St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-10-24

In aid Of the levees, schools. char
ties, pensions, drainage and geuers
fund hereinafter named, the foilowin
contract u 0oWs made. In consider
tlOn Of the sum of thirty-one million
two hundred and nfty thousand dollar
to be fully secured and paid - herein
after provided, John A. Morris, BIZ
heirs, agents and assigns, are hereb,
authorized and empowered for the tern
OF twenty-five y.ars ensuing the llrs
day ofJanuary, 1894, to prepare scheme,
OF lotteries, to sell lottery tickets and t.
draw and conduct lotteries In this State
Said sum shall b5 paid to the TREASURED
OF the State BY tie persons conducting
the business pursuant to this contract
In one hundred equal installment.
whereof each inStallment shall be paid
on or before the Arst days Of January,
Aprl, July aud October In each and
every year durin,. said term; and the
Treasurer upon che receipt Of each OF
said installments shall apply the same
~ follows:
TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF
THE STATE-i'hree hundred and Afty
thousand dollais annually, payable
quarterly In advance, a. above pro-
vided, which sun shalt be distributed
to each parish 10 the proportion pre-
scribei BY ARTICLE two Hundred and
twenty.four of tive Constitution.
TO LEVEES-Three hundred and
nfty thousand d.,llars annually, payable
quarterly in advance, - above pro-
vided, which sun shall be distributed
among the Levee Districts Of the State
or applied to levee purposes In the pr0-
portions and In she manner provided by
law for the distribution and application
OF the one mill tax levied under Article
3lS Of the COnxtlt utiOn.
TO CHARlTIES-Oue hundred and
dfty thousand dSllars annually, payable
quarterly In advance, Is above provided.
Of which sum eighty thousand dollars
shall be appliedstO the hospitals estab-
lished by the State; forty thousand dol
lars to State insane asylums; twenty
flve thousand dyllars to State institu-
lions for the deaf, dumb and blind; I'VE
thousand dollars to the Soldiers Home.
TO PENSIOsS-Fiity thousand dol.
lars annually, payable quarterly in ad-
vance, ~ above provided, to the PEN
Joining Of disat.ied, in6rm, or INDECENT
Confederate sor1iers, citizens resident
In Louisiana.
To THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
FOR DRAINAGE AND OTHER SAM.
rA6Y PURPOSES-One hundred thou
'and dollars annually, payable quarter.
y IN advance, - above provided, the
of said sum and the man
lSement and the control of the same to
" determined " the General Assembly,
which Is hereby directed 70 carry Into
meet this provision BY appropriate
TO THE GENERAL ruND-rvo
hundred and hfEy thousand dollars an.
lually, payable quarterly In advance, - |
hove provided
The several sums Of money above
peci6ed shall Ne devoted to the objects
nd purposes hereinbefore stated, and 1
he General A 'sembly II hereby direct
q to carry inte effect this provisioa By
legislation.
Said John &. Norris, his heirs or
gents, shall within twenty days from
he date OF the sdoption Of this article.
le In the ONE Of the Secretary OF
tate writer acceptance BY him or
hem OF this ccutrsct, and for the pro-
'ction OF the atate and the security Of
he public, thia contract ID made upou
le express condition that said John A.
lorris. his heiss or agents. shall wilhin
lirtv days from the adoption OF this
ftlcle Ole IL the once Of the Secretarv
State declyration In writing, signed
J him or them and six other persons.
Kuifying theiG consent to form the cor.
oration herelnafter named, and the
I'd John A. Aorris shall flls herewith
Ia bond With good and solvent suresiea.
'sidents Of this State, IN the cum OF
70 millioa dollars, said bond % be IN
vor Ut and accepted BY the Auditor |
the State; tAe condition Of said bond /,
'all Be that tie said Norris, his agents
ssaizus, shlll pay to the state Of
onisiana the. said Gum Of thirty-one
illion two htndred ard atty thovsand
'llars st the yates and II the msanerI
rein Get out and shah faithfully psr.I 4
rm al the oFIieatlous herein contain
J; ana theTefpon the pefooas slening
. said declSSstioa shall b thsseb1
0stit1ted q soepoeatioo under TIE /,
me and title Of 1.-THE Louisiaaa Lot
y Co0panN," whereof the eapjtal .
sck shan Be, I've nillioa dollasa, rec-
Deotsd b AtSy thousand shares Of O.
ndre4 doalag1 eacA, q leost twenty !:
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