The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-09-12

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JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 303 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 1900. and Act number
one hundred and twelve of the General Assem-
bly, of 1904. be SO amended as to read as fol.
lows:
Article 303, A pension not to exceed eight
dollars ($8) per month shall be allowed to each
Confederate soldier or sailor veteran who
possesses all the following qualifications
|. 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
ly mustered into the Army or Navy of the Con-
federate States, and shall have remained true
to the Confederate States until the surrender.
2. 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 u 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 a pension. In case he resided
elsewhere than in this State, and enlisted In
an organization not mustered in from LOniS
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 such
pension. A like pension shall be granted to
the widow who shall not have married again,
in INDECENT circumstances. of such soldier or
sailor whose marriage to her was c0ntraeted
prior to January l. 1875; provided that If her
deceased husband served in an organization,
mustered III 1TOm LOulSldud' VI IL hC ISoiuOu
in Louisiana, at the date of his enlistment and
had 50 resided for one year prior thereto. then
in order that such widow shall be entitled to
the pension as herein provided, she shall have
resided in this state for at least five years
prior to her application therefor; and if her de-
ceased husband enlisted elsewhere than in
Louisiana, and served in an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana. such widow shall,
in order to entitle her to pension as herein
provided have resided in this State for not
less than fifteen years prior to her application
for such pension; provided further. that pen
sious whether to veterans or widows, Shall be-
allowed only from the date of application
under this Article. and the total appropriations
for all pensions shall not exceed two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars ($25O.0O0.OO in any
one year; provided that nothing in this Article
shall be construed SO as to prohibit the Gen