New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-09-09

Article LlU OF the Constitution b
{. amended SO as to read as follows:
Article 2l0: 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 qua i
fled elector of the State. Judicial Dis
trict. municipality or ward: wherein tn
functions of the said office are to be per
formed provided, that resident wome,
over the age of twentv-one years shall
be eligible to hold the office of Factor,
Inspector and any office connected will
the educational. eleemosynary. pena
and correctional systems of the State
Parish Ward, municipality or any othe
political division of the State. Ane
whenever any officer. State. Judicial, Pa
rochal. municipal, or ward. may chang.
| his or her residence from this State, OF
from the district. parish municipality
or ward in which he she holds such
office. the same shall thereby be vacated
any declaration of retention of domcle
/ to the contrary notwithstanding.
Section e. Be it further resolved. etc
| That this proposed amendment be sub
mtted 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
the said election shall be placed the
words "For the proposed amendment to
Article 2lO of the Constitution relative
TO women" and the words Against the
proposed amendment to Article 21O of
the Constitution relative to women" and
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 $, 1916.
r. G.. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A 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 bv
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 Art-
Gle 300 of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana as amended by Act No. 1913
of the General Assembly of 1914 be SO
enacted as to read as follows:
Article 300. A pension of like amount
not to exceed Twenty Five Dollars
($25OO) per month shall be allowed to
each Confederate soldier or Sailor vet
cram who possesses all of the following
qualifications:
l. He shall have served honorably
from the date of his enlistment until
The close of the late Civil War, or until
he was discharged or paroled, in some
military organization regularly mustered
INTO the Army or Navy of the Confed-
.rate States and shall have rsmained
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 or other ,
wise provided for by the State of Lou
siana, or by any other State or Gov
rnment In case he enlisted in any or
anization mustered into said service a. ,
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 .
!ation 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 !.
no shall not have married again, in in
igent circumstances, of such soldier or +,
lilor whose marriage to her was con- !.
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 !,
lana, at the date of his enlistment, y
len in order that such widow shall be -
,titled to the pension as herein pro- g
ded, she shall have resided in this
tate for at least five years prior to her o
'plication therefor; and if her de- .
ased husband enlisted elsewhere than o.
Louisiana, and served in an organ U
alton not mustered in from Louisiana,
Oh widow shall, in order to entitle her o.
pension as herein provided, have m =.
sided in this State for not les than u
re years prior to her application for e
oh pension; provided further that all NJ
dows who married confederate SOL u
ers or sailors a second time shall not 10
debarred from the benefits of this Act
i be entitled to q pension on the same OF
rms as other widows of deceased Con- TO
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