The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-12-05


.baIl approve and ra,ify said proposed amend- |
mont then such proposed amendment, =" ap- |
proved and ratified. ,.lall lrcome part of the
Constitution of this State.
No. 1853. AN ACT
Providing for In" submission the electors OF
the State Tor adoption or rejection. an amend-
mnnt to the Constitution "f Tia" Stat" 10y inser-
thu, thcr,in IAN artrl 81 i"vees schools. Cha
rites Pensions Drainage, Lotteries and Gt-
neral Fund
SECTION |. Pc il enacted Ny the General As
somhly of the state If Louisiana. That the fol
lowing amendment to the Constitution "f the
State D., submitted To- the electors for approval
81 REJECTION ~ provided in artir!c two hundred
and iirty-six Of the Constitution. and if adopted,
the said amendnr Mt shall read as follows:
,trIci.E o> LEyEsS. SCHOOLS, CHARITIES. TN
SIoNs. DRAINAGE. LOTTERIES, AND
GENERAL FUND.
la aid If the I,eyees, schools. charities, pen
.ions. drainage and general fund hereinafter
named. the followin; contract is now made.
In consideration of the sum OF thirty-one mil
lions two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to
BE- fully secured and paid hereinafter pro-
yided. John A. Morris, his heirs, agents and
assigns. are hereby authorized and empowered
! for the term of twenty-five years ensuing the
first day of January, 1891, 10 prepare schemes
Of Lotteries To sell lottery tickets and to draw
and conduct lotteries in this State. Said sum
shall be paid 10 the Treasurer of the State by
the persons conducting the business pursuant
T., This contract. in one hundred equal Install
ments. whereof each inslltument shall I've paid
| on or before the first days of January. April,
July and October in each and every year dur
ing said term: and the Treasurer upon the re-
cept Of each Of said installments shall apply
the same as follows:
| ToTHE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STArE.-Three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars annually
payable quartely in advance. as above provided
which sum shall be Distributed t" each parish IN
the proportion prescribed by article two hun
dred and twenty-four Of the Constitution.
To I,svEEs-Three hundred and fifty thou.
sand dollar, annually. pa; able quartely in al
vance. as above provided. which sum shall IN
distributed amon- the Levcc Districts of th'
State or applied To levee purposes in the pro
portions and IN the manner rorVide 10y law 10
the distribution aud application of the one mil
tax levied under Articl" rs d the tonstitu
ton.
70 CH,GiTGUs Or" hundred and nifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable 1uartarly in AL
vance. u above provided, "f which sum eight
thou md dollar shall l,r applied So ia" hospital
cstabl -hc,i 10y the STATE. forty Thousand dollar
to STATE in~an" a-ylum-; twenty-five thouHan
dollars tu State institutions for the deaf. dunn
and blind, live Thousand dollars To the Soldier
Home.
To PrNsIoSS-Fifty thousand dollars annual
IT, payable quarterly in advance "a above pro
vid"d, To the pensioning of disabled, nfrm. Il
INDECENT Confederate soldiers. citizens residen
in Louisiana.
I To THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, FOR DRAIN AG
AND OTHER SANITARY PUBPosEs-One hundre
thousand dollars annually. payable quarterly /
! advance as above provided, the expenditure &
said sum and the management and the contrt
Of the same to he determined by the General Al
, sembly, which is hereby directed to carry int
effect this provision by appropriate Legislation
To THE GENERAL FUND-Two hundred an
nifty Thousand dollars annually, payable quarte
ly in advance. as above provided.
The several sums of money abpve specific
shall he devoted to the objects and purpost
] hereinbefore stated, and the General Assemb
is hereby directed to carry into effect this prvo
sion by appropriate legislation.
Said John A. Morris. his heirs or agents, sha
within twenty days from the date of the adoI
ton Of this article file in the office of the Seer
= tary Of State written acceptance by him
4 them of this contract, and for the protection
r the State and the security Of the public, tn
| contract is made upon the express conditio
+. that said John A. Morris. his heirs or agent
shall within thirty days from. the date of Il
! adoption of this article file in the office of d
Secretary of State a declaration IN writing, sigl
Ell by him or them and six persons. signifyir
I their consent to from the corporation hereina
: ter named and the said John A. Morris sha
!. file Herewith his bond with good and solver
c -ur.tic~ residents of this State, in the sum
y five million dollars, said bond Ia h. in favor
/ and accepted 10y the Auditor "f the State, Il
. condition uf said bond shall be that the ~,
4 Morris, lIts a:ents ar assigns, shall pay To Il
State uf Louisiana the said sum of thiTty-oI
:. million tw" hundred ard fifty Thousand dolla
- AT the hates and in the manner herein set o
aud shall aiihfully perform all the obligation
herein contained: and thereupnn the Iersol
sinp,ning the said declaration shall be thereI
constituted corporation under the name al
= title of The Louisiana Lottery Company
l whereof the c;tpital stock shall be five mill,
] dollar. represented 10y fifty Thousand shares
one hundred dollars each, at least twenty y