The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-10-21
PRoMUIGATIoN
-OF THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO The
!sas.i!s!:s, d Ii. State d Louisiana.

ADOPTED By TIRE aKNERAL ASSEMBLY OF
1890.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, J
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. |
In pursuance of the provisions Of the
publication is hereby made |
and given to the qualified electors of the |
State of Louisiana Of the proposed a,nen,l- |
ment to the Constitution of this State,
which has been concurred in by two
thirds of all the members elected to each
House of the General Assembly Of this |
State, ut the regular session thereof, held |
at the City Of Baton Rouge, in the year
1890, aud which is required to he pnb.
lislled for the information 0t the qualified
electors of this State for three months
pre- eding the general election for Repre-.
sentatives, and which proposed amend.
ment none fully appears in Act No. l.,3,
Of the Regular Session of 1880, which IL
hereafter officially published for the in-
formation Of the qualified electors of this
State, ard which will be submitted t.
them for their approval or rejection at
the next general election, which will be
held on Tuesday, the 18th day Of April,
1892, (it being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday of said mouth) in
such manner and form that the qualified
electors may vote for or against said
amendment; and if a majority of the
qualified electors voting at said election,
shall approve aud ratify said prowsed
amendment, then such proposed amend
ment, SO approved and ratified, shall be-
come 4 part Of the Constitution Of this
Stat.
No. l:3] AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the elrc-
tors of the State for adoption or rejrc-
tiun, AN amendment to the CO,stltu.
tion Of the state by inserting therein
IAN article of Levees, Schools, Chair
ties, Pensions, Drainage, Lotteries and
General Fnnd."
SECTION l. 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. IN
prOvitied in article two huatrei and
| fifty-six Of the Constitution, aud if adopt.
cd, the said amendment shall read as
follows:
ARTlCLE ON LEvEES. SCHOOLS, CHARITIES,
PENSIONS, DRAINAGE, LOTTERIES AND
GENERAL FUND.
In aid If the levees, schools, charities.
pensions. drainage and general fund
hereinafter named, the following con
ract is now made. In consideration OF
the sum Of thirty-one millions two hun
,lred aud fifty thousand dollars to be fully
secured and paid as hereinafter provided,
John A. Norris, his heirs, agents and
assigns. are hereby authorized and EN-.
,.uwpred for the term of twenty. five years
ensuing the first day Of January, 1894, tG
prepare schemes Of lotteries, tO sell lot.
terry tickets and to draw and conduct lut.
leries in this state. Said sum shall bt
paid to the Treasurer OF the State i,y tht
persons conducting the business pursuanI
10 this contract. in one hundred equa
linstallments. whereof each install,l,ent
shalt 10 paid OIL or l,rfore the first days q
January, April, July and October in eacl
land every year during said term; an,
the Treasurer upon the receipt Of each %
said ins,allMents shall apply the same a.
follows:
| 10 the Public Schools Of the State.-T Three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars anuu
ally, payable quarterly in advance, IL
above provided, which sum shall be dis
tr,bute.l to each parish in the proportion
prescribed by article two hundred ant
twenty four of the Constitution.
To Lcrees.-rhree hundred and fit,
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly III advance, as above provided
which sum shall bu distributed anon,
1.-THE Levee Districts of the State or ;ip
ulied to levee purposes in the proportion
and in tho manner provided by law fO
the distribution and application Of tn
one mill tax levied under Article 2l3 Il
. the Constitution
To Charities One hundred and tift
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly in advance, as above provided. a
which sum eighty Thousand dollars shaI
10 applied to the hospitals establshe
. by the State; forty thousand dollars =.
;. State insane ass lums; twenty-five thou
sand dollars tO state institutions for th
/. deaf. dumb and blind; five Thousand do
lars to the Soldiers Home.
: To pensions.-Fifty Thousand dollar
ANNUALLY, payable quarterly in ndyanc.
AS above provi.ied, to the pensioning Z
Disabled, inhr,n, or INDECENT C"nfsdrra,
. soldiers, citizens resident in L0uisian.
10 the City Of Ne,o Orleans for Draiaas
and Other Sdnliary Purposes.-One hui
i drrd thousand dollars annually, payab
;. quarterly in advance. asabOve provides
the ux,2nditnre Ut said sum and the maj
y aycment and tho controi of the same
i, bs determined by the General Assen,bl!
" " hich is hereby directed to carry int
4 effect this provision by appropriate legi
4 latiOD.
To tho General Fund.-Two hundre
u and fifty thousand dollars All lually, pS,
able quarterly in advance, as above pr
vi.le'i.
:. The several sums Of money above spe
fled shall be devoted to the objects al
purpOses hereinlWfOre stated, and Il
General Assembly is hereby directed
8. carry into effect this provision by appr
pirate legislation.
', Said john A. Morris. his heirs or agent
q shall within twenty days from the da
of the adoption Of this article, file in Il
B. Office Of he Secretary Of State u write
n acceptance by him or them Of this co
tract, and for the protection "f the Sta
a and the security OF the public, this co
!, tract is made npOn the express cOnditit
that SAID John A.. Morris. his heirs
~ agents, shall within thirty days from Il
l., date Of the adoption VI this article file
- the office Of the Secretary Of State d
10 claration in writing, signed by him
them and six other persons, signifyil
their consent to form the cOrwrati
III hereinafter named, and the said John
Morris shall file Herewith his bond wi
IN good and solvent sureties, residents
il This State, in the sum Of five million d,
Iars. said bond to be in favor Of aud &
U. cepted by tho Auditor of the State; t