The Colfax chronicle., 1892-01-16
OFFICIAL,
Promulgation Of the Proposed Amendment
to the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, Adopted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of 1890
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
CFFicE OF SECRETARY OF STATE

Constitution. publication is hereby made
aud given to - qualified electo,s 0f thc
State of L. nisiana Of the proposed aiiaend-
men; {" the Constitution of this state,
Which has l,-eu concurred in by tw0-ti,i DIS
If all the members elected to each House
Of the Ges-ral Assembly If this .>tat.', ut
the regular session Thereof, held ut the
lity Of Baion Rouge. in the year is9t and
wiici is required e. be psbii>hed for the
Information of the qua',fi d electors IT ths,
Sta e TOR th re months preceding tn ger
cral el.ctiun FIR i;ep esc'itatives and ah.h
y "possd amendment mere !uiy appears
~ Act y" l53, OF the Regular Ssssi N f
la|p, which is hereafter off iall rub
lisllei f'r the information nf the qualified
sl-ctors of this State, aud which viii b.
submitted To them for their approx ar
rejection at the next general eeciion,
which VIII he teid ON Tue ,day, the lyta
day Of April, le92. lit bci,g t-e fae d,y
mex, following the third Monday # a,d
month IN such lnanner and form that the
qualified sls ctO.s may vote for or agai st
said amendment; and il q majority r the
QUA ifiesl rc.ors voting at said ~!ectins.,
shall approve and ratiiy sid propos d
amcndpent, tben snch prop, sed amend
mcnt, app Oved aud ratirie |. shall bs,-
come q part Of tho Constitution Of this
Atate.
No. 1897 AN ACT
Providing for the suhin,ssian t. the ~lec-
tors OF the State ici adoption or iri, csion.
an xnh- -ndnicnt IL the Constitution "f
the State by | serting tlerrin IAN article
on Levees. Schools, 'harifios, Pensions.
Drainage. Lotteries and General Fund
sEcTI BE it euacted by the trnc,a al
Assembly If the State f Louisiana. That
the following amendment to tie C.ns.i;u-
ton of the State he submitted to the eicc-
tors f;'r approval or rejection. as PROVIDED
in article two hundred ard tifty-six e the
Constitu' ion, and ii a'loptc., the said
amendment shall read Ms follows:
AzrIcix ON LEvEEs, SCHOOLS, CsA.ITiss,
PENSIONS, DRAIsAcE. LorrXkIEs
AND GENIAL FUND.
In aid Of ths veos. sc!.oals, charities.
pen.,ians, drainage aud gene sl iui d here
matter named. tue following contract Is
nov made IN consideration oil tie sum of
tnirt, -0pe millions two nupslr-d and
III thousand d"lla-s to be fully =. en- red
aud laid ~ E~reinaiter provided, Jo..n 4
n iris, MS heirs, agents and assign. are
hereby authorized aud emp'wc I'd for
term al twenty five ye'trs, ensuing l,e ii,>t {
day of Jaau.ry. 1894, to rcpare schemes
of LIT lies, 10 sell LOTTERY tickets aud t.
draw aud conduct lotteries in this >;s,e
Said suuI shall bs paid T., the Trra- urcr oi
the State by tie persons conducting th
busi .'..ss mn >nau- to thi, contract
hu drei cquai ii,>tall,neuts, whes ~. ,.ac;,
ia t~iir,e.., s all be raid on or bci.re tie
hr-t days OF Jalc:uy, Apiii, Jaly .u., Gct.,-
h IN eari, assl every year daring sad
ietni; AMI .hs Treasurer upon tie ie-, il,i
ut "a. b 1T ssii iusialln,ents shall a,,iiy
t.'r So. 4 a { IL ws:
10 he iabiic schools Of the Sti:e = in,es
h.n'ir.d aud aft, IN usaiid iolia,, -ha
ally, p yab,e quarterly in advance, u d owe
i.t. vidru, which -um shall be d. iDut-,i
to each pa ish in the proportion l,r-se li,cd
by ar,ic.c two hundred aud twsnty-f'us os
the constitution.
10 Lsrees. Three hundred AM fly
ti"usa a dollars annually. payable s.'.ar
ter. l. ahancs, AZ above provide 1. hic.i
sun shall be ,'istribnfed aEong ti.' L-vcc
Disl 'ic.> of the State or applied t.. |. ",
,urposes ia the proportions AID i tie
maDn's pro- idcsi by law for the di. ir,',i-
ii u and application If the ooe hill TX
levi Il Guslef Article 2i3 of the Consti uti,.,
ti u aud doslars annually, paya;I- q axr
Lrl, Ia advance, ~ above provided, Of
wh.cl, sum eighty thousand dolass =. al
be applied to tue n,'spit ais est;.b- ,sllei oy
the slate; forty Thousand doIIais Ia State
insane asylums; twenty-f - til .nsa.od o.-
lars e. state institute ,ns tor til. dr.f,
dnmb ~ d tiino; five Thousand dollars to
the ) Lille $ Home.
To Pensions Fifty thousand dola
annually. payable quarterly in advance.
as above provided. to the pe.i,iousng III
disabled, Infirm. or Indigent Confederate
sold .rrs, citizriIs resident in LcuisiarA
10 he City Of NeH O-ieaRs. for D.niRage
and Oth~v Sunday Parp0sss -e,ne f,rid, I'd
thousand d lila $ annuai'y, payable ,riar-
tell. il advance, ~ above p.oysd q. the
expenditure Oi sid su.i and the ms,4..l-,e-
nient aid the control Of the s,ii,e IT, be
determined by the General Asseni,l, !,
which - hereby di.ecte., tO c;'Irr in,r effect
this pr vi>io, b., az p:"pii,te legislation.
To the General FxRd-Two hund~d aud
fifty thousand doln,ls annually. ay:s'sic
quarterly IN advan!,, as ab We pro III d.
Tn said SUES of money above sIsvs-ifisa
shall he devoted tn8tise object an pur-
po~es herci ID. fure tatcd a,rl the tea
ersI Assembly is hereby direct q to carry
into effect chs provision BY -approrsi,:s
irgislatian
sad J.,hn A. Morris. his bcirs II rg g.;ss-, !,
shall with. twenty days fr Ia t.r date
oi tne ADOPTION oI lii ar iciy. tie. an .isc
o.ts e of The >ecI isry ..f state tfsis
ac' =; ta.cr ~ him or them of Ia.
trsr { a.'d Goa tue i'r"t ct,,n 4 state
and the security ~ the .''.5.ic. t.,- c ~
tact j. made "a, On ihr sprcs- e n..i.i -
that said Joh !. M"rri al. i.r. $ .r
agents. snail within t;slr;y das- m tlr
date os tn a'ioptioa 1T ti:s ar'ir n IN
III office tae Secretary ~ =. a '.ecisr-
hi N in writing, sig ed s.. an = h-n
aud s.a ohcs persins. ssil'ty. nj.
c'i' scu, to f,'.A tie c,ri,og,tiu. .u. i :
NJ .er II mel IN I The said JolE =. Nor
sllal; tils. thereslih his bond wi's. :" Il
u d s'ivsat surciies, ressic..rs ri u \
cti ., in ia. sun If f. mill "a dai /,
SAID '.oi,l De N favor OF aud ace -pitsl
ny III s.ditoi OF the Ss.sIe; the so - iol
j said "nd h II be that tie il! = r'is.
]. ..riis s-sIs - all IA, % .'- .stsie
is.,aisaaL tue u ni hirty- one as:iliv,,s