St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-09-12
ACT NO. 2ss.

House Bill No. $50. By Mr.. Richardson.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to Article 303 of the
Constitution of the State of louisiana rela-
tive to pensions for Confederate Veterans
amended by Act No. 73 of the General
Assembly of 1900, and Act No. 112 Of the
General Assembly of 1904.
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, two-thirds
of all members elected to each House concur.
ring, That Article three hundred of the Con-
stitution Of the State of louisiana as amended
by Act number seVenty-three Of the General
Assembly of 1900, and Act number one hun
dred and twelve of the General Assembly of
1904 be so amended as to read as follows:
Article 3G3. A pension not to exceed eight
dollars ($S) per month shall be allowed to
each Confederate soldier sailor veteran who
possesses all the following qualifications:
/. He shall have served honoraDIy from the
date of his enlistment until the close of the
late Civil War, or until he discharged
or paroled in some military organization reg
ularly mustered into the Army or Navy Of the
Confederate States, and shall have ramined true
to the Confederate States until the surrender.
2. lie shall not own property of than
FIVE hundred dollars valuation and he shall not
be physically able to livelihood by his
own labor skill.
g. He shall not be salaried or otherwise pro-
yfded for by the State of Louisiana or by any
other State Government. In he
listed in any organization mustered into said
service 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 ap-
Dlication for a pension. In he resided
elsewhere than in this State, and enlisted
in organization not mustered in from Leuisi-
ana, in the Navy Of the Confederate States,
he shall have resided in this State for at least
fifteen years prior to his application for such
pension. like pension shall be granted to
the widow who shall not have married again,
In INDECENT circumstances, or such soldier or
sailor whose marriage to her contracted
prior to January 1, 1875; provided that If her
deceased husband served in an organization
mustered in from Louisiana, or If he resided in
Louisiana, at the date of his enlistment and
had 80 resided for year prior thereto
then in order that such widow shall be en-
titled to the pension herein provided, she
shall have resided in this State for at least
five years prior to her application therefor: and
If her deceased husband enlisted elsewhere than
in Louisiana, and served in an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, such widow shall,
in order to entitle her to pension as herein
provided. have resided in this State for not less
than fifteen years pri"r to her application for
such pension: provided further, that pensions
whether to veterans or to widows. shall be al
lowed only from the date of application I'M
| der this Article, and the total appropriations
for all pensions shall not exceed two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars ($250, 00000) In any
one year; provided that nothing In this Article
| shall be construed to prohibit the General
| Assembly from providing artificial limbs to dis
abed Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. BIT 1t further resolved, etc, That
| this proposed amendment be submitted to the
| qualified voters of the State of Louisiana for
| adoption rejection at the congressional cleo
! ton to be held the first Tuesday next fol-
| lowing the first Monday in November. 1908.
That the official ballots to be used at said
! election shall have printed thereon the words:
| "For the proposed amendment to Article 800
| of the Constitution of the State of Louisiana,
relative to pensions for Confederate yeter-
| ans. !" and the words: Against the proposed
! amendment TO Article 30S of the Constitution
| of the State of Louisiana, relative TO pensions
| for Confederate Veterans and each elector
! shall indicate, provided In the general elec-
4 ton laws Of the State, whether he votes for
| or against the amendment.
n. G. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
| P. NJ. LAMBREMONT.
| Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate. Approved July 9th, 1908.
| ]. Y. SANDERS.
| Governor of the State of Louisiana
| A true copy.
| JOHN T. MICHEL,
| Secretary of State.