The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-11-21

PROM / LIZA Il0N
OF The
Proposed Arnenanaeg,t to the
Cosastitu tIOn OF the State OF
Lou5sSsusEe
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
bly, OF 1890
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Office Of the Secretary of state.
Ia pursuance Of 5sFo proEikious OF the
Constitution, publication is here by made
and gixep to the quail fed electors Of The
Staie OF louisiana Of the proposed ailena-
mput to the Constitution of tais State,
y hich mas been coneuFred IN by two7thirds
OF all lie members elected 10 each House
OF the General Assembly ef this Stale, at
the regular session thereof hald at the City
of Baton Rouge, infhe year 1890, and which
is required to he published fOr the lnforma-
iion of the qualified electors OF this State
for three months preceding the general els
estioa fer Re tressntatiyes and which pro
posed amendment more fully appears IN
Act No. 153, of the Reguias Session Of 1880,
WHICH i hereafter Officially published for
the intoriuatiou oil the qualified electors OF
this State, aud which will be submitted 10
thrm for her approval or relecfion at the
next al election. which will be held
on Tuestay, tbs 10th day of Aprl, 1872 (ia
being the Tuesday next following tlle third
Monday of this monthly in sash manner and
I0rm that the qualified electors may yobe
lor or seaiust said amendment, and it q ma
jorl.y Oh the qualified electors Fotisg at
said election, shall approve and ratify sa'd
propo ed amendment, then such proposed
amendment, so approved and ratified, shall
become part of the Constitution of tais
State.
NO. 1Ss. AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the
electors of the state, for adoptIon or re-
lection, an amendment to the constltu-
tion of the state by inserting therein,
IAN article on leyees, schools, charities,
pensions, drainage, lotteries and general
fund.-
Section e % II enacted by the General
Assembly vet the staae of Louisiana, that the
following amendment TO the constitution of
The state be submitted to the electors for APP
proyaIsor rejection. as provided ia article
two haadTaa aud iifty-si1 et the eoaetitution,
and it adopted the said amendment shall
read IA follows: Artiele on ievaes. schools,
Charles, pensions drainage, lotteries and
general tund la aid of the levves, schools.
CHARITIES. pensions, drainage AMI general
fund hereinafter nani-d, the following con-
tract is now made: Ia consideration OF the
sun of thirty-ons nalilons, two hundred and
ffty thousand dollars, TO be fully secured
ana pad rs hereinafter provided, Joha a..
Morris, his heirs. agents aud aSslgas, are
hereby ausboriz-d and empowered for tn'
| term of twenfy-lipa years ensuing tRa hrst
day Of January, 1891, to preparc schemes Of
lotIeries, To sell iugfery tickets and To draw
and conduct LOTTERIES IL tins state. Said sun
I stall he pad 10 the iIeaSdrer ot the state by
the peraons conducting the business pufsu-
ant to tals contract Ia one hundred equal la-
stallments, whereof ea.h lnataltment shall De
paid ou or before the first days of Jtuuary,
April, July and October IN each aud every
wear during said term; and the treasurer
upoa tie receipt Of each OF said lnstailments
shah apply the same az follows
To the public schools Of the stste: Three
huodred and fifty Thousand dollars Annually,
uayabIa quarterly in aivanea. IS above pro-
yidaf3 which sum shall be distributed TO each
uarish IN tue proportion prescribed BY
article two hundred aud tWenty-f0uf OF tire
constitution.
To layees: Three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable quarterly in
advapca. as above provided, which sum
shall be distributed among the tevee dis
triots Of the state or applied 70 levee pur-
poses in The proportions and in the 2nanuer
provided BIZ law fer the distribution and ap-
plication of The oae-mlli tax levied under
article 213 of tho constitution.
70 charities: One hundred end Fifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable quarterly II
advance. as above provided, OF which sun
eighty thousand dollars shall be applied TO
the. boseitala estapl shed by the state, forty
thousand dollars TO state insane esytums,
twenfv-ave thonsand dollars TO state lnstifn-
tinas Tor the deaf. dumb and blind, and Eve
thonsana dollars to the Soldiers Home.
To penslons. Fifty thousand dollats annu-
a,ly. payable quarterly il advance, as above
nroyided to the psnsloniag of disabled, IN
fem OF indigent confederate soldiers, citi.
zeus resident in Louisiana.
To the CITY of New Orleans, for drainage
and other sanitary purposes: One hundred
thousand dollars annually, payable quarter y
in advance, as above provided, the eXpendi-
ture OF said sum, and the management aud
control of the same 10 ba determined ty the
General Assembly which ID hereby directed
10 carry into effect this provision by appro-
pirate legislation.
T. the general fund: Two hundred and
ffty thOnsaad d0llaTs annullly, payable
quarteriy ia advance, as above pfovidsd.
The several sums of money above speci.
fed shall be devoted to the objects aud pGs.
poses herelnbafore stated, and the General
Assembly is hereby directed TO carry into
effect this provision By appropriate lvgisla-
zion.
sid T,hn a Morris. his heirs or agents