The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-10-28
ACT MO tni


House BH No. l8-The Fields Nis B,tI
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing hn amendment 10 Article sos
~ the constitution u the State Of
i]onlsl,ana relative 10 pensions for
~ Act No 1873 - the General Assem-
hly 81 1914. aud for the purpose III
providing a sufficient revenue for the
carrying oni 81 this Article ~ the
Constitution
section he a resolved by the General
Assembly ~ the state ~ Louisiana two.
thirds 81 ali tbe members elected ts each
House Couruffiag that Article aU1 81 the
Constitution II The state 81 Louisiana as
amended By Art No. 1913 81 the General
Assembly 81 1915 be go enacted az tu read
ar follows
Article 800 A pension II like amount
not TO exceed TWvutg Five Dollars ltg5 0aI
pei month shall be allBae8 60 each con
telpfAte soldier uT sailor veteran sbD
s''sf ss"s al II ~. fgilap HR qualifications
l. he Hhall have served huHUtahly FROM
the date ~ hiH enlistment until the close
u the late tiEA War 90 ButA he Waa
discharged o. par0lea u some military
organization regularly mustered into the
Army or Navy pi the Confederate states
and shall have remained true Co the Con.
fplofatv states HulH thu Surrender
iie snail NOT uNH property ~ more
than tau Thousand dollars valuation
3 tie shall not he salsFlci az otherwise
b. any other state % Government in
enBe he enlisted iu any organization mus
tered Into said service BH a Louisiana
Organization, st iu ease AZ the date ~ nj.
enlistment he resided Ia the State ~
Louisiana. DE shall have resided IN this
state foF az least Hys years PRIOR 10 his
application Tor pension if ease he -
sided elsewhere thAn ira this state aud
enlisted iu an organization not mustered
iH from louisiana nF in the Navy 81 the
10 fg.tl Al
IN this State fuy 40 least fge years prior
iu hts application for such pension. like
pension shall he granted 20 the widow whr
shall not have married aEaln ln INDECENT
circumstances. uf such soldier or sailor
whose marriage o. her WAS contracted
prior 80 lauusTa 1895. provided that IL
her deceased husband served he an nFRani.
ration. mustered 10 from Louisiana. or III
be resided Tea Louisiana, a. the date ~ Bis
enlistment ihpH M order that such widow
shall be entitled r. tie pension as herein
provided shp shall have resided iu this
State for at least HEv wears prior 20 her
Application therefor and II her dec eMsEd
husband enlisted else ahHFe than Cos lsouiH-
lana ard served iu an organization not
mustered IN from Louisiana such Ri6ow
shall lH order T. sHltfit hrr to a pension
8K herein provided. have resided Ia this
state faf not lees than Htr Years prior 70
her aspiration for s4oa pension provided
further hat 8ii aiauas ahn married Con
shall Hgl b. HthaTFrH from the Dement'S ~
this At bot bp tHiItlsa % pension on
the Same terms 4s ether NldoVg ~ De.
ceased Confederate soldiers UF sailors
provided Further that pensions whether
to veterans ur g. widows shall he allowed
anlg from the date ~ application under
thls Article ana che total appropriations
faF so pensions be- any che year shall be-
the proceeds of he annual one mill tRA
hereby levied on ail taxable property IN
the state provided sad appropriations
shall never he more than au amount sui
nJisnt 20 pas an pensions Tor any one
year ANY arrHlinE surplus from said iaA
fund shall be hell as au accommodating
HIud FOR thu Confederate Veterans 80 ba
appropriated Is the General Assembly for