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Art. 6214. [6272] WHAT CONSTITUTES INDIGENCY. To constitute
indigency within the meaning of this Title, neither the applicant
nor his wife, if married, nor both together, nor the widow, if the
applicant be a widow, shall own property, real or personal,
exceeding in value One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars, exclusive of
homestead, and if its assessed value is not in excess of Two
Thousand ($2,000.00) Dollars and exclusive of household goods and
wearing apparel; and such applicant shall not have an income,
annuity, or emoluments of office or wages for services in excess of
Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars per year, nor the aid of a pension
fund from another state of the United States. Only the indigent,
under the foregoing definition, shall be entitled to a pension
under this title.
Acts 1909, 31st Leg., p. 231, ch. 118. Amended by Acts 1913, 33rd
Leg., p. 282, ch. 141; Acts 1917, 35th Leg., p. 412, ch. 118; Acts
1923, 38th Leg., p. 202, ch. 103; Acts 1927, 40th Leg., p. 146, ch.
95, Sec. 1; Acts 1929, 41st Leg., p. 330, ch. 153, Sec. 2.
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