Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-10-31

puTIOSe:S IlcIclUUClVTc EtitCt. anu IIlt
General Assembly is hereby directed to
carry into effect this provision by APP
proprInte legislation.
Sail .!n!ln \. Morris. his heirs or ap-
cnts. half wIr..ia twenty divs from tii,.
date OF the aiOp!iOn of this aficl". tic
in the Office of the Secretary Of state Il
written acceptance 10y him or them of
this contract. and for the protection of
the Safe and the security of the public.
this contract is made III, IN tie express
condition that sai,l john \. Norris. his
heirs or agents. shall within thirty DAYS
from the date of the adoption Of this ar
ticle file il: the office of the Secretary of
State IL declaration I'll writing. signed by
him or them aad six other persons. ST q
nifyiny their consent to form the cor
poration hereinafter named. ANA the
said John \. Morris shall file th.rew it'll
his bond witt, good and solvent surcties.
residents of this State. in the sum of five
million dollars. sal bond to be III favor
of and accepted by the .ludi.or of the
be that the said Morris, his agents or
assigns, shall pay to the State Of Louis
lana the said sum of thirty-one million
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
at the dates AID in the manner herein
set ont aud shall faithfully perform all
the "hli::it. '.i.s i:"r, in contained. and
tlcrcupoE the persons signing thu said
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4 corporation ::"ler tn" nam" and title.
of 1.-The Louisiana Lottery Company.
whereof the capital stock $'l1i! be five
million 4"i!a.t~. represented by fifty
thousand shares of one hundred dollars
each: at least twenty per cent. thereof
to be forthwith fully paid ZIP. and which
corporation shall Ec and continue dur
ing ;hr period Of thsc" tract. and shall
have all In" rights ana powers possess
cd by corporations generally ~ dr.in'l
by the present CIVIL ode Of til" state.
and shall! be liable Tor the moneys here
in directed I" ijc paid to :he Treasurer
of the State. ANA for all prizes to be
drawn i'i aid lotteries. and shall :c en-
titled TO receive semi annually from the
persons conducting the business unde
this contract fifty per cent. of the ne
profits of the said business. and in con-
sis!eration of the paynlcr: of said sum
of thirty-onc million two hundred and
fifty thousand dol airs. in Instruments rs
aforesaid. said corporation and the sha-
res Of stock therein and the business au-
thOriZed by this contract and the rcve- |
nucs and receipts thereof, shall be OK
cmpt from all taxes. dues. assessments.
inpOsitiOns and licenses of any kind !
whatever. whether State. par:-i,. muni- |
cipal or otherwise. The powers of said |
corporation shall be vested in y board of |
directors to consist of seven persons.
By laws for The proper management and
regulation Of its affairs. The persons
said declaration shall constitute
the first board of directors and SHALL
serve for the term Of one year from the
time of the filing Of said declaration and
until their successors arc duly appoint
ed.
All lotteries other than those author
lied bv this article are prohibited in this
State. unless by similar amendment to
this Constitution and for not less than
one million two hururcd and fifty thou
sand dollars per annum. All provi>-
ions Of the Constitution and laws Of this
State inconsistent or in any way cOntiic-
ting with this article are declared to be
hereby.
SEC. =. Be it further ccActed. That
it Shaifbc the Guty of the secretary of
State to publish the foregoing proposed
amendment in accordance with thcprO
viz ions of article two hundred and fifty
six of the Constitution. within ninety |
days after the first day of January in the
year eighteen hundred and ninety one.
SEC. 3. BE. i. further enacted. That |
at the next general election all electors |
who desire 10 vote for said amendment |
shall write or print upOn their ballots |
the words. ''for the Lcvc g. Schools. |
Charities. Pensions, Drai iagc. Letter
les and General Fund amendment" and
all electors VINO desire 10 vote III Sald |
election against said amendment shall
writ" or print upon their ballots the
words. Against the I.evccs. Schools.
Charities, Pensions. Drainage. Iottcr-
les and General Fund amendment
SEC. !. BE it further enacted. That
all officers charged with elections or the
conduct of the returns thereof under the
general election laws. shall ut the time
they give notice Of the said general clec-
ton also give notice of the election
herein ordered for the adoption or re-
lection of the proposed amendment. and
shall without other dirccti III or author
ty than is herein contained make due
returns OF said election in conformity |
with the general election laws in so far
rs they are not Inconsistent with or in |
conflict with this act.
TSigncdl =. T.. HENRY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives. |
rSignci1 JAMES JEFFRIES,
Lieut.. G on. and Prc'st. of the Senate. |
Witness my signature and the seal of |
the State of Louisiana ut the city of Bal |
ton Rouge, this 18th day of August,
1891.
S,) l.. +. MASON,
'''' SECRETARY OF STATE.