The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-09-02


House KiI No i0-The Fields. NIN HI}
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing AN amendment o. Article saH
~ the Constitution ~ the state If
Louisiana relative 20 pensions 10.
Confederate Veterans Aa amended
by Act 80 1873 uf the GeuoIal Assem-
bly, 81 1854, and faT lbf purpose ~
pFuybiiug a sufficient revenue for iHv
carrying out OF this Article ~ nh
constitution.
section i Iis 4 resolved by tas leasIaI
Aseembit 81 the state ~ lHaist uH. Nsn.
thirds ~ ali the members elected f8 'fsh
House cons grrlnF, that Article hs ~ 'hu
Constitution II the state ~ iHHIH f5aa as
amended hy Act SO. 1913 ~ lEu General
Assembly 81 1914 bc - enacted aH &" fr.a
as fellows
Article s92 4 pension 81 Ike amount
not "a exceed TweuiF Five puIiirs. HHH4
psI month snail be- allowed to each CON
ftHpratr soldier uT sailor veteran #Hu
! Tie shah have served hsHHlHts ifsm
| the date ~ iis enlistment aHHl iH. CLOSE
81 the late tNil NbI. 60 HHrE tu 1861"
discharged or par0lul4 ia some mGtHH
organization regularly mustered lH'H the
Army az Navy II ihr Confederate AGES
and shall have remained Ha, Gao iH. Con-
| t,Bstaty states uHsH e.. saFH,4#sl
9 i3e shall uut psu UlaHsti# #i moro
| than taau thousand auilaH valuation
| tie shall NOT Zee FaHIIed 20 #lHfrs
provided fur IS tho State 81 Louisiana .r
| Us aHy other State GO GuSffH# tf IH
| case be- enlisted lu HuE gfE HIeHf.H. .tH.
| tered Into said service ar q Tout ,
| organization, ~ Ia ist ai Tie aait af De-.
| Louisiana. he ghaH baft res#rI H tht
/ state fer at least hgn years prior o. H.H
| application fer pension. tu .E#E De FU
| sHrh elsewhere ih8u iH tb,H state HHa
| tuiIEted pa au organization H@t mustered
| TOD from Louisiana. gT iu fHr HtF# OH i#s
| Confederate states. ht sNaIE have resided
| IH thts state fgf az least Hso rfFH pf#f
| nee h.H application for sHrh pension. q lHHa
| pension shall DE granted ia tHg widow nc
shall net have married aE1fH n INDECENT
| circumstances IF such soldier ~ sailor
| W hesg marriage tu her HBE s#Htras -
pfluf t0 January 1875 provided ttt ~
| her deceased husband EtgseH iN aH 81 faHA
aiton mustered IN FROM Louisiana ~ u
he resided in Louisiana at iaa o lr ~ H.F
| enlistment Then iH order ln#t H#, p H.H" ~
shall D. entitled o. the pension I# herein
/ pFggl8ai she shall have resided tl iHIa
! state for az least use Eeans pgIaf 'u her
Implication therefor ami IL Hff aH tH#f'
! husbanH enlisted elsewhere Pr BE- IH FOULS
lmuatrfsd m from Louisiana #a.H HifHR
| shall iu order ST. raiitlH Hfl ts prHe
as herein provided. hHFu resided tH fHH
| State iuF uut iHs fhHH Use hFfFH frtHf 81
hen application tof anaH pension 1sgf.#F
| further hat ab widows Hha UHtEIrl ttN
fvtafate eoiiteff 9f sA3iuFF HNH 'HHf
| shall NOT be aetarreA FROM ihn benefits "A
ihis Act bat bee entitled le Bel. .HH on
the same terms as other widows ~ de-.
rsasrd Confederate Halu.eF ar ttuF
lprul ded further that pensions "MsiHcI
H. Veterans uF a. ul8uHa ahali be 3i#H a'
nrs from the date ~ application Hu3s.
fhis Article and the total Igpi ps1i .'Hi
faf all pensions H aHS ore seas ah4il r.
The proceeds % the annual CHS rain is'
hereby levied ga All tax4llf FFeTtFtF f
the state. provided said apnsepF.a aaH.
shsn newer e. mnra than an amount s8F
Htlsht 10 paw ali pensions tur AMY era.
wear Any aecrHlnr surplus from SAIL lt'
furH shall be held as an aerimalAiI#1
fund for the Confederate Veterans % b'
appropftateal BY the General Assembly fol