The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-10-24

Louisiana LOTTERY Company" whe emf the
ranifai stock shall he t1v- million dollars, re-
presented nv fifty thousand shares of on..
hundred dollars each. at least tw.n'v uer
ce T. thereof tn he forth h fully ,,aI,l un
and which .a-p"Tr,rion shall be An coutinna
during the period of this contract anil shai,
nav" All the rights and p,'vnra pnsses-e.l bv
corporations generally ~ d4tiu.,t hy the nr..
.eut tItli To q at the State AMI sh III he La
S'e f"r the nor eys herein directed tn he paid
Z" fhe Treasurer nj the State. ,.t.d f ~ all
prizps t" h" drawn in sad lntteries and shall
/" @ntitied TO re"aivo s-m annrale from fhr
p"rs0us conducting the husin 80 u,tler this
contract tiftv per cent 0f the ret nrufits nf
the SAID husisass and in n-ieratnn of the
lavment of said sum of thirt, une mi lion
fw" hundred and fifty thopsar.l dol ara in
ms ailments IA afor said said c,rporatiou
and TIL" shares VI stock therein and the husi-
H. as authorized NV fh's contract and the rev
enu and rrreints thereof shall bA exempt
from all taxes dues asS S>mputs. imposItions
aud license of :,"v kind what yer. wieth.r
State. rarish nnniripai or eth rwise. The
eowers "f said corporation shall be- vested
N a hoard at directors tI CONSIST 0f seven
PEI sous who NAV make and esra ahlish rules
AMI hvaws fn: thn PRO .e managem It aud
r. g,ifafiOn Of itS atfa'r-. I e persons ii "
ing said declsr- ton stall 90 ,stitut.. the first
h"'id nj d'r.c cors aud shall serve tor the
term of one yeir trnm the time of q fill ,g
/
are duly appnintet.
All lotteries other than those authorized
sv this article are pfohihifsa in his State,
an es- hv similar 'm"nstnent tn this Cnus'i
tntinn and FIR not lrss than "ue mi lion two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars per an
nnm. All PROVISIONS of the t'anstitu' ion and
lsw- of tins II .te Inconsistent or il anv way
conflicting with this arr icle are declared to
te snpetced.. hereby.
>tc.2 BE i, further epactad. That it
sha l h." the duty of fhe Secretary of state Z"
i.ioli>h the foregoing l,ros'osed am-n,lnent
nccor.la nee with ,he pr,vsi..ns of art clp
two bundled and tity-six of the "n-titm-
tion. within nine Y days after fhe ii"st day "t
January IN the year eighteen hundred aud
niur'y-"ne.
StC.3. Re it further enacted. That at
the 'ext general election all electors VIII" d..
nr print upon their ballots the words For
the i.rvers. Schools. Charities. penSn"ns.
Drainage. t.otts ries au,. General Fund
ni.n.i,nrnt," and IL e ectors wha .esire 10
vnte AZ i'll e!-riion against sal am.ntltuenf
~'t,il ~'it,- ar int ui,"n their ballots the
word Against the Levees. Srh'mIs ''hari-
ties Pen ions. Drainage. Lotieres aul Gtu
era Eund anrndnent.'
SEC. Re II further en- acted. That all
fficcrs charged with elections or the ron-
dnct "f the .rrurns t. erenf under The g..n..r Il
t..tiou laws. s.ha ar HI time they give no.
tics. of .he said general eie ton a give mo-
t,ce nf the election nereiu Wderrd for the
adortI"n rejection of the prap"s..,l amend
m, MI. and shl without othe' direction nr
au hnrity han l. hereir contained make due
refu,e> Of said election in conformity with
he general ei ciion laws IN 80 far IA they
.tr not Inconsistent with or in ronniet with
this act.
( y puril !. P.aHENRY,
speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
fSi1n.' janis .ItFFkiE-
I. ut Governor and President ot the : nate
{ ~ Witness my signature and the SCI; /
(,..S Of the State OF Lo iisiana at the city
(~~)of Baton Rouge, this 18th day of
August '%".
l. +. M,soS
Secretary of State