The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-08-27

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OF November. 1908. '
P. NJ LAMBREMoNT.
iAi ~ Governor and President Of
H. G. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House of REPRESENTATIVE.
Approved July 8, 1908.
j. 7. SANDERS.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy: JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
ACT No. 269.
House Bill No. 100.
BY Mr. Richardson, of Bienville.
JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to Article 800
OF the Constitution of the State of
LOUISIANA relative to pensions for
confederate Veterans as amended bv
Act No. IS of the General Assembly
OF 1900, and Act No. liz of the Gen.
eral Assembly of 1904
oectlon !. Be 1t resolved by the GEN
eEal Assembly of the State of Louisia-
ma, tWo-thirds of all members elected
70 each House concurring, That Article
three hundred three of the Constitution
or 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 tho
General Assembly of 1904 be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 3o3. pension not to exceed
eisht dollars ($S) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all tho
following qualifications:
l. lie 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 regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy Of the
Confederate States, and shall have re.
manned true to the Confederate States
until the surrender,
z. He shall not own property Of more
than five hundred dollars valuation
and he Shall not be physically able to
earn livelihood by his own labor or
skill
3. He shall not be saIaried 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 a
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 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 A 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.
! fiaSe to her was contracted prior ia
January ], 1875; provided that If her
| deceased husband served in an organi-
| cation, mustered in from Louisiana, OF
| 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 as herein provided. she
shall have resided in this State for al
least five years prior to her application
l.
j enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana
! and served in an organization not mus
| tered in from Louisiana, such widow
/ shall. in order to entitle her to y pen.
| sion as herein provided. have resided
/ in this State for not less than fifteer
/ years prior to her application for such
! pension: provided further. that pen
| sions whether to veterans or to widows
shall be allowed only from the dat,
of applicat ton under this Article. and
the total appropriations for all pen
| sions shall not exceed two hundred and
| fifty thousand dollars t$250.000.00) II
any one year; provided that nothing
| in this Article shall be construed so n!
| to prohibit the General Assembly from
| providing artificial limbs to disabled
| Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc.
| that this proposed amendment be sub
mittcd to the qualified voters Of tn,
| State of Louisiana for adoption or re
lection at the Congressional election
| to be held on the first Tuesday mex
following the first Monday In Novem
| Der. 1908.
That the official ballots to be used a
| said election shall have printed there
on the words. For the propose,
amendment to Article 500 Of the Consti
| tuition of the State of Louisiana. rela
! tive to Pensions for Confederate Neter
| ans" and the words: Against thu
proposed amendment to Article 303 o
| the Constitution of the State of Louis
! lana, relative to pensions for Confcder
| ate Veterans" and each elector shall
Indicate, as provided in the genera
election laws of the State. whether h
votes for or against the amendment.
/ II. G. DTPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representative
I p NJ. LAMBREMONT,
lieutenant Governor and President o
the Senate.
- Approved July 9th, 1908.
u. ]. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
! A true copy. JOHN Il. MICHEL
Secretary of State.
ACT No. $50.
tiouse Bill No. 1925. BY Mr. Henriques
] JOINT RESOLUTION
! Proposing an amendment to Article Is