The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1891-12-12
No. 1881 AN ACT

Providing for the submission to the electors
OF the State for adoption or rejection,
an amendment to the Constitution of the
State by inserting therein IAN article of
Levees, Schools, Charities, Pensions Drain-
age. Lotteries and General Fund"
SECTION !. BE it en- cted hv the Gener-
al Assembly of the State of Louisiana. That
the inllou ing amendment tn the CONSTITUTION
oil the State be submitted to the electors for
approval ar rejection, Ms provided in article
two hundred and fifty six OF the Constitution
and if adopted, the said amendment shall
read as follows:
ARTICLE ON LEVEES. SCHOOLS. CHAR
TIES Pen >IONS. DRAINAGE, LOTTER-
les AND GENERAL FUND.
in a,d oi the levees. schools, charities.
pensions. drainage and general fund herein
after named. the following contract Is now
made. In consideration of the sum of thirty.
one millions two hundred anG fifty thousand
dollars to be fully secured and paid rs here
matter provided, John A. Morris his hers,
agents and assigns, are hereby authorized
and empowered for the term of TWENTY-FIVE
wears ensuing the hrst aav of January. 1891.
to nrapare schemes of lotteries, to sell lottery
tickets and to draw aud conduct lotteries
this State. Said sum shall he paid IL the
Treasury of the Site nv the persons con
Iuctlng the business pursuant to this c n
tract, In one hundred equal installments.
whereof each installnent shall be paid or
before the first days OF January. April. july
and October in each and every wear during
said term; and the Treasurer upon the re-
ceipt of each OF said instaliments shall apply
the same as follows:
To TUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars all,
nually. PAYABLE quarterly in advance as
above provided, winch sum shall be disIrl-
bnted to each parish in the proportion pre-
scribed Ivy article two hundred aIai twenty
four of the Constitution.
To LEyEEs.-1hree hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually. payable quarterly
| in advance, as above provided. which sum
shall be distributed among the Levee Dis-
| tricts Of the State or applied t" le ee purpoe
ca in the proportions and IN the manner pro-
vided by Jaw for the distribution and apph
| cation Of the mill tax levied under Art
Gle 2l3 of the Constitution.
| To CHARITIEs.-One hundred and fifty
! Thousand dollars annually. payable quarter
| " in advance. as above provided, OF which
| sum eighty Thousand dollars shall be applied
J to the hospitals established by the State !:
| tortv thousand dollara to State insane asy-
| lums twenty five thonsand dollars to State
| institutions for the deaf. dn,nh and blind !;
| five thousand dollars to the Soldiers Home.
| To PENsIONs.-Fitty thousand dollars
| annually. payable quarterly in advance. as
above provided. to the pensioning of disa-
| bled, intfrm, or INDECENT Confederate sol
diera, citizens resident in Louisiana,
To THE CRY OF NEW ORLEANS. FoR
DRAINAGE AND OTHER SANITARY PCRPosEs.
-One hundred thousand dollars annually
PAYABLE quarterly in advance. as above PRO
| yitled, the expenditure OF said sum and the
| management and the control of the same t.
| I've determined hy the General Assembly
| which IL hereby directed to carry into effect
| this provision by appropriate legislation
| To TtlE GENERAL FUND Two huudreti
| and fittv thnnaand dollars annually, pavabie
| uaarterly III advance above provided.
rhe several sums nf money above speci
fed shall he devoted to the objects and pur
noses hereinb-fore stated, and the GenAra
Assembly il hereby directed tn carry into
effect til provision by appropriate legisia
tion
Said John A. Morris. his heirs or agents
shal, within twenty davs from the date o
the adoption OF thie article. file IN the office I"
he Secretary of state written acceptance
by him or them of this contract AMI for the
nrotectiun of .he State ard the security {"
| The rubic 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
declara tion in writing. signed by him or theu
: and ak other pers.na. signfving their con
/ sent TO form The corperatian hereinafter nam
al and The said John A. Morris shall fill
| herewith his bond with good and solrtn
suretiss residents of this State. in the sum %
fiye million dollars sa. honti to be ID favo
If and acrcrte.l hy the Auditor oi the State
| the condition nf SAID bond shall be that tn
SAID Morris his agents "r assigns. shall pa.
, !, ,he State n1 Louisiana. the said sum q
,h;rty-one million two hundred and fft,
thousand dollars at the dates and IN tti
manner herein set out and shall falthfnlt.
nertorn all the ohligati herein contained
and thereupon the nersons signing the sai'
lee;ara,iou shall be thereby constituted
corporation under the name and title OF