St. Landry democrat., 1892-01-23
AN ACT

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| then such proposed amendment so approved
| and ratified, shall become part of the Con
| stitution of this State.
No. I5:s. AN aGE
| Providing for the submission To the elcftn,,
! Of the State for adoption or rejection, M
| amendment to the Constitution OF the Stat
6y inserting therein IAN article on Lcyecs
| Schools, Charities, Pensions, Drainage Lot
| teres and General Fund"
| SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General 4 :
| Sembly OF the State of Louisiana, That the fol
| lowing amendment to the Constitution of tht
| state be submitted to the electors for approya
or rejection as provided in article two hundred
and tity-six of the Constitution, and if adoDtcd
the SAID amendment shall read as follows:
ARTICLE ON LEVEEs, SCHOOLS, CHART
TIES, PENSIONS, DRAINAGE, LOT
TERIEs AND GENERAL
FUND.
| III au OF the leVceS, sc. l.Jols charities .,a,,
slohs, "r1inase ~ % ana gGueral fund herenafte,
hamea IA nns Inc 1ne t1ioleWns contract is now made
Mons two hundred and fifty thousand dollars 81 f.
oc iuliE secured and paid as hereinafter nrn
ih ytaed john A. Morris, his heiss, agents aud az
lor Inc term OF twenty five Years ensIIintr th.
hrSt day OF January, 1894, to prepare scIemrs is
Oh lotteries. to sell lottery tickets and to draw
| ana conduct lotteries i'll this State Said sin,
snail be pal.. to the Treasurer of the Stote h;.
! the persons conducting the business pnrsualit
10 Iliis contract IN one hundred equal Install
! lnentS, whereof each inStallment shall bc naid
on or before the tirot days Of January. Anril
| july and October i'll each and every YEAR dur,
| ing stld term and the Treasurer upon the re-
| same as follows: i1' "
| To THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE STATE -
Three hundred and fifty thousand dollars an
nualiy, payable quarterly in advance, as above
| pIoVldett, which sum shall be distributed to
| each parish Ill the proportion prescrihod bv ar
| t,cle two-hundred and twenty-.o,lr of the Con
| stitutiOn '
| 70 LLvEEs.-Three hundred and fifty thous-
| ana dollars annually, payable quarterly in adj
vance, as above provided, which sum Shall he
distributed among the Levee Districts of the
state Or applied to levee purposes in the pro
portions and i'll the manner provided hv law
for the distribution and application of the nt,r
mill tax levied under Article 213 of the Consti-
tuition.
,;1 Io CnAklIlAs-0ne hundred and fifty thous-
ana dollars annually, payable Quarterly i'm al
vance, as above provided of which sun eirht,-
thousand dollars shall be applied to the hosni
talS established by the stale forty thousand
thousand dollars 10 State institutions for fhe
deaf dumb and blind five thousand dollars TO
the Soldiers Home. "
10 PENSIONs-Fifty thousand dollars ANIMAL
ly,. payable quarterly i'll advance as above nro.
vided, to the pensioning of disabled, intfrm
or INDECENT Confederate soldiers, citizens res
ident III Louisiana. 'N'
TO THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, FOR DRAIN
.ApL AM olHEh toANllAR1 PIRPUSES-()ne
hundred thousand dollars sannualy, nayable
quarterly in advance, as above provided. the
expenditure OF sad sum and the manage
ment aud the control of the same to he detan
mined by the General Assembly, which is here
by directed to carry into effect this provision
by appropriate legislation.
To THE GENERAL FUND-Two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars annually. payahle m"ar' non"
telly III advance, as above provided.
The several sums of money above specitied
shall be devoted to the objects and purposes
herenbet9re n stated, and the General Assembly
vision by appropriate legislation.
Said John A. Morris, his heirs or agents sbo1,
within twenty days from the date of the adon-
ton of this article, file i'll the office of the Secre
tfary tfy OF ota!e written acceptance by him or
of the State and the security of the public. this
cont contract IS made upon the express condition
t that sag ,io1n N A. Morris, his heirs agents.
adoption OF this article file i'll the office of the
Secretary OF State declaration in writing.
sig signed by him or them and six other persons,
s!gnlfylng their consent to form the CORPORA
tion hereinafter named, and the said John A.
Mo- Morris shall file Herewith his bond with good
ana solvent sureties, residents of this state, in
the sum Of five million dollars, said bond to he
IN favor OF and accepted by the Auditor of the
state; the condition of said bond shall be that
tne saiG MOTIFS, ms agents or assigns, shall pay
one million two hundred and fifty Thousand
dollars at the dates and in the manner herein
set OUT ana snail faithfully perform all tho obi-
persons signing the said declaration shall
be thereby constituted corporation under the
name name ana - ute OF The Louisiana Lottery
Company" whereof the capital stock shall he
five million dollars, represented by fifty thous
and shares OF one hundred dollars each, Mt least
twenty ad W per pd cent i thereof to be forthwith fully
continue during the period of this contract, and
shall have all the rights and powers possessed
Dy corporations p@i;I G generally as defined by the
liable for the moneys herein directed to be pad
to the Treasurer of the State and for all nrizes
to be drawn in said lotteries, and shall be en-
titled to receive semi annually from the pcr-
sons conducting the business under this con
tract fifty per cent. OF the net profits OF thr
SAID business, mes and IN consideration of the pay
dred and fifty thousand dollars. in installments
as aforesaid, said corporation and the shares ~
stock therein and the business authorized by
this contract and the revenues and receipfs
thereof, shall be exempt from all taxes dues
assessments, impostions and licenses of anr
kind whatever. whether State, parish, munioii
pal or otherwise. The powers Of said cOrnnra
ton shall be vested i'll "a board of directors fn
consist of seven persons, who may make and
establish rules and bylaws for the proper man
agement and regulation of its affairs. The per
sons signing said declaration shall constifrsfc
the first board of directors and shall serve for
the term OF one year from the time of the filing
of said declaration and until their successors
are duly appointed.
All lotteries other than those Huthoriy,d
by this article are prohibited in this State. IN
less by similar amendment TO this Constitution
and ior not less tl,an ono million two hundred :
and fifty thousand dollars per annun All nrn
visions of the Constitution and laws of fi,iy
State inconsistent in any way confijctiur
with this article are declared to he supercpdrd
hereby.
SEC. 2 Be it further enacted, That it shall
he the duty OF the Secretary of State to publish
the foregoing proposed amendment in accOr-
dance with the provisions of article two hun
dred and ffty-slX of the Constitution, within
ninety days after the first day of Janl1arv in
the year eighteen hundred and ninety-oue.
SEC B. Be it further enacted That at the
next general election all electors who desire to
vote for said amendment shall write or nrint
upon their ballots the words, For the Leyees
teries and General Fund amendment" and ali
electors who desire to vote at said electirn
against said amendment shall write or nrint
upon their ballots the words, Against the
Levees, schools, charitles, Pensions, Drainage,
Lotteries and General Fund amendment"
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That all 90;
GERS charged with elections or the condIlct np
he returns thereof under the general election
avs shall at the time they give notice OF said
general eiection aiso give notice OF the election
herein ordered for the adoption or rejection nf
he proposed amendment, and shalt without
)ther direction Or authority than is herein COW
aimed make due returns of said election in cnn-
,orlnlty win the general election laws in so
ar as they are not inconsistent with or in cor
iict with this act. - ''
lSgnedl SP. HENRY
Speaker Of the House of REPRESENTATIVE
i'lgIneul JAMES JEFFRIES.
ate. " 'he sen
Witness my signature and the seal of tho
- State OF Louisiana at the city of Ratnn
: LIS. Rouge, this Goth day OF August, 1891, ls''oR
SSH1 H. i. MASON
oeat'ng 4 Secretary s p
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