The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-11-28

shall approve and ratify sni3 proposed amend
ment. then such proposed amendment. SO ap-
proved and ratified. shall become u part of the
Constitution of this State.
No. 1881 AN ACT
Providing for the submission 10 the electors of
the State for adoption or rejection. an amend
ment To the 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 to the Constitution of the
State be submitted 10 the electors for approval
or rejection. n provided in article two hundred
and ffty-six of the Constitution. and il adopted.
the said amendment shall read as follows:
ARTICLE ON LEvEEs. SCHOOLS, CHARITIES. PEN
sIoNs, DRAINAGE. LOTTERIES. AND
GENERAL FUND.
In aid Of the Levees. schools. charities. pen.
sions. drainage and general fund hereinafter
named, the following contract is now made
In consideration of the sum of thirty -one mil
lions two hundred and fifty thousand 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 of 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 inslltament shall he paid
on or before the first days of January, April,
July and October in each and every year dur
ing said term; and the Treasurer upon the re-
ceipt of each of said installments shall apply
the same as follows:
To THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE.-Three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars annually.
payable quartely in advance. as above provided,
which sum shall be distributed to each parish in
the proportion prescribed by article two hun
dred and twenty-four of the Constitution.
To LEvEEs.-Three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable quartely in nd
vance, a. above provided. which sum shall be
distributed among the Levee Districts of the
State or applied tn levee purposes in the pro-
portions and in the manner poryide by law for
the distribution and application of the one mill
tax levied under Article 2I3 of the Constitu-
ton.
To CHARITIEs-One hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars annually. payable quartarly in adj
vance, as above provided. of which sum eighty
thousand dollar shall bio applied to the hospitals
established by the Stair, forty thousand dollars
to State insane asylums; twenty five thousand
dollars to State institutions for the deaf. dumb
and blind; five Thousand dollars to the Soldier
Home.
De-, Al. L. H.
ly. payable Quarterly In advance. as above pro-
viled. to the pensioning OF disabled. inirfn, or
INDECENT Confederate soldiers, citizen. resident
in Louisiana.
To TIE CITY OF NEw ORLEANS, FOR DRAINAGE
AND OTHER SANITARY PuRPosEs-One hundred
thousand dollars annually. payable quarterly In
advance, as above provided, the expenditure OF
said sum AMI the management ard the control
of the SAINT to be determined by the General As
setnbly. which is hereby directed to carry Into
effect this provision by appropriate legislation
To TBs GENERAL FUND-Two hundred anil
fifty thousand dollars annually. payable quarter
ly in a,,vanre. as above provided.
The several sums OF money abpve specified
shall be devoted to the objects and purposes
hereinbefore stated, and the Genstal Assembly
sion by appropriate legislation.
Said John A. Morris. his heirs or agents, shall
sithin twenty days fro,ii the date of the atlop-
ton of this article file in the Office df tho Sbcre-
tary OF State n written acceptance by him or
them of this contract, and FOR the protection of
the State and the security of the public, this
contact 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. sigh
ed by him or them and six 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
shreties, 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
OF said bond shall be that the said
Morris, his agents or assigns. shall bay to the
State Of Louisiana the said sum Of thirty-one
million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
at the dates and in the manner herein set out
and shall faithfully perform all the obligations
hereih contained, and thereupon the persons
sihgning the said declaration shall be thereby
constituted corporation under the name and
title of THE Louisiana Lottery Company"
whereof the capital stock shall be FIVE million
iollars represented by fifty thousand shares of
me hundred dollars each, AZ least twenty per