The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-16
PRONUNCIATION
OF THE
PROPOSED = ENY
TO The
Constitution Of The State d Louisiana,
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
1890.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

I
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, {
In pursuance of tie 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
Hbuse of the General Assembly of this
State, at the regular session thereof, held
40 the City of Baton Rouge, in the year
1900, and which is required to be pub
lIhed for the information Of the qualified
electors of this State for three months
I4eeeding the general election for Repre-
skntatives, and which proposed amend
l2ent more fully appears in Act No. 1873,
If 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 he
held Oh Tuesday, the 18th day of April,
1892 Git 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 a 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 part of the Constitution of this
State.
No. 1887 AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the cleo.
tors Of the State for adoption OF rejec.
ton, an amendment to the Constitu.
tion of the State by inserting therein
can article of Levees, Schools, Chair
ties, Pensions, Drainage, Lotteries and
General Fund"
| SECTION 1. 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 tc
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 AMI
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 hun.
dred and fifty thousand dollars to be fully
secured and paid as hereinafter provided
John A. Norris, his heirs, agents anc
assigns, are hereby authorized and EN-
powered for the term of twenty-five years
ensuing the first day of January, 1894, tt
prepare schemes Of lotteries, to sell lot
terry tickets and to draw and conduct lot.
teries in this State. Said sum shall be
paid to the Treasurer of the State by the
persons conducting the business pursuant
to this contract, in one hundred equa
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; ant
the Treasurer upon the receipt of each o.
said installments shall apply the same at
follows:
To the Public Schools of the State.-Thrr,
hundred and fifty thousand dollars annu
ally, payable quarterly in advance, az
above provided, which sum shall be dis
trlbuted to each parish in the proportion
prescribed by article two hundred ant
twenty four of the Constitution.
TO 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 proportion!
and in the manner provided by law fol
the distribution and application of the
one mill tax levied under Article 2l3 0.
the Constitution.
10 Charities,-One hundred and fifty
, thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly i'll advance, as above provided, O.
which sum eighty thousand dollars shall
be applied to the hospitals established
by the State; forty thousand dollars &c
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.
To Pensions.-Fifty thousand dollars
annually, payable quarterly in advance
as above provided, to the pensioning Of
disabled, intirm, or INDECENT Confederate
soldiers, citizens resident in Louisiana
10 the City Of Ne,c Orleans for Draiaag,
and Other Sanitary Parposes.-One hun
dred thousand dollars annually, payabl,
quarterly in advance, as above provided
| tbe az nanditure of said sum and the ,pn,