The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-21
OFF1CIAL.
Promulgstion Of the Proposed Amendment
10 the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana. Adopted by the Gem
sral Assembly Of 1890
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
CYy1cK OF SECRETARY OF SgATE

STATE OF LOUISIANA, 4
Cvy7cE OF SECRETARY OF SrArx
In pursuance of the PROVISIONS of the
Constitution, publication 10 hereby made
and given to the qualified electors of the
State Of Louisiana of the proposed amend
ment TO the Constitution Of this state,
which hns been concurred in by two-tlitds
of NIL the members elected TO each House
Of the General Assembly Of this tate. Ut
the regular session thereof, held ut the
City of Baton Rouge. in tho year ie90. and
| whicn is required e. DO published for the
information of the qualified electors of this
Stale for three months preceding the gen.
eral election for Representatives, and which
proposed amendment more fully appears
In Act No. l53, of tho Regular S-ssi.n Of
1890, which is hereafter officially pub
lished fi'r the information II the qualified
electors of thia State, aud which will b.
submitted to them for their appruv i 0r
rejection at the nAxt general election,
which will be teld on Tuesday. the 18Th
day of April, 1899, (it being tie fuesd,y
next following the third Monday IF ,a,d
month in such manner and form that the
| qualified electors may vcte for or against
said amendment; and if . majority Il tho
qualified electors voting Ut said e.ectipn,
shall approve aud rstiiy said propnx'd
amendment, then such prorsed ansend
| mont, ., approved and rasihc,l. shall be-
come psrt Of tho Constitution OF this
State.
No. 1881 AN ACT
Providing for the sub,n,ssion to the elec-
tors oi tho State tor adoption or rejection,
an amendment to the Constitution 1t
tho State by sserting therein ian article
on Levees, Schools, ;harities, PeMsions.
Drainage, Lotteries and General Fund y
SRcTIoN !. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State If Louisiana, That
the following amendment to the Constitu-
ton Of the State he s'lbmHted to the cIec-
tors for approval or rejection. as provided
IN article two hnrdretl aid hiiy-six If the
Constitution, aud il aiopta.i, tho said
amendment shall read as follows:
ARricrs ON LEvxEs, SCHOOLS. csAslrlEs,
PENSIONS, DRAINAGE. LoTrsMes
AND oExExAL ruxp.
In aid Of the wees, scho Is, chaiities.
pensions, drainage and general iu..d here
matter nsiaed. sue teilewinx contssct Is
now lnade. iwseonssdesatiols OF tie susu OF
thirty-ohs millions two hundresi and
tifsy Thousand daila~s to be fully SECURED
aud paid - haseinafter provided, joan \
Morriss hls heirs agspts and axsignS. are
hereby authorized and empcwesxd for
term Of twenty i've years e',sning the frst
day ~ 51ssuary, isg4, to ,rrfar6 6eHpprs.
Of lett aiex, to seIl iotiesy uek IL and q
draw and Conduct iottrr,~s in this State.
Said sum shall bs paid to the Trsse nj
the State by the persons co, slurtiR. the
bnsiuess pufsuast ta fhis eontrsct IN one
hurdrcd equal iussksliaents, wherenf each
astailmeat shall be raid on or bctore s..e
first days Of January, April. J,.ly as,i octo-
b'ss Ia each aad every ysa, d .rinS sa;d
term; amt the Iseasn.rf u iui IT,. receipt
of each of said irs.eiiunuts shall apply
tine Same as fellows:
To Ne Public .Schocis of the Stlie = Three
hundred and hfty shJu-ana lola > au.i-
ally, payable quarterly in advance. o. above
provided, which sum shall be d.st ibutcd
to each parish in the pro,or,ion pr,sc- lied
by article two hundred and twenty four vi
the Consultation.
10 Lsrees. s.-Thrce hundred an, fny
th0ussn0 dollars annually. PAYABLE guar
terry In advance, as above pr 'vsdel. shicit
suin shall DO distributed among tine Leveo
Districts Of the State or applied to ievee
purposes in the proporti NJ ard il. the
manntL provided hy law for the disiribu-
ticn ard application of the QUE ,uill tax
levied under Article q $ of the Con~ti, uti ~.
10 (harifies s-Uc handled and fifty
thousand dollars mnnualy, payatis. qiar
t~riy IN advance, M above provided. Of
which sum eighty sh"usai,d dollars snasl
be applied to the hospitals estab shea by
the State; forty Thousand dollars to state
insane asylums; twenty-five tii ussstd ssal-
lars to state Institutions for the d-af,
dumb and bliDd; five tn0usa ID do.ia.s 10
the Soldiers' Home.
10 Psxsioms fifty thnusund dollars
annually. payable quart ray in advance.
as above provided. to the pcu-ion.ng OF
disabled, infirm. or INDECENT Confederate
soldiers, citixens resident in Louisiana
10 ihe City Of Nosp Or-icdns for drainage
and 0fher Sanitary Purposes -,,ne hundred
thousand dollals annually, payable qnnr-
torIy IN advance, a. auove provided. tho
expenditure Of said suln and the manage
ment aid the control of the Same To bo
determined BY the General Assembly,
which Is hereby slirecte to CARY into effect
this provision By appropriate tegisisfion.
10 the GeReral Fund Two hnnd.ed and
fifty Thousand dollars Annually, ,ayabio
quarterly In advance, as ahrye provided.
The said sus's OF money ab..ve specified
shall be devoted TO the object, ami pur-
poses hereipbefore stated. and the Cen
eral Assembly is hcrcby direct q u, carry
into effect this provision by appropli.te
legislation.
said John A. Morris, his heirs gent
shall withi.s twenty days frni :, duf.s
Of the adoption o. chs ar ici. die u h-
Office of the seer fary OF ssfssfs a y itfssi
acceptance " .nn OF them of sn. ss
tract. and for t's pretcetioa II rf.fs.
and the ses'nriy "r the public. S cA.-
tract Is made ~ on the press 6 a.iii q
that said john A. Morri-. N, .e'.s IT
agents, shall WITHIN thirsy DAYS "a, the
date 0f the adoption of tNis ar ir.e iii, in
the Office oi the secretary ~ sta a .terl r.
alton IN writing. signed by han %. hem
and siz oihcr persons. sgnifyia beiy
consent to form the corporstioa hss.si is-
after nams and he sail JOHN 4. Nor Is