The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-12-19


No. 1884, AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the electors
OF the State for adoption or rejection.
State by inserting therein "an article OF
Levees, Schools, Charities. Pensions Drain
age. Lotteries and General Fund"
SECTION BE 1t en" cted by tha Gener-
al Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana. That
the follo y ing amendment to tho Constitution
ct the State be Submitted to tho electors for
approval or rejection, ~ provided in article
two hundred and Afty -six Of the Constitution
and if adopted, the said amendment shall
read - follows:
ARTICLE ON LEvEEs, SCHOOLS, CHAR
tiles. PENSIONS. DRAINAGE, LOTTER-
les AND GENERAL FUND.
In ard Of the levess, Schools, charities.
pensions, Drainage and general fand herein
after named. the following contract - now
made. In considNrstion Of the sum Of thirty
one millions two hundred and dfty thousand
dollars to b fully seenred and psid ~ hero
matter provided, Jnhu A. Morris, his heirs,
agents and assagns, are herehy authorized
and empowered for the term ut twenty Ave
years ensuing tho hrst dsy Of January. 1884,
to Drepare schemes of lotteries, b setl l0ttery
sickets and 70 draw ssA esedsct ssttefiss m
this State. Said sun shalt be paid to the
Treasury Of the Bsxts BY the parsoWs con
ductlng the business pursHant 70 THE c''n-
tract, In one hundred squal iustailments,
whereof each irseallrsnt shall be paid on ar
before the hrss days Of January, April. July
and October ia eaeh ssd every year durin {
said term and the Treasurer upon tho re-
ceipt Of esch Of said installments shall apply
the same - fo!lows:
To rHk PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF m. 6TATE.-
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars IN.
nuallv, payable quarterly in sdvance. ~
Id
| buted to each parish in the proportion pre-
scribed by article two hundred snd twenty
four of the C"nStitntion.
To LKvxRa-Thres hnndEsd snd atty
thousand dollars Annually. payable quarterly
| in ADVANCE. a. sbove provided. which sum
| shall be distributsd among tho Levoe Dis
tricts OF the State or applied to 10 % parpos
ca in the proportions snd IN tho manner pro
yided by law for tho distribution and appli
cation Of the one mill tai lowed under Arti
Gle 2l3 Of the Constitutions.
] To CHARIriks.-OBe hundred and fifty
thousand dollar. annually. psyshla quarter
| " in advance. as above provided, Of whict
ann eighty Thousand dollars shall be applied
/, TO the hospitals established by the state
fortv Thousand dollsra to State insans sav
lums twenty i've thousand d"llArs 70 Stat
institutions for tho deaf, dumb and blind
five thousand dollars to the Soldiers Home
To PENsIOHs.-Eifty thousand dollar
annually. payable quarterly in advance. y
above provided. to tho pensioning OF dis.
bled. infrm, or INDECENT Confederate sol
diers, citizens resident ,n Louisisna,
To THE CRY OF Nsw ORLsAHs. Fol
DRAINAGE AND OTHER SANITARY PURPOsEa
-One hundred Thousand dollars annually
payahle quarterly in advance. rs above pre-
vidrd. the expenditure OF aatd sum and tn
management and tho control Of the same
he determined by the General Assembly
which is hereby directed to csrry into effec
| L. wsatA
TO THE GENERAL FUND Two hundre
and tirtv th"usand dollars annually, pavAbi
uuarterly IN advanca. "a sbove provided.
rbe several sums VI money above spec
fed shall b- devoted to the objects and p"
poses herein before stated, and the 6enars
Assembly is hersby directed to carry int
: effect til q provision by appropriate ieGisl'
Said John A. Morris, his heirs or agent
shall within t~ enty dAva from the date
the adoption OF thir article, h'e N the emce
rbe secretary Of state . written acceptane
= by him or them "f this contract AMI LOT
nrotection of the State aEd the security
The public, this contrsct is made upon tn
aYnr.ss cond,tion that said John A. Morri
, h;s heirs or agp1rts. shall within thirty DAY
;, from the dare of the adoption OF this artlc
t;le m the office of the Secretary OF state
declarat tion in writing. signed oy MIN or the
{ and six other peraons. slgnityinR oheU co
sent To form the corporation hereinafter mar
cd am, the said John A. Morris shall d
Herewith his bond with good and solver
snrptirs residents OF this State, IN the sum
So. m;lhon dollars said bond to be in fav'
Of Of and accepted by the Auditor OF the Stat.
= tha condition of said bond shal De that u
sa,a sa" M"rri.. his agents or assigns, shall ps
to the State OF Louisiana. the said sum ,
thirty-one million two hundred and M
!, tbonsapd dollars At tho dates and IN q
nnar herein set out and shall faithful
n.rtorn ali the obligatioss herein contained
= and thereupoa the osrsens signing tho -
S.slsratien shall 10 thereby constituted