The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-08-29


JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 1903 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana,
relative to pensions for Confederate Vet
Grams as amended by Act No. 70 OF the
General Assembly of 1900. and Act No. liz
of the General Assembly of 1904.
Section /. 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 Seyenty-three OF
the General Assembly of $780, and Act number
one hundred and twelve Of the General Assem-
bly, of 1904. be so amended as to read as fol-
lows:
Article 1903, pension not to exceed eight
dollars (SS} per month shall be allowed to each
Confederate soldier or sailor veteran who
possesses all the following qualifications:
I. 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 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 than
five hundred dollars valuation and he shall not
be physically able to earn living by his own
labor or skill
3, 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 Louisiana organization. or in case
at the date of his enlistment he resided in the
State of Louisiana, he Shall have resided IN
this State for at least five years prior to his
application for pension. In case he resided
elsewhere than in this State. and enlisted IL
an organization not mustered in from Lonisi
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 for sacf
pension, A like pension shall be granted tt
the widow who shall not have married again
in INDECENT circumstances. of such soldier Oh
sailor whose marriage to her was contracted
| prior to January /. 1875; provided that If he
deceased husband served in an organization
mustered in from Louisiana. or if he resided
] in Louisiana. at the date of his enlistment ant
had SO resided for one year prior thereto thei
| in order that such widow shall be entitled Il
the pension as herein provided, she shall nave
resided in this state for at least five year
prior to her application therefor; and if her de
ceased husband enlisted elsewhere than il
Louisiana. and served in an organization no
| mustered in from Louisiana. such widow shall
in order to entitle her to pension as herel
provided have resided in this State for no
less than fifteen years prior to her application
| for such pension; provided further, that pen
sions whether to veterans or widows, shall DC
allowed only from the date OF apphcallo
under this Article. and the total appropriation
| for all pensions shall not exceed two hundre
and fifty thousand dollars $3.50. 10000 in an
one wear; provided that nothing in this Articl
shall be construed 50 as to prohibit the Ger