The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-09-25

tered into said service as Louisiana or
ganization. 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 leas- five years prior to his
application for pension. In case he re-
sided elsewhere than in this State, and
enlisted in an organization not mustered
in from louisiana or in the Navyof the
Confederate 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 indi-
gent circumstances. of such soldier or
sailor whose marriage to her was con-
tracted prior to January, 1895; provided
that if her deceased husband served in an
organization, mustered In from Louisi-
ana, or if he resided 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 II her deceased husband enlisted else
where than in Louisiana, and served in
an organization not mustered in from
Louisiana, such widow shall, in order tC
entitle her to pension as herein pro-
vided have resided in this State for not
less than five years prior to her applica-
ton for such pension; provided further
that all widows who married Confederate
soldiers OF sailors second time shall not
be debarred from the benefits of this Act
but be entitled ID pension on the same
terms as other widows Of deceased Con-
federate soldiers or sailors; provided fur
ther that pensions whether to veterans
or widows shall he 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
an annual tax of three fourths Of one mill
on the dollar which tax is hereby levied
on all taxable property in the State pro-
vided said appropriations shall never be
more than an amount sufficient to pay all
pensions for any one year. Any accruing
surplus from said tax fund shall be held
as an accommodating fund for the Confed-
crate Veterans to be appropriated by the
General Assembly for their use and bene-
fit as the General Assembly may in future
tax or in the making of any appropria-
tion for pensions in excess of the amount
of the three -fourtks of one mill tax levied
and collected and to be known as Con
federate Veteran Pension Fund" is here
by prohibited and said fund is to be used
for no other purpose than that herein
stipulated; 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 three fourt.ls of one mill tax herein
provided.
Provided that nothing in this Article
shall be construed so as to prohibit the
General Assembly from providing artificial
limbs to disabled Confederate Soldiers or
Sailors.
Section g. Be il further resolved. etc.
That this proposed amendment be sub
mitted to the qualified electors Of the
State of Louisiana, for adoption or re-
lection at the Congressional Election to be
held on the first Tuesday next following
the first Monday in November. 1920.
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 Constitution Of the
State of Louisiana relative to the pen
sions for Confederate Veterans and the
words: Against the proposed amendment
to Article 300 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 lawc of the State. wheth-
er or not he votes for or against the
amendment
r. F. WALKER,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
Approved: July Z, 1920.
JNO. M. PARKER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JAMES j. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.
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