The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-18

PkOYOSED AMENDM ENT
ITO THE
Constitution d !hs State d Louisiana.
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY or
1880.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
In pursuance of the provisions of the
Constitution, publication is 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 has been cOncurred in by two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
| House of the General Assembly of this
State, at the regular session thereof, held
ut the City Of Baton Rouge, in the wear
1890, and which is required to be pub
lished for the information of the qualified
electors of this State for three months
preceding the general election for Repre-
sentatives, and which proposed amend
ment more fully appears in Act No. 1853.
Of the Regular Session of 1890, which Is
hereafter officially published for the in
formation of the qualified electors of this
State, and which will be submitted to
them for their approval or rejection ut
the next general election, which will Le
held on Tuesday, the 18th day Of April,
1892, (it being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday of said mouth) in
such manuer and form that the qualified
electors may vote for or against said
amendment; and if majority of the
iqualifed electors voting ut said election,
shall approve and ratify said proposed
amendment then such proposed amend
ment, 50 approved aud ratified, shall be-
come . part Of the Constitution of this
State.
No. 153. AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the cleo
tors of the State for adoption or rejec-
ton, an amendment to the COnstitu-
tion Of the State by inserting therein
"An article of Levees, Schools, Chari.
ties, Pei.sions, Drainage, Lotteries aud
General Fund.-"
| SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana,
That the following amendment to the
Constitution of the State be submitted to
the electors for approval or rejection, an
lpr0vided in article two hundred and
fifty-six of the Constitution, and if adopt.
led, the said amendment shall read as
follows:
ARTICLE on LEvEES, SCHOOLS, CHARITIES,
PENSIONS, DRAINAGE, LOTTERIES AMI
GENERAL FUND.
In aid CT the leyees, schools, charities
pensions. drainage and general fund
hereinafter named, the following con.
tract is now made. In consideration ol
the sum of thirty-One millions two hun.
dred and fifty thousand dollars to he fully
. secured and paid as hereinafter provided
john A. Morris, his heirs, agents and
assigns, are hereby authorized and en-
powered for the term of twenty. five years
ensuing the first day of January, 1894, t.
prepare schemes of lotteries, to sell lot
terry tickets and to draw and conduct lot
, paid to the Treasurer of the State by th'
+ persons conducting the business pnrsuaD
to this contract, in one hundred equ,.
: shall be paid on or before the first days o
. January, April, July and October in eacl
> and every year during said term; ant
the Treasurer upon the receipt Of each o
said installments shall apply the same a
: follows:
To the Public Schools Of the Siate.-Thr.
. hundred and fifty thousand dollars annu
ally, payable quarterly in advance, a
. above provided, which sum shall be dis
f tr,bute.l to each parish ia the proportio,
prescribed by article two hnndrcd an,
twenty four Of the Constitution.
10 Lerees.-Three hundred and fift,
' thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
8 terly in advance, as above provided
:, which sum shall be distributed amOnj
the Levee Districts of the State or up
!. Piled to levee purposes in the proportion
/, and in the manner provided by law 70
the distribution and application of tn
l one mill tax levied uuder Article 2iS .
the Constitution
10 Charities hundred and fft,
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly in advance, as above provided, Q
which sum eighty thousand dollars shal
= he applied to the hospitals establishe
8 by the State; forty Thousand dollars !.
State insane asylums; twenty-five thou
: sand dollars to State institutions for til
deaf, dumb and blind; five Thousand dol
lars to the Soldiers Home.
TO Pensions.-Fifty thSasznd dollar
annually, payable quarterly in advance
as above provided, to the pensioning 9
disabled, infrm, or INDECENT Confederat
> soldiers, citizens resident in Louisians
e TO the City Of Ne,o Orleans for Drainag
), and Other Sanitary Parposes.-One hun
/. drcd thousand dollars annually, payabl
t quarterly in advance, as above provided
II the expenditure of said sum and the man
IF ayemeut and the control of the same t
. he determined bY the General Assembly
which is hereby directed to carry int
effect this provision by appropriate legis
b lation.
10 Me General Nnd.-Two hundre
o and fifty thousand dollars annually, pay
I, able quarterly in advance, as above pre-
viled.
The several sums of money above spec
itiel shall be devoted to the objects an
purposes herYiabefore stated, and tn
General Assembly is hereby directed t
carry into effect this provision by apprl
pirate legislation.
Said John A. Morris. his heirs or agent!
; shall within twenty days fron the dat
of the adoption of this article, file in th
Office of the Secretary of State write
acceptaace by him or them of this COZ
tract, and for the protection of the Stat
and the security of the public, this CO:
tract is made upon the express conditio
that said John A. Morris, his heirs {
agents, shall within thirty days from til
, date of the adoption ef this article file
- the Office of the Secretary of State d,
l. claration in writing, signed by him
them and six other persons, signifyiu
their consent to form the corporate
fho.o;.ofxar nun,ed and the said Iohn