The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-03

islana or by any other State or Gov
eminent In case he enlisted in any
organization mustered into said service
as a Louisiana organization, or in case
at the date of his enlistment he re-
sided in the State of Louisiana, he shall
have resided in this State for at least
five years prior to his application for
pension. In case he resided elsewhere
than in this State, and enlisted in an
organization not mustered in from
Louisiana. or in the Navy of the Con-
federate States. he shall have resided
-ssedeI 10 seloA ks 40 peUBJ--I9uun;
in this State, for at least fifteen years
prior to his application for such pen
sion. A like pension shall he granted
to the widow who shall not have mar
ried again, in INDECENT circumstances.
of such soldier or sailor whose mar
riage to her was contracted prior to
January !. 1885; provided that if her
deceased husband served in an organi-
cation, mustered in from Louisiana. or
If he resided in Louisiana. at the date
of his enlistment, then in order that
such widow shall be entitled to the
pension as herein provided she shall
have resided in this State for at least
therefor; and if her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana.
and served in an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, such wild
ow shall, in order to entitle her to a
pension as herein provided, have re-
sided in this State for not less tran
fifteen years prior to her application
for such pension; provided further,
that pensions whether. to veterans or
to widows, shall be allowed only from
the date of application under this ar
ticle. and the total appropriations for
all pensions, in any one year, shall be
the proceeds of the annual one mill
tax. provided said appropriation shall
never be more than five hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for any one year
which is hereby levied on all taxable
property in the State. ANY accruing
surplus from said tax fund shall be
turned over to the common school fund
and prohibiting the collection Of any
other tax or making any appropriation
tax levied and collected and to be
known as Confederate Veteran Pen
sion Fund and to be used for no other
purpose, and upon the adoption of this
amendment same shall at once become
self-operative and the funds derived
therefrom Immediately used for said
purpose. and provided further that the
Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re-
collecting said one mill tax herein pro-
vided. Provided that nothing in this
Article shall be construed so as to pro-
hibit the General Assembly from pro-
viding artificial limbs to disabled Con-
federate soldiers or sailors
Section g Be it further resolved, etc.
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of the
State or Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection at the Congressional election to
be held on the first Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday in November,
1912.
That the official ballots to be used at
said election shall have printed there
on the words: Fer the proposed
to Article 303 of the Con-
of the State of Louisiana, rel |
ative to pensions for Confederate Vet
erans," and the words: Against the |
amendment to Article 300 of |
the Constitution of the State of Louisi- |
ana relative to pensions for Confed- |
crate Veterans" and each elector shall |
indicate, as provided in the general |
election laws of the State, whether he |
votes for or against the amendment.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Governor and President of |
the Senate.
Approved: July 10th, 1912.
L. z. HALL,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.