The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-11-28
No. 1881 AN ACT

Providing for the submission to the electors
of the State for adoption or rejection
an amendment to the Constitution of the
State by inserting therein can article OF
IeVeeS, Schools, Charities, Pensions Drain
age. Lotteries and General Fund.
SECTION |. BE ii EN- cted bv the Gener-
al Assembly of the State of Louisiana Thnt
the follow ing amendment to the CanStitutiGn
oil the State he submitted to the electors for
approval or rejection. az provided in article
two hundred and fifty-sx of the Constitution
aud if adopted, the said amendment shall
read as follows:
ARTICLE ON f.FvEEs. SCHOOLS. CHAR
TIES. Pen SONS. DRAINAGE, LOTTER-
les AND GENERAL FUND.
In aId OF the Ievees. schools, charities.
pensions, drainage and general fund herein
after named. the following contract IS now
made. In consideration of the sun of thirly-
one millions two hundred anG fifty thousand
dollars to be fully secured and paid as here
matter provided John A. Norris his heirs.
agents and assigns, are hereby authorized
and empowered for the term nf TWENTY-FIVE
years ensuing the trst 4lav of January. 1894.
to nrapare schemes of lotteries. to sell lottery
tickets and to draw and conduct lotteries IN
this State. Said sum shall be paid to the
Treasury of the State by the persons con-
,iuctlng the business pursnaat to this n
tract, i'll one hundred equal instalments,
whereof each irsrallnent 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 instailments shall apply
the same follows:
To THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars an
nuallv. payable quarterly in advance. as
above provided. which sum shall be distri-
bnted to each parish in the proportion pre-
rIh nod hv tun an
four of the Constitution.
To LEyEEs.-Three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually. payable quarterly
in advance, as above provided. which sum
shall be distributed among the Levee Dis.
trictc Of the State or applied to le ee purpos-
es in the proportions and In the manner pro-
videa i,y ..4w for the distribution and appli-
cation of the one mil fax levied under Arti-
Gle 2l3 of the Constitution.
To CHARITILs.-One hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually. payable quarter
" in advance, as above provided, of which
sum eighty thousand dollars shall be applied
to the hospitals established by the State
forty thousand dollars to State insane asy
fums !: twenty five Thousand dollars to Sta
institutions for the deaf. dumb and blind
five thousand dollars TO the Soldiers Home.
To PENsIoSs.-Fitty thousand dollars
annually. payable quarterly in advance. as
above provided, to the pensioning of disa-
bled intfrm, or INDECENT Confederate sol
diers, citizens resident IN Louisiana,
To THE CRY OF NEw ORLEANS. FOR
DRAINAGE AND OTHER SANITARY PURPOSES.
-One hundred thousand dollars annually.
payable quarterly in advance. as above pro
vided. the expenditure of said sum and the
management and the control of the same to
be determined by the General Assem- blv.
which is hereby directed to carry into effect
this provision by ap9rot t'riate Legislation.
To TIE GENERAL. FUND Two hundred
4
quarterly IN advance. as above provided.
The several sEns of money above speci-
fed shall he devoted to the objects and pur-
poses hereinhriore stated, and the GenAral
Assembly is hereby directed to carry into
effect til pro ision by appropriate iegisla-
ton
s,aid John A. Morris, his heirs or agents.
shall wi'hin twenty davs from the date OF
the adoption of thiS article. file IN he office of
The Secretary nj State written acceptance
by him ur them Of this contract, AMI for the
protection vt The State ard the security of
the public, tins eontrset is made upon th-
express condition that said John a. Morris
his heirs or agents. shall within thirty days
from the date of the a,lnption of this article
file III the office of HE Secretary of State "A
declaration III writing. signed by him or them
and six other persons. signifying their con
sent to form the corporation hereinafter nam
ed, and the said John A. Morris shalt file
Herewith his bond with good and solvent
sureties 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 condition of sais, hond si:a;l be that the
sand Morris. his agents or assigns, shall paw
to the State OF Louisiana. the said sum
thrty-ane 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 thereuDon the persons signing the said