The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-01-23


,bi-d Monday al said month in such manner !
;ud forrr. that the qualified eicctors may vo'e Tor
~ asainst raid srrcndren'; and II majority %
tae qusliIed electors voting ~ said election, |
shell approve ana ratify said proposed amend !
ri~nt. then such proposed amendment, 30 ap-
proved and ratified shall become part % the
Constitution Of this STATE.
10. 1851 An act
Providing 90. the eEhIniss!ou % The electors Of
he State to- rdopt;cn or rejection, an amend
r.ant 20 tie Constitution CT tho State by 'user
ting therein I'm sr,icle OF Ileveas, schools, Cha
rites, Pensions. Drainogc, Lo'teries nrd &C.
icral Fund.-
E.crros1. Bo i, onncted by the General Az
serlb bly, Of the State Of Louisiana. That tie fol-
lowing amcndnlont to tho Consultation of tho
f,a.e lie submitted to tho electors for approval
o. rejection, as provided IN article two hundred
en.l hf,y-siz Of the Consultation, and Il adopted,
the .aid amendment shall road as follovs:
aErIoLH OK I.KvrIs. SCHOOLS, CaAEITrEs, IEr-
g;ohs. DRAINAGE. LOTTERIES, AND
GENERA. FUND.
in aid OF the Levoes, schcols, charities, pea
aions. drainage and general fund be.ainoftar
named. tho following contract Is now made
|
lions two hundred and fifty thousand dollars 10
be fully secured and paid hereinafter pro
vidal, John \. Morris. his heirs, AGENTS and
assigns, ere herehv authorized and empowered
for the term of twenty fee wears ensuing thu
Srst dry Of January, 49,, 30 prepare schemes
Of Lotteries IN seli lottery tickets and 10 draw
snd conduct lotteries in this Stnte. Said sum
sh1l! bN paid to ths Treasurer OF the State Ivy
the pnrsnns conducting tho business pursuant
to The coatract. in ore hundred elual install
uents. whereof each ;lsll,ament shall bs paid
on or before the fret dogs Of Janunry, April.
July ard October in each ard every yaar dur
ink said term: and the Treasurer upon the re-
cai1t Of each of ;aid instalirants snail apply
tho sG,ne ga follows:
| TO rIIT Pr'pIlc S.-u0o1s OF TEE ST iTE.-Three
hundred and iifty thousand dollars annually,
payable ouartcly in advance. "A above provided.
which sum shall DO distributed 10 eech parish in
| tho proportion prescribed by article two hun
| drei and twenty -fo,:r Of me Constitution.
To IryErs.-Threa hundred and fits thou
Sand dolrrs annually, payable GnErtely in cd-
vance. a. above provided, which sum shall be
distributed among the LaTse Districts Of the
State or applied to leTee rurpofes in the pro-
tho distribution and application o. the one mill
tax levied under Article a19 ot the Consti'u-
ton.
To CHAnITTYs hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable Guartaf'E IN al
vince, as above provided of which aum eighty
tbousonl dollar shall be applied e. 'i.e hospitals
estahlifEcd by tho State. forty thousaad dollars
10 Etata insncs ,sgiurIs; TWENTY-FIVE thousand
do.larA to e.s.e institutions for the Deaf. dumb
and blind; Eve .aousaEd dollars g, The Ea!dier .
Home
TO PrysIo:s-Eit'y thousand dollars anrua!-
", payable quarterly in advance, aR above pro
vidcd to tho rensioning Of disabled, infr!n, Or
indiyen; Corfcdcrate soll'ors, citizens resident
in LouisiHno.
TO THE CITY or NV ORLEANS, FOR DAA.AAnI'
AND OTHER SANITARY PUITosEs-One hundred
thousand dollars annually, Dayabie quarterly in
advance. as above provided, the expenditure OF
said surd and the management and the control
Of ,he sane 10 DO determined by tie General 40
sembiy. which is hereby directed 70 carry into
effect this provision by appropriate legislation
TO TUE GENERAL rUSu-Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars annually. payable quarter
ly in advance, M ADORE provided.
The several fums &c rncney above specified
shall he devoted 20 the objects and puTposes
herein beforo stated. and tho General Assembly
il horaby directed 20 csrry into etect This prvoi-
sion by appropriate ligislrtion.
Said John 4. Morris, his hs IRIS or cGs nts, she'll
| within twanly days from the Gate OF the adop-
ton Of this article, file in the office of tho Score
tart of State q written acceptance by him or
them of this contract, ard for the protection OF
| the State and the security Of the public, this
contrac. is made upon tho express condition
that said John A. Morris, his heirs or agents,
| shall within thirty days from the date of the
adoption of this article file in the Office of the
Secretary Of Stete declaration in writing, sign
| ed by him or them and elk persons. sisnitying
| their consent 10 from tho corporation hereipsf-
ter named, and The said John A. Morris shall
| file herewith his boGd with good and solvent
sureties, residents Of this State, in the sum OF
| Ave million dollars said bond 20 be IN favor of
| and accepted by the Auditor OF the State, the
condition Of said bond shdll b" that the said
Morris, h;s agert4 or assigns, shGi! pay 10 the
| State OF Louisiana the es'd su:n OF thir;y-one
million two hundred and 6ity thousand dollars
at the dates and in the manner herein set out
and shll. ta:.airli" -c-f3-ia al the obligations
herein contained; and thore;spca the persons
| sin-n;ag the said declaration shall be thereby
| constituted - corpCrnticl under the nnrne and
title oi Tie Louisiare Lottery Company"
| whereof ;he Genital -:cck shall he FIVE million
dollar. represented, - iity thousand shares o.
one hundred dollar ecch. az Least twenty per