The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-10-22

ton, and for all purposes shall not ex-
ceed In any one year for the State
treasurer the sum of thirty-six hun.
dred dollars; and for all purposes for
any one year for the Auditor Of Public
Accounts the sum of eight thousand
dollars; and for all purposes for any
one year for the Secretary Of State. in.
GLIDING the salary of the Assistant Sec
retary of state, and all expenses of the
insurance .ha,. Department, the sum of ten
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That the foregoing amendments Of the
constitution of the State shall be SUBJ
mltted to the electors for their approv-
al or rejection. as required by Article
81 or the Constitution Of the State Of
louisiana and general election laws Of
this State at the general State election
TO be held in this State on the 3rd dav
OF November. 1908.
P. NJ LAMBREMoNT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
Fl. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved July 5. 1908.
j. 7. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy: JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
ACT No. 2ss.
House Bill No. $780,
| BY Mr.. Richardson, of Bienville.
| JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to Article 303
OF the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
| Confederate Veterans as amended by
Act No 10 of the General Assembly
of 1900, and Act No. 112 of the Gem
eral Assembly of 1904.
| Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen.
| eral Assembly of the State of Louisia-
ma, two-thirds of all members elected
TO each House concurring, That Article
three hundred three of the Constitution
of I AAsl
by Act number seventy-three of the
General Assembly of 1900, and Act
number one hundred and twelve Of tho
General Assembly of 1904, be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 305 a pension not to exceed
eight dollars ($S) per month shall be
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
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
tered into the Army or Navy Of the
Confederate States, and shall have re.
manned true to the Confederate State.
until the surrender
than five hundred dollars valuation
and he shall not be physically able Il
earn a livelihood by his own labor OF
skill.
3. He shall not be salaried or otherwis
; provided for by the State of Louisiana
{ or by any other State or Government
7 In case he enlisted in any organiza
ton mustered into said service as
Louisiana organization, or in case a
the date of his enlistment he reside,
: in the State of Louisiana, he shall hav
: resided in this State for at least fiv
! years prior to his application for
J pension. In case he resided elsewher
than in this State, and enlisted in al
;, organization not mustered in fror
Q Louisiana, or in the Navy of the Con
federate States, he shall have reside
!. in this State for at least fifteen year
: prior to his application for such pen
: sion. A like pension shall be granite
3 to the widow who shall not have mar
. ried again, in INDECENT circumstances
= of such soldier or sailor whose max
= riage to her was contracted prior
u January i, 1875; provided that II he
!. deceased husband served in an organi
= zation, mustered in from Louisiana, Q
8 If he resided in Louisiana. at the dat
: of his enlistment and had so reside
= for one year prior thereto, then In OF
= der that such widow shall be entftlo
d to the pension as herein provided. Nh
i. shall have resided in this State for .
!. least five years prior to her applicatio
h therefor; and If her deceased huSban
h enlisted elsewhere than in Loufsian,
4 and served in an organization not mu.
tered in from Louisiana, such wido
:. shall, in order to entitle her to per
d sion as herein provided, have reside
q
n years prior to her application for sue
!: pension; provided further, that per
n sions whether to veterans or to widow
l. shall be allowed only from the da'
i. of application under this Article ar
; the total appropriations for all per
sions shall not exceed two hundred ar
fifty thousand dollars ($250.000.00)
s. any one year: provided that nothin
in this Article shall be construed 50
Of to prohibit the General Assembly fro
providing artificial limbs to disable
Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section g Be it further resolved, ett
a. that this proposed amendment be sui
mitted to the qualified voters of IL
State of Louisiana for adoption or r
lection at the Congressional e1ectit
to be held on the first Tuesday ne
u following the first Monday in Mover
- Der, 1908.
That the official ballots to be used
n said election shall have printed Their
IA on the words: For the propos
lg amendment to Article 300 of the Const
re tuition of the State of Louisiana. rel
40 tive to Pensions for Confederate Vete
a. ans" and the words: Against Il
n. proposed amendment to Article 303
OF the Constitution of the State of Loui
.e lana, relative to pensions for Confede
ut ate Veterans" and each elector shs
I indicate, as provided in the gener
election laws of the State, whether
!, votes for or against the amendment.
" FL. G. DUPRE.
% Speaker of the House of Representativ
~ p NJ. LAMBREMONT,
q q, lieutenant Governor and President
he the Senate.
&c Approved July 9th, 1908.
-. ]. Y. SANDERS.
w. Governor of the State of LouisiaI
DS true copy. JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.