The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1892-03-05

tb5 stttte Us HuAjAEtsSSh 10 tIl5 tlSttaf3 iGE 3p
/ peoeaI or rejection, AZ provided ii article
! tfso hundred 2nd hstg-s1x of the eonE tuition
I4ad if adopted Ebe sid amendment shall
rpad Us follows: Article ON levees. schools
| charitiee, pensions drainage, lotteries and
general fund ID lid 81 tite lsv4es. schools
ipherftits pensions. drainage aud general
fap5 hereinaIter named, thg following cons
tr3ct is Ro& alades II consideration OF the
saeioi tkigJy-oas tllass, two auaGrsa ana
fty thousand dohaf5, 10 be fHlty secured
ard paid as hGceiaaTfer provided, John a.
| Morris, hia heiEs egsnt8 and assgns, are
hereby aatpGrizad and empowered for khs
fefa ef tWenty-tFa yeara ensuing the first
day at JanuaIy 1893, TO 4reparc schemes of
i3ttegiss. to sell izssy ekefs and to draw
s.Es sassda ~ A sa tEsis state said 5H,l.
shalt bs 9a1d I'd the treasurer of the BtaEe by
the persoa4 conducting the business pufsl-
ant 20 tAs3 e0ltfaGpin one hundred eanal fa-
staitn4ats, whereof each irst&lIt0aas shall bs
pa,d GA 9r before tie tirst days OF January.
ApfJl, ,faly aad 0a5pt3er ia sacl and every
yeaF duGug saiG term; an1 tfe treasurer
upon toe receipt Of each OF Baia instsllments
snail apply saa safne SIS follows:
Il the prehe Schools of the st4fe: Three
haaEfel and City thousand 8oilsrs annually
payg5le aissFsetLy in at3yanee. as shove pro-
videl w9sieh sdn shait be distributed to each
parish III tho ps0pbrtion prescribed bg
article two hundred and t&engy-faur of the
constitution.
T5 iegtes: pnres hundred end fifty tl1ou-
send dollars annu2tIy, payable quarterly IN
adranee, IS ABOVE provided, which sum
stall BE distributed among the ieYee dis
triets Of the stale or applied TO levae pur-
poses IN tha proportions and 10 the manner
Ian
piicatton OF the otta-mill tax levied undSl
article 2I3 cf the CONSTITUTION
10 charities: 0ae hundred and fifty thou
sapd dollars annually, payable quarterly il
a3vsnce, as above proTtdea, nF which snm
eighty th6usand dollars snnII be applied to
the hqspitals established BY the Btate, forty
thousand dollars TO state insane asylams
tYen y-ffve thousand dollars ta slate 1nstitu-
tioas for the deaf, aulab and blind and Gge
Thousand dollars To the Soldiers Home
Ic pensions: Fifty ihansana dollars anau-
ally, payable quarterly iii advance. as above
provided, to the peesionSng Of disabled, iti-
firm or INDECENT confederate soldiers citi-
zens esiaent In Louisiana,
20 the cry Of Aes Orleans, for drainage
and other sanitary purposes: Cue haalred
'haRsand dollars aanllallY, payable quarteriy
IN advagep, as above provided, tbs axpenai-
tfiEe of SAID sum. sgla tie management and
eaafrol ii fEs a7na SANE tietetlainsA az Bhs
GsAeral Assembly,, wliiuh ii hereby directed
TO carry iuto effect tAIs provision BY appro-
pfltte legislation.
lie general fund: I've hundred and
fifty th0usaad daltsrs annually, payable
apasteriy ID advance, By above provided.
Tie several sJias " money above speei |
ded shall Be devoted s. the objects and pr
poses befeinbesUrs stated, and the General
assembly Is 8ereby directed 70 carry into I
Effect this provision bg appropriate iegisla-
ton
Sid John a. Morris. his hairs or agents
she'll Wituin twaaty daya fFom ne date al the I
adoption OF ths article file III the oiiiee Of +
Lhe Secretary of State s written acceptance
ay him or fham Of thi5 contract Aud for /
lac protection of the state and the seeIiritT I
Of tbe public this contract il made apoa the /
4xnress condition that said John A. Morris, /
Is heirs Or agents shah within thirty days T
.Fqla TIE dajesGf the afioptieB 0f this article I
lie iii the Office oR the Secretary Of State j +
declaration Id Wrlting, signed by bina or them t
ind SIX other pegsgus signifying their con
sent to fern the corporation hereinafter
aamea, and the said J9ha a, Norris shall /
Tie thereWitahis bond with good and solvent /
;areties, atae9ts Of this stats, in the SAN
Il aye uillio4 dollars, saIS bond to be in fa- 1
Far OF so ACCEPTED by the Auaitor Oh the f
5sata pha condition ot said bond shall be
.hfei the said 1ortis. his ageats or assigns, +
hall pay 81 the SKATE at Louisiana the said
suYa 81 thirtg-o8e million TWO hundred and /
iftg thousand dollars Gt the dat5 and III the +
.befeia set out. aud shall faithfully +
}erf;;rm all tho obligations herein contained. t
and theTeupoa ths persona signing tbg said F
shall be thsrs0y constituted i
;npDaratian under tlle nafne aud titie df
gas Louisiana Lottery Company, whereof
lle capfEil stock sfysll pe five milton dollars
Bpras3ated by 1iiis glgonssna shores of one
atalsed aoliaEs gseG, Cd Least twenty per
,erI thereof la 5e fof4hWitf fully PAID up,
.na whIe8 coeg0G8t ton sh@ts 5o and continue
#4iag tI3e period of shts eodsraot, aad shall
laFe plt tbe rights and powers possessed by
corporations etnefaly as defined hy tie
1resets eiFil c0Es 6I tie stats, an shall he
iable tor tja noaeys harein dgeaiel 10 he
aia Id The Treasurer Of the state, aad t0r
III pii16s to be dfawn "a said Lotteries. aud I
aait De emit led 20 receive sefai-aanually |
rom ls- pG5sRas conducting The besiness
in3er bis c0a5L{ct ff5y pee cent. eof the net
lT9dfs Of ehH SAID Business
and Ia consideration Of the paymsnt ef +
aid S. "a af ti4ifty-9fle million two hundred
md fiitY t1aus8ud dollars IN ibstailmeats as
fore aii sd corporations and tie shares of
tock therein, aaa t9e business Authorized
II tbts Contract &t the revenues and "a
.elpts taoaeeF sdali beezenpt from al taxes,
iaes, asSessTae6ts ifafs9s i0as and lSeeases
i aag Elnd Whatever; @letheE staie, paFiszi,
nUasG1pil az ofsefEIs
The powers VT sa corporation saafi be Il
rested ID q bogsd o aitsetars, to consist oRl
egen persons, " h9 aa5g mata au3 eatahlish /
.Gles and bylaws III Gle proper 4an xe-
nenf asss regulation II IS al2tlTa. The psy-
;91ss signing SAID deeiaTssion Sa2Ii c8RsB!- /