St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-09-26
ACT NO. 2sa.
House Bill No. 1870. By Mr.. Richardson
Joint RESOLUTION

House Bill No. 100. By Mr.. Richardson
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to Article 1903 of the
Constitution of the State of louisiana rela-
tive to pensions for Confederate Veterans
as amended by Act No. 10 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 hun
dred and twelve Of the General Assembly of
1904 be SO amended to read as follows:
Article 303. pension not to exceed eight
dollars 1881 per month shall be allowed to
each Confederate soldier sailor veteran who
possesses all the following qualifications:
/. He shall have served honoraDly 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 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. He shall not own property of more than
five hundred dollars valuation and he shall not
be physically able to livelihood by his
own labor or skill.
g. He shall not be salaried or otherwise pro-
yided for by the State of Louisiana by any
other State or Government. In he en-
listed in any organization mustered into said
service as a Louisiana organization, in case
at the date of his enlistment he resided in the
State OF Louisiana, he shall have resided in this
State for ut least five years prior to his ap-
plIcation for a pension. In case he resided
elsewhere than in this State, and enlisted
in an organization not mustered in from Louisi-
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. A like pension shall be granted to
+! the widow who shall not have married again,
| in INDECENT circumstances, or such soldier or
/ ~ AnP yrod fTRn q
| prior to January /, 1878; provided that IL her
| deceased husband served In an organization
/ mustered in from Louisiana, or II he resided in
| Louisiana, at the date Of his enlistment and
! had so resided for year prior thereto
| then in order that such widow shall be en-
| titled to the pension as herein provided, she
/ shall have resided in this State for at least
/ Eve years prior to her application therefor; and
/ If her deceased husband enlisted elsewhere thar
! in Louisiana, and served in organization moi
i mustered in from Louisiana. such widow shall
! in order to entitle her to pension as hereir
/ provided, have resided in this State for not les
/ than fifteen years prior to her application 70
/ such pension; provided further. that pensions
| whether to veterans to widows. she'll be al
| lowed only from the date Of application IN
| der this Article, and the total appropriations
! for all pensions shall not exceed two hundred
and Atty thousand dollars ($250, 00000) in an!
one year; provided that nothing in this Articl
shall be construed to prohibit the Genera
| Assembly from providing artificial limbs TO dis
| abIed Confederate soldiers sailors.
Section 2. BIT it further resolved, etc, Tha
this proposed amendment be submitted to tn
| qualified voters of the State of Louisiana 70
adoption rejection at the congressional cleo
tion to be held the first Tuesday next fol
lowing the first Monday in November. 1908.
That the official ballots to be used at sal
election shall have printed thereon the words
For the proposed amendment to Article 30
of the Constitution OF the State of Louisiana
relative to pensions for Confederate Veter
ans and the words: Against the propose
amendment to Article 303 of the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana relative to pension
for Confederate VeteranB,'' ana each electo
shall indicate, provided in the general cleo
ton laws of the State, whether he votes 70
or against the amendment.
a. G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representative
P. NJ. LAMBREMOGT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of th
Senate. Approved July 9th, 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor Of the State OF Louisianl
| A true copy.
| JOHN T. MICHEL
| Secretary of State.