Art. 6214. 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.