The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-10-12

shall not have married again, in INDECENT
circumstances, of such soldier or sailor
whose marriage to her was contracted
prior to January, 1895; provided that if
her deceased husband served in an organi-
zation 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 Louis
lana, and served in an organization not
mustered in from Louisiana, such widow
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 Con-
federate soldiers or sailors a second time
shall not be debarred from the benefits of
this Act but be entitled to a pension on
ceased 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 Article. and the total appropriations
for all pensions in any one year shall be
the proceeds of the annual one-mill tax
the State, provided said appropriations
shall never be more than an amount suf-
ticient to pay all pensions for any, one
year. Any, accruing surplus from said tax
fund shall be held as an accommodating
fund for the Confederate Veterans to be
appropriated by the General Assembly for
sembly may in future determine, and the
collection of any other tax or the making
of any appropriation for pensions in excess
of the amount of the One-mlll tax levied
and collected and to be known as Con
federate Veteran Pension Fund" is hereby
prohibited and said fund is to be used for
no other purpose than that herein stipu-
lated; and upon the adoption of this
Amendment same shall at once become
self operative and the funds derived there
from be Immediately used for said pur-
pose, and provided further that the tax
collectors and assessors shall receive no
commissions, for assessing and collecting
said mill tax herein provided.
Provided that nothing in this Article
shall be construed so as to prohibit the
General Assembly from providing artlfclal
limbs to disabled Confederate soldiers or
sailors.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc,
That this proposed be Of sq 4be
State of Louisiana, for adoption or rejec-
ton at the Congressional election to be
held on the first Tuesday next following
the first Monday in November. 1916.
That the official ballots to be used at
said election shall have printed thereon
the words: For the proposed amendment
State of Louisiana relative to the pensions
for Confederate Veterans and the words:
Article 3O3 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana relative to pensions
for Confederate Veterans and each
elector shall indicate. as provided in the
general election laws of the State whether
or not he votes for or against the amend
ment. -
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
FERNAND MOUTON,
Lieut.. Gov. and President of the Senate
Approved: July S. 1916.
r. G. PLEASANT,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.