The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1892-01-14

Tn pursuance of the provisions OF the constl,
l. tuition. publication is hereby made ana
given to the qualified electors OF the 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 Thereon, |
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 preceding the general
election for Representatives, and which pro-
posed amendments more fully appears IN act
No. l53, of the Regular Session OF 1870, winch
is hereafter officially published for the lntor-
nation of the qualified electors OF TINS state
and which will be submitted to them for their
approval or rejection at the next general cleo
ton, which will be held on Tuesday, the 10Th
day of April, 1892, lit being the Tuesday next
the third Monday of said monthl in such man
ner and form that t1a qualified electors may
vote for or against said amendment; and If
majority of the qualified electors voting at
said election shall approve and ratify said pro-
posed amendment, then such proposed amend
ment, so approved and ratified, shall become
a part of the Constitution of this State.
ANACT No. 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 criticize on
Levees, Schools, Charities, Pensions,
Drainage Lotteries and General Fund
Section l. Be it enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Louis ana, 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.
In aid of the levees, schools, charities, pen
sions, drainage and general fund hereinafter
named the following contract is now made.
| In consideration of the sum of thirty lone mil
| 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 installments,
| 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 installments 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
Il H. .1aAh
law for the distribution and application of the
one mill tax levied under Article 213 of the
Constitution.
To CHAR1TIEs.-One hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars annually, payable quarterly il
advance, as above provided, of which sun
eighty thousand dollars shall be applied tc
the hospitals established by the State; forty
thousand dollars to State insane asylums
twenty-five Thousand dollars to State institu
ti0ns for the deaf dumb and blind; five thou
sand dollars to the Soldiers Home.
| To PEnsIONs.-Fitty thousand dollars an
nually, payable quarterly in advance, as abOv,
provided, to the penisOning of disabled, infirn
, 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, payabl
quarterly in advance, as above provided, tn
expenditure of said sum and the management
and the control of the same to be determine,
by the General Assembly, which is hereb,
directed to carry into effect this provision b.
appropriate legislation.
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 tn
adoption of this article, file in the Office OF th
Secretary of State written acceptance by hil
}. or them of this contract and for the protectio
of the State and the security of the public, thi
| contract is made upon the express cOnditiO
+ that said John A. Norris his heirs or agent
shall within thirty days from the date OF til
adoption of this article file in the Office of til
Secretary of State q declaration in writing
signed by him or them and six other persons
signifying their consent to torn the corporatio
!, hereinafter named, and the said John A Morr
shall file Herewith his bond with good an
solvent sureties, residents of this State, in I'll
sum OF five million dollars said bond to be
favor of and accepted by the Auditor of til
State; 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
J, thirty-One millions two hundred and fit
thousand dollars at the dates and in the maj
ner herein set out and shall faithfully perfor
all the obligations herein contained; and Their
upon the persons signing the said declaratio
shall be thereby constituted corporatio
under the name and title of "The LOuisiar
% Lottery Company" whereof the capital stoc
% shall be five million dollars, represented b
fifty thousand shares of one hundred dolla
- each, at least twenty per cent. thereof to |
forthwith fully paid up, and which corporate
+. shall be and COL tinue during the period of tn
contract, and shall have all the rights ar
powers possessed by corporations generally
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 u
der this contract fifty per cent. of the N
profits of the said business, and in consider
ton of the payment of said sum of thirty-ol
= million two hundred and fifty thousand dc
. lars, iR installments as aforesaid, said corpor
ton and the shares of stock therein and Il
g., business authorized by this contract and Il
revenues and receipts thereof, shall be exem
from all taxes, dues, assessments, imposltio
and licenses of any kind whatever, wheth
State, parish, municipal or otherwise T
powers of said corporation shall be vested il
board of directors to consist of seven person
who may make and establish rules and by-lar
for the proper management and regulation