The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-11

O 1890 ~ --S<~64 - - AOAN
PROPOSED : AMENDMENT
! TO THE
: Constitution .! lie State Of ipv;;,i;,1,
!, ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY O,
1890.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, ,
s OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. {
, In pursuance of the provisions of the
Constitution, publication is hereby made
and given to the qualified electors of the
State of Louisiana of the proposed amend.
ment to the Constitution of this State,
which has been concurred in by two.
thirds OF all the members elected to each
House OF the General Assembly of this
State, at the regular session thereof. held
at the City of Baton Rouge, in the year
lS9O, and which is required to be pub.
lished for the information of the qualified
electors of this State for three months
, preceding the general election for Repre-
sentatiyes, and which proposed amend.
ment more fully appears in Act No. 1853.
of the Regular Session of 1890, which Is
hereafter officially published for the in
formation of the qualified electors of this
State, and which will be submitted to
them for their approval or rejection at
the next general election, which will be
held on Tuesday, tho 10Th day of April,
1892, Gt being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday of said monthly in
such manner and form that the qualified
electors may vote for or against said
amendment; and if majority of the
qualified electors voting at said election,
shall approve and ratify said proposed
amendment, then such proposed amend
ment, so approved and ratified, shall be-
come a part of the Constitution of this
State.
No. 1881 AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the elcc-
tors of the State for adoption or reiec-
ton, an amendment to the Constitu-
tion Of the State by inserting therein
Gan article of Levces, Schools, Chart
ties, Pensions, Drainage, Lotteries and
General Fund.-"
SECTION l.. Be it enacted by the Gene
raj 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
fifty-six of the Constitution, and if adopt
ed, the said amendment shall read as
follows:
ARTICLE ON LEvEEs, SCHOOLS, CHARITIES,
PENSIONS, DRAINAGE, LOTTERIES AND
| GENERAL FUND.
In aid CT the levees, schools, charities,
pensions. drainage and general fund
hereinafter named, the following con-
tract is now made. In consideration Of
the sum Of thirty-one millions two hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars to be fully
secured and paid as hereinafter provided,
John A. Norris, his heirs, agents and
assigns, are hereby authorized and EN-.
powered for the term of twenty. five years
ensuing the first day of January, 1894, to
prepare schemes of lotteries, to sell lot
terry tickets and to draw and conduct lot
teries in this State. Said sum shall he
paid to the Treasurer of the State by the
persons conducting the business pursuant
to this contract, in one hundred equal
installments, whereof each installment
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 receipt Of each of
said installments shall apply the same as
follows:
TO- the Public Schools Of the State.-Thr.e
hundred and fifty Thousand dollars annu-
ally, payable quarterly in advance, as
above provided, which sum shall be dis
trlbuted to each parish in the proportion
prescribed by article two hundred and
twenty-fonr Of tho Constitution.
10 Lerees.-Three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly in advance, as above provided,
which sum shall be distributed among
the Levee Districts of the State or ap-
piled to levee purposes in the proportions
and in the manner provided by law for
the distribution aud application of the
one mill tax levied under Article 213 of
the Constitution.
TO Charities-One hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly III advance, as above provided, of
which sum eighty thousand dollars shall
be applied to the hospitals established
by the State; forty thousand dollars 70
State insane asylums; twenty-five thou
sand dollars to State institutions for the
deaf, dumb and blind; five thousand dol
lars to the Soldiers Home.
10 Pensions.-Fifty thousand dollars
annually, payable quarterly in advance,
as above provided, to the pensioning of
disabled, infrm, or INDECENT Confederate
soldiers, citizens resident in Louisiana.
10 the City Of Ne,c Orleans for Drainage
and Other Sanitary Purposes.-One hun
dred thousand dollars annually, payable
quarterly in advance, as above provided.
the expenditure of said sum and the man
agement and the control of the same to
be determined by tho General Assembly,
which is hereby directed to carry into
effect this provision by appropriate legis-
latiOn.
To the General Fund-Tw0 hundred
aud fifty thousand dollars annually, pay
able quarterly in advance, as above pro-
vided.
The several sums of money above spec
fled shall he devoted to the objects and
purposes hereinbefore stated, and the
General Assembly is hereby directed to
carry into effect this provision by appro-
pirate legislation.
Said John A. Morris, his hOiDOr agents,
shall within twenty days from the date
of the adoption of this article, file in the
office of the Secretary of State written
acceptance by him or them of this con-
tract, aud for the protection of the State
and the security of the public, this coz
tract 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 fife in
the Office of the Secretary Of State de-
claration in writing, signed by him or