The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-10-02
ACT No. 2es-

House Bill No. $50.
BY Mr.. Richardson. Of BienviIia
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article 3o3
OF the Constitution of the State Of
louisiana, relative to pensions FOX
Confederate Veterans as amended b.
ACT No. 20 OF the General Assembly
OF 1900, and Act No. liz Of the Gen.
sral Assembly Of 1904.
section 1. LS j. resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly OF the State OF Louisla-
ma two-thirds of all members eleets-
70 each House concurring, That Articls
three hundred three of the Constiturio1
OF the State of Louisiana. as amended
oy Act number seventy-fhree Of the
General Assembly OF 1909, and Acs
number one hundred and twelve Of the
General Assembly OF 1904. be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article sOS. n pension not 10 exceed
eight dollars (sSj per month shall BE-
allowed 20 each Confederate soldier or
sailor veteran who possesses all the
following Qualifications:
l. he shall have served honorahly
from the date OF his enlistment uattI
the close of the late Civil War, or until
ne was discharged or paroled. In some
military organization regularly mus
tered into the Army or Navy OF the
Confederate States. and shall have re-
NAMED true to the Confederate States
?. He shall not own property OF more
than five hundred dollars valuation
and he shall not be physically able "
earn a livelihood BY his own labor OF
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 organfzA-
ton mustered into said service as :
Louisiana organization. or In case AZ
sINr ~ ~
In the State Of Louisiana. he shall nav
resided in this State for at least i've
years prior to his application TOT
pension. In case he resided elsewners
than in this State. and enlisted IN an
organization not mustered IN l ren.
Louisiana. or In the Navy of the Cen.
federate States. he shall have resloea
In this State for at least fifteen yea.s
prior to his application for sucn go
sion A like pension shall De grans
to the widow who shall not have H.
r1ed again. in INDECENT circumstance
or such soldier or sailor whose nia
riage to her was contracted prior
January /. 1875: provided that II ~
deceased husband served IN an orsa..
ration. mustered in from Louisiana, %
III he resided in Louisiana. AT the go
of his enlistment and had so resiu.'
for one year prior thereto, then IN ~
der that such widow shall be enutIS
to the pension as herein provldee 80
snal nave resided IN TINS Sldtc
least five years prior to her appilex.-s
therefor; and II her deceased nnso -.
enlisted elsewhere than in Loulslana.
and served in an organization not ~
tered in from Louisiana. such wiz
shall. in order to entitle her 10 aPssS
sion rs herein provided. have ,ss.ss-
in this State for not less than ILL., -
years prior to her application for 80 -
pension: provided further. tnat -
sions whether to veterans or 10 wio2 s-,s
shall be allowed only from the "a. -
of application under this Article 49,
the total appropriations for al 90
sions shall not exceed two hundre 20, SIS =,
fifty thousand dollars (S25o.oVV.Vv' -
any one year: provided that no.n's "a
In this Article shall be construed ~ 80,
to prohibit the General Assembly ~ ~
providing artificial limbs 20 disao'-
Confederate soldiers or sailors. -
Section 2. Be II further resolved ~.
that this proposed amendment De ~.
mitted to the qualified voters on -, -.
State of Louisiana for adoption or ~,
lection at the Congressional elec.f
to be held on the first TUESDAY -.
following the first Monday In Woven"
Der. 1908
That the official ballots to be usso
said election shall have printed $3.50
on the words: For the pfop'