The Colfax chronicle., 1891-11-14

Promulgation Of the Proposed Amendment
to the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana. Adopted BY the Gem
eral Assembly Of 1890
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
CFYIcE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

In pursuance OF the provisions of the
Constitution, publication is here made
aud given to tue qualified electors Of the
State Of Is'uisiana Ut the proposed amend
ment TO the Constitution Of this state,
which hss besn concurred in by two-tLirds
Of oil the members elected to each House
of the General Assembly of this tate, 1t
the regular session Thereof, held vt the
City Of Baton Rouge. in the year lc9u. aud
which 10 required to be published for the
information of the quaiif1ed electors cf this
Stale for three months preceding the gen.
era1 election for Representatives and which
proposed amendment mure fully appoars
in Act No. l63, Of tho Regular session Of
1b00, which is hereafter officially pub
lished tor the information of the qualified
electors of this State, and which will be
submitted to them for their approx j or
rejection vt the next general election,
which will be Eeli ON Tuesday, the 18th
day of April, 1899, (it being the Tue>d. Y
next following the third Monday of ss,d
month in such manner and f0rm that the
qualified electors may vote for or against
said amendment; and if a majority. IF the
qualified electors voting ut said election,
shall approve and ratify said proposed
amendment. then such proposed amend
n,ent, 20 approved aud ratified. shall be-
como . part of the Constitution of this
State.
No. 1881 AN ACT
Providing for the subinission to the elec-
tors of the State Tor adoption or rejection,
IN amendment to the Constitution of
the State by i .serting therein Ian article
ON Ievees. schools, Charities, Pensions.
Drainage, Lotteries and General Fund y
SECTION l. Be it euacted by the General
Assembly Of the State If Louisiana, That
the following amendment to the Constitu-
tion Of the state he submitted to the clec-
tors for approval Or rejection, as provided
in article two hundred aud tfty-six Of the
Constitution, and if adopted, the said
amendment shall read as follows:
Ak1rcs. on LEvEEs, SCHOOLS. CHARITIES,
PENSIONS, DRAlsAGE, LoTrxxIgs
And eExkRAL FUND.
. In aid Of the lsvsss, schools, charities,
pensions, drainage aud general fsnd here
matter named. tue following contract is
now made Iu consideratio.s Of the SUN Of
tLfrty ysOne milIi0us two hundred and
fifty thousand dolla~s to DO fally secured
aud paid ~ hereinafter provided, Jo1n A.
Norris, his heirS, agents and assigns, are
hereby authorized aud empowered for y
term Of twenty five years, ensuing the first
day Of January, 1894, to preparo schemes
OF k'ttrries, to sell lottery tickets aud to
draw and coDduct lotteries in this State.
Said sum shalf be paid t. the Treasurer of
the State by tie persons conducting the
busia~ss pursuant to this contract IN Que
hundred equai iustallInents, whereof each
ii,stailnieLt saall DO paid on or before tue
FIRST days Of January. April, Jaly anu Octo-
b. III each aud every year daring said
term; and the Treasurer upon tie receipt
of each Of said instailm.nts shall apply
the sasse ~ follows.
10 tie Psblic Schools Of the State Three
hundred and fifty tn ensssud dollars annn-
ally, payable quarterly in advance. as above
provided, which sum shall he distributed
to each parish in the proportion prescl ibed
by article two hundred and twenty -four of
tho Constitution.
10 Lerrcs. Three hundred and fifty
thousaho dollars annually. payable Guar
terry In advance, Ak ab1ve provided, which
sum shall be distributed among the Levee
Districts of the State or applied to levee
purposes in the proportions ard in tue
manner provided by law for the distribu-
ticn and application Of the Que mill tax
levied nnder Article 2l30f the Constitution.
ID tAarifiss. .--0ne hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly in advance, AZ above provided, of
which sum eighty thousand dollars sball
be applied 20 the hospitals established by
the State; forty Thousand dollars to State
insane ssylums; twenty th usand dal-
lars to state institutions for the deaf,
dumb and blind; Ave thousand dollars to
tnA Soldiery' Home.
10 Psxsioxs Fifty thousand dollars
annually. payable quarterly in advance.
- above provided, to tho pensiOning Of
dlsahlod, infrm. or Iudigent Confederate
soldiers, citixens resident in Louisiana.
10 shs City Of Ne,p orleans. for Drainage
s~d Otksr San'tasy Pxrposss s-Ine hundred
thousand duila,s annually, payable quar-
terly ia advance, as above provided. tho
expenditure 0i said sum and the manage
ment aud the control Of the same to te
determined by the General Assembly,
which is hereby directed to carry into effect
this provision by appr,priate legislation.
10 tks GenNaf Exxd-rw0 hnndled aud
6fty thousand dollars annually. payable
quarterly in advance. ~ above provided.
The said suuIs Of money above specified
sh~ll be devoted TO the objects and pur-
poses horeinbcfore stated. and the Cen
eral Assembly 10 hereby directed " carry
into effect this provision by appropriate
legislation
Said John A. Morris. his heirs OF agents,
shall within twenty days from tho date
Of the adoptioR Of this article. fle in tho
Office of the Secretary of State \ written
acceptance by him or them of this con-
tract aud for the protection Of tae State
aud the security of the public. this con-
tract is made upon the express .ndition
that said Johu A. Morri his hons or
ageuta, shall within thirty days from the
date of the adoption of this article fiIc in
the Office Vi the Secretary of state declar-
alton in writing. signed by him or them
aud six other persons. signifying their