The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-10-31
No. 1881 AN ACT

Providing for the subm iSSiOn to the electors
of the State for adoption or rejection
an amendment to the Constitution of the
State by inserting therein "an article of
Levees, Schools, Charities, Pensions, Drain
age, Lotteries and General Fund"
SECTION !. BE il en- cied hv the Gener-
al Assembly of the State of Louisiana, That
the following amendment tn the Constitution
OF the State he submitted TO the electors for
approval or rejection as provided in article
two hundred and tfty-six of the Constitution
and if adopted, the said amendment shall
read AS follows:
TIES. PENSIONS, DRAINAGE, LOTTER-
les AND GENERAL FUND.
In aid of the levees. schools, charities.
pensions, drainage and general fund herein
after named, the following contract IL now
made In consideration of the sum of thiray.
one millions two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars to be fully secnred and paid as here
matter providesi, John A. Morris, his heirs,
agents and assigns, are hereby authorized
and empowered for the term of twenty-five
years ensuing the nrst aav of January. 1884,
to nrApare schemes of lotteries, to sell lottery
tickets and to draw aud conduct lotteries IN
this State. Said sum shall he paid to the
Treasury of the State hy the persons con-
ductlng the business pursnant to this IA.
tract, In one hundred equal installments.
whereof each installrent 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 re-
ceipt of each of said instalments 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 sum shall be dissri-
brted to each parish in the proportion pre-
scribed by article two hundred and twenty
four of the Constitution
thousand dollars annually. payable quarterly
in advance, rs ahoye provided. which sum
shall he distributed among the Levee Dis
tricts Of the State or applied to- lie ee purpos-
es IN the proportions and IN the manner pro-
-vided hy Jaw for the distribution and appIi-
cation of the one mill tax levied under Arti-
Gle 2l3 of the Constitution.
To CHARITIks.-One hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually. payable qua rter-
,ly in advanre. as above provided, OF which
sum eighty thousand dollars shall be applied
to the hospitals established nv the State
forty Thousand dollars to State insane asv-
lums twenty five Thousand dollars to State
institutions for the deaf. dumb and blind
five thousand dollars to the Soldiers Home.
To PENsIoNs.-Fittv Thousand dollars
annually. payable quarterly in advance. as
above provided. to the pensioniug of disa-
bled, infrm, or INDECENT Confederate sol
diers. citizens resident IN Louisiana,
To THE CITY OF New ORLEANS FOR
DRAISAGH AND OTHER SANITARY PURPOSES.
One hundred Thousand dollars annually
payahie quarterly IN advance. as above pro-
Yided the expenditure OF said sum and the
management and the control of the sa,ne tn
be determined nv the General Assenhl
which is hereby directed 10 carry into effect
this provision by apnro, ,,riate legislation.
To 1nE GENERAL FUND-Two hundred
and fftv thousand dollars annually, PAYABLE
quarterly IN advance. AS above pr0vided
The several sums of money above speci-
fled shall b. devoted to the objects and pur-
poses herrinbrfore stated. and the Genaral
Assembly is hereby directed to carry into
effect til provision by appropriate Iegisla-
tioD
Said John A. Morris. his heirs or apents.
shall wishin twenty davs from the date of
the adoption OF this article file in he Office of
the Secretary OF State u written acceptance
by him ar them of this contract AMI for the
protection ot The State ard the security of
the public. this contract il made upnn the
express 80 'diriur that sail John A. Norris
his heirs or agents. shall within thirty DAYS
from thr 'm'" of the adoption Of this article
file IN the office of fhe Secretary of State a
declaration IN writing. signed by him or them
and six other persons. signifying their con
sent to form tlr corporation hereinafter nam-
cd, am! the said John A Morris shall file
therewith his bond with good and solvent
euretips residents of this State. in the sum of
FIVE mil'lnn dollars said hond to be i'm favor
of and accepted by the auditor Of the Sfate:
the condition nf saG hon,i sl;a.l he that the
said Morris. his agents or assigns. shall pay
TO the State OF Louisiana. the said sum o.
thirty-ope 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 thereupon the osraons signing tho said
declaration shall be thereby constituted .
corporation under the name and title Of ''Ths