St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-11-14

FUND.
In aid of the levees, schools, charities, pen
siOns, drainage and general fund hereinafter
named, the following contract is now made
In consideration of the sum of thirty.one mil
liens two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to
be fully secured and paid as hereinafter pro-
vided, john a. Morris, his heirs, agents and as
signs, are hereby authorized and empowered
fur 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 i'll this State. Said sum
shall be pal. to the Treasurer of the State by
the persons conducting the business pursuant
to this contract, in one hundred equal Install
ments, whereof each installment shall be paid
on or before the first days of January, April
July and October i'll each and every year dur
ing said term and the Trea upon the re-
ceipt of each of said installments shall apply the
same rs follows
To THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF TIE STAFF
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars an
nually, payable quarterly i'll advance, as above
provided, which sum shall be distributed to
each parish III the proportion prescribed by ar
ticle tWo-huudred and tWenty-.our OF the Con
stitutiOn.
TO LEvEEs.-fhree hundred and fifty thOus-
and dollars annually, payable quarterly in ad-
vance, as above provided, which sum shall be
distributed among the Levce Districts OF the
State or applied to levee purposes III the pro-
portions and Ill the manner provided by law
for the distribution and application of the one
mill tax levied under Article 213 OF the C0nsti-
tuition.
To CiARITIEs-One hundred and fifty thous-
| and dollars annually, payable quarterly in adj
vance, as above provided, of which sum eighty
thousand dollars shall be applied to the hosp-
tails established by the Sta G; forty thousand
dollars TO State insane asylums; twenty-five
thousand dollars 10 State institutions for the
deaf dumb and blind; five thousand dollars to
the Soldiers Home.
To PENs1oNs-Fifty thousand dollars annual
", payable quarterly in advance, as above pro-
lided, to the pcnsionng of disabled, infirm
or INDECENT Confederate soldiers, citizens res
idcnt in Louisiana.
To THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. FOR DRAIN
AGE AND OTHER SANITARY PURposEs-One
hundred thousand dollars annually payable
quarterly i'll advance, as above provided, the
expenditure of said sum and the manage
lnent and the control of the same to be deter
mined by the General Assembly, which is here
by directed to carry into effect this provision
by appropriate legislation,
To IHE GEEERAL FuND-rwo hundred and
fifty thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly in advance, as above provided.
The several sums of money above specified
shall be devoted to the objects and purposes
herelnhefOre stated, and the General Assembly
is hereby directed to carry into effect this pro-
vision by appropriate legislation.
Said John A. Morris, Lis heirs or agents. shall
within twenty days from the date Of the adop-
ton Of this article, file III the office of the Secre
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 a declaration in writing
signed by him or them and six other persons
siSnlfylng their consent to form the corpora
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. COnIif1On Of said hall ha hot
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 al! the obli
cations herein contained: and thereupnn the
persons signing the said declaration shall
name and title of "The Louisiana Lottery
Company whereof the capital stock shall be
five million dollars, represented by fifty thOus-
and shares of one hundred dollars each at least
twenty per cent. thereof to be forthwith fully
paid up, and which corporation shall be and
continue during the period of this contract and
shall have all the rights and powers possessed
by corporations generally as defined by the
present Civil Code of the State, and shall be
liable for the moneys herein directed to be paid
to the Treasurer OF the State, aud for all plizes
to be drawn in said lotteries, and shall be en-
titled to receive semi-annually from tho ner-
sons conducting the business under this con
tract fifty per cent. OF the net profits of the
ment of said sum of thirty-one million two mum
dred and fifty thousand dollars, in installments
as aforesaid, said corporation and the shares of
stock therein and the business authorized by
this contract and the revenues and reGeipts
thereof, shall be exempt from all taxes. dues,
assessments, impOsitiOns and licenses of anv
kind whatever, whether State, parish munich
pal or otherwise. The powers OF said corpora
ton shall be vested in a board of directors to
consist Of seTen persons, who may mako and
establish rules and bylaws for the proper man
agement and regulation of its affairs The per.
sons signing said declaration shall constitute
the first board of directors and shall serve for
the term OF one year from the time of the filing
of said declaration and until their successors
are duly appointed
All lotteries other than those authorized
by this article are prohibited in this State, I'M
less by similar amendment to this Constitution
and for not less than one million two hundred
and hfty thousand dollars per annun. All pro-
VISIONS OF the Constitution and laws of this
State inconsistent or in any way conflicting
with this article are declared to be Superseded
hereby.
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the Secretary of State to publish
the foregoing proposed amendment in accOr-
dance with the provisions of article two hun
dred and ffty-six of the Constitution within
ninety days after the first day of January in
the year eighteen hundred and ninety-one
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That at the
next general election all electors who desire to
vote for said amendment shall write or print
unon their ballots the words, Sc For the Levees,
Schools, Charities, Pensions, Drainage, Lot,
terles and General Fund amendment" and all
electors who desire to vote at said election
against, said amendment shall write or print
upon their ballots the words "A caiust the
Leyees, Schools, Charities, Pensions, Drainage.
Lotteries and General Fund amendment"
SEC. L. Be it further enacted, That all Off
GERS charged with elections or the conduct OF
the returns thereof under the general election