The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-17

pension shall be granted to the w1dow
VINO shall not have married again III
INDECENT circumstances. of such solder
or sailor whose marriage to her was
contracted prior to January 1, $780, pro-
vtded that II her deceased husband serv-
ed in an organization mustered In from
Louisiana, or If he resided IN Lou
at the date of his enlistment, then N
order that such widow shall be entitled
to the pension as herein provided. she
shall have resided in this State Tor at
least five years prior to her appileatloial
therefor and If her deceased husband
enlisted elsewhere than in Louisiana,
and served In an organization not mus
tered In from Louisiana, such widow
shall, in order to entttle her to a pen
sion as herein provid ed, have resided IN
this State for not less than five years
prior to her application for such pen
sion; provided further that all WIDOWS
who married Confederate soldiers or
sailors a second time shall not be de-.
barred from benefits of this Act but bE'
entitled to a pension on same terms as
other widows of deceased Confederate
soldiers or sailors; provided further,
that pensions whether TO veterans or
to widows shall be allowed only from
the date of application under this Ar
tfcle. and the total appropriations for
all pensions. in any one year shall be
the proceeds of the annual one mill tax,
provided said appropriations 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
ing the collection of any other tax of
making any appropriation In excess of
the amount of the one mill tax levied and
collected and to be known as Confed-
crate Veteran Pension 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 immedIa tely
II ca Hfyye oy1Hr EnH ST
ther that the tax collectors and asses /
sors shall receive no commissions for ,
assessing and collecting said one mill
tax herein provided. Provided that moth
ing in this Article shall be construed
60 as to prohibit the General Assembly |
from providing artificial limbs to dis /
abled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be 1t further resolved. etc. /
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of the !
State of Louisiana for adoption or re-
De held on the first Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday In November. t
1914 That the official ballots to be used |
at said election shall have printed |
TO Article SOB of the Consti- /
tuition Of the State of Louisiana, rela-
tive TO pensions for Confederate veter-
ans" and the words: Against the pro-
Constitution of the State of Louisiana /
relative to pensions for Confederate
and each elector shall indi-
cate. rs provided in the general election
.aWs Of the State, whether he votes for
Dr. against the amendment
l. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS C. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July 8, 1914
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT
Secretary of State