The Colfax chronicle., 1891-10-10
OFF1OIAI,
Promulgation Of the Proposed Amendment
to the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana. Adopted by the Gem
eral Assembly.of 1890
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

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STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
CFFIcE OF SECRETARY OF STATE !
4 In pursuance Of the 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-tliirds
of all the members elected to each House
of the General Assembly of this state, at
the regular session thereof, held at the
City of Baton Rouge. in the year 1890. and
| which Is required to DO publislfed 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 the Regular Session Of
1890, which is hereafter officially l,nb-
lished for the information of the qualified
electors Of thia State, and which will be
submitted to them for their approval or
rejection at the next general election,
| which will be Eeld on Tuesday, the 18th
day of April, 1892, (it being the Tuesd,y
next following the third Monday of said
monthly in such manner and 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 aud ratify said proposed
amendment, then such proposed amend
nent, b approved and ratified. shall be-
come a part of the Constitution of this
State.
No. 1881 AN ACT
/ Providing for the submission 10 the cleo
tors OF the State Tor adoption or rejection.
au amendment to the Constitution Of
the State by Inserting therein Ian article
on Levecs. Schools, Charities, Pensions.
Drainage, Lotteries and General Fund. !"
SECTION !. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State If Louisiana, That
the following amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State lie submitted to the elec-
tors for approval OF rejection. as provided
in article two hundred aud tifty-six of. the
Constitution, and if adopted, the said
amendment shall read as fuliows:a
Article ON LEvEEs, SCHOOLS, CHARITIES,
PENSIONS, DRAINAGE, LOTTERIES
| AND GENERAL FUSD.
In aid of the ! wees. schools, chasities.
pensions, drainage aud gene,ai inbd here
matter named. the following contract il
now made. In consideration o: the sum of
thirty-one millions two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars to be fully secured
and paid as hereinafter provided, John A.
Morris, his heirs, agents and assigns, ara
hereby authorized and empowered for y
term Of twenty-five years, cnsniug the first
| day of January. i5y4, to rrepare schemes
Of lott 1ics, TO sell ioftc,y tickets and to
draw and conduct lotteries in this State.
Said sum shall be paid to the Treasurer OF
the State by tie persons conducting the
business pursuant to this contract in one
huislrcd equal instsllnients, whereof each
installmcnt shall be paid on or before the
first days of January, April, July and Octo-
Der IN each aud every yesr daring said
term; and the Treasurer upon tire receipt
of each of said instaIlments shall apply
| the same ~ follows:
| To the Public Scheois Of tie State Three
hundred and fifty thonsand dollars annn-
ally, payable quarterly in advance, as above
to each parish in the proportion prescribed
by article two hundred and twenty -four Of
tho Constitution.
! 10 Lerees.-Three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually, payable Guar
ter'y in advance, as above provided, which
sum shall be distributed among the Leyee
Districts of the State or applied to Ievee
purposes in tho proportions and in the
manner provided by law for the distribu-
tion aud appiicatiOn' Of the one mill tax
levied under Article q 3 of the Constitution.
To Charities. One hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually, payable omar
| tcrly in advance, as above provided. Of
which sum eighty Thousand dollars shall
bU 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,
dumb and blind; five Thousand dollars to
the Soldiers Home.
To Pensions Fifty thousand dollars
annually. payable quarterly IN advance.
as above provided, to the pensioning OF
disabled, infirm, or INDECENT Confederate
soldiers. citizens resident in Louisiana
TO fke City of Nep Orleans. for Drainage
and Other SGnitdry Purposes hundred
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly in advance, IS above provided. the
expenditure Of said sum and the manage
ment and the control Of the same to be
determined by the General Assembly,
which is hereby directed to carry into effect
this provision by appropriate legislation.
To the GescraI Fxnd-Two hundied and
fifty thousand dollars annually. payable
quarterly In advance. as above provided.
The said sums of money above specified
shall be devoted to the objects and pur-
poses hereiubefore stated. and the Gen.
eral Assembly is hereby directed to carry
into effect this provision by appropriate
Legislation.
Said John A. Morris. his heirs or agents,
shall within twenty days from the date
Of the adoption OF this article, fle in the
| Office of the SECRETARY Of State u written
acceptance by him or them of this con-
| tract. aud for the protection OF the State
and the security Of the public. this con-