St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-12-05

eral Assembly Of the State of Louisiana
That the following amendment to the
Constitution If thc State ~ submitted
to the electors f.lF approval or rejec'
ton. as provided IN article two hundred
and fifty-Six of tbs Constitution. and II
adopted, the saisl amendment shall read
a. follows:
ARTICLE ON fEvEEs, SCHOOLS,
CHARITIES; PENSIONS, DRAIN.
AGE, LOTTERIES ANDGExERAL
FUND.
In aid of the lvvees. schools, chart.
ties, pensions, drainage and general
fund hereinafter siamed, the following
contract Is nOw made. In considers
ton of the sum Gf thirty zone millions
two hundred antbffty thousand dollars
to he fully secured AMI paid rs herein
after provided. 'JShn \. Norris, his
heirs. agents ann assigns, are hereby
authorized and empowered for the term
day Of January. ls?t, to- prepare schemes
Of lotteries, to soil lottery tickets and to
draw and conduct lotteries i'm this State.
Said sum shall br paid to the Treasurer
Of the State by the persons conducting:
the business pursuant to this contract.
In one hundred equal imstallments.
whereof each in|tallnemt shall he 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 she receipt Of each III
said inStallmentp shall apply the same
as follows:
TT THE PrBLIC SCHOOLS OF
THE STATE-Thrcc hundred and fiftv
thousand dOllass annually, payable
quarterly in advance, a. above pro-
vislesl, which SUN shall bc distributed
to each parish in the proportion pre-
scriled by articlc two humtireil and
twenty -four Of the Constitution.
TT LEvEEs--Thrce hundred and
fifty thousand dollars annually. payable
quarterly In advance, ~ above pro-
visletl, which sum shall he distributed
among the lIevee Districts Of the state
Or applied to lcvrs purposes In the pro-
portions ami In the manner provided by
law for the stributiOn and application
Of the one mill YAK levied under Article
.l3 of the Constitution.
To CHARlTiES-tDnc hundred and
fifty thousand dollars annually. payable
quarterly In advance, a. above provided
Of With sum eighty Thousand dollars
shall BE appliesl 10 the hospitals estat-
lishc,l by the State; forty thousand dol
lars To State insane asylums: twenty.
i've thousand dollars to State imstitu-
tiOns for the deaf. dumb aud blind: i've
thousand ds,llaps to the SOldlierx' Home.
Tt PENSlOSS-fifty thousand dol
lars annually, kayablc quarterly In adj.
vance, a. above prov i(led, to the PEN
siouing Of tlisah ltsl. iUfirm. or inmligent
Confederate sOisl;ers, citizens resident
Oi Louisiana.
IT, THE City OF NEW ORLEANS.
FOR DRAINAGE AND OTHER SAM
TAls* PCRltpSES-One hundred thou
sand dollars annually, payable quarter
~ in advance, n above provided. the
expenditure Of.saisl sum aud the man.
agemcnt and the control Of the same to
he determined by the General Assembly,
which In hereby directed to carry into
eject this provision bv appropriate
legislation.
~ THE GENERAL FuxD-rwo
hundred and fifty thousand dollars an.
nually, payable quarterly in advance, ~
alOv.. provided.
The several. sums Of money above
specified shah DC devoted to the objects
and purposes j,crcinbefore stated, and
the General 4 sselnbiy Is hereby direct.
ell to carry intO effect this prov isiOn by
appropriate legislation.
Said John y. Morris. his heirs or
- rs,fa aosa11 s~sN1.ss, .1s... F..
the date Of this. adoption Of this article,
tile In the ONCE Of the Secretary oil
State writtc1 acceptance BY him or
them of this contract, and for the pro-
lection Of the State and the security Of
the public, thts contract il made upon
the express coalition that said John 4.
Norris. his heirs or agents, shall within
thirty days from the adoption Of this
article flc in the Office of the Secretary
u stat 9 declaration In writing, signed
by him or them and six other persons,
xlgnifying their convent to form the cor
p0ration hereinafter named. aud the
said John 4. Morris shall die Herewith
his bond with ;a,nsHl and solvent sureljcs.
residents Of this State. i'm the sum Of
five million dollars. said bolrl To lie i'm
favor III and accepted by the Auditor
Of the State; fhe condition Of said bond
shall he that u,e said Morris. his agents
or sssigns. shall pay to the state Of
Louisiana tbs. said sum of thirty-onc
million two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars at the Mates and in the manner
herein set out. and shall faithfully per-
form all tlsc obligations herein contain
Ell: and there pon the pcrsoms signing
the said declaration shall be thereby
constituted corporation under TIN.
name and title 1.-the Louisiana I.oa.
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