shall have printed there
! on the words: For the PROPOSED
amendment to Article 3O3 of the Consti
, tuition of the State of Louisiana, rela
, tive to Pensions for Confederate Veter
ans" and the words: Against tn
, proposed amendment to Article 800 o
. the Constitution of the State of Louis
! lana, relative to pensions for Confeder
ate Veterans" and each elector shall
indicate, as provided in the genera
election laws of the State, whether h
. votes for or against the amendment.
II. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representative
! P. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
lieutenant Governor and President O
the Senate,
: Approved July 9th, 1903.
J, Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy. JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
] ACT No. ESQ.
House Bill No. 325. BY Mr.. HenriQue.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article Is
of the Constitution regulating the al
lotment of cases filed in the Civl
District Court Of the Parish Of Or
leans.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of louisa
ma, twO-thirds of all the members elect
ed to each house concurring. That Their
be submitted to the electors of tn
State, in accordance with law, at tn
Congressional election to 40 held 4