The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-09-19
No. 1853. AN ACT

PrOvldIpg for the submission to the electors
OF the State for adoption or rejection,
an amendment to the Constitution of the
state by inserting therein "an article of
Levees, Schools, Charities, Pensions Drain
age, Lotteries and General Fund"
SECTION |. Be it enacted hv the Gener-
al 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, as provided in article
two hundred and tifty-six of the Constitution
and if adopted. the said amendment shall
read MS follows:
ARTICLE ON LEVEES. SCHOOLS. CHAR
TIES. PEN>IONS, DRAINAGE, LOTTER-
les AND GENERAL FUND.
n aid of the levees, schools charities
pensions. drainage and general fund herein
after named, the following contract ls now
made. In consideration of the sun of thirav-
one millions two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars to be fully secured and paid as here
matter PROVIDED John A. Morris his heirs
SCENTS and assigns, are hereby authorized
and empowered for the term of Twenty-Five
wears ensuing the first aav of January, 1891.
to prepare schemes of lotteries. to sell lottery
tickets and to draw aud conduct lotteries IN
dhis state. SAID sum shall be paid to the
Treasury OF the State by the persons con
ductlng the business pursuant to this C n
tract. in one hundred equal nstallments
whereof each II stailTent shall be paid on or
before the first days of January, April, july
and October IN each and every year during
said term and the Treasurer upon the re-
ceipt OF each OF said installments shall appIy
the same as follows:
10 The PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars an.
nuallv payable quarterly in advance. as
above provided. which sum shall be dis-ri-
onted TO each parish in the proportion pre-
scribed hy article two hundred and twenty
four of the Constitution.
To LEvEEs.-Three hundred and titty
thousand dollars annually, payable quarterly
in advance. as above provided. which sum
shall be distributed among the Levee Dis.
trict@ OF the State or applied to lie ee purpos-
es IN the proportions and iii the manner pro-
vided 10y law Tor the distribution and appli-
cation OF the one mill tax levied under Artl-
Gle 2l3 of the Constitution.
To CHARIrIEs.-One hundred and tittv
thousand dollars annually. payable qua rter-
~ IN advance. as above provided, of which
sum eighty thousand dollars shall be applied
to the hospitals established by the State
forty Thousand dollars to State insane asy-
lums twenty five Thousand dollars to State
institutions for the deaf, dumb and blind
five Thousand dollars to the Soldiers Home.
To PENsIoNs.-Fifty thousand dollars
annually. payable quarterly in advance, as
above provided. to the pensionng of disa-
bled, intfrm, or INDECENT Confederate sol.
diers, 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 pro-
vided. the expenditure of said sum and the
management and the control of the same to
be determined by the General Assem- bv
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
ultArtprIy advance 4 Ahnvp iaH
The several suIns of money above speci-
fed shall he devoted to the objects and pur-
poses hereinbetor stated, and the Gen.ral
Assembly is hereby directed to carry into
effect this pro ision by appropriate legisa-
ton.
Said Holm A. Morris. his heirs or agents
shall within twenty DAYS from the date of
the adoption OF this article, file IN the office of
the Secretary "i State written acceptance
by him or them ot this contract, ami for the
protection "i 'te State ard the security Of
the pHhtlc. THIS contract is made upon the
express con'll'inn that said John A. Morris,
his helfs or agents. shall within thirty days
from the date of the adoption of this article
te IN the office Of linz Secretary of State !,
declaration Ia writing. si.Ged Dy linn or them
aud SIX Hihrr persons, sl9ni' wing their con
sent to form the operation hereinafter nam
Ell, and fAe SAID John y. Morris shall file
therewitH his hond with good and solvent
suretleN. lc>ldrrts nj 1his State. in the sum OF
five iHilgn dollars said bond To he in favor
of atd acrepr.d hy lac huditoro OF the State
the condition "f sai,, bond sl:aI he that the
sad Morris, lis agents or assigns shall pav
to the State o1 LOUISIANA. the said sum o.
thirty-one million two hundred and tifty
thousand dollars at the dates and in the
manner herein SIT out and shall faith fnlty
perform all tile obligations herein contained
and thcrennon The persons signing the said