The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-09-18
pension shall be granted 70 the widow

pension shall be granted to the widow
who shall not have married again. in
INDECENT circumstances. of such soldier
or sailor whose marriage to her was
contracted prior to January !. 1890: pro-
vided that If her deceased husband serv-
ed IN an organization, 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 mus
tered in from Louisiana. such widow
snail in order to entitle her to pen
sion as herein provided. have resided in
TINS state for not less than five years
prior to her application for such pen
sion; provided further that all widows
VINO married Confederate soldiers or
sailors second time shall not be de-
barred from benefits of this Act but be
entitled to 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
ticle and the total appropriations for
al 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 fusd 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 "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 Immediately |
used for said purpose. and provided fur |
Their that the tax collectors and asses
sors shall receive no commissions for
assessing and collecting said one mill |
Ing IN this Article shall be construct
so 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
mltted to the qualified voters Of the
STATE OF Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection at the congressional election to
DC 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
'nolcoh ue woTuS' fOr the proposed
amendment to Article 3eS of the Consti
tuition OF the State Of Louisiana. rela
tive to pensions for Confederate yeter-
ans and the words: Against the pro.
nosed amendment to Article 900 Of the
Of the State of Louisiana,
'elative to pensions for Confederate
'eterans,' and each elector shall indi-
ate. as provided in the general election
avs OF the State. whether he votes for
'r against the amendment.
L. F. THOMAS
speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS c. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and Presjdent ~
the Senate ,
Approved: July 9. 1914.
l.. f. HALL, ,
Governor of the State Of Louisians
true copy: ''''"'
ALVIN F. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State.