The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-09-17
to the Constitution

pension shall be granted 10 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 l, 1890; pro-
vided that If her deceased husband SerV-
cd 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,
ana served In an organization not mus
tered in from Louisiana. such widow
shall IN order to entitle her to 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 or
sailors a second time shall not be de-
barred from benefits of this Act but be
entitled to a 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
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 he 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 he
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 commissions for
assessing and collecting said one mill
tax herein provided. Provided that moth
ing in this Article shall be construed
SO as 20 pronibit the General Assembly
from providing artificial limbs to dis
abled Confederate soldiers or sailors.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc.
That this proposed amendment be SUBJ
mitted to the qualified voters of the
State of Louisiana for adoption or re-
lection at the congressional election to
pe 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 303 of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Louisiana rela-
ans" and the words: Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article 303 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana,
relative to pensions for Confederat te
veterans" and each elector shall indi-
cate. as provided in the general election
laws of the State. whether he votes for
0c against the amen 'ment.
L. r. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Represen tariVes
THOMAS q. JARRETT,
lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved: July Q, 1914.
l.. f. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN Il. HFBERT,
Secretary of State.