The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-09
PRoMULGATIoN
or THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO THE
Constitute. .! u. Sat, d Louisiana,
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
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
at the City of Baton Rouge, in the year
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
me,st more fully appears in Act No. 153,
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 he submitted to
them for their approval or rejection at
the next general election, which will be
held on Tuesday, the 10th day of April,
1892, lit being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday of said monthly in
such manner and form that the qualified
electors may vote for or against said
amendment; and if majority of tho
qualified electors voting ut said election,
shall approve and ratify said proposed
amendment, then such proposed amend.
ment, so approved and ratified, shall be-
come q part of the Constitution of this
State.
No. 1881 AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the cleo.
tors of the State for adoption or rejec.
ton, an amendment to the COnstitu-
ton of the State by inserting therein
"An article of Levees, Schools, Chair
ties, Pensions, Drainage, Lotteries and
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, as
provided in article two hundred and
tifty-six Of the Constitution, and if adopt.
ed, the said amendment shall read as
follows:
ARTICLE ON LEvEEs, SCHOOLS, CHARITIES,
PENSIONS, DRAINAGE, LOTTERIES AMI
GENERAL FUND.
In aid CT the levees, schools, charities,
pensions. drainage and general fund
hereinafter named, the following con.
tract is now made. In consideration OF
the sum of thirty-one millions two hun.
bred aud fifty Thousand dollars to lie fully
secured and paid as hereinafter provided
John A. Norris, 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, tc
prepare schemes of lotteries, to sell lot.
terry tickets and to draw and conduct lot.
teries in this State. Said sum shall be
paid to the Treasurer of the State by the
persons conducting the business pursuant
to this contract, in one hundred equal
installnlemts, whereof each installment
shall be paid Oh or before the first days o.
January, April, July aud October in eacl
and every year during said term and
the Treasurer upon the receipt of each o.
said installments shall apply the same a!
follows:
10 the Public Schools Of the State.-Thrc,
hundred and fifty thousand dollars annu
ally, payable quarterly in advance, a,
above provided, which sum shall be dis
trlbuted to each parish in the proportion
prescribed by article two hundred ant
twenty four Of the Constitution.
| To Lerees.-Three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly in advance, as above provided
which sum shall be distributed among
the Levee Districts of the State OF ap
piled to levee purposes in the proportions
and in the manner provided by law TO
the distribution and application of tn,
one mill tax levied under Article 2l3 o
the Constitution.
To Charities-One hundred and fit,
i thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly in advance, as above provided, o
which sum eighty thousand dollars shall
be applied to the hospitals establishe,
by the State; forty thousand dollars :,
State insane ssylums; twenty-five thou
sand dollars to State institutions for th,
deaf, dumb and blind; five thousand dol
lars to the Soldiers Home.
| To Pensions.-Fifty thousand dollar
i annually, payable quarterly in advance
as above provided, to the pensioning o
disabled, intirm, or INDECENT Confederate
Esoldiers, citizens resident in Louisiana
i 10 the City of Ne,c Orleans for Drainag
and Other Sanitary Purposes.-One HIM
bred thousand dollars annually, payabl
quarterly in advance, as above provided