New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-10-14

] amended so as to read as follows:
i Article 21O: No person shall be elit
!. IDLE to any office, State, Judicial, p
rochial, municipal or ward, who is M
a citizen of this State, and a duly quail
fled elector Of the State, Judicial Dis
trict, municipality or ward; wherein til
functions of the said office are to be pei
formed; provided, that resident wome
over the age of twenty-one years sha
be eligible to hold the office of Factor
Inspector and any office connected wit
the educational, eleemosynary, pena
and correctional systems of the State
Parish, Ward, municipality, or any othe
! political division of the State. An
whenever any officer, State, Judicial, Pa
! rochial, municipal, or ward, may chang
his or her residence from this State, o
from the district, parish, municipality
| or ward in which he or she holds suci
office, the same shall thereby be vacate,
any declaration of retention of domicil,
to the contrary notwithstanding.
Section D. Be it further resolved, etc
That this prop osed amendment be sub
mitted to the electors of the State o.
Louisiana for their approval or rejec-
ton, as required by Article 231 of the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana
and the general election laws of this
State in November, 1916.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc
That on the official ballot to be used a,
the said election shall be placed the
words "For the proposed amendment to
~, of
to women" and the words Against the
proposed amendment to Article 21O OF
the Constitution relative to women" ana
each elector shall indicate, as provided
in the general election laws of the State
whether he votes for or against the
said amendment.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senate
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved: July S, 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. 1Ol.
House Bill No. 10. The Fields Nix Bill.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 3O3
of the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana relative to pensions for Con-
tederate VETERANS. As amended by
Act No. 1913 of the General Assembly
OF 1914, and for the purpose of pro-
viding sufficient revenue for the car
rying out of this Article of the Con-
stitution.
Section l. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana, two thirds of all the members elect
ed to each House concurring, that Azti-
Gle 3O3 Of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana as amended by Act No. 1873
of the General Assembly of 1914 be so
enacted as to read As follows:
Article 303. A pension of like amount
not to exceed Twenty-Five Dollars
($25.OO per month shall be allowed to !
each Confederate soldier or Sailor vet
eran who possesses all of the following
qualifications:
l. He shall have served honorably l
from the date of his enlistment until |
the close of the late Civil War, or until
be was discharged or paroled, in some
military organization regularly mustered
into the Army or Navy of the Confed-
crate States and shall have remained
rue to the Confederate States until the
Surrender.
2. He shall not own property OF
more than two thousand dollars valua-
ion.
3. He shall not be salaried OF other
wise provided for by the State of Lou
siana, OF by any other State OF Gov
:rnment In case he enlisted in any or
Lanization mustered into said service as
Louisiana organization, or in case at
he date of his enlistment he resided in
he State Of Louisiana, he shall have
esided in this State for at least five
ears prior to his application for PEN
ion. In case he resided elsewhere than
a this State, and enlisted in an organ
Eation not mustered in from Louisi-
ma, or in the Navy Of the Confederate
;tates, he shall have resided in this
tate for At least five years prior to his
pplication for such pension. A like
ension shall be granted to the widow
Tho shall not have married again, in in
igent circumstances, of such soldier o.
ailor whose marriage to her was con-
Facted prior to January, 1895; pro-
ided that if her deceased husband
srved in an organization, mustered in
'om Louisiana, or if he resided in Lou
lana, at the date of his enlistment,
len in order that such widow shall be ,
ntitled to the pension - herein pro-
ided, she shall have resided in this
tate for At least five years prior to hex
pplication therefor; and if her de-
'ased husband enlisted elsewhere than ,
Louisiana, and served in IN organ
alton not mustered in from Louisiana,
lch widow shall, in order to entitle her .
= pension ~ herein provided, have .
sided in this State for not lee than H.
re years prior to her application for !
lch pension; provided further that all !.
idows who married confederate sol :
era OF sailors . second time shall not
deba1red from the benefits of this ActI
Il be entitled to . pension on the same 9
rms ~ other widows of deceased Con- :
deEate soldiers or sailou; provided e
rther, that pensions whether to vet !.