The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-10-03
ACT No. 269.
ACT No. 269.
II ouSc Bill No. 100, BY Mr.. Richardson, of BIZ
tenYille.


House Bill No. 1870, BY Mr.. Richardson, of BIZ
.tentille.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 3US OF the
Constitution of the State of louisiana
relative to pensions for Confederate Vet
Grams as amended by Act No, % OF the
General Assembly of 1900, and Act No ll2
of the General Assembly of 1904.
Section l. Be il 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,
asamended by Act number seventy three OF
| the General Assembly Of 1900, ana Act number
one hundreds and twelve of the General Assem-
! bly, of 1901, be 50 amended Us to read as fol-
| lows:
Article 1903. A pension not To exceed eight
| dollars $50 per month shall be allowed TO each
Confederate soldier or sailor veteran who
possesses all the following qualifications
|. He shall have served honorably from the
date Of his enlistment until the close OF the
late Civil War, or until he was discharged OF
paroled, in some military organization regular
| " mustered into the Army or Navy OF the Con
federate States and shall have remained true
to the Confederate States until the surrender
., He shall not own property of more thar
five hundred dollars valuation and he shah mol
he physically able to earn living by his owl
labor or skill.
2 He shall not be Salared or otherwise
provided for by the State of Louisiana OF by
any other State or Government, In case ut
enlisted in any organization mustered into sale
service as q Louisiana organization, or IN cast
at the date of his enlistment he resided III Int
State of Louisiana he shall have resided IL
this State for at least five years prior TO III
nppIication for pension. In case he reslde'
elsewhere than In this State, anu enllSted Il
an organization not mustered IN from Lonisl
ana or in the Navy Of the Confederate States
he shall have resided in this State Tor at teaS
fifteen years prior to his application 1or sue
pension. A like pension shall be granted u
the widow who shall not have married asaif
in INDECENT circumstances, OF Such soittief
sailor whose marriage TO her was cohIracte
prior to January /, 1875 provided that II nc
deceased husband served in an organization
mustered in from Louisiana, or If ne reside
in Louisiana at the date Of his enlistment an
had so resided for one year prior thereto the
in order that such widow shall be emitted
the pension as herein provided she Shall haS
resided in this state for at least hFe Seal
prior to her application therefor ana II her o'
ceased husband enlisted elsewhere than
, Louisiana, and served in an organization 1t
' mustered in from Louisiana, such WHO" 'ha
in order to entitle her to pension as mere
:, nroyided have resided in this State ioF III
,. less than fifteen years prior to her apphcatic
= for such pension; provided further that pc
= sons whether to veterans or widows snail U
. allowed only from the date OF apphcati'
> rnder this Article. and the total approprlauo
y for All pensions shall not exceed Two huhur'
and fifty thousand dollars $a5o0o.oO IN al
one YEAR provided that nothing in this Artlc
~ shah he construed SO as to prompit inc ue