The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-09
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PRONUNCIATION Of the Proposed Amendment
to the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana. Adopted by the Gem
erd Assembly Of 1890
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
OEYIcE nf SECRETARY or STATE.

Constitution. publication is breby made
aud given tO . qualified electors 0f the
state Of {. ulsiana Of the proposed amend
men, to the Constitution of tins State,
which h,s b.sn cuneurrs in by tw0-tLil ds
If ali the members elected To each House
of the Ge,srxl Assembly of this tate, at
the r-guiar session thereof, he'd ut the
I isy OF Ba,ou Rouge in the yeas is9u and
wLica is required t. be pibii-hed for the
information Of the qnai,fi d sectors os this
Sta fer thee months preceding the gen.
sral election { Z hep ese'.ratives. AMI which
n opposed amendment IN, re iuiiy appears
in Act No l53, of tlc Regular S-ssi,.n "f
ls9O. which is hereafter Ofiisia pub
lishsi + The information of the qualIfled
electors of thia State, and which viii br
submitt. d to them for their appruv or
rejection mt the next general election,
winch will be tsil ON Tuesday. the 18TH
day of April, zoe, at bcisg the fneSdsy
next fol.o@inx the third Monday Of ~aid
month in such msnuer and form tn 1t the
Quail 6ed el. ctols may V. t- for or against
said amend tuent; aud il majority If the
a,is litetl siec.ors v"ting ut said election,
shall approve and ratify sid prOpo~ d
sn,eldu,ent, then snch proposed amend
ment, q. app ov~d and ratlne'i, shall be-
come = part of the Constitution Of this
state.
No. 1881 AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the clec-
tori oi the State ior adoption or rejection,
On xn-ndmsnt to the Constitution Of
the State by / .scrting tnor~in IAN article
OH l.evess. schools, Ghariiios, Pci,sioiis.
Drainagr, Lotteries Aid General Fund
SECrJ x l BE it euscted by the General
Assembly If the State # isonisisns, That
tue following amendment TO the CcIstitu-
ton uf the state I've submitted to the elec-
tors for alpruvs sl or rejection. As provided
IN article two hundred aid fifty-slx Of the
Constiru ion, and if ad"pts.t, the said
amendment shall read AN f'lioas:
AR1lciI ON LkvKEs, scH,oLs, cHArlrlEs,
PxxsIoxs, DRAINAGE. LoTrEkIss
Axp eExkRAL FuKD.
In aid Of the vees. soho Is, oha:ities,
psrsions, drainage aud general iusd hero
matter named. the ioll wing contract u
now made in consideration. oi ts,e sun of
thirty-one millions two nuDdr,sl and
| If y Thousand siolls-> tn be faliy secured
| aud paid an Ler~insit~r provided, Joun 4.
Morris, lis heirs, agents and assigns. are
hereby authorized aud emp I'VE ed for u
| term Of twent, i've y~srs, stlsuing the d, It
day Of January. 1894, to reparc schemes
Of lott lies, to sell lottery tickrts aud tu
draw and conduct lotteries IN this State.
Said san, shali DO paid Z" the Trra>urer o'
| tue State by tie pcisons cordu 'tins the
| busiucss pursuant tn this contract ~ onc
husdred equal in>tallinents, wlie.1of each
iust.Jlmeit siiall be paid Oh or before tue
! fir>t days Of January, Ap ii, Jaly ali octs'.
b IN eacn aad every yea d,ing said
term; and the Treasurer upssn tie roecIp;
of each of s,.id insiailm.nts shall apply
t,ir same " I, liowr:
10 tho Public Sekoeis of the State -rhres
hundred and nifty IN susani soiiats n'stu
ally, piyable qua Terry ia advance. n aiOv,
provlsieti, which suul shall bc di-t,ibutes
10 each "a, ish in the pro, ,'ortiuu prvscribet
by article two hundred and twenty -four o
the Constitution.
10 Lsrxes. Three hundred anil f'tl
thousxnd dol ars annually. payable Guar
ter y il. at.ailc~, ~ sb',ve pr 'v'dei, whicl
su,m shall he oistr,b bnfesl among liz. Leve'
Dis, .ics, Of the State or applied ts lrve'
purposes in the nroporti n ard Ia TIN
maDpsr pro, Mled by law for the di~trib'i
tion ard application pf tis- o &c mill t.
levied under Artsc 2l3 of tho Constii uti.'n
To Charities -Onc bnnd ed and tift.
til u aud dollars annually, payable quar-
trr1y ia advance, ss abnve ptovido'i. q
which sum eighty thousand dollars siia
be applied to tue hsspit ais rstssb' 'sised b
the State; forty Thousand dollars to Stat
, insane asyiuuis; twenty-five Ia usshd 40
lsis tp state institutions Tor the d@a
dumb ard bIinn; five tl0usaud doIia,s
the ,ldie,s $ Homc.
To Pensions Fifty th-susaud dollal
slo asl vti1l
a. above provided. tO the reu~sOning {
disabled, infirm. or mdigent Coptederst
J sa,sdlcrs, citizens reside tin Louisiana.
!. 10 iAs City Of Nee O'Ieaxs- for Dsaina!
axd Other SANITARY Purposes -',ne hii,ire
thousand dslla,s anu',aii!, payable qna
terly ia advance, as above p,Ovnl-d. Il
expenditure oi said su aud the naiislH
II ,nent ahd the control If the ss.sne 60
: determined by the General Assembi
! which Is hereby slifccte to cairy int" effe
this pr .visio, by mpp'op'i-te Organizations.
To tie General Fswd rwo HUNDRED ~
, fifty tllousand dol,a1s annually. l'ayab
quarterly IN advan=e. as ab We prosid'-
. The said 81 70 of money ab.sve SPECIFIC
shall be devoted to the rbject> AM pu
. poses hereii. .befure stated and the tso
erxl Assembly 10 hereby direct u to car
/, into effect this provision by appropis
: lsgislniiau
said John A. Morris. his heirs or agen
shall withii twenty days fr IN tine tta
of tue adoption OF this ar icle, ME ia I
office uf the Secretary of state a writ
!. acceptance by him or them Of this cp
y tract aud for the prof ction ri tie Sta
: and the security of the pubic. t5is O.
J tract i made mon the express nsliti
that said Johu A Morri hi~ bei,s
agcuts, shall sitifin t'irty ds, trop Z
date oi the ~ioptioa of tnis article fi'c
the Office oi the Secretary of ,tase y sfccl
4 atinn in writing. sis led by him o. 'hs
z and six other pers'ms, signifyii's IN
: consent to form the c'rporstion here
q after n me 1 and the said JcAn \. Nor
shall filr therewitn his bout vita 90
sod solvent sureties, residents IT q
State, in the sum of five m.lli-'a dol1s
said bond to be in favor Of aud accrpl
BY the Auditor OF the State; the co ,sii'l
vi said oond hall be that the slid N n
his heirs assigns. sail ,'ay to tue 81
of Louisiana the sun Of 'hirty -onc miiils
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