Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-10-31
PRO MUIG ALTON
Or TILE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT 70 THE
CONSTITUTION OF TILE STATE
on LOUISIANA,
Adopted by the General As
scalbly Of 1890.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
nNirn nf the Secretary nf State

Office of the Secretary of State. !
In pursuance of the provisions of the
Constitution. publication is hereby
made and given to the qualified electors
of the state OF Louisial.:, of the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of this
State. which has been concurred in by
two thirds of all tn. members elected
TO each House of the General Assembly
of this State, at the regular session
thereof. held 1T the City of Baton Rouge.
in the year 1890. and which Is required
to be published for the Information Of
the qualified electors of this State for
three months preceding the general ell
cction for Representatives. and which
proposed amendment more fully APP
pears in Act No. 1913. of the Regular
Session of 1890. which is hereafter otli-
cially published for the Information of
the qua lifted 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 18th day of April. 1902.
cit being the Tuesday next following
the third Monday of said month"; in such
manner and form that the qualified ell
ectors may vote for or against said am
cn,imcnt; and ii II majority of the quail
flied electors voting ut said election.
shall apprC We and ratify said proposed
amendment. then such proposed amend
ment, so approved and ratified. Shall
become Il part of the Constitution Of
this State.
No. lob AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the cl-
cctors of the State for adoption
or rejection, an amendment to
the Coz. stitution of the State by
Levces, Schools. Charities. Pensions.
Drainage. Lotteries and General Fund.
SECTION /. BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of I.oui-
si,na. That the following amendment
to tn" Constitution of the State be sub
mit;cd to the electors for approval or
rejection. as provided in article two
hundred and tifty-siN of thu Con stitu-
ton. and if adopted. the sail amend
ment shall read rs follows:
ARTICLE ON LEvEE>, SCHOOLS. CHART
TIES. PENSIONS, DRAINAGE, LOT
TERIES AND GENERAL. FUND.
In aiI of the lcverS, charities. SchO0lS.
pensions. drainage and general fund
hereinafter named, the following con-
tract is now made. In consideration of
the sum of thirty-onc millions twOhun
dred and fifty thousand dollars to be
fully secured and paid "a hereinafter
provided. john \. Morris. his heirs. ag-
rntS and assigns. are hereby authorized
and empowered for the term of twenty
five years ensuing the first day Of lanu-
arv. 1894. to prepare schemes of lotter-
les. to sell lottery tickets. and to draw
and conduct lotteries III this State.
SAID sum shall I've paid to the Treasurer
of the state by the persons conducting
the Observation-Disclosures to this contract. in
one hundred equal inStnlmrnt>. where
OF each installmcut shall be paid on or
before the first days of january. April.
.J;,ly and October i'll each and every
year during said term: and The I ca>u
r.r upon the receipt of each OF salt! in
staiincnts shall apply the same Is i"l-
Ions:
TO TIE PuRLIC Schools OF TIE
SrATE-Il,rcc hundred and fifty thou
sal d dollars annually. payable quarter
" in advance. AZ above provided. which
SIM shall be distributed to each parish
in the proportion prescribed by article
| two hundred and twenty four of the
Constitution.
| TO LEyEES.-Thrcc hun,lrc and fifty
| thousand dollars ~ nually. payable
| quarterly in advance. a. above provid-
| ed. which sum shall be distributed am
onr the Lcvcc ID stric:S of the state ,r
apilied to lcvcc purposes in the prol o =
tons ald III the rlanncr provided by law
| for the distribution and application ot
! the one mill tax levied under Article 2lj
| of the Constitution.
| TO CiIARlTlES.-Onc hundred and
| fifty thousand dollars annually. payable
! quarterly in advance as above provided
| of which sum eighty thousand dollars
shall be applied to the hospitals cstab-
| lishrd by the State; forty thousand dol
| lars to Safe insane asylumS; twenty
| five Thousand dollars to State institute
ons for the deaf, dumb and blind; fly,
thousand dollars to- the soldiers Home
| To PENsIoNS.-Fiftyt thousand dollars
annually. payable quarterly in advance
az above provided. to Che prnslonin@ 81
disabled. intirm. or INDECENT tofcdcrat,
| soldiers. citizens resident i'll Louisiana
10 TUE CITY OF New ORLEANS. FOL
DRAINAGE AND OTHER SANITARY FUR.
| rOsES.-Ouc hundred Thousand dollar:
annually. payable quarterly in advance
rs above provided. the expenditure o
! said sum and the management and 'h'
control of the same to be determined
by the General Assembly. which is here
by Il rcctcd to cary into effect this pro
vision by appropriate legislation.
IS TIIE GENERAL FUNp.-Two hun
,lret ahd fifty thousand dollars annual,
payable quarterly in advance rs abov
provided.
The several sums of money above Spc
vliicd shall DC devoted 20 the objects AM