The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-10-21
ACT No ut


House i}llt Ne ioThe Fields six nm
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing Hn auendmunt 10 Article sos
Of The Constitution 81 che State Of
Louisiana relative 90 pensions for
Confederate Veterans As amended
hg Act no. 1913 gf the General Assem-
bly ~ 1915, anu Ter the purpose uf
providing "a sufficient revenue for the
@rtyins out 81 TITS Article ot the
section / he .f resolved by the General
Assembly ~ the state ~ louisiana tso.
thirds ~ all ths members elected 10 each
House ruhruIfjDE. that Article 3D9 ~ the
Constitution ~ the state 81 Louisiana as
amended hy Act No 1873 u the General
Assembly Of 1919 BE 30 enacted as 10 read
ts follows
Article gg3 s pension II like mount
Bot 10 exceed twenty Five polafsUs25 00l
PEI month shall BE- allowed 10 each Con
teittlir Soldier or sailor veteran who
pusspa=ra al ~ tho following qualifications
tie shall have served huBOrably from
the date q his enlistment uutl the Cloae
70 thr late 'iyH haT 80 until BE Was
discharged uT Fsrulva, iH some military
organization regularly mustered into the
ARMY ~ Navy ui ihr Confederate states
aud shall have remained true 90 the Con
trfst iy aU8tlH 8UtH Use surrender
O. lie tEAH UUI utu property q more
thau tNG thousand dulltfs valuation
tie shall NOT he sAiBrse3 OF otherwise
provided fer hy the State ~ Louisiana. OF
by aug other state 90 Gov eminent In
case he enlisted ga any organization mus.
teTe1 iqta gaid service as "a Louisiana
equalization, or lu Dats at the date 81 his
enlistment ho resided m the state of
Louisiana. De shall have resided in this
state for al leaRt hve years prior 10 his
application for pension ih cRHe he re-
sided elresh here than iR this state and
enlisted lu 8u organization not mustered
lH from Louisiana. uF 8 the Navy ~ the
Confederate States be shall have resided
in thia state for ai least tye years prior
10 his APPLICATION fnF such renrion Ike
pension shall bs granted 10 the widow whe
shali uut have married again, M lRdigeni
circumstances. ~ url soldier or sailor
"a hose marriage fu Der WAS contracted
prior "a janHafF. 1888. provided that II
her dies eaHr3 husband FFTyei In an OrEania
cation. mustered ln from Louisiana, or IL
be resided Yea Louisiana. "a the date Of hls
| enlistment then .H FTIuf that such widow
shall te entitled 90 tie pension as herein
provided, she shall have resided in this
State Tor az least nNe years prior to he's
Application therefor and II her deceased
husband enlisted elsewhere than ia Louis.
aWA and served Ne 4N organization rot
mustered iu from Louisiana, such widow
shall iu order &C. ratltir her % pension
ne herein provided have resided n this
state for nut less than Eve years prior 90
her application for such pension provided
further that Hll widows Wbu married Con-
| fet "A ate soldiers uE sailors a second time
sh# NOS rs |rhsrret from the benefits %
This At but Ee entitled 90 pension on
the Same terms as other widows ~ de-
ceased Confederate soldiers 81 sailors.
provided further that penHiefis whether
/ iu veterans or o. WitUW# shall bs allowed
uulg from the date = application under
thls Article and The total appropriations
! FER ~ pensions BOO srE ore year SHAH BE
| the proceeds 81 The annual one min tax
herrty levied aH atl taxable property Ia
| the state provided ssi1 appropriations
shaA rtysf Sc more than an amount epf-
feisut e. pay Hu pensions fer any one
year ANY aeerHiRR surplus from said ias
/ fana shall b. held az an accommodating
fund fof the Confederate Veterans 10 be
appropriated b. The ileaefal Assembly for