The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-03

OF November, 1908.
p NJ. LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
H. G. DUPRE,
speaker OF the House of Representatives
Approved July s, 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy: JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
ACT No. 26s.
House Bill No. 1870
By Mr.. Richardson, of Bienville.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article aoa
or the Constitution of the State of
louisiana, relative to pensions for
confederate Veterans as amended BY
Act No. 1S of the General Assembly
of 1900, and Act No. 112 of the Gem
eral Assembly of 1904
section l. Be it resolved by the Gen
eral 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
of the State of louisiana, as amended
Dy Act number seventy-three Of the
General Assembly of 1900, and Act
General Assembly of 1904, be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 1903. pension not to exceed
eight dollars So per month shall be
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 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 salaried or otherwise
provided for by the State of Louisiana,
I or by any other State or Government.
i ttaH mustered into said service as a
Louisiana organization, or in case ut
the date of his enlistment he resided
In the State of Louisiana. he shall have
/ years prior to his application for a
! pension. In case he resided elsewhere
than in this State and enlisted in an
! organization not mustered In from,
or in tn the Navy OF the Con-
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.
riage to her was contracted prior t.
January l. 1875; provided that IL 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
therefor; and if her deceased husband
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 pen
sion as herein provided. have resided
years prior to her application for sucl
pension: provided further, that pen
siOns whether to veterans or to widows
shall be allowed only from the dat
of application under this Article. ant
the total appropriations for all pen
sions shall not exceed two hundred ant
fifty thousand dollars ($250, 100000 II
any one year; provided that nothing
in this Article shall he construed so a
i to prohibit the General Assembly from
providing artificial limbs to disable,
Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc
that this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of tn
State of Louisiana for adoption or re
lection at the Congressional electio
to be held on the first Tuesday nex
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 800 Of the Consti
. tuition of the State of Louisiana, rela
J tive to Pensions for Confederate Veter
ans" and the words: Against tn
. proposed amendment to Article 800 o
the Constitution of the State of Louis
E iana relative to pensions for Confeder
ate Veterans" and each elector shal
indicate, as provided in the genera
election laws of the State. whether h
votes for or against the amendment,
H. @. DUPRE,
Sneaker of the House Of Representative
r.. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
lieutenant Governor and President q
the Senate,
: Approved July 9th, 1908. -
j. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State of Louisian;
!. A true copy. JOHN 7. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
4 ACT No, $50.
:, House Bill No. 325, BY Mr.. Henrique
= JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article il
of the Constitution regulating the a
lotment of cases filed in the Civ