The St. Charles herald., 1920-10-23

tered into said service as a Louisiana or
ganiZation, or In case at the date Of his
enlistment he resided i'm the state Of
louisiana he shal, have resided in this
State for at LEAST 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 Ave years prior
to his application for such pension, A like
pension shall be granted to the widow who
shall not have married again. in ind-
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 he- application therefor,
and if her deceased husband enlisted else
where than in louisiana, and served In
an organization not mustered in from
Louisiana, such widow shall. i'm order to
enttle 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 or sailors second time shall not
be debarred from the benefits of this Act
but be entitled ID a pension on the same
terms as other widows of deceased Con-
federate soldiers or sailors; provided fur,
or 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
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
determiae. and the collection Of any other
tax or in the making Of any appropria-
ton for pensions in excess of the amount
of the three-fourtEs of one mill tax levied
and collected and 10 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 upcr 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 fourths of one mill tax herein
provided.
Provided that nothing in this Article
shall be construct SO as to prohibit the
General Assembly from providing artificial
limbs to disabled Confederate Soldiers or
Sailors.
Section 2. Be it 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 W be
held on the first Tuesday next follol ng
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 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 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 :, 1920.
JNO. NJ PARKER.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JAMES J. BAILEY,
Secretary of State.