The southern sentinel., 1908-08-28
ACT No 9eQ

House Bill No. 130.
BY Mr.. Richardson. of Bienyills
JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to Article 3oy
OF the Constitution of the State Of
louisiana. relative to pensions for
Act No. 10 of the General Assembly
OF 1900. and Act No. liz of the Cen
eral Assembly of 1904
Section 1. Be IL 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
oy Act number seventy-three of the
General Assembly of 1899. and Act
number one hundred and twelve Of the
General Assembly of 1904. be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
Article 303. A pension not to exceed
eight dollars t$S) per month shall b
allowed to each Confederate soldier OF
sailor veteran who possesses all the
following qualifications:
l. he shall have served honoraoly
from the date of his enlistment until
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-
mained true to the Confederate states
until the surrender.
3 He shall not own property of moro
than five hundred dollars valuation
and he shall not be physically able 10
earn a livelihood by his own labor OF
skill
3 He shall not be salaried or otherwirs
provided for by the State of Louisiana
or by any other State or Government
In case he enlisted in any organizA-
ton mustered into said service az
Louisiana Organization. or In case ~
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 Tor
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.
federate States. he shall have resloca
In this State for at least fifteen yeafs
prior to his application for sucn pen
sion. A like pension shall be granlea
TO the widow who shall not nave mAI
ried again. In INDECENT circumstances
OF such soldier or sailor whose mar
riage to her was contracted prior ~
January /, 1875: provided that IL nert
deceased husband served in an orgahi-l
nation. mustered in from Louisiana. oI II
III he resided in Louisiana. at the oslsi
OF his enlistment and had so resecsI
for one year prior thereto. then IN oI.I
der that such widow shall be entitiea'
to the pension herein provided. sn.
shall have resided in this State LOT u
least five years prior 20 her appIcxSs
enlisted elsewhere than in Louislaba.
and served in an organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana. such widow
shall. in order to entitle her 10 psns
sion as herein provided. have resiose
In this State for not less than ufteen
years prior to her application for sueH
pension. provided further. that psn
sions whether to veterans or 20 wioorl =
shall be allowed only from the On
of application under this Artieie' a.
the total appropriations for an Pc
sions shall not exceed two hundreu i
fifty thousand dollars (s250.00o.Vob
any one year: provided that notnins
in this Article shall be construed 30 -
to prohibit tile General Assembly IT,,
providing artificial limbs to disaoie1
Confederate. soldiers or sailors
Section 2 Be IL further resolved -
that this proposed amendment De su
mitted to the qualified voters or ~.
State of Louisiana for adoption or
lection at the Congressional eleeus,
to be held on the first TUESDAY nes
following the first Monday In NoSe"
Der. 1908.
That the official ballots 70 be useu -
said election shall have printed .ns.sA
on the words: For the pfop