The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-01-02


third MnuG.,, "F aid nuntil in such manner
and form that tine qualified electors ma, vot" Tor
or against .a.l amendments aud If {; majority of
the uuali!Icl .c,.tors yutiiE a. SAID election.
shall ap, ruyc ard rtifS said proposed anr"ud-
mrnt. thea such ir"rn.cd a',i"ndr;rnt 80 APP
proved '',Ii rit.'1. Shall l,rcni!r "a I,ar, Of the
Constitution Ell this state.
10. 1881 AN ACT
rruritins for ia" -Ubiai+-nu tothc c'pctor:'u of
the Sta;" for adof'.un ar rejection, an amend
mcn' tojhc Constitution 81 the State by in-rr-
ting therein Fan article Of Lrvcc,, acaool'. Cha
git,~. Pensions. Drainage, lotteries and tie
neral Fund.
SECun' /. BE Il enacted b. III" General A.
-cmhly of the State of Louisiana. 'flia, the fol
lowing amendment To- the Constitution "I Tia"
State b.. e:ibr.,it,ed - IA, electors for approval
or rri,c;i"n, - proyi,i,i Ia article two hundred
and ffty-~iN Of the Constitution. ami il adopted,
the said amendment shall read aa follow;
lETI,LE uS ItvEEs, ,'T"CiN. CHlRiIiF.'. I'm
sI"Ss, DRAINAGE. LOTTERIES. AND
oF>EEaL tu>".
La all Of the i.vo"s. rchuoi-. charities. pen
Siums. Drainage aisl general tuEd hereinafter
named. the following contract il now made.
I'm confederation If the >Uil "G thirty Zone mil
lion. two hundred au.i lift, ,h"us,rd dollar, {"
-" folly secured a1d paid hereinafter pro
yidrd john \. Morris. hi., hc!r-. agents and
assign. a." h"r'hy authorized and empowered
FOR the term 81 went. i've years ensuing the
first day ur january. l.Hi. e. prepare srhrE",
& Lotteries. To- -ril lottery tickets AMI to draw
ard ronduct lotteries ia th.~ STATE. SAID sum
shall T." paid To- IT," Treasurer Of tn" State b,
the rct~cE, c,pductin; Tie business pursuant
Ia this contract in oac hundred equal Install
m-nte. whereof each in-ll'atucnt -hall 10. paid
on or before Inc first day. 81 January, April.
july ami Dc;otcr in each and every year dur
ing said t,llu;and he Treasurer upon the
ceipt of each OF said in~:ailmcn,s shall apl,l,
the ZANE az, f"lluw-:
TrTBEPUErI' Srl""r, rt' TIE STArf. Thru"
hunGrcd and tfy thnu-aud dollarr annually.
payable uua-tciy IA advance. "a, dhpy" provided,
which ,i,Ia SHALL be- distributed to .ach parish in
the Irolurtou prescribed 'y article two huu-
dr,rl nni WENT -fo,r Of he constitution.
To i.gyEf>. Thrrc hundred and nifty thor-
,anI drIla., annually, iesahe 1Harlcly in AL
vance. a. above provided. which sum shall hr
distributed anon, the lc."r Districts of the
STATE co. applied to l..ve, purI.oso, in "a" pro-
the dis;rbulion and application OF the one mill
tax levied undas Article 2l3 q. the Const;tu-
tom.
10 CnAR:,IEs Oac landed aad fifty thou
sand dVB.sr "nnually, i.;ah.e a;u';arly IN adj
vance a. above p.u.i,lrd. uf which -am ,'chty
thou sand dollar ,na!l be- a.. HE'D to the hospital
established hy The state. lur,y iE"rs1nd dollar
To State n~;in" asylum: 'wenty-h," thousand
dollars To State institutions Tor IA" deaf dumb
and blind. i've thousand Guia~. Z" a." Soldiers
Home.
To PLN.IuNs- FIT; Thousand dollar. annual
Is. payable eGarl rig "a advance. rs above pro
vidc,i to ,hc Iru-ionin.; Of disabled. iniirn. or
INDECENT Confederate ~,klicr~. citizens re-; ,cnt
in l"uiSirua.
10 1HE CIgl ~ NEW ORLEANS. FuB f'Hit%SCE
MP oGHEa sAHIrNrf PURPOSES One hundred
Thousand dollar. annually. payable gulrt"riy in
advance, IL ;h"yc provided. the expenditure of
raid sum and the management and the control
of Tie s;mr To h., determined hy the General A.
Scmbly. which j. hereby directed Z" carry INTO
effect this provision h. appropriate legislation.
70 THE GENERAL FUN3-Two hundred and
city thousand d"ilaf~ annually, pajahle quarter
ly in advance. a. above pro,i,ioG.
The several Sums of m"u,y airrve specified
shall - devoted 20 the objects aud purposes
hcrrinbefurc stated. and tn" General iTfcThhly
is hcr"by ,.ircc;e; To carry int" eject this prvo-
sion liy appropriate i;s;>E.t;an.
Snid John \. Morris hir h, lis ur agents. shall
within twenty daya fiom ;ie date at the ndor-
ton of this article nlc IN tle ui'cc Of tie S"cre
tary q. State % written acceptance by him ar
them 81 this contract. and for the protection uf
the State and the ,"curi:y al the public, this
cuntc;tct l. made upon She express condition
that said John 4. Morris. his heirs agent-.
shall within dirty days fron. the date of the
adoption of trs .ciic!c file in the Office Of the
Secretary Of State declaration in writing. sign
cd by him or then, and xix persons. signifying
then consent To from The corporation hcTeinaf-
Ter named and the said John \. Morris shall
ale herewith his bond with good and solvent
surct;os. residents oi this Sta,r, in the sum of
five million dollars said bond tu hc IN fator of
AMI accepted 10y the Aa,iiior Cf the State. the
co,dition Of said I,onl sh;li 10, that the said
Morris. his agents or aSsisns, shall I-,y To- the
State Of Louisiana tho SAID SUM al thrt,-one
u,iilioa tvs. hvn 'rr' and nifty thoHsaTd dollars
tha 3.,'c- and IN a." manner herein set out
.i.. .'.. i.... -' '.-'r~r0 II the obligations
nc.r.u Contained. and thereupon the persons
.inc,iiug the -;,id declaration shall he thereby
constituted corporation under the maine and
title of The Louisiana Lottery Company"
whereof t. capital stock shall be five million
dollars, rcpre~en;cd 10y tf'y thousand shares Of
one hundred dollar Zach, at least twenty per