The Louisiana Democrat., 1891-11-25
PRoMUIGATIoN
-OF. THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
TO THE
!sastAusj., Of ths State d Louisiana.

| sSOsSssAsAeA VI WV eV0VV VI 0uAllSaXai
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
1880.
| STATE OF LOUISIANA,
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 Louisiana of the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution Of this State,
which has been concurred in by two
thirds 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, aud which is required to be pub
lished for the information of the qualified
electors of this State for three months
preceding the general election for Repre-
sentatives, and which proposed amend.
ment more fully appears in Act No. l53,
Of the Regular Session of 1890, which Is
hereafter officially published for the in
formation 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 Oh Tuesday, the 10Th day of April,
| 1892, lit being the Tuesday next follow
ing the third Monday of said monthD in
such manner aud form that the qualified
electors may vote for or against said
amendment; and if majority of the
qualified electors voting at said election,
shall approve and ratify said proposed
amendment, then such prSposed amend
nlent. SO approved and ratified, shall be-
come 4 part Of the Constitution of this
State, I;
No. 1887 AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the clec-
tors of the State for adoption or rpjec-
tiOn, an amendment to the Co,lstitu-
ton Of the State by inserting therein
Gan article of Levees, Schools, Chari-
ties, Pensions, Drainage, Lotteries and
General Fund.-"
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gene
raj Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
That the following amendment to the
Constitution of the State be submitted to
the electors for approval or rejection, as
provided in article two hundred and
tifty-six of the Constitution, and if adopt
ed, the said amendment shall read as
| follows:
ARTICLE ON LEvEEs, SCHOOLS, CHARITIES,
PENSIONS, DRAINAGE, LOTTERIES AND
GENERAL FUND.
| In aid cf the levees, schools, charities.
pensions. drainage and general fund
hereinafter named, the following con-
tract is now made. In consideration Of
the sum of thirty-One millions two hun
tlred and fifty thousand dollars to be fully
secured and paid as hereinafter provided,
John A. Norris, his heirs, agents and
assigns, are hereby authorized and en-
,swered for the term of twenty five years
ensuing the first day of January, 1894, to
prepare schemes of lotteries, to sell lot
terry tickets and to draw and conduct lot
paid to the Treasurer of the State by the
persons conducting the business pursuant
to this contract, in one hundred equal
installments, whereof each installment
shall be paid OH OF before the first days of
January, April, July and October in each
and every year during said term; and
the Treasurer upon the receipt of each of
said installments shall apply the same us
follows:
TO the Public Schools of the State.-Three
hundred and fifty Thousand dollars annu-
ally, payable quarterly in advance, as
above provided, which sum shall be dis
trlbutetl to each parish in the proportion
prescribed by article two hundred and
tweuty-four of the Constitution.
TO Leuees.-Thrce hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
terly IN advance, rs above provided,
which sum shall be distributed among
the Levee Districts of the State or ap.
piled to levec purposes in the proportions
and in the manner provided by law for
the distribution and application of the
one mill tax levied uuder Article 2l3 OF
the Constitution
TO Charities One hundred and fifty
thousand dollars annually, payable quar-.
terly i'll advance, as above provided, Ot
which sum eighty thousand dollars shall
Ae applied to the hospitals established
by the State; forty thousand dollars Il
State insane asylums; twenty-five thou
sand dollars to State institutions for the
deaf, dumb and blind; five thousand dol
lars to the Soldiers Home.
To Ixnsions.-Fifty thousand dollars
annually, payable quarterly in advance
as above provided, to the pensiOning o
disabled, intirm, or INDECENT Confederate
soldiers, citizens resident in Louisiana
10 the City Of Ncw Orleans for Drainag
and Other SantteSy Purposes. hnn
: dred thousand dollars annually, payabl,
onarterly in advance, as above provided
the expenditure of said sum and the man
aucment and the eautrOl of the same t.
he determined by the General Assembly
which is hereby directed to carry int,
effect this provision by appropriate legis
lation.
TO the General Fund.-Two mndre,
and fifty thousand dollars annually, pay
able quarterly in advance, as above pro
viled.
The several sums of money above spee
{ ified shall be devoted to the objects an
purposes hereinbefore stated, and tn
General Assembly is hereby directed t
carry into effect this provision by appro
pirate legislation.
Said John A. Morris. his heirs or agents
shall within twenty days from the dat
s of the adoption of this article, file in tn
stfice of the Secretary Of State write
acceptance by him or them of this COZ
Q tract, and for the protection Of the Stat
> and the security Of the public, this CO.
tract is made upon the express conditio
9 that said John A. Morris, his heirs G
agents. shall within thirty days from tn
; date of the adoption of this article file i
}. the Office of the Secretary of State dt
. claration in writing, signed by him q
y them and six other persons, signifyin
J, their consent to form the corporatio
hereinafter named, and the said John
i Morris shall file Herewith his bond wit
O good and solvent sureties, residents
y fhis State, in the sum Of five million do
lars. said bond to be in favor of and az
If ..,tad Inv the Auditor of the State: til