The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-30
ACT No.S2ss.


House Bill No. Iso.
BY Mr.. Richardson. of BienviIh
JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment TO Article ~
OF the Constitution OF the STATE q
Louisiana, relative to pensions To-
Confederate Veterans as amends ~
Act No % of the General Assembly
OF 1900. and Act No. liz Of the 0on-
eral Assembly OF 1904.
section j. Be il resolved by the Co.
eral Assembly of the State OF Louiss-
ma. two-thirds of an members elected
70 each House concurring, That ArticIo
three hundred three OF the Constitufioo
OF the State of Louisiana, as amtndod
~ Act number seventy-three Of ths
General Assembly of 1900, and Act
number one hundred and twelve Of u
General Assembly of 1904. be 50 amenf-
ed as TO read as follows:
Article sos pension not to e1cee6
eight dollars (sS) per month shah -
aliowed to each Confederate solder -
saiior veteran who possesses ali ~
following qualifications:
l. He shall have served honorahQ
from the date OF his enlistment unf4
the close or the late Civil War. or untu
ne was discharged or paroied. In souo
military organization regularly -
Tered into the Army or Navy Of -
Confederate States. and shall have -
manned true to the Confederate etsfes
until the surrender
z He shall not own property Of me<p
than five hundred dollars valuaf1eo
and he shall not be physically able =
skill
8. He shall not be salaried or othsfvtge
provided for by the State of Lout1iAna
or by any other State or Governme1h
In case he enlisted in any organfn
ton mustered into said service - :
IS0nfSilnl nj 49, ~
the date of his enlistment he ree1e
In the State of louisiana, he shan ~
resided in this State for at least Nv
years prior to his application fcf :
pension In case he resided elsewnSs
than In this State, and enlisted u 9.
organization not mustered n froe
Louisiana, or in the Navy OF the 49, 49,
federate States. he shall have reoe.e
In this State for at least fifteen 49,
prior to his application for sucn 49,
SIGN A like pension shall be grans@
to- the widow who shall not have Bat
rted again. in INDECENT circumstan-
OF such soldier or sailor whose re-.
rage to her was contracted priet
January I. 1875: provided that " -
deceased husband served In ar orst.,.
xation. mustered in from Louisians. y =.
II he resided in Louisiana. al tie -.
OF his enlistment and had 80 rssi.-S
Tor one year prior thereto. tnen ~ .scs
der that such widow shall De eno.S
" the pension as nefelu plost@--- -
shall have resided in this state tos .sc
least five years prior to her appllcxs
therefor: and IL her deceased nnso
enlisted elsewhere than in Louis.n -.
and served In an organization not -
tered In from Louisiana. sucn 4.
shall. in order to entitle her 70 ~
sion as herein provided. have 49,
In this State for not less than III -
years prior to her application lot
pension: provided further. tnat -
sions whether to veterans or TO visS ~
shall be allowed only from the ~
of application under this Articst
the total appropriations for All go
sions shall not exceed two hundrsc n
fifty thousand dollars S250-0eo.e,,, -
any one year: provided that no.n ~
In this Article shall be construed - -.
to prohibit the General Assembly ~
providing artificial limbs TO ois-
Confederate soldiers or sailors -
Section 2. BE IL further resolves -
that this proposed amendment De 49,
mitted TO the qualified voters .. -
State of Louisiana for adoption o I
lection at the Congressional 1900
to be held on the first TUESDAY -
following the first Monday In Now
Der. 1908. "A
That the official ballots TO be ussc L.
said election shall have printed 49,
on the words: For the prvv