The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-24

islana or by any other State or Gov
ernment In case he enlisted in any
organization mustered into said service
az 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
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in this State, for at least fifteen years
prior to his application for such pen,
sion. A like pension shall be granted
to the widow who shall not have mar
ried again. in INDECENT circumstances,
riage to her was contracted prior to
January /. 1885; provided that if her
| deceased husband served in an organi-
zation. 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 h1rein provided, have re-
| sided in this State for not less than
| 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
| ticIe. 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
| NA-4N Evv1c q
| 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
seIf-operative and the funds derived
| therefrom Immediately used for said
purpose. and provided further that the
| Tax Collectors and Assessors shall re
! ceive no commissions for assessing and
| 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 q Be it further resolved, etc,
| That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of the
| State OF LOUISIANA Tor auOptlon OF re-
J 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: For the proposed
amendment to Article 303 of the Con-
stitution of the State of LouisiaGa. rel
alive to pensions for Confederate Vet
erans." and the words: Against the
proposed amendment to Article 303 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 81 the House of Representatives.
| THOMAS C. BARRET,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
| the Senate.
Approved: July 10th. 1912.
| L. f HALL,
| Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
| ALVIN E. HEBERT,
| Secretary Of State.