The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-10-10
ACT No. 26g.
ACT No. 269.
House Bill No. 1870, BY Mr.. Richardson. of BIZ

House Bill No. 1870, BY Mr. Richardson, of BIZ
lenYille.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 1903 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana,
relative to pensions for Confederate Vet
Grams Us amended by Act No, 70 OF the
General Assembly Of 1900 and Act No. liz
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
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 hundreds and twelve of the General Assem-
bly, of 1904 be so amended as to read as fol-
lows:
Article 303 A pension not to exceed eight
dollars ($S) per month shall be allowed to each
Confederate soldier or sailor veteran who
possesses all the 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
paroed in some military organization regular
ly mustered into the Army or Navy of the Con
federate States. and shall have remained true
10 the Confederate States until the surrender
,. He shall not own property of more than
| five hundred dollars valuation and ne shall not
he physically able TO earn living by his own
| labor or skill.
2. 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 organization mustered into said
service as q Louisiana organization, or in case
at the date of his enlistment he resided in the
| State of Louisiana, he shall nave resided Ill
! This State for at least five years prior 10 MS
application for u pension. In case he resided
elsewhere than in this State, and enlisted III
! an organization not mustered in from LoniSl'
ana. or in the Navy of the Confederate States
he shall have resided in this State for at least
| fifteen years prior to his application Tor sucn
pension a like pension shall be granted u
the widow who shall not have married again
in INDECENT circumstances, OF such soldier Vi
sailor whose marriage to her was contracted
nrior To January l. 1875; provided that II hei
deceased husband served in an organHation
mustered in from Louisiana, or If ne resided
in Louisiana at the date of his enlistment an(
had 50 resided for one year prior thereto thei
in order that such widow shall be entitled "
the pension as herein provided, she shall have
resided in this state for at least hVe year.
prior to her application therefor; and II her dc
ceased husband enlisted elsewhere than Il
Louisiana, and served in an organization no
mustered in from Louisiana, such widow shail
in order to entitle her to pension as hefen
proyided have resided in this State for no
, less than fifteen years prior to her apphcallo
for such pension; provided further that pen
sons whether to veterans or widows snail Dc
allowed only from the date OF apphcauo
under this Article, and the total appropriation
for all pensions shall not exceed two huhdfe
and fifty thousand dollars (sa5o'ooO.oo) IN an
one wear; provided that nothing IN TINS Aftici
shol, he construed SO as to prohibit the gel