Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-09-06

islann OF by any other State or Gov
eminent 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 sns f1r suen Dend
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 1. 1885: provided that If her
deceased husband served in an organi-
zation, mustered in from Louisiana, or
II he resided in Louisiana. at the date
such ms w sh sSaii be en entitled to the
pension as herein provided. she shall
have resided In this State for at least
five years prior to her application
therefor; and II 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 hsrein provided have re-
fifteen years prior to her application
for such pension; provided further,
that pensions whether to veterans or
to widows. shall be faliowed only from
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
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
and prohibiting the collection OF any
other tax or making any appropriation
in excess of the amount of the one mill
tax levied and collected and to be
sion Fund" and to be used for no Other
purpose and upon the adoption of this
amendment same shall at ence become
self-operative and the funds derived
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 2. Be II further resolved. etc.
That this proposed amendment be sub
State OF Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection AZ 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
amendment to Article SEQ Of the Con-
stitutien of the State Of Louisiana. rel
ative to pensions for Confederate Vet
GRAMS" and the words: Against the
proposed amendment to Article sos of
the Constitution OF the State Of LOUISE
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,
Lieutenapt Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 10th. 1912.
Governor Of the state Of Z Louisiana
A trus copy:
ALVIN Z. HEBERT,
Secretary OF State.