The Bossier banner., 1892-01-21
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

given to the quallhed electors OF tne state OF
Louisiana of the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of this State, which has been con
Cured in by twO-thirds of all the members
elected to each House of the General Assembly
of this State, at the regular session thereof,
held at the city of Baton Rouge, in the year
1890, and which is required to be published Tor
the information of the qualified electors of this
State for three months proceeding the general
election for Representatives, and which pro-
posed amendment more fully appears in act
No. l53, of the Regular Session of 1890, which
is hereafter officially published for the infnr-
nation of the qualified electors of this State.
and which will be submitted to them for their
approval or rejection at the next general elec
ton, which will be held on Tuesday, the 18th
day of April. 1899, lit being the Tuesday next
the third Monday of said monthl in such man.
ner and form that the qualified electors may
vote for or against said amendment; and if a
majority of the qualified electors voting at
said election shall approve and ratity said pro-
posed amendment, then such proposed amend
ment SO approved and ratified, shall become
a part of the Constitution Of this State.
ANACT mo. l53.
Providing for the submission to the electors
of the State for adoption or rejection, an
amendment to the Constitution of the
State by inserting therein IAN prticle on
Levees, Schools, Charities, Pensions,
Drainage Lotteries and General Fund
sembly of the State of Louisiana, That the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution of the
State be submitted to electors for approval or
rejection, as provided in article two hundred
and fifty-six of the Constitution and if adopt
ed the said amendment shall read as follows ::
ARTICLE ON LEvEEs, SCHOOLS, CHARITIES, PEN
sIoNs, DRAINAGE. LOTTERIES AND
GENERAL FUND.
T. -
sions, drainage and general fund hereinafter
named, the following contract is now made.
| In consideration of the sum of thirty lone nil
| lions two hundred and fifty dollars to be fully
| secured and paid as hereafter provided, John
| A. Morris, his heirs, agents and assigns, are
| hereby authorized and empowered for the term
of twenty-five years ensuing the first day OF
January, 1894, to prepare 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 con-
tract, in one hundred equal instalments
whereof each installment shall be paid on or
before the first days of January, april, July
and October in each and every year during
said term; and the Treasurer upon the receipt
of each of said iustallments shall apply the
same as follows:
To THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE.
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars an.
nually, payable quarterly in advance, as above
provided, which sum sh Ill be distributed to
each parish in the proportion prescribed by ar
ticle two hundred and twenty four by this
| Constitution.
To LEvEEs.-Three hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable, quarterly in
advance, as above provided, which sum shall
be distributed among the Levee Districts OF
the State or 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 213 of the
Constitution.
To CHARITIEs.-One hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable quarterly il
advance, as above provided, of which sun
eighty thousand dollars shall be applied t.
the hospitals established by the State; forty
thousand dollars to State insane asyluns
twenty-five thousand dollars to State institu
tions for the deaf dumb and blind; five thou
sand dollars to the Soldiers Home.
To PEnsIONs.-Fifty Thousand dollars an
nually, payable quarterly in advance, as above
provided, to the penisOning of disabled, intirn
or INDECENT Confederate soldiers, citizens re
sident in Louisiana
, To THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS FOR DRAIN
AGE AND OTHER SANITARY PURPOSES. ON
hundred thousand dollars annually, payable
quarterly in advance, as above provided, tn
expenditure of said sum and the management
and the control of the same to be determines
by the General Assembly, which is hereb,
directed to carry into effect this provision b,
To THE GENERAL FUND.-Two hundred an,
fifty thousand dollars annually, payable quar-
in advance, as above provided.
The several sums of money above specific,
shall be devoted to the objects and purpose
hereinbefOre stated, and the General Assem-
bly, is hereby directed to carry into effect thi
=, provision by appropriate legislation.
Said John A. Morris, his heirs or agents
shall within twenty days from the date of th
adoption of this article, file in the Office of tn
Co -~fS -
). or them OF this contract and for the protection
of the State and the security of the public, thi
contract is made upon the express condition
+ that said John A. Morris. his heirs or agents
shall within thirty days from the date OF til
adoption of this article file in the office of til
Secretary of State declaration in writing
signed by him or them and six other persons
slgnlfying their consent to form the cOrpOratiO
, hereinafter named, and the said John A. Morn
shall file Herewith his bond with good am
solvent sureties, residents of this State, in th
sum of five million dollars, said bond to be i
favor of and accepted by the Auditor of th
Statei the condition of said bond shall be tina
the said Morris, his agents, or assigns sha
pay to the State of Louisiana the said sum
4 thirty one millions two hundred and fift
thousand dollars at the dates and in the mar
Der herein set out and shall faithfully perforl
all the obligations herein contained; and there
upon the persons signing the said declaratio
shall be thereby constituted corporatio
under the maine and title of 1.-THE L0uisian
q Lottery Company" whereof the capital stoc
shall be five million dollars represented b
fifty thousand shares OF one hundred dollar
each, at least twenty per cent. thereof to b
forthwith fully paid up, and which corporatio
. shall be and continue during the period of tn
contract, and shall have all the rights an
powers possessed by corporations generally O
defined by the present Civil Code of the Stat,
and shall be liable for the moneys herein d
rected to be paid to the Treasurer of the Stat
and for all prizes to be drawn in said lotterie
and shall be entitled to receive semi annual
from the persons conducting the business I'll
der this contract fifty per cent. of the NJ
profits of the said business, and in consider
tion of the payment of said sum of thirty -or
, million two hundred and fifty thousand do
, lars, in installments as aforesaid said corpor
tion and the shares of stock therein and IL
/, business authorized by this contract and IL
revenues and receipts thereof, shall be exem,
from all taxes, dues, assessments, imposition
and licenses of any kind whatever, wheth,
State, parish, municipal or otherwise. III
powers of said corporation shall be Vested in
board of directors TO consist of seven person
who may make and establish rules and bylaw
for the proper management and regulation