The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-09-10
TSIANA THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1914
Proposed to the Constitution of Louisiana

pension shall be granted 10 the widow
Who shall not have married again. in
INDECENT circumstances. of such soldier
o. sailor whose marriage to her was
contracted prior to January |. 1890; pro-
vided 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
Eessd in from Louisiana. such widow
Shall. in order 10 entitle her to a pen
sion as herein provided 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 ar
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 saiiors; provided further,
that pensions whether TO veterans or
to widows, shall be allowed only from
the date of application under this Arr
ttole. and the total appropriations for
ali 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
ts 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 prohiblt-
Ing the collecilQp At any oIher 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
ther that the tax collectors and asses.
sors shall receive no con?niesluns FOR
Assessing aga eoIlectlng 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 .. Be il further resoipsd etc.
lnitted TO The qualified voters OF the
State of Louisiana for adoption or re-
1eetieR at the congressional election TO
he 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 300 of the COnsti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana. rela-
tive to pensions for Confederate veter-
ans" and the words: Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article 303 of tbs |
Constitution of the State of I.oulslaha@' !
relative to pensions rop eontsderate
i,et efens. and each eIector shall indi- |
Gate, as provided in the general election
laws OF The State, whether he votes for
or against the amendrnsnt.
L. r.. THOMAS
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS G. JARRETT
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: july ., 1914
L. F. HALL.
Governor of the State at louisiana
A true copy;
ALVIN III HEBERT.
Secretary of State