The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-10-31

pension shall be granted to the widow
who shall not have married again IN
INDECENT circumstances. OF susn solaief
or sailor whose marriage 20 her was
contracted prior to January 1, 1890; pro-
v1ded that If her deceased husband sefv-
ed IN an organization, mustered In from
Louisiana, or If he resided In Louisiana,
at the date of his enlistment then IT
order that such widow shall be entitled
to the pension as herein provided, she
shall have resided III this State Tor at
least five years prior to her application
therefor and it 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 provided, have resided IN
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 De
entitled to a pension on same terms as
other widows of deceased Confederate
soldiers or sailors; provided furthef,
that pensions whether to veterans or
to widows, shall be allowed only from
the date Of application under this Ar
ticle. and the fetal appropriations for
all pensions, in any one year shall De
the proceeds of the annual one mill tax,
provided said appropriations shall never
be more than five hundred and flfty
thousand dollars for any one yea@ 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 prohibit
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 s'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
used for said purpose. and provided fur
Their that the tax collectors and asses
assessing and collecting said one mill
tax herein provided. Provided that moth
ing in this Article shall be construed
so as to prohibit the General Assembly
from providing artificial limbs to dis
abled Confederate soldiers or sailors
Section z 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-
lection at the congressional election to
De held on the first Tuesday next fol-
lowing the first Monday in November,
1914. That the official ballots to be used
at said election shall have printed
thereon the words: "For the proposed
amendment to Article 500 of the Consti-
tuition of the State Of Louisiana, rela-
ans" and the words: Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article 500 of the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana
relative to pensions for Confederate
cate, 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,
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