The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-17

islana or by any other State or Gov
ernment 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
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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,
of such soldier or sailor whose mar
riage to her was contracted prior to
January l. 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
five years prior to her application
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
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
x1JIip G levied 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
| in excess of the amount of the one mill
| 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-
| 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 g Be it further resolved, etc,
| That this proposed amendment be sub
m1tte0 TO Ino NOIeIS VI Ihc
| State of 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: For the proposed
| amendment to Article 303 of the Con-
| stitution of the State of Louisia9a, rel
ative to pensions for Confederate Vet
| erans" and the words: Against the
| proposed amendment to Article 303 of
| the Constitution of che 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. f. THOMAS,
| Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
| Lieutenant Governor and President of
| the Senate.
Approved: July 1eth. 1912.
L. F. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
| A true copy:
| ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State