The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1908-09-17

to be held in this State on the ard dav
OF November. 1908.
Lieutenant Governor and Presidsnt =,
the Senate.
H. G. DUPRE,
speaker of the House of Representative
Approved July s. 1908.
]. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy: JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
ACT No. 2ss.
House Bill No. 1870.
By Mr.. Richardson, of Bienviile.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article ana
OF the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, relative to pensions for
Confederate Veterans as amended BY
Act No 20 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 the State of Louisiana, as amended
Dy Act number seventy-three of the
General Assembly of 1900, and Act
number one hundred and twelve of tha
General Assembly of 1904, be SO amend
ed as to read as follows:
Artlcle 303. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars l$S) per month shall DO
allowed to each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all tho
following qualifications:
!. lie shall have served honorably
from the date Of his enlistment until
the close of the late Civil War, or until
military organization regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy of the
Confederate States, and shall have re-
manned true to the Confederate States
| hn 6An
| 2. He shall not own property Of more
| than five hundred dollars valuation
| and he shall not be physically able to
earn Il livelihood by his own labor or
| akill.
| 8. 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 organiza.
Louisiana organization, or In case al
| the date of his enlistment he resided
| in the State Of Louisiana, he shall have
resided in this State for at least five
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
in this State for at least fifteen years
prior to his application for such pen.
sion. like pension shall be granted
| to the widow who shall not have mar,
|
of such soldier or sailor whose mar
/ rage to her was contracted prior Il
January l. 1875: provided that IL hel
deceased husband served in an organi
cation, mustered in from Louisiana, OF
if he resided in Louisiana, at the dat,
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. sht
shall have resided in this State for a
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 residet
in this State for not less than fifteel
years prior to her application for sucl
sions whether to veterans or to widows
shall be allowed only from the dat
of application under this Article, an,
sions shall not exceed two hundred ant
fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) II
any one year; provided that nothing
in this Article shall be construed so a.
providing artificial limbs to disabled
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 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 3O3 of the Constt
tuition of the State of Louisiana. rela
tive to Pensions for Confederate Veter
ans" and the words: against tn,
proposed amendment to Article 30S o
the Constitution of the State of Louis
lana, relative to pensions for Confeder
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.
H, G. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House of Representative
P. M. LAMBREMONT,
lieutenant Governor and President O
the Senate.
Approved July 9th, 1908.
]. Y, SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy. JOHN T. MICHEL
/ Secretary of State.
ACT No, $50,
House Bill No. 3a5, BY Mr.. Henriques
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article IS