New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-11-04

Article ZlU OF the constitution b
amended so as to read as follows:
Article 2lO: No person shall be elig
ible to any office, State, Judicial, Pa
rochial, municipal or ward, who is no
citizen of this State, and a duly quail
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 womer
over the age of twenty-one years shall
be eligible to hold the office of Factory
Inspector and any office connected witt
| the educational, eleem osynary, pena
and correctional systems of the State
Parish, Ward, municipality, or any othe1
| political division of the State. Anc
whenever any officer, State, Judicial, Pa
rochial, municipal, or ward, may change
! his or her residence from this STATE, OF
from the district, parish, municipality
| or ward in which he or she holds such
office, the same shall thereby be vacated
any declaration of retention OF domicile
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Section Q. Be it further resolved, etc,
That this proposed amendment be 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
the 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 amendm snt to Article 210 OF
the Constitution relative to women" and
each eector 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. 101.
House Bill No. 10. The Fields Nix Bill
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article 303
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-
-..ff: Co. L.
rying out of this Article of the Con-
stitution.
Section /. 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-
Gle 3O3 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 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
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-
crate States and shall have remained
true to the Confederate States until the
Surrender.
2. He shall not own property of
more than two thousand dollars valua-
ton.
3. He shall not be salaried OF other
wise provided for by the State of Lou
siana, or by any other State or Gov
eminent In case he enlisted in any or
ganization mustered into said service as
. Louisiana organization, or in case at
he 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 for pen
ZION. In case he resided elsewhere than
N this State, and enlisted in an organ
zation not mustered in from Louisi-
ina, or in the Navy Of the Confederate
States, he shall have resided in this
State for At least five years prior to his
lpplication for such pension. A like
pension snail De granted to the widow
Who shall not have married again, in in
ligent circumstances, Of such soldier or
'ailor whose marriage to her was con-
racted prior to January, 1895; prof.
'ided that If her deceased husband
'erved in an organization, mustered in
rom Louisiana, or if he resided in Lou
siana, ct the date Of his enlistment,
hen in order that such widow shall be
untitled to the pension - herein prof.
'ided, she shall have resided in this
State for at least 1--WE years prior to her
application therefor; and if her de-
sased husband enlisted elsewhere than
a Louisiana, and served in an organ
ration not mustered in from Louisiana,
UGH widow shall, in order to sntitle her
. . pension ~ herein provided, have
esided in this State for mot les than
i've years prior to her application for
UGH pension; provided further that all
Widows who married confederate sol
lisrs or sailors . second time shall not
y debarred from the benefits Of thif Act
'ut b entitled to . pension on the same
srms - other widows Of deceased Con-
edsrats soldiers Or sailon; provided;
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