The southern sentinel., 1908-09-18
ACT No sfa

House Bill No. $50.
BY Mr.. Richardson. of Bienvllla
JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to Article sos
OF the Constitution OF the State Of
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans as amended by
Act No. 13 of the General Assembly
of 1900. and Act No. liz Of the Gen
eral Assembly OF 1904.
section l. BE II resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State OF LouIsia-
ma, two-thirds of all members elected
TO each House concurring. That Article
three hundred three of the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana. as amended
oy Act number seventy-three OF the
General Assembly of 1900, and Act
number one hundred and twelve Of the
General Assembly of 1904, be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article S03. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars ($S) per month shall b
allowed to each Confederate soldier of
sailor veteran who possesses all The
following qualifications:
l. He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment un1
the close of the late Civil War, or until
he was discharged or paroled. in soma
military organization regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy OF the
Confederate States. and shall have re-
mained true to the Confederate STATES
until the surrender.
3 He shall not own property OF mon
than five hundred dollars valuafioa
and he shall not be physically able 70
earn a livelihood by his own labor %
skill.
ale shall not be salaried or otherviss
provided for by the State of Louisianss
or by any other State or Governmsn-
In case he enlisted in any organi1ee
ton mustered into said service a :
Louisiana organization. or In case ss
the date of his enlistment he resoo
In the State of Louisiana. he shall n.w
resided in this State for at least Nv
years prior to his application fof
pension. In case he resided elseMne
than in this State. and enlisted N ;.
organization not mustered IN -
Louisiana. or in the Navy or the 49,
federate States. he shall have reslces
In this State for at least fifteen 49,
prior to his application for sucn ns
sion A like pension shall be grsns
to the widow who shall not nave 1s n
ried again. in INDECENT circumstans. ;
OF such soldier or sailor whose
rfaze to her was contracted prior
January /. 1875: provided that II -
deceased husband served in an orgsnr
ration, mustered in from LouisianAs
II he resided In Louisiana, al the eossS go
OF his enlistment and mad 50 :, Or
for one year prior thereto, then IN in,.s.S
der that such widow shall De en,'.-
to the pension as herein provioee
shall have resided in this stare los 80
least five years prior 70 ner aPpn-r-,x
therefor; and IL her deceased hss..s
enlisted elsewhere than in Louiss
and served in an organization nos nosscv
tered In from Louisiana. sucn -
shall. in order to entitle her 10 zRPSsi
sion as herein provided. have ss,s~s
In this State for not less than H. .',eA
years prior TO her application lor 80
pension; provided further, that
sions whether to veterans or 10 ~
shall be allowed only from tne "a
of application under this Articie' 80
the total appropriations for an .rd
sions shall not exceed two hunoa oat IN
fifty thousand dollars ($25O.OvV.vsys,
any one year: provided that no.n'ss :, a.
In this Article shall be construeu r-cra
to prohibit the General Assembly IA
providing artificial limbs TO ois~
Confederate soldiers or sailors .,c-
Section 2. Be IL further resolves .rbs
that this proposed amendment oe the
mitted to the qualified voters on p, re-
State of Louisiana for adoption o.,sou
lection at the Congressional e-.xs
to be held on the first Tuesday,. I'm.
following the first Monday In WV
Der. 1908. ..A sf
That the official ballots TO be us.,e,
said election shall have printed .,sssl
on the words: For the pfop