The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-08-27
!. LOUISIANA. THURSDAl AUG UsT ~ 1919
to the Constitution

pension shall be granted TO the widow
VINO shall not have married again. in
INDECENT circumstances. of such soldier
or sailor whose marriage to her was
contracted prior to January /. 1890; pro-
Ttded that If her deceased husband serv-
"a 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
Shall. in order to entitle her to pen
sion aE herein provided, have resided In
IhtS State for not less than five years
prior to her application for such pen.
sion; provided further that ali widows
who married Confederate soldiers or
sAiisEs a second time shall not be de-
barred from benefits of this Act but he
entitled to a pension on same terms aa
other widows of deceased CAnfederata
soldiers or 2Silors; provided further.
mat pensions whether to veterans or
ia widows. shall be allowed only from
the date of application under this Ar
Ocle. and the total appropriations for
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
in the State. Any accruing surplus
from said tax fund shall be turned aYes
to the common school fund ana prohibit
Ing thS eoAecpon 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 ;1,onfed-
crate Hetaran repsion Fund and to he
used FqF 40 other purpose. and upon the
adpption OF this Amendment same shall
at once become self-onepaIive ana the
funds darived therefren Immediately
used for said purpose. and provided fur
ther that the tax collectors and asses
eors shall receive no commissions for
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
"""m providing artificial limbs to dis
abled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2 Be it further resolved oto,,
Phat this pi opposed 4mendmenl pc sub
rnitted 10 the qualified voters OF the
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,
1914. That the official ballots to be used
at said election shall have printed
amendment to Article 3O3 Of the Constf-
tuition of the State of Louisiana. relaz
five to pensions for Confederate yeIer~
ana" ana the words: Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article 303 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana.
relative to pensions for Confederate
veterans" and each elector shall indi-
cate 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 9. BARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate,
Approved: July 9, 1914.
L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN F. HEBERT.
Secretary of State.