The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-10-16

tered into said service as a 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 wears prior to his
application for pension In case he re-
sided elsewhere than in this State and
enlisted iii an organization not mustered
in from Louisiana, or in the Navyof the
Confederate States, he shall have resided
in this State for IT least five Years prior
20 his application for such pension A like
pension shall De granted to the widow who
shall not have married again, in indi-
gent circumstances, Of such soldier OF
sailor whose marriage to her was con-
traCted prior to January, 1895; provided
that if her deceased husband served in an
organizat ton, 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 rs herein provided. she shall have
resided in this State for at least five
years prior to he- application therefor:
ana if her deceased husband enlisted else
an organization not mustered in from
louisiana such widow shall in order &c
entitle her to Il pension as herein pro-
videl. have resided in this State for not
less than five years prior to her applica-
ton for such pension; provided further
that ali widows .rho married Confederate
soldiers sailors = second time shall not
be debarred from the benefits of this Act
but be entitled = pension on the same
terms as other widows of deceased Con-
falerate soldiers or sailors; provided fur
Their that pensions whether to veterans
or widows shall lie allowed only from the
ia t. of application under this Article, and
the total appropriations for all pensions
in amy one year shall be the proceeds of
an annual tax of threefOurthS of one mill
on the dollar which tax is hereby levied
on all taxable property in the State pro-
v:dei 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 he appropriated by the
General Assembly for their use and bene-
fit as the General Assembly may in future
tax Or III the making of any appropria-
ton for pensions in excess of the amount
Of the three fourths of one mill tax levied
ana collected and to be known as "COn-
federate Veteran | ension Fund is here
by prohibited and said fund is to be used
for no other purpose than that herein
stipulated: and upcr the adoption of this
Amendment same shall at once become
self operative and the funds derived there
from he Immediately used for said pur-
pose and provided further that the tax
collectors and assessors shall receive nc
commissions for assessing and collecting
said three ourth.s of one mill tax herein
provided.
Provided that rothing in this Article
shall be construed so as to prohibit the
General Assembly from providing artificial
limbs to disabled Confederate Soldiers OF
Sailors.
Section 2 Be it further resolved. etc.
That this proposed amendment be sub
nitted to the qualified electors of tht
State of Louisiana, for adoption or re
lection at the Congressional Election to bt
held on the first Tuesday next following
the first Monday IN November. 1920.
That the official ballots to be used a
said election shall have printed Thereon
the words; For the proposed amendment
70 Article 303 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana relative to the pen
sions for Confederate Veterans and thu
words: Against the proposed amendment
to Article 303 of the Constitution of The
State of Louisiana relative to pension:
for Confederate Veterans and eaci
elector shall Indicate as provided in tht
general election laws of the State. wheth
or or not he votes Cor or against TIL,
amendment.
r. +. WALKER,
3 Speaker of the House of Representatives
HEWITT BOUANCHAUD.
Lieutenant Governor and President of TIL
Senate.
Approved July I. 1920
JNO. NJ PARKER,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
D A true copy:
3 JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary Of State.