The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-12-19

the qualified rlectors voting AT SAIL election.
shall approve and ratify sail proposed amend
ment, then such proposed amendment, 40 ap-
proved aud ratified. shall become part of the
Constitution of thir State,
No. 1881 AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the electors of
the State for adoption OF rejection. an amend
ment To- TIM Constitution Of the State By inser-
ting therein ian article Of Ievees. schools. Cha
rites. Pensions. Drainage, Lotteries and &c
neral Fund"
SECTION I. Be il enacted by the General As-
sembly Of the State of Louisiana. That the fol
lowing amendment 10 the Constitution of the
State be submitted to the electors for approval
or rejection, rs provided in article two hundred
and fifty--ix If the constitution and il adopted
the said amendment shall read as follows:
ARTICLE ON LIVES. SCHOOLS. CHARITIES. PEN
sIons, DRAINAGE. LOTTERIES, AND
GENERAL FUND.
In aid of the Levees, schools. charities. pen
sions. drainage md general fund hereinafter
named. the following contract il now made.
In confederation Of the sum of thirty-one mil
lions two hundred and fifty thousan dollars To
be fully secured and paid hereinafter pro
vided. John A, Morris. his heirs agents and
assigns. are hereby authorized and empowered
for the term Of twenty five years ensuing the
FIRST day 81 January. 1891. 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 contract, in one hundred equal install
ments. whereof each insltament shall I've paid
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July and October in each and every year dur
| ing said term; and the Treasurer upon the re-
ceipt of each Of said instalments shall apply
the same as follows:
| ToTHE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE.-Three
hundred and fifty Thousand dollars annually
| payable qnartely in advance, az above provihe~l
which sum shall be distributed to each parish in
the proportion prescribed ny article two hun
dred and twenty-four Of the Constitution.
To LEvEEs. Three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable quartely in adj
vance, az above provided, which sum shall he
Distributed among the Lcvee Districts of the
State or applied Ia levee purposes in the pro-
portions and in the manner porvide by law for
the distribution and application of the one mill
tax levied under Article 21S of the Constitu-
| ton.
| To CHARITIEs-One hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable Quartarly in adj
vance, ~ above provided, of which sum eighty
| thousand dollar shall be applied To the hospitals
established by the State, forty Thousand dollars
to State insane asylums; twenty-five Thousand
dollars to State institutions for tho deaf. dumb
and blind; i've Thousand dollars To the Soldiers
Home.
Pr r lpll
ly, payable quarterly in advance, above pro-
vided, to the pcnsioning IF disabled, infirm. OF
INDECENT Confederate soldiers, citizens resident
in Louisiana.
To THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, FOR DRAINAGE
AND OTHER SANITARY PUEPosEs-One hundred
thousand dollars annually, payable quarterly in
advance. rs above provided. the expenditure of
said sum and the management and the control
of the same 10 he determined by the General A.
sembly. which is hereby directed 10 carry into
effect this provision by appropriate Legislation.
To THE GENERAL rUND-Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars annually. payable quarter
ly in advance, rs above provided.
The several sums of money above specified
shall be devoted to the objects and purposes
hereinbefors stated, and the General Assembly
is hereby directed to curry into effect this prvoi-
sion by appropriate legislation.
Said John A. Morris. his heirs or agents. shall
within twenty days from the date of the ntop-
ton Of this article. BILE in the dce Of the Secre-
tary If State a written acceptance by him or
them of this contract, and for the protection of
the State and the security of the public. this
contract il 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 Stats declaration i'm writing. sign
ed by him or them and ak persons. signifying
their consent to from the corporation hereinaf-
ter named, and the said John A. Morris shall
file Herewith his bond with good and solvent
surpties residents Of this State. IN the sum Of
five million dollars, sai1 bond to be- in favor of
and accepted by the Auditor of the State. the
condition Of said bond shall I've that the -aid
Morris. his agents or assigns, shall pay to the
State of Louisiana the said sum of thirty-onc
million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
at the dates and in the manner herein set out
and shall faithfully perform all the obligations
herein contained; and t;iereupon the Ter-ons
singping the said declaration shall be thereby
constituted corporation under the name and
title If The Louisiana Lottery Company"
whereof the capital stock shall be FIVE million
dollars. represented 10y fifty Thousand shares Of
one hundred dollars each, at least twenty per