The southern sentinel., 1908-09-11
ACT No. ess.

House Bill No. 13o.
BY Mr. Richardson. of BienvIna
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article ssS
OF the Constitution of the State Of
louisiana. relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans as amended By
Act No 80 of the General Assembly
of 1900. and Act No. liz of the Gem
eral Assembly OF 1904.
Section l. Be IL resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisia-
na, two-thirds of all members elected
TO each House concurring. That Article
three hundred three OF the Constitutes
OF the State of louisiana, as amended
by Act number seventy-three Of the
General Assembly of 1900, and Acc
number one hundred and twelve Of the
General Assembly of 1904. be 30 amend.
ed as TO read as follows:
Article sos A pension not to exeee6
eight dollars (sS) per month shall -
allowed to each Confederate soldier %
sailor veteran who possesses All tre
following qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorary
from the date of his enlistment tnti!
the close Of the late Civil War. or unffI
ne was discharged or paroled. In eome
military organisation regularly - -
Confederate States. and shall have -
mained true to the Confederate eeneee
until the surrender. -,-a-
2. He shall not own property OF mefe
than five hundred dollars vsiuatsee
and he shall not be physically able -
earn a livelihood by his own labor %
skill.
= He shall not be salaried or othervjse
provided for by the State Of Louis1nss>
or by any other State or GovernmelH
In case he enlisted In any organl.-
ton mustered into said service -
Louisiana organization. or In case -
the date of his enlistment ne
T. = ah =
resided in this State for at least nse
years prior to his application ~
pension In case he resided eisevnes
than in this State, and enlisted N
organization not mustered IN
louisiana, or in the Navy or fne 80
federate States, he shall have resseeS
In this State for at least fifteen
prior to his application for sucn ysss
stonl A like pension shall De gf..sS-
to the widow who shall not have 49,
of such soldier or sailor wnose -. -
riage to her was contractec pn~
January I. 1875: provided that ~
deceased husband served in an W -
xation. mustered In from Louis.sn.s ~
IL he resided In louisiana. at the 49,
OF his enlistment and had 50
for one year prior thereto. then N 'assssA
der that such widow shall De ~
shall have resided In this state ~ sssS
least five years prior to her appiaS..1
therefor: and IL her deceased husosne
enlisted elsewhere than In Louiss
and served in an organization hoe hoessc~r
tered In from Louisiana, sucn
shall. in order to entitle her 10 ksx
sion as herein provided. have s,ssssS
| in this State for not less than ILL., 80
years prior TO her application Iof .se-
pension; provided further tnat
sions whether to veterans or 10 ~
shall be allowed only from the ~
Of application under this Articre' .>r.l
the total appropriations for an psr6
sfons shall not exceed two hunonsoa a., ~
| fifty thousand dollars ($25O.ooo.vvs,
any one year: provided that - a
| in this Article shall be construeu s.sm
| to prohibit the General Assembly sse1
providing artificial limbs 70
Confederate soldiers or sailors .sn-
Section 2. BE II further resoi'eos srh-
| that this proposed amendment De ,he
mitted to the qualified voters o.. r~-
State of Louisiana for Adoption or,,ou o
/ lection at the Congressman .sxt
| TO be held on the first Tuesday y.ss-
| following the first Monday In No'~
| Der. 1908. ..x AZ
That the official ballots TO pc s~,rv
| said election shall have printed
on the words: For the pioS