New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-10-21
elected to each house concurring, that
Article 21O of the Constitution be
amended so as to read as follows:

: elected to each house concurring, tina
Article 210 of the Constitution
, amended so as to read as follows:
Article 210: No person shall be elig
ible to any office, State, Judicial, Pa
rochial, municipal or ward, who is no
a citizen of this State, and duly quail
fled eector of the State, Judicial Dis
trict, municipality or ward; wherein tn,
functions of the said office are to be per
formed; provided, that resident womer
over the age of twenty-one years shall
be eligible to hold the office of Factory
| Inspector and any office connected with
the educational, eleemosynary, pena
| and correctional systems of the State
Parish, Ward, municipality, or any other
| political division of the State. And
whenever any officer, State, Judicial, Pa
rochial, municipal, or ward, may change
his or her residence from this State, or
| from the district, parish, municipality
or ward in which he or she holds such
office, the same shall thereby be vaca ed
any declaration of retention OF domiciie
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That this prop osed amendment DE sub
mitted to the electors OF the State of
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 at
he said election shall be placed the
words "for the proposed amendment to
Article 2l0 of the Constitution relative
to women" and the words Against the
proposed amendment to Article 210 of
the Constitution relative to women" and
in the general election laws of the State
whether he votes for against the
said amendment.
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut. Gov. and President of the Senate. |
HEWITT BOJANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
Approved: July 5, 1916.
X. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana |
true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of STATE.
ACT NO. 1O1.
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-
federate VETERANS. AS amended by
Act No. 1913 of the General Assembly
of 1914, and for the purpose of pro-
viding a sufficient revenue for the car
rying out of this Article of the Con-
stitution.
Section l.. Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of Louisi-
ana, two thirds of all the members elect
ed to each House concurring, that Arti-
cle 303 of the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana as amended by Act No. 1873
If the General Assembly of 1914 be so
enacted as to read as follows:
Article 303. A pension of like amount
1ot to exceed Twenty Five Dollars
l$25.O0) per month shall be allowed to
zach Confederate soldier or Sailor vet
ran who possesses all of the following
l. He shall have served honorably
rom the date of his enlistment until I
he close of the late Civil War, or until {
e was discharged or paroled, in some {
military organization regularly mustered {
INTO the Army or Navy of the Confed- I
rate States and shall have remained
rue to the Confederate States until the
surrender.
2. He shall not own property of I
more than two thousand dollars valua- /
ion. II
3. He shall not be salaried or other q
rise provided for by the State of Lou
'iana, OF by any other State OF Gov t
In case he enlisted in any or t
anization mustered into said service as a
Louisiana organization, or in case at
be date of his enlistment he resided in t
he State of Louisiana, he shall have S
esided in this State for at least five 5
ears prior to his application for PEN
ion. In case he resided elsewhere than n
, this State, and enlisted in an organ (
alton not mustered in from Louisi-
ma, or in the Navy of the Confederate ii
tates, he shall have resided in this a
tate for at least five years prior to his a
pplication for such pension. A like n
ension shall be granted to the widow I;
no shall not have married again, in in
gent circumstances, of such soldier or \
'ilor whose marriage to her was con- Il
acted prior to January, 1895; pro- !.
ded that if her deceased husband :,
rived in an organization, mustered in =,
ON Louisiana, or if he resided in Lou y
lana, At the date Of his enlistment, :,
ZEN in order that such widow shall be :.
ltitlsd to the pension - herein pro-
ded, she shall have r0ided in this :.
tate for at least five years prior to her =.
'plication therefor; and if her de- :.
ased husband enlisted elsewhere than =.
Louisiana, and served in IN organ y
ation not mustered in from Louisiana.
Oh widow shall, in order to entitle her y.
. pension ~ herein provided, have :.
sided in this State for not les than -
e years prior to her application for c4
Oh pension; provided further that all =. :.
dows who married confederate SOL ~
ers or sailors . second time shall not ~
debarred from the benefits of this Act
I be entitled to . pension on the same OF
ms ~ other widows of deceased Con- TO
ierate soldiers or sailors; provided IS