St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1891-10-24
FUND.

| In ala or the levcrs schools, charities ppr
si"hs. drainage AMI general fund herrinafte
ilaincd the following contract is now uladt
IN consideration of the sum OF thirty -unr mn
lions two hundred ANA fifty thousand dollars :,
he fully secured and paid as hereinafter ora
vlded' John "A. Morris, his heirs agents and as
signs, are hereby an; horized aud empowers,
Tor tile term Of twenty-five Years c,ls,i,ng th
nrst DAY or JANUARY, 1884, to prepare. scllt.lur
ol lotteries, to sell lottery tickets and to d";lu
ana conduct lotteries i'll this State. lid sun
SHAH De Pal. to the Treasurer of the State by
the persons conducting the business pursI,s,
To this 'onIract, i'll one hundred enlal install
| lhents, Whereof each insttttlnent shall be uHi,
nil Or before the first DAYS of ,jau,,,ry nr,i
July and October in eac,. and every Wear ,,n,
M said term and the Trea urer upon tine r..
ce1rt or each III said liistallnentssal apply tic
/ saline ;lS follows:
10 THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE
| Ihree hundred ami hfly Thousand dollars an
hhaily, payable Quarterly i'll advance, as anuv,.
provided, which sum shall he t.strInnit.d 70
racil parish III the proportion prescribed by ar
stitutiun. o N''i-
TO LEvEEs.-Three hundred and tlrtv tbous-
anu ,aol,siis annually, payable Quarterly iu ad-
vance, us above provided. wlIic., sum shall hn
dlstrlbut among the Levee Districts If tia
State or applied to levee purposes m the nm
horizons no, anu IN tue MANNER provided by law
for the distribution and app ict.tion OF the ON.
mill tax levied under Article 2l3 of the Consfi
tuition. '1
TO CHARI1IEs-one hundred and fifty thous-
H.
vance, as above provided, of which sum einhtr
thousand dollars shall be applied to Ih. hHsniy.
tais established by the Sta e; :orty thousand
u ~ 70 STATE insane asylums; twenty-five
thousand dollars 10 state INSTITUTIONS for rho
ueal duhb ana blind five thousand dollars to-
the Soldiers Home. ~
10 PENSloNs-Flfty Thousand dollars annual
~, payable quarterly in advance. AS ,huva ,,,',,-
Vidtd, TO the pcn>ionlnS of disabled. inffmn
" INDECENT Confederate soldiers, CITIZENS res
ldent i'll Louisiana o'
AGE AND OTHER SANITARY PURPusLs-,,re
hnndred thousand dollars annually. payahIo
quarterly Ill advance. as above pr,.videI, the
e , l, re- OF said sum and the man;.gc-
mehI auo the control OF the same to be d, ter
ihihed ny the General Assembly, which ia here
by directed to carry into effect this provision
by appropriate legislation ''i'i
To THE GENERAL FUND-Two hundred ,
fIty thousand dollars annual, payahIe nnnr
Terry Ill advance, as above provided
me several sums of money abo-a sncc,fad |
nerelnbelore stated. and the Genera, As>eIubv |
Is hereby directed to carry into effect this nrn
VISION ny appropriate leg sIa ion i
~ n ,n'i Jonn a. n"rrIs is heirs or agents. shall
Within twenty days from the date OF th. .,dnn
ION OF thls article. file in the Office, of the Scr
Iafy OF State written acceptance by Inn ny
LHein OF this contract, and for til protection
u the State and the security of the mil n th;a
contract Is made upon the express couditiun
MAJ, y saih John A. Morris. his heirs or agents
'laiI within thirty days from the date Of the
,Dpe oh Va chie al ticle lie III the office of tho
secretary or State declaration in writing
isnea ny MN or them and six other persons
!snliyllg their consent to form the cornOra
ION hereinafter named and the said .Iohn a
torrls snail Tile Herewith his bond with good
hu soiFeit sliretles. residents Of this taft, in |
ne sum or nVe million dollars said hopd r., no
!! FAVOR or ana accepted by the Auditor Of tho
tate; the condition of said bond shall hn tht
he sal Morris. his agents or assigns shan .,u
D tie state OF Louisiana the said sum of thirty
he Id mon two hundred ami hytv fhnnaaH,l
'iiits III me date aud in the mariner hernin
81 ont ahd shall faithfully perform ali the nhi' I
ATOMS herein contained; and thereup n tha ,
eIsohs signing the said Geclaratinil shall q
. t.1rS., eo'Stlfut'G u corporation under the L
anne and title Of The Louisiana Jn,tors n .
'"npany," whereof the capital stock si,nii ~ +
We million dollars. reprcsel. ed hy 1lffv thnnS q
~ snafes or one hundred dollars e:ll at ln.s. q
senty per cent thereof to he forthwith fmIir. II
,lu up ana which corporation shall I've omd II
'htlnue curing The period OF this Contract and h
IAN nave all the rights and powers nossessad
corporations generally as defined nv the O.
.sent Clvil Code of the State, and shall he ii
me LOT me moneys herein directed to be maid W
the treasurer of the State. and for al 1,rizes Il
!, ~ ataWn IN said lotteries and shall be en-
lea 10 receive semannualiy from the nor. %
IFS conducting the business under this Con II
tet uity per cent. OF the net profits of the | te
ia busl ess. and in consideration of the nav | T.
sht OF salt sum of thirty-oGe million two HIM c.
ef ana ntfy thousand dollars in In -taIments
al !ssaii. SAID corporation and the shares az
'cA therein AMI the business authorized I,r
= contract aud the revenues aud receints fir
srouI, suaii De exempt from all taxes. dnes I'll
t5ssIhents, imposittons and licenses Of anv
~ "1a'ofef' whether State, parish, naunici.