The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1891-12-17
STATE OF LOUISIANA,


Tn pursuance of the provisions of the constl-
l. tuition, publication is hereby made and
given to the qualified electors of the State of
Louisiana of the proposed amendment to the
Constitution Of shis State, which has been con
Cured in by two-tlirds of all the members
elected to each House of the General Assembly
of this State, at the regular session thereof,
held at the city of Baton Rouge, in the year
1890, and which is required to be published for
the information of the qualified electors of this
State for three months proceeding the general
election for Representatives, and which pro
posed amendment more fully appears in act
No. 1885, of the Regular Session of 1890, which
is hereafter officially published for the infor-
nation of the qualified electors of this State,
and which will be submitted to them for their
approval or rejection at the next general cleo
ton, which will be held on Tuesday, the 10th
day of April. 1899, lit being the Tuesday next
the third Monday of said month"; in such man
ner and form that the qualified electors may
vote for or against said amendments and II
majority of the qualified electors voting at
said election shall approve and ratify said pro-
posed amendment, then such proposed amend
ment, so approved and ratified, shall become
a part of the Constitution of this State.
ANACT mo. 153
Providing for the submission to the electors
of the State for adoption or rejection, an
amendment to the Constitution OF the
State by inserting therein "Rn grticle on
Levees, Schools, Charities, Pensions,
Drainage Lotteries and General Fund"
Section /. Be 1t enacted by the General AS
sembiy of the State of Louisiana, That the fol-
loving amendment to the Constitution of the
State be submitted to electors for approval or
rejection, as provided in article two-hundred
and fifty-six ofthe Constitution and if adopt
ed the said amendment shallread as follows
ARTICLE ON LEyEEs, SCHOOLS, CHARITIES, PEN
sIoNs, DRAINAGE. LOTTERIES AND
CEREBRAL FUND.
In aid of the levees, schools, charities, PEN
siOns, drainage and general fund hereinafter
named, the following contract is now E,ade.
In consideration of the sum Of thirty -0ne mil
lions two hundred and fifty dollars to be fully
secured and paid as hereafter provided, 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, 1894 to prepare schemes of lotteries,
to sell lottery tickets and to draw and conduct
lotteries in this State Said sum shall be paid
to the Treasurer OF the State by the persons
conducting the business pursuant to this con-
tract, in one hundred equal installments,
whereof each installment shall be paid on or
before the first days of January, april, July
and October in each and every year during
said term; and the Treasurer upon the receipt
of each of said installments shall apply the
same as follows:
To THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE.
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars an
nually, payable quarterly in advance, as above
provided, which SUN sh II be distributed to
each parish in the proportion prescribed by ar
ticle two hundred and twenty four by this
Constitution.
To LEvEEs.-Three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable, quarterly in
advance, as above provided, which sum shall
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the State or applied to ieyee purposes in the
proportions and in the manner provided by
law for the distribution and application of the
one mill tax levied under Article 213 of the
Constitution.
To CHARTTIEs.-One hundred aud fifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable quarterly in
advance, as above provided, of which sum
eighty thousand dollars shall be applied to
the hospitals established by the State; forty
thousand dollars to State insane asylumsi
twenty-five Thousand dollars to State insttu-
tions for the deaf, dumb and blind; five thou
sand dollars to the Soldiers Home.
To PEnsIoNs.-Fifty thousand dollars an
nually, payable quarterly in advance, as above
provided, to the penisoning Of disabled, iDtrm
or INDECENT Confederate soldiers, citizens re-
sident in Louisiana.
To THE CITY OF New ORLEANS. FOR DRAIN
AGE AND OTHER SANITARY PURPOSES. One
hundred thousand dollars annually payable
expenditure of said sum and the management
and the control of the same to be determined
by the General Assembly, which is hereby
directed to carry into effect this provision by
appropriate legislation.
To THF GENERAL FUND.-Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars annually. payable quar-
in advance, as above provided.
The several sums of money above specified
shall be devoted to the objects and purposes
hereinbefOre stated, and the General Assem-
bly, is hereby directed to carry into effect this
provision by appropriate legislation.
Said John A. Morris, his heirs or agents
shall within twenty days from the date of the
adoption of this article, file in the Office of the
Secretary of State written acceptance by him
or them of this contract and for the protection
of the State and the security of the public, this
contract is made upon the express condition
that said John A Morris, his heirs or agents
shall within thirty days from the date OF the
adoption OF this article file in the office of the
Secretary of State declaration in writing
signed by him or them and six other persons,
signifying their consent to torn the corporation
hereinafter named, and the said John A. Morris
shall file Herewith his bond with good and
solvent sureties, residents of this State in the
sum of five million dollars, said bond to be in
favor of and accepted by the Auditor of the
State; the condition of said bond shall be that
the said Morris, his agents, Or assigns shall
pay to the State of Louisiana the said sum Of
JnlfCy one mllIl0nS Two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars at the dates and in the man
ner herein set out and shall faithfully perform
all the obligations herein contained; and there
| upon the persona signing the said declaration
shall be thereby constituted a corporation
under the name and title of "The Louisiana
Lottery Company" whereof the capital stock
! shall be five million dollars. represented by
| fifty thousand shares of one hundred dollars
each, at least twenty per cent. thereof to be
| forth with fully paid up, and which corporation
| shall be and continue during the period of this
| contract, and shall have all the rights and
| powers possessed by corporations generally al
| defined by the present Civil Code of the State
and shall be liable for the moneys herein di
rected to be paid to the Treasurer of the State
and for all prizes to be drawn in said lotteries
and shall be entitled to receive semi annually
from the persons conducting the business un.
| der this contract fifty per cent. of the net
| profits of the said business, and in eonsidera
| ton OF the payment of said sum of thirty-ont
million two hundred and fifty thousand dol
| lars, IN lnstallments as aforesaid, said corpora
| ton and the shares of stock therein and the
| business authorized by this contract and the
| revenues and receipts thereof, shall be exempt
| from alktaxes, dues, assessments, imposition,
and licenses of any kind whatever, whether
State, parish, municipal or otherwise TIL.
| powers OF said corporation shall be Vested in Z
| board OF directors TO consist of seven persons
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