The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1892-01-23
OFFICIAL.
PRONUNCIATION
Or THE
Proposed amendment to the CoMstitu
ton of the State Of Louisiana,
Adopted by the General Ass4mbl,
OfIS9O.
A OF LOUISIANA,

Ola II OF lIOUlOIANA,
OFFICE Of THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
In pursuance of the provision ofthe COnsti,
tuition, publication is hereby made and given
to the qualified electors of the State of LOui-
siana of the proposed amendment to the Con.
s%titution of this State. which has been con.
cnrred in by twO-thIrds of all the members
! elected to each House of the General Assem-
bly, of this State at the regu larsessiOn thereof,
held at the City of Baton Rouge, in the year
1890. and which is required to be published for
the information Of the qualified electors of
This State for three months preceding the
general election for Representatives, and
Which proposed amendment more fully ap
pears III Act No. 1853, of the Regular Session If
1890, which is hereafter officially published for
the inform alton of the qualified electors of
this State, and which will he submitted to
them for their approval or rejection at the
next general election, which will be held on
on Tuesday. the 10Th day Of April, 1892 lit
being the Tuesday next following the third
Monday of said month"; in such manner and
form that the qualified electors may vote for
Ga against said amendment and if a majority
of the qualified electors voting at said elec-
amendment, then such proposed amendment,
ST. approved and ratified, shall become u part
OF tue Constitution Of this State.
No. 1913. AN ACT
Providing for the submission to the electors of
OF the State for adoption or rejection, an
amendment to the Constitution of the
State by inserting therein IAN article of
Levees, Schools. Charities, Pensions,
Drainage, Lotteries and General Fund"
selection ]. Be ID enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, That the
following amendment to the Constitution of
the state be submitted to the electors for ap-
prevail or rejection, as provided in article two
hundred and fifty-six Of the Constitution, and
il adopted, the said amendment shall read as
follows:
ARTICLE ON LEVEES, SCHOOLS, CHAR
tiles, PENSIONS, DRAINAGE, LOT
TERIES AND GENERAL FUND.
In aid of the %levees, schools, G %arities, pen
sions, drainage and general fund hereinafter
named, the following contract is now made
In consideration of the sum of thirty-One mill
lions two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
to be fully secured and paid as hereinafter
provided, John A, Morris, his heirs, agents
and assigns, are hereby authorized and en-
powered tor the term of twenty-five years en-
suing the first day of January, 1894, toprepare
schemes of lotteries, to sell lottery tickets and
to draw and conduct lotteries in this State.
Said sum shall be paid to the Treasurer of the
State by the persons conducting the business
pursuant to this contract. ill one hundred
equal installments. whereof each installment
shall be paid on or before the first lays of
January, April, July and October in each and
every year during said term and the Treas
urer upon the receipt of each of said INSTALL
ments shall apply the same as follows:
To THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars
annually, payable quarterly in advance, us
above provided, which sum shall be distri-
buted to each parish in the proportion pre-
scribed by article two hundred and twenty
four OF the Constitution
To lEFEEs. = Three hundred and fifty
Thousand dollars annually, payable quarterly
in A1NAnrG az AhAEA ntIhyiIaA (which oV.FN
shall be distributed among the Levee Districts
OF the State OF applied to levee purposes in
the proportions and in the manner provided
by law for the distribution and application of
the one mill TAX levied under Article 2t3 of
the Constitution.
To CHARITIES - One hundred and ffty
Thousand dollars annually, payable quaI terly
IN advance, AS above provided, OF which sum
eighty thousand dollars shall be applied T.,
the hospitals established by the State; forty
thousahd dollars to State insane asylums !;
twenty-five Thousand dollars to State %institu.
tiOns for the deaf, dumb and blind five
thousand dollars to the soldiers Home.
Fo PENSIONS Fifty thousand dollars an
nnally, payable quarterly in advance, as above
proNided, to the pensiomng of disabled intirlu,
or INDECENT Confederate soldiers, eitizefs resi-.
dent in Louisiana.
70 THE CITY OF New ORLEANS FOR DKAI-
MAGE AND OTHER SANITARY PCRPusrS-u q
hundred Thousand dollars annually, payable
quarterly IN bINSnee, as ahnNe nVide the
expenditure Of said sum and the homogeneous
and the control of the sl., e to be determined
by the General Assembly, which is hereby
directed to carry into IF ct this provision BY
appropriate legislation.
To The GENRaNL FUND Two hundred ard
nifty Thousand do lars annually. payable quar-
terly in advance as above provided
The several sums OF money ab0 c specified
shall be devoted to the objects and purposes
hepeiRhefore stated and the General Assem-,
bly, Is hereby directed TO carry i1Io effect this
J provision hg appropriate Eegislatr