The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-10
ACT No. 269.

<S1 NO. 1oS.
House Bill No 1870
BY Mr.. Richardson, Of Bienville,
JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to Article 500
or 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 Gem
eral Assembly of 1904,
Section l. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of louisa
Ma, tWo-thirds of all members elected
70 each House concurring, That Article
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
number one hundred and twelve OF the
General Assembly of 1904 be so amend
ed us to read as follows:
Artlcie so3 \ pension not to exceed
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
following qualifications:
l. He 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
tered into the Army or Navy Of the
confederate States, and shall have re-
manned true to the Confederate Statos
until the surrender.
2. He shall not own property of mora
than five hundred dollars valuation
and he shall not be physically able to
earn livelihood by his own labor or
skill.
8. 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 organiza-
ton mustered into said service as q
louisiana organization, or in case at
the date of his enlistment he resided
IN tne State OF Louisiana, he shall have
resided in this State for at least five
years prior to his application for n
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
prior to his application for such PEN
sion. like pension shall be granted
TO the widow who shall not have mar
ried again. in INDECENT circumstances,
of such soldier or sailor whose mar
rage to her was contracted prior to
January |, 1875; provided that IL her
deceased husband served in an organi-
cation. mustered in from Louisiana or
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 herein provided she
shall have resided in this State for at
least five years prior to her applica ton
therefor: and If her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana,
and served in an organization not mus
i 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
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
h,In M
| fifty thousand dollars ($250.000.O0) In
; any one year; provided that nothing
| in this Article shall be construed so al
to prohibit the General Assembly from
| 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'
| her. 1908.
That the official ballots to be used a,
+. 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-
!; ans and the words: Against the
proposed amendment to Article 800 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
y, election laws Of the State. whether he
votes for or against the amendment.
H, G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
p NJ. I4AMBREMONT,
lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate,
Approved July 9Th, 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State of Louisiana,
A true copy. JOHN r. MICHEL
! Secretary of State.