The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-02
OFFICIAL
Promulgation of the Proposed Amendment
to the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, Adopted BY the Cen
eral Assembly Of 1890
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
CrFIcE OF SECRETARY OF SrATE.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
CFFIcE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
In pursuance of the provisions or tie
Constitution, publication is hereby made
and given to toe qualified electors Of the
State of Louisiana of the proposed amef,d-
ment to the Constitution ef this State,
which has been concurred in by iwo-tlirds
of all the members elected to each House
of the General Assembly Of this .tafe, 1t,
the regular session thereof, held at tiIs.
City of Baton Rouge, in the yesg ls'9U, and
which 10 required to be published for the
information Of the qualified electors cf this
State for three months preceding the ge,4-
ersl election for epresentatiyes.aDd whrh
proposed amendment more iully appears
in Act No l53, of the Regular Session #
1890, which is hereafter officis!iy pub
lished TOR the inforhation Of the qualified
electors Of this State, and which Sil b
submitted to them for their appryi ar
rejection at the next general election,
which will be Eeid on Tuesday, the I9t1
day of April, 1892, Git being tue Tucsd y
next following th- third Monday Of ~ !
month, in such manner and form that the
qualified electors may vote for or agtit ss
said amendment; aid if = majority { line
qualified electors voting ut said eiectioi,
shall approve and ratiiy said propos 4
amendusnt, theu such proposed amend
mont, ID approved and ntifiei. shall b..
come . part Of the Constitution OF tins
State.
No. 1871 AN ACT
Providing for the sut'inIssiou to the cler-
tors OF the State tor atloptioho or Ie.ectioa
au amendment to the C1nstitutioH ii
the State by iserting therein IAN article
on Levees. Schools, fhsrisies, Pei,siu,.s
Drainage, Lstterics aid General Fund
SEcTIoN l. Be it saacted by tue iScne al
Assembly of the State # Louisia.a, That
the following aneuduient to the Constitu
ton Of the Stale he submitted to the elec-
tors for approval or rejecliou, as provided
in article two hundred ard fifty-six Of the
Constitution, and it adopted, the said
amendment shall rsad AS fcliows:
ARTICLE on LEVERS, SCHOOLS, CHARITIES,
PENSIONS, DsAfsAer. LOTTERIES
Anp GENERAL YuxD.
In aid Of the lsvees. schools, charities.
pensions. drainage and general fu.d here
matter named. the following contract j.,
nsw made. In consideration ot tho suio OF
thirty-ons millions two h1ndr~,: aud
6fiy thousand dollsrs to be fully secured
aud paid AZ hereinafter provided, Jonn A.
Morris, his heiTs, agents and assigns, are
hereby authorized and emppwe.ed for y
term Of twenty five years, ensuing the frst
day Of Jaauary, is9i, to repare sshcin
Of lotteries. 10 sell lotie.y tickets and 10
draw and cobduct lofteres in this State.
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sne o.a.e ~ .ne 70. sp'.S .'i eo.'"..'nS eu'
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