The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-29

H. G. DUPRE,
speaker OF the House of Representatives
Approved July 5. 1908.
J. 7 SANDERS
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy: JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
ACT No. 2ss.
House Bill No. 1870.
BY Mr.. Richardson, of Bienville.
JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to Article 303
OF the Constitution of the State of
louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans as amended by
Act No. IS Of the General Assembly
OF 1900. and Act No. 112 of the Gem
eral Assembly of 1904
Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisia-
ma, two-thirds of all members elected
70 each House concurring, That Article
! three hundred three of the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana, as amended
Dy Act number seventy-t 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:
Artlcle 3O3 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. lie shall have served honorably
! from the date of his enlistment until
/ the close of the late Civil War, or until
military organization regularly mus
| tered into the Army or Navy of the
! Confederate States and shall have re.
manned true to the Confederate States
i until the surrender.
49, 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,
or by any other State or Government
In case he enlisted in any organiza.
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
pension. In case he resided elsewhere
than in this State, and enlisted in an
organization not mustered in from
Louisiana. or in the Navy of the Con.
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.
riage to her was contracted prior tt
January /, 1875; provided that II hel
deceased husband served in an organl.
If he resided in Louisiana at the date
of his enlistment and had SO resided
for one year prior thereto, then in or.
der that such widow shall be entitled
to the pension as herein provided, sh(
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 to entitle her to a pen
sion as herein provided, have resided
years prior to her application for suci
pension; provided further, that pen
sions whether to veterans or to widows
shall be allowed only from the dat,
of application under this Article, ant
sfons shall not exceed two hundred ant
fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) II
any one year; provided that nothing
4 in this Article shall be construed SO q
| 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
State Of Louisiana for adoption or re
lection at the Congressional election
to be held on the first Tuesday mex
following the first Monday in Novem
That the official ballots to be used q
said election shall have printed There
q on the words: For the propose
: amendment to Article 303 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 303 o
! the Constitution of the State Of Louis
5 lana, relative to pensions for Confeder
: ate Veterans" and each elector shal
indicate, as provided in the genera
election laws of the State, whether h
Q votes for or against the amendment.
H. G. DUPRE,
: Speaker of the House of Representative
! p M. LAMBREMONT,
. lieutenant Governor and President q
o the Senate.
. Approved July 9th, 1908.
: J. Y. SANDERS,
: Governor of the State of Louisian,
). "A true copy. JOHN T. MICHEL
Secretary of State.
d ACT No. $50.
:, House Bill No. 325. BY Mr.. HenriQue
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article Ia
of the Constitution regulating the a.
| lot Of lnI In hA r1vr