The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-07
OFF1OIAx.
Prcmulgation Of the Proposed Amendment
to the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana. Adopted BY the Gem
ard Assembly Of 1890
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
CxFIcR or SECRErARY or SrATR (

Constitution. publication il hereby made
aud given to tue qualified electors Of the
State Of Louisiana of tho proposed amend
ment to tho Constitution of this stats,
which haA been concurred in by two-tlirds
Of ail the members elected TO eacn House
Of the General Assembly Of this .:tate, ut
the regular session thereof, held at the
City Of Baton Rouge, in the year is90. and
which ID required tO bo pubiished for the
information of the qualified electors of ihis
State for three months preceding the gen.
ersl election FIR Representatives. and which
proposed amendment more tuily appears
In Act No. l53, of the Regular session #
1890, which is hereafter 0f1-ialIv pub
lished tor the information OF the qualified
electors of thia State, aid which viii b-
submitted to them for their approx i or
rejection At the next general election,
which will be Eetd on Tuesday, the 18TH
day of April, 1884. (it being t,le Tuesd.y
next following the third Mondxy Of said
month IN such manner aud form that the
qualified electors may vcte for or against
said amendment; and If majority If the
qualified electors voting ut said slection,
shall approve and rstify said proposed
amendment, thcn such proposed amend
mcnt, ~ approved aud ratified, shall be-
come . part VI the Constitution bf this
State.
No. 1871 AN ACT
Providing for the subm,ssion to tie elec-
tors Of the State tor adoption or rejection,
an amendment to tho Constitution Of
tho State by | .serting therrin ''at. article
mn Ievees. Schorls, Charities, Pvusions.
Drainage, Lotteries and General Fund
SxcT1oN !. Be is enacted By the General
n q Ii S,f he
the following amendment to tho Constitu-
ton of the Stste he submitted to the elec-
tors for approval or rejection. ~ provided
Ia article two hundred aud ifty-six Of the
Constitution, and If adopted, tho said
amendment shall read as follows:
AErlcsR ON LxvEEs, SCHOOLS. cuAsrrlRs,
tExsI0xs, DRArsAeE. L0rrxkIEs
AID oExxaAL rUxD.
In aid Of tho i.-vees. rcho,.ls, charities.
pensions, drainage and general fluid here
matter psaned. tue following contract is
nov made. In consideration oi the sum Of
thirty-one millions two hundred aud
fif'y tbonsand dnIlsrs to be- fully secured
sud paid ~ hereinafter provided, joan A
Morris, his heirs, agents and ussigns, are
hereby authorized aud empowered for y
term Of twenty five years, ensuing the first
day Vt January. 1894, TO ,repare schemes
Of lott. Iiea, 10 sell ioits,y ticket t. aud t.
draw aud coDtluct Lotteries in this Slate.
Said sum shall be paid t. the Treasurer o,
tbu State by tie PERSONS conducting tlA,
busiuess pursuant tV this cont.sct ia Oao
hundred equal insta1iments, whereof each
hrst days Of January, Ap.il, Jaly aud Oct.,-
A.. ~. u a
term; and the Treasurer upon tie receipt
0f exch Of said instxllmeuts shall apl.ly
the same ~ follows
10 The Public Schools of The Stafs Three
hundred aud fifty IN .usand dollars smuu-
ally, payable quarterly in advance, ~ ai.ov-
provided, which snm shall be distributed
to each parish in the pro oportion presc ibcd
BY article two hundred aud twenty -four vi
the Constitution.
10 Lsrees. Three hundred and 6tty
thousand dollars annually. payable .nar
terry il advance, a. above provided. hich
snn, shall he distributed among the Levoc
districts Of tue state or applied to levee
purposes in the propurti.-n> aud in the
manner provided by law for the dl~tribn-
tiou and application vf the one mill tax
levied nnsler Article 2l5 of the Constiiuti. n
To Charities. .-Ono hundred and nifty
thunAaDd dollars annually, Iayabl- qssr
terly iu advance, ~ abnve provided. of
which sum eighty thousand dollars strait
be applied to the hnskit ais estab shed hy
the State; forty Thousand dollars To State
insane asylums; twenty-five til usAlld .,oi-
lxrs 10 State inststuii ms Tor tss- d IT,
dumb and blind; Eve tAousalld doIla,s 10
the S,ldiels' Home.
To Psxsioxs -fifty theusand dellass
annually, payable qnartrriy in advance.
as above provided, to the pei ion.ng of
disShled, imfirm, or INDECENT Confederate
soldiers, citizehs reside It in l. 'uisiana
10 iAs CITY of New O-ieaRs. for Dfainage
rad Otker Sasitary Parposss-sj.e hundred
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly ia advEice, as above provided. the
expenditure 0i said sun and the manages
ment AID the control Of the same to bs
determined by the General Assembly ,
which is hereby di.ectei to c;slry int" effect
this provisions BY appr,p.i.te legislation
10 tie Gsseal Esad Two huma I'd and
6fty thousand dolials annually. ,-ayabie
quarterly In advau:e, as above provided.
The said suus vi money above specified
shall be devoted to the object anu pur-
poses bereinbcfore stated. and the sieu-
eral Assembly 10 hereby directs0 to carry
into effect sbas provision by appropriate
legislntion.
said John A. Norris. his heirs or agents,
shall within twenty days firm t.se date
Of che adoption OF this ar r.icle, tiie in The
of3cc of the Sect.fafy Of State n WI itteu
acceptance by him ar them Of thas c,u.
tract, aud for tae prst scti0n of t - State
and che security of tho pubic. this eos,-
tract Is made upon the express ntliti u
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