St. Tammany farmer., 1914-08-29

in any organization mustered into
said service as a Louisiana 0rgani-
zation. or in case at the date of his
enlistment he resided 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 organi
zation not mustered in from Louisi-
ana, or in the Navy of the Confed-
crate States. he shall have resided in
this State for at least five years prior
to his application for such pension.
A like 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 Janu-
ary /, 1890; provided that If her hus-
tered in from Louisiana, or il he re-
sided in Louisiana, at the date of his
enlistment, then in order that such
widow shall be entitled to the PEN
sion as herein provided, she shall
have resided in this State for at least
five years prior to her application
therefor; and If her deceased hus-
band enlisted elsewhere than in Lou
isiana, and served in an organization
not mustered in from Louisiana, such
widow shall, in order to entitle her
to pension as herein provided, have
resided in this State for not less than
five years prior to her application
for such pension; provided further
that all widows who married Confed-
crate soldiers or sailors second time
shall not be debarred from benefits
of this Act but be entitled to PEN
sion on same terms as other widows
of deceased Confederate soldiers or
sailors; provided further, that pen
sions whether to veterans or to wild
ows. shall be allowed only from the
date Of application under this Article,
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 to the common
school fund and prohibiting the col
lection 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
Confederate Veteran Pension Fund
and to be used for no other purpose,
and upon the adoption of this Amend
ment same snail 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
receive no commissions for assess
ing and collecting said one mill tax
herein provided. Provided that moth
ing in this Article shall be construed
SO as to prohibit the General As
sembly from providing artificial
limbs to disabled Confederate sol
diers and sailors.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC.. That this proposed amendment
be submitted to the qualified voters
of the State of Louisiana for adop-
ton or rejection at the congressional
to be held on the first Tues
day next following 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 3O3 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, relative to PEN
sions for Confederate veterans" and
the words: Against the proposed
to Article 303 Of the Con-
stftution Of the State Of Louisiana,
relative to pensions for Confederate
and each elector shall in
1icate, as provided in the general
election laws of the State, whether
he votes for or against the amend
ment.
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House Of Represen-
tatives.
THOMAS C. BARRET,
Governor and President
OF the Senate.
Approved: July 9, 1914.
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy.
ALVIN E. HEBERT,
Secretary of State.
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