The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-10-07

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Joint nEsuluTlON


House llll 40 ie-The Fields Ma I
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment TO Article
OF the Constitution ot the State
Louisiana relative 10 pensions
Confederate Veterans IA aman
by Act No. 1913 Of the General Ass
bly, Of 1914. and for the purpose
providing a sufficient revenue fof
carrying out OF this Article Of
section /. Be 4 resolved by the Gene,
Assembly Of the State 81 Louisiana. I
thirds q All the members elected 10 q
House goHCnFTing, that Article as2 ~ 4
Constitution az tbs State ~ Louislam
amended by Act Ne 1873 II the Gen
Assembly OF 1914 be 90 enacted as 70 !
as follows
Article sos. A pension ~ like ame
not 80 exceed Twenty Five noilarStta
per month shall be allowed 20 each Z
fedprate soldier oT sailor veteran
possesses all ~ the following quaIliieAtil
1 lie shall have served hpnnrably E
the date Of his enlistment until tho 4
u the late civil War o. until he
discharged OF paroles. la some mill
organization regularly mustered intp
Army or Navy II the Confederate 81
and shall have remained true to the
| fpdpr8ip states until the Surrender
2 lie shall not own property Of n
| than two thousand dollars valuation
a lie shall not be aaiaried ut utheT1
provided for by the State 81 Louisiana
| b. ans other Stale OF Government,
case he enlisted In ans organization q
tered into said service as ispuiEl
organization, OF Ia ease al the date Of
| enlistment he resided in the state
| Louisiana, he shall have resided In 4
| state for al least Eve years prior %
| application for pension. IN case he
| sided slsesheFe than in this State,
enlisted Ia an organisation not mnslf
| in from Louisiana. 0F ln tie Navy at
| Confederate States he shall have raa
ln this stats for az least i've years !
/ to his application for such pension. n
| pension shall be granted 10 the widow
| shall not have married ngaln, IN ind5
| cigrumsianrss. u aueh soldier or -
| whose marriage 10 her was contra
/ nfioF 10 January 1895 provided the
| her DECREASED husband served 10 an ufE
/ Eatlon. mustered iu from Louisiana. 4
| he resided in louisiana, 81 the date OF
| enlistment. then ln order that such WI
| shah b entitled 90 Tie pension az be
| provided che shall have resided m
state for AZ least Eve years prior ia
application therefor ana u her eee~
husband enlisted elseWhere than hi IL
Jana and served IN 90 organization
| mustered Ia from Louisiana, such VT
| shall. iR order % entlJle her 90 pen
az herein provided, have resided IN
ktats Tor not lsss than five Years prit
her application foF such pension, prov
| futthsi that an widows Rhn married
fedeFHta soldiers OF sailors a secehd
Ehali not be debaTrpd from the bench !
Tits AT but be entitled 20 a psnsieH
The same terms as other widows Of.
feapssi Confederate eoidleFH oT sail
pfuyided further. that pensions whe
10 veterans eF 90 widows shan De alis.
only from the Aaie - application %
| this Article. and the total appropriate
for an pensions in any ore year shaa
the proceeds ~ the annual one mill
hereby levied on 40 taxahie proaest
the State provided said appropFiat
shall uever &C. more than an amount
Hrlent % pay all pensions for any
year Any accruing surplus from said
fund shail be held as an seeunnia
fund for the Confederate Veterans q
appropriated bY the General Assembly