The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-08
ACT No. 269.

AL W. IOSs
House Bill No. 100.
BY Mr.. Richardson, Of Bienville
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 800
or the Constitution Of the State OF
LOUISIANA, relative to pensions for
confederate Veterans as amended By
Act No. 70 of the General Assembly
of 1900, and Act No. 112 of the Gen.
eral Assembly of 1904
section l: Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisia-
na' two, thirds of all members elected
three hundred three of the Constitution
| OF the State of Louisiana, as amended
by Act number seventy three of the
General Assembly of 1900, and Act
General Assembly of 1904, be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
| Article 1903 A pension not to exceed
eight dollars ($Sl per month shall be
! 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
| he was discharged or paroled, in some
| military organization regularly mus.
tered into the Army or Navy Of the
| Confederate States, and shall have re.
manned true to the Confederate States
until the surrender
2. He shall not own property of more
than five hundred dollars valuation
and he shall not be physically able to
earn a 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 organixa.
ton mustered into said service as
! 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 application for q
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.
federate States, he shall have resided
in this State for at least fifteen years
sion. A like pension shall be granted
to the widow who shall not have mar
rled again.. in INDECENT circumstances.
/ of such soldier or sailor whose mar.
riage to her was contracted prior to
January l, 1875; provided that II her
deceased husband served in an organi-
cation, mustered in from louisiana, OF
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, she
shall have resided in this State for at
I therefor; and if her deceased husband
d 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
in this State for not less than fifteen
years prior to her application for such
j pension; provided further, that PEN
sions whether to veterans or to widows
shall be allowed only from the date
of application under this Article, and
the total appropriations for all PEN
sions shall not exceed two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars ($250, 000.00) in
any one year; provided that nothing
in this Article shall be construed 30 al
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
mitted to the qualified voters Of the
State of Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection at the Congressional election
to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday in Novem.
Der, 1908.
said election shall have printed there,
, on the words: For the proposed
amendment to Article 500 of the Consti.
tuition of the State of Louisiana. rela-
! tive to Pensions for Confederate Veter-
proposed amendment to Article 303 OF
, the Constitution of the State of Louis.
! lana, relative to pensions for Confeder.
ate Veterans" and each elector shall
indicate, as provided in the general
election laws of the State, whether hi
votes for or against the amendment.
. H. G. DUPRE.
!. Speaker of the House of Representatives
p NJ. LAMBREMONT,
lieutenant Governor and President oil
the Senate.
> Approved July 9th, 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.