The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-23
PRoMULGATIoN
OF THE
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
10 The
Constitution d The State d Louisiana
ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
1890.
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. and which is required to be pub
lished for the information of the qualified
electors of this State for three months
pre- aeding 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 on Tuesday, the 10Th day of April,
1892. lit being the Tuesday next follow
ing 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 at said election,
shall approve and ratify said proposed
amendment, then such proposed amend.
ment, so approved and ratified, shall be.
come part of the Constitution of this
State,
No. 1881 AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the cleo
tors of the State for adoption or rejec
, ton, an amendment to the Constitu
ton of the State by inserting therein
, Gan article of Levees, Schools, Chair
ties, Pensions, Drainage, Lotteries ant
) General Fund.-"
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Gene
, raj Assembly of the State of Louisiana
That the following amendment to TIL
Constitution of the State be submitted t.
. the electors for approval or rejection, a
: provided in article two hundred ant
fifty-six of the Constitution, and if adopt
: ed, the said amendment shall read q
l follows:
Q ARTICLE ON LEvEEs, SCHOOLS, CHARITIES
> PENSIONS, DRAINAGE, LOTTERIES AM
GENERAL FUND.
!, In aid CT the levees, schools, charities
- pensions, drainage and general fun
:, hereinafter named, tho following con
y tract is now made. In consideration q
, the sum of thirty-one millions two hur
~ dred and fifty thousand collars to be full
+. secured and paid as hereinafter provided
4 John A. Morris, his heirs, agents an
4 assigns, are hereby authorized and en-
W powered for the term of twenty. five veal
n ensuing the first day Of January, 1894, t
% prepare schemes of lotteries, to sell 10
e terry tickets and to draw and conduct To-
~, teries in this State. Said sum shall |
# paid to the Treasurer of the State by IL
~ persons conducting the business pursual
to this contract, in one hundred equ
:, installments, whereof each installmel
~ shall be paid on or before the first days
If January, April, July and October in eat
of and every year during said term al
ii the Treasurer upon the receipt of each
I said installments shall apply the same
~ follows:
ga a.. 10 the Public Schools of the State.-Thr
or hundred and fifty Thousand dollars ann
be ally, payable quarterly in advance,
s eS above provided, which sum shall be d
'is trlbuted to each parish in the proporti,
4 prescribed by article two hundred al
twenty four of the Constitution.
~ To Lerees.-Three hundred and fit
,;r thousand dollars annually, payable qua
W. terly in advance, as above provide
~. which sum shall be distributed amor
ii the Levee Districts of the State or a
,ts piled to levee purposes in the proportio
w. and in the manner provided by law
. the distribution and application of t
one mill tax levied under Article 2l3
u the Constitution.
To Charities.-One hundred and fiji
of thousand dollars annually, payable qua
NO terly iu advance, as above provided,
n which sum eighty Thousand dollars sh
lie be applied to the hospitals establish
by the State; forty Thousand dollars
ral State insane asylums; twenty-five the
20 sand dollars to State institutions for t
CHI deaf, dumb and blind; five thousand d
,le lars to the Soldiers Home.
~ To Pensions.-Fifty thousand dollt
III annually, payable quarterly in advan
as as above provided, to the pensionng
disabled, infrm, or INDECENT Confeder;
his soldiers, citizens resident in Louisia1
of To the City Of Ne,c Orleans for Draint
ed and Other Sanitary Purposes. hr
on dred thousand dollars annually, payal
to- quarterly in advance, as above provid,
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