The Colfax chronicle., 1891-10-17
OFFICIAL.
Promulgation Of the Proposed Amendment
to the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana. Adopted by the Gen.
sral Assemblysof 1890
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

/ In pursuance of the provisions Of the
Constitution, publication is hereby made
and given to the qualified electors Of th.
State of Louisiana of the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution Of this State
which has been concurred in by tw0-thirds
of all the members elected to each House
Of the General Assembly Of this state. al
the regular session thereof, held at the
City of Baton Rouge. in the year 1890. and
which is required t. be published for the
information of the qualified electors of this
State for three months preceding the gen.
eral election for Representatives and which
proposed amendment more fully appears
in Act No. l53, of tho Regular Session Of
1890, which is hereafter officially pub
lished for the information 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, the 10Th
day of April, 1892, lit being the Tuesdsy
next following the third Monday Of said
month"; in such manner aud form that the
qualified electors may vote for or against
said amendment; and if majority Of the
qualified electors voting ut said election,
shall approve and ratify said proposed
amendment, then such proposed amend
come part Of the Constitution Of this
State.
No. 1891 AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the cleo
tors Of the State for adoption or rejection,
an Amendments to the Constitution Of
tho State by sserting therein IAN article
on Levecs. Schools, t;harities, Pensions,
Drainage. Lotteries and General FUND {"
SECTION l. Be it euacted by the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, That
the following amendment to the Constitu-
tion OF the state he submitted to the elec-
tors for approval or rejection, as provided
in article two hundred and fifty-six of Me
Constitution. and if adopted, the said
amendment shall read as follows:
ARTICLE ON LEvEEs, SCHOOLS. CHARITIES,
PENSIONS, DRAINAGE, LOTTERIES
AND GENERAL FUND.
In aid Of ilse wees. scho,ls, chaiities,
pensioi,s. drainage and gene nj fund here
inafter named. the following contract Is
now made. In consideration oi the sum of
thirt. lone millions two hundred and
fifty thousand siolla-s to be fully secured
and Paid IS Hereinafter provided, John A.
Morris, bis hcjrs, agents and assigns, are
u
term of twenty-five years, ensuing the first
day of January. lsy4, to lreparr schemes
of i"tt les, 10 sell lottery tickets aud T.,
draw and conduct lotteries in this Sfato.
Said snm shall be paid to the Treasurer Ut
the State by tho persons conducting the
business pursuant to this contr,et. III Que
hundred equal installmcnts, whereof each
instaliment stall bc paid on or before the
first days Of January, April, July and Octo-
b-r IN each and every year during said
term; and the Treasurer upon tie receipt
0f each Of said installments shall apply
the SAME as fellows:
To the Public Schools of the State Three
nifty Thousand dollars annn-
ally, payabiequarteriy in advance, as above
provided, which sum shall be distributed
to each parish in the proportion prescribed
by article two hundred and twenty-four Of
tho Constitution.
10 Lerees.-Three hundred and fifiy
Thousand dollars annually, payable GUAR
terly in advance, as above provided, " hich
sum shall be distributed among the Levee
Districts of the Stale or applied to levee
purposes in the proportions aud in the
manner provided hy law for the distribu-
fion and application of the one mill tax
levied under Article 2l3 of the Constitution.
70 tha,ftics One hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly in advance, rs above provided, Of |
which sum eighty thousand dollars shall |
DC applied to the hospitals established by
The State; forty Thousand dollars to State |
insane asylums; twenty five thousand dol |
lars to State institutions for the deaf. |
lumb and blind; five thousand dollars to |
the Soldiers Home
To PeRsions Fifty thousand dollars |
payable quarterly in advance.
as above provided, to the pensiOning of |
infirm. or INDECENT Confederate |
soldiers, citizens resident in Louisiana
10 he City of Ncp Orleans. for Drainage |
md Other Sanitary Pmrposcs-One hundred |
thousand dollars annually, payable quar- |
Ierly in advance, as above provided. the |
Of said sun and the manage
nent and the control of the same to be |
determined by the General Assembly, |
which is hereby directed to caIry into effect
his provision by appropriate legislation.
To the General FxRd-Two huudred and
fifty thousand dollars annually. payable
quarterly In advance, as above provided. |
The said sums Of money above specified
hall be devoted to the objects and pur-
poses hereinbefore stated. and the Gen.
'ral Assembly is hereby directed to carry
nto effect this provision by appropriate
egislation.
Said John A. Morris. his heirs or agents,
hall within twenty days from the date
# the adoption of this article, file in the
'fiice of the Secretary of State written
acceptance by him or them Of this CON-
ract, and Tor the protection of the State
nd the security of the public, this con-
ract is made upon the express condition
hat said John A. Morris, his heirs OF
gents, shall within thirty days from the
ate of the adoption of this article file in
be Office of the Secretary of state sleclar-
tion in writing, signed by him or them
nd six other persons. signifyin9 their
0nsent to form the corporation hereiu-
tier named. and the said John A. Morris
hall file Herewith his bond with gopd
nd solvent sureties, residents of this
tate. in the sum Of five million dollars,
aid h0nd to be in favor Of and accepted
y the Auditor OF the State; the condition
said bond shall be that the said Morris.
il heirs a. usSi0aS ahall nav IN he Hfafa