The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-11-21

IGc1, III being the Tuesday next following the
third Monday Of said month"; in such manner
and form that the qualified electors may vote for
or against said amendments and if a majority Of
the qualified electors voting at said election,
shall approve and ratify said proposed amend
ment, then such proposed amendment, 50 ap-
proved and ratified shall become part Of the
Constitution of this State.
No. l53. AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the electors Of
the State for adoption or rejection, an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State by inser-
ting therein ian article of Ievees, schools. Cha
rites, Pensions, Drainage, Lotteries and lie
neral Fund"
SECTION I. BE il enacted by the General As
sembly Of the State ~ Louisiana. That the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution of the
State be submitted to the electors for approval
or rejection. IA provided in article two hundred
and fifty-s Of the Constitution. and il adopted.
the said amendment shall rpad az follows:
ARTICLE ON LEvEEs, SCHOOLS, CHARITIES, PEN
sIONs, DRAINAGE. LOTTERIES, AND
GENERAL FUND.
In aid of the Levees. schools. charities. pen
sions. drainage and general fund hereinafter
named, the following contract IL now made.
In consideration of the sum of thirty -one mil
lions two hundred and fifty Thousand dollars to
be fully secured and paid hereinafter pro-
vided, John A, Morris. his heirs. agents and
assigns are hereby authorized and empowered
for the term Of twenty-five years ensuing the
first day of January, 1894, To prepare schemes
of Lotteries. To sell lottery tickets and to draw
and conduct lotteries in this State. Said sum
m
the persons conducting the business pursuant
to this contract. in one hundred equal install
ments. whereof each inslltament shall he paid
on or before the first days of January, April,
July and October in each and every year dur
ing said term; and the Treasurer upon the re-
ceipt Of each of said installments shall apply
the same a. follows:
ToTHE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE.-Three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars annually
payable quartely in advance, as above provided
which sum shall be distributed To each parish in
the proportion prescribed by article two hun
lred and twenty -four of the Constitution.
To LEvEEs.-Three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable quartely in adj
vance. above provided, which sum shall be
distributed among the Levee Districts of the
State or applied to levee purposes in the pro-
portions and in the manner porvide by law for
the distribution and application of the one mill
tax levied under Article 2l3 of the Constitu-
ton.
To CHARITIES Ore hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable auartarly in adj
vance. az above provided, of which sum eighty
thousand dollar shall be applied to the hospitals
established by the State, forty thousand dollars
to State insane asylums; twenty-five thousand
dollars to State institutions for the deaf. dumb
and blind; five Thousand dollars TO the Soldier
Home.
To PENsIoNs-Fifty thousand dollars annual
ly, payable quarterly in advance. above pro-
vided, to the pensioning Of disabled. infrm. OF
INDECENT Confederate soldiers. citizens resident
in Louisiana.
To THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, FOR DRAINAGE
AND OTHER SANITARY PURposEs-One hundred
thousand dollars annually. payable quarterly in
advance, as above provided, the expenditure Of
said sum and the management and the control
Of the same TO be determined by the General As
sembly, which is hereby directed to carry into
effect this provision by appropriate legislation.
To THE GENERAL FUND-Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars annually, payable quarter
ly in advance, a. above provided.
The several sums of money above specified
shall be devoted to the objects and purposes
hereinbsfore stated, and the General Assembly
is hereby directed to carry into effect this prvo-
sion by appropriate legislation.
Said John A. Morris. his heirs OF agents shall
within twenty days from the date of the adop-
tion of this article, file in the office of the Score
tary Of State written acceptance by him or
them of this contract, and for the protection of
the State and the security of the public, this
contract is made upon the express condition
that said John A. Morris, his heirs or agents,
shall within thirty days from the date of the
adoption of this article file in the office of the
Secretary of State declaration in writing sign
ed by him or them and six persons. signifying
their consent to from the corporation hereinaf-
ter named. and the said John A. Morris shall
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 said bond shall he that the said
Morris. his agents or assigns, shall pay to the
State Of Louisiana the said sum of thirty-one
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 thereupon the persons
singning the said declaration shall be thereby
constituted a corporation under the name and
title of THE Louisiana Lottery Company"
whereof the capital stock shall be five million
dollars, represented by fifty thousand shares of
one hundred dollars each, at least twenty per