The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-16
ACT No. 2s9-


House Bill No. 1sO.
BY Mr.. Richardson, Of Bienytl,a
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article sss
OF the Constitution OF the Stata q
Louisiana. relative to pensions fos
confederate Veterans as amended oy
Act No. 80 of the General Assembly
OF 1909, and Act No. liz of the Ges.
eral Assembly of 1904.
Section 1. lie IL resolved by the sen
erai Assembly of the State Of Lou.s..s-
ma. two-thirds of all members I'D
70 each House concurring. That ATltcis
three hundred three of the Constitutes
OF tne state of louisiana. as Amazed
oy Act number seventy-three Of .ae
General Assembly of 1900, and Aet
number one hundred and twelve os t1e
General Assembly of 1904, be so AMEND
ed as 70 read as follows:
Article 800 A pension not to exceed
eight dollars (sS) per month shall b
allowed to each Confederate soldier %
sailor veteran who possesses all the
following qualifications:
1. He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment Until
the close OF the late Civil War. or until
ne was discharged or parolei. In some
military organization regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy OF ~
Confederate States. and shall have r.
manned true to the Confederate states
until the surrender.
2 He shall not own property Of NOV
than five hundred dollars Valuation
and he shall not be physically able %
earn a livelihood by his own labor -
skill
8. He shall not be salaried or otherwiss
provided for by the State of Louisiana
or by any other State or Governmert
In case he enlisted in any Organize
ton mustered into said service a. .
Louisiana organization. or in case 9
the date of his enlistment he resioss
IN the State of louisiana. he shall raw
resided in this State for at least fve
years prior TO his application LOT ,
pension In case he resided elsewnetv
than In this State, and enlisted N -
organization not mustered In III
Louisiana. or In the Navy OF the 49,
In this State for at least fifteen yer
prior to his application for such 80
sion. A like pension shall be grencS
70 the widow who shall not have n.1
of such soldier or sailor whose ~
rtage to her was contracted priof
January i. 1875: provided that TX ~.
deceased husband served in an ofs@h~
sation. mustered in from Louisiana;
IL he resided In louisiana. at the 49,
OF his enlistment and had so re- -
for one year prior thereto. then IN -
der that such widow shall be enu.sS
to the pension as herein provtdee.
shall have resided in this state TOT -
least five years prior to her appitce3
therefor; and II her deceased husc.
enlisted elsewhere than In boulsls.S
and served in an organization not ~
tered IN from Louisiana. such VIZ.
shall. In order to entitle her to q ~ ~
sion as herein provided. have rs-
In this State for not less than uiss
years prior to her application Tor -
pension; provided further. that ~.
uions whether to veterans or to wioS3
shall be allowed only from the ~
OF application under this Article. ~
the total appropriations for all
sions shall not exceed two hundreo -
fifty thousand dollars ts25o.0O0.Vv, -
any one year: provided that notni ~
In this Article shall be construed -
to prohibit the General Assembly -
providing artificial limbs to diss0
Confederate soldiers or sailors
Section 2. Be IL further resolved 80
that this proposed amendment De -.
mitfed to the qualified voters OF -
State Of Louisiana for adoption or
lection at the Congressional eleeu
to be held on the first Tuesday nseS
following the first Monday In Now
Der. 1908.
That the official ballots to be usee -
said election shall have printed t nss
On the words: For the prop