St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-10-31
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+ ARTICLE ON LEVEES, SCHOOLS, CHAR
TIES, PENSIONS. DRAINAGE, LOT,
TERIES AND GENERAL.
: FUND.
In aid of the lcvees. schools. charities, no,
SlohS, dfdlu;iEt amt general fund Acrrunftc
NAMED. the following contract is now mad,
In consideration Of the sum OF thirty-o one mi
hons Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars +
be fully secured and paid as hereinafter nrr
vided, John a. Morris. his heirs, agents and a.
signs. are hereby aut horized and tIunDwrrn,
tor rae term OF twenty-five years ensuing tn
first day of January. 1894 to prepare, sch.mn
oi lotteries, ;n cell lottery tickets ana +, d"au
aud conduct lotteries in this state. slid sun
N:I''i! he PAL, /" the Treasurer OF tho State h.
| the persons COntHrtny the Hn,in,..S nur.n.n'
! u TINS contract. i'll one hundred equal Install
| Wellt5. whereof each instalinent shall be mai,
on or before the first days of january Anril
H"'S ana 'e'""er III cacr, ana every year ,iul
M Hiu term ana the TrcH urer liuon I ne re
ccl't or eAc IT said instaments shall applv tho
same As follows: "
TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF TIE srATr.--
ihfte hundred and fifty Thousand dollars an.
nually, payable quarterly in advance. IA nhnva
! provided, which sum shall he Distributed tC
each parish III the proportion prescribed bv ar
tIcle tWo-hundred and twenty -:our OF the Con.
! sttutOn. 0
| 70 LEvEEs.-Three hundred and nr,v tborr
/ ana dollars annually, payable quarterly in ad.
| vance, as above provided, WLicu sum shall ho
| distributed among the Leyee DISTRICTS nt Via
state Or applied t" levee purposes III the pro,
PORTIONS ana Ill tHc manHer provided by law,
Tor the distribution and app. icutiou of the on,
mil TAX levied under Article 213 Of the Eonsfi.
tuition. ''
70 CHAhIrfke-Onb hundred and fifty 1hon>
vance, as above rrnvltti If Whit ti''i. tt.A III az
Thousand dollars shall he applied to The h9sn;.
tails established hy the Sta E; !orty Ihous,nd
thousand dollars 10 STATE II,sfitIIfi tS I'VE
deaf dumb and blind five tlnns"td = W. '!c
the Soldiers Home N' ''''''is 10
Topr>.1,xs 1,:,,.,
u, Iar.tI ny lnoasahd dollars annual
=! ldS ""iT I"I,rIi4 III advance, as above pro-
or md rert Canf,,,j.,,S ci disabled. inrln.
;l,ort ~ az, AMY 'e Solulef2, citizens res
i"cH III '1o'isia!'"
To THE CITY or New ORLEANS. FOR Dv,t~
AGE A>D OTHER SANITARY Pt'RpnsEsH1mr
h'in0irn thousand dollars annually, payable
expenditure OF SAID sum aud the munorn
1nriIt and the control OF The same to be- r. t1r
, iii ny me General Assembly, which is here
ny appropriate legislation.
TO THE GENERAL Fi-xn--ro.o ,,.,,,,7.,,
fifty thousand dollars ann,2., naynI,i' 60 nno
,ri,o s, ., '''i'''''
sbIi ~, d .,it gyms ol money above specified:
hrrrinhrtnrn stat a.. ano , ny Gus ana purposes
is hereby directed TO- rarr we me Tontfa Assembly
visinn hy annrn,; :" ial'S into effect this pro
~ ~ Iiotiidle legislation.
sald John A. Morris. his heirs or agents. shall !
nf tMsn Gays from the date of the adop
tary or State a written acceptance by Inn or
mem OF TINS contract, and for tn, protection
oi me state ana the security of the publ c. this
nt Sad - ,aue upon the express condition
nay saia john A. Morris, his heirs or agents
'l;al WITHIN thlrty days from the date OF the
to"pl on or inns article file III the office of the
2e ,.ned Of STATE declaration in writing,
;Sntu ny MIN or them ana six other persons |
!ShliElhS tncir consent to form the corpora
i To1I Htlt!haitef named and the said John A.
i i siial! NE tere"ltii his bond with good
ma solvent suretie!, residents of this tate. in
ne sum OF HNe million dollars, said bond to hp
u FAVOR OF ana accepted by the Auditor of the
"a ne cundltion OF said bond shall be that
az ia sa MOTIFS MS agents OF assigns shall pay
=, Tue otatc OF LOUISIANA the said sum of thirty.
ne ulllilon Two hundred and fifty thousand
ollars at the dates and in the manner herein
ations hnrein nonteinod! per,orln all the obi
ersons signing the said " dec1 lmelGap N the
@ fhere,v consfitnt ~ oo, uecitratlon sinai!
amn ana tit1o nt =. r., corporation under the
0n,panv, y yyhereof tho no noulslana Lottery
We million doIlars ranraSon'nI stoGk snal be
nd shares of one hundred dnilare o. my tIous
aid IN per and G'I tnereoI TO ne forthwith fully
'ntinue during the period OF this contract and 6
ia'i have all the rights and powers nnssrssnd :
corpnrations generally as defined by the i
able for the moneys herein directed to he naid :
the Treasurer of the state, ana for N nri1ns
ne drawn in said lotteries and shall be en-, i,
llcu 20 receive semi annually from the per
act tft no .4e business under this con fl
~ a. my per cent. or the net profits of the
a. ou f rs, anu I'D consideration OF the pay
eh' o., sai az, sum or thryone million two hun
aforesaid tn d anars in IN tsments
i Isali, lu corporation and the shares of n
? .? inereln ana the business authorized BY Ct
Is cohtraCt ana the revenues aud receipts T
e eats sn.ll be exempt from all taxes. dues
easements. 1mposltions and licenses OF any Il
/ or "Hrtiler state, parish, munich 8,
80, "4'|' no pon eis vi salQ corpora II