The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-04

ing the third Monday of said monthly in
such manner and form that the qualified
electors may vote for or against said
and if majority of the
qualified electors voting ut said election,
shall approve and ratify said proposed
then such proposed amend
ment, so approved and ratified, shall be-
come a part of the Constitution of this
State.
No. 153. AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the elec-
tors of the State for adoption or rejec-
ton, an amendment to the Consttu-
tion of the State by inserting therein
can article OF Levees, Schools, Chari-
ties, Pensions, Drainage, Lotteries and
General Fund.-
SECTION 1. 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 III article two hundred and
tifty-six of the Constitution, and if adopt
ed, the said amendment shall read as
follows:
ARTICLE ON LEVELS, SCHOOLS, CHARITIES,
PENSIONS, DRAINAGE, LOTTERIES AND
GENERAL FUND.
In aid cf the levees, schools, charities,
pensions, drainage and general fund
tract is now made. In consideration of
the sum of .thirty-one millions two hnn-
dred aud fifty thousand dollars to be fully
secured and paid as hereinafter provided,
John A. Morris, 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, to
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
installments, whereof each installment
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 receipt of each of
said installnlents shall apply the same as
follows:
To the Public Schools Of the State.-Three
hundred and fifty Thousand dollars annu
ally payable quarterly in advance, as
abuva provided, which sum shall be dis
tr,bu ted to each parish in the proportion
prescribed by articie two hundred and
twenty four of the Constitution.
To Lerees. s.-Three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
torly IN advance, as above provided,
which sum shall be distributed among
the Leyee Districts of the State or APP
piled to levec purposes in the proportions
and in the manner provided by law for
the distribution and application Of the
one mill tax levied under Article 2l3 of
the Constitution
To Charities One hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly i'll advance, us above provided, of
which sum eighty Thousand dollars shall
be applied to the hospitals established
by the State; forty thousand dollars 70
State insane asylums; twenty-five thou
sand dollars to State institutions for the
deaf, dumb and blind; five thousand dol
lars to the Soldiers Home.
To Pensions.-Fifty thousand dollars
annually, payable quarterly in advance,
as above provided, to the pensioning of
disabled, infrm, or INDECENT Confederate
soldiers, citizens resident in Louisiana.
10 the City Of Ne,O Orleans for Drainage
and Other Sanitary Purposes hum
dred thousand dollars annually, payable
quarterly in advance, as above provided.
the expenditure of said sum and tho man
agcment and the control of the same to
be determined by the General Assembly,
which is hereby directed to carry into
effect this provision by appropriate legis.
lation.
To the Geteral Fund.-Two hundred
| and fifty thousand dollars annually, pay
able quarterly in advance, as above pro-
viled.
The several sums of money above spec
! fled shall be devoted to tue objects and
purposes hereinbefOre stated, and the
General Assembly is hereby directed to
carry into effect this provision by appro-
pirate legislation.
Said John A. Morris. his heirs or agents
shall within twenty days from the date
of the adoption of this article, file in the
office of the Secretary of State written
acceptance by him or them of this con
tract, and for the protection Of the State
and the security Of the public, this coz
tract is made upon the express condition
that said John A. Morris, his heirs o.
agents, shall within thirty days from tn,
date of the adoption Of this article file il
the office of the Secretary of State a de
claration in writing, signed by him o.
them and six other persons, signifyins
their consent to form the corporation
hereinafter named, and the said John A
Morris shall file Herewith his bond witt
good and solvent sureties, residents o
this State, i'll the sum of five million dol
lars, said bond to be in favor of and ac
cepted by the Auditor of the State; tn
condition of said bond shall be that tn
said Morris, his agents or assigns, shal
nav to the State of Louisiana the sal
sum of thirty-one million two hundre'
and fifty thousand dollars ut the date
and in the manner herein set out am
shall faithfully perform all the obliga
tions herein contained; and thereupo
the persons signing the said declaratio
shall be thereby constituted corpora
} ton under the name and title of 9Th
Louisiana Lottery Company" whereo
the capital stock shall be five millio
dollars, represented by fifty thousan
, shares of one hundred dollars each, q
: least twenty per cent. theroofto be fortl
| with fully paid up, aud which corpor;
|. ton shall be and continue during I'll
) period of this contract, and shall have a
the rights and powers possessed by co
porations generally as defined by the pr
sent Civil Code of the State, and shall
liable for the moneys herein directed
he paid to the Treasurer of the State, al
, for all prizes tn be drawn i'll said lott
riea. ana shall be entitled to recei,
, seu1i-annua!ly from the persons conduc
: inv the business under this contract fiji
t per cent. of the net profits Of the sd
4 business, and in consideration Of the pa
r ment of said sum of thirty-one milii,
q tvUo huudred and fifty thousand dollar