The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1891-11-07
PRONUNCIATION
OF THE
Proposed amendment to the
Constitutions of the State of
Louisiana.
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
BLY, OF 1880

7 H4UAAS4dAMSGa
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEM-
! BLY, OF 1880
! STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Office of the Secretary of State.
| In pursuance of tie provisions oil the
| Ccnstitu ,ioa. publication is here by made
and give, to tine quail fed electors of he
State of Louisiana IF th- proposed. amend
| ment to the Constitution of tais State,
ahich has been eoncurred in BY two-thirds
| of all he members elected 10 each House
OF the Grnrtal Assembly, of this STATE, at
the regular session thereof, held at tie CITY
of Baton Rouge, in the year 1890, and which
is required to De published for the informa-
ton of the qualified electors OF this State
for three months preceding the general ell
estion for Represen atiyes and which pro-
posed amendmrnt more fully appears in
Act M l53, of the Regular Session of 1890,
which is hereafter officially published for
the information ot the qualified electors OF
this State, and which will be submitted TO
them for heir approval or r-Iection at h.
next general election which will be held
en- Tuesday, tbs lgth day OF Apri, 1892 IT,
being the Tuesday next following the third
NJ Monday OF this munrhl in such m inner and
form that the qualified electors may vote
tor or against said amendment. and If a ma
iorisy OF the qualified electors yotias at
sd d election. shall approve and raify sad
propo ed amendment, then such proposed
amendment, so approved and ratified. shall
become part OF the Constitution of this
State.
NO. I5:s. AN ACT
pro,-;d;nr For 4ha S,.hYniss;nr IA tba
electors of the state, for adoption or re-
lection. an amendment to the cOnstitu-
tion.of the state by inserting therein,
An article on ieyees, schools, charities,
pensions, drainage, lotteries and general
fund.
Section /. B,it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the state Of Louisiana, tnat the
following amendment 10 the constitution of
the state be submitted to the eleetors for ap-
proVal or rejection. as provided ia article
two hundrei and fifty-six OF the constitution,
aud if adopted the sail amendment stall
read as follows: Article OH ievees, schools.
charities, pensions. drainage, lotteries and
general tnnd In aid of the ley9es, schools,
charities pensions, drainage and general
fund hereinafter named, The following con-
tract is now made: In consideration OF the
sun Of thirty-one millioGs, two hundred and
fry thoasand dollars, to be fully secured
and paid as hereinafter provided, Jobn A..
Morris, his hers, agents aud assigns, are
hereby Authorized aud empowered for the
term ot twenty-five years ensuing he first
day OF Jaauary 1891, to prepare schemes OF
lotteries, to seu lottery tickets and to draw
and coaduct lotteries 10 this state Said sun.
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the person. coadac;ing the business pursa-
ant to this contract III 9ne hundred equal ip-
stallmeuJs. whereof each instaIlment shall be
pad oa or before the first days Of January,
April. July and October in each and every
year during raid term; and the treasurer
upon the receipt of each of said instailnents
shall apply the same as follows:
To the public schools of the state: Three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars annually,
payable quarterly in advance, as above pro-
vided. Which sum shall be distributed TO each
parish in the proportion prescribed by
article two hundred and twenty-four of the
constitution.
+ To le7ees: Three hundred and Fifty thou-
sand dollars annually, payable quarterly in
advance, as above provided, which sum
shall be distributed among the Ievee dis.
tricts Of the stale or applied TO leVee pur-
poses in the proportions and 10 the manner
provided by law for the distribution and ap-
plcation of the one.mIll tax levied undei
article 213 of the constitution
To charities: One hundred snd fifty thou-
sand dollars annually, payable quarterly in
advance. as above provided, OF which sum
eighty thousaud doiiars shall be applied to
the hospitals established by the state, forty
thousand dollars to state insane asytums,
twenty-fye thousand dollars to state institu-
tions tor the deaf dumb and blind, and Eve
Thousand dollars 20 the Soldiers Home.
To pensions: Fifty hlusand dollars annu-
ally, payable quarterly In advance, as above
provided to the penslohing Of disabled, in
firm or INDECENT confederate soldiers, citi-
gems resident in Louisiana.
Tothe GUY of New Orleans. for drainage
and other sanitary purposes One hundred
thousand dollar annually payable quarterly
in advance, as above provided, the expendl-
ture OF said sun, aud the management and
control of the same to be determined hY the
General Assembly, which is hereby directed
to carry into effect this provision by Gppre- 4
pirate legislatioq,
; Ts the general fund: Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars annually, payable
quarterly ia advance, as above provided.
The several sums of money above speci
fed shall be devoted to the obirets and ptr-
poses here,nbefore stated, and he General
Assembly Is hereby directed 10 carry into
Eject this provision by appropriate legsla-
non
Said J6hn 4. Morris, his heirs or agents
shall witain twenty DAYS from the date OF the
adoption OF this article file ia the Office Of
the Secret4fy of State written acceptance
by him or them of this contract. And for
the protection of the state and the security
OF the public this contract il made upon the
express condition that said John A. Morris.
his heirs or agents shall within thirty DAYS