Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-09
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.

ment. levy and collection oil TAX AZ tue
Parish of Orleans and the state OF Lou
isiana, in aid of locating and b1lIding an
exposition in the city of New Orleans 70
celebrate the completion OF tne tanA I'M
direction of the Worlds Panama Exposi'
SECTION SO% ~ ss i. resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of louisiana, TWO
thirds OF all members elected to each house
ooncurring. That an amendment to the Con
stj,ution Of the State of Louisiana De SUP
mitted to the qualified electors of the state
for their approval or rejection as required
BY Article 32I of the Constitution OF the
State Of Louisiana ct the Congressional
election to be held on the frat Tuesday next
following the first Monday of November,
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
ssvP before Sssn percy Sss.n so%msr B.nsRs Soy
Public, on the 9th day of the rionth OF
April, 1910. for the purpose Of promoting
S.nss exposition IN .h: :: State s's Of i1s s
beld in celebration of the completion OF ths
Panama Canal: =,
Now for tn: R purpose O. Gom aaRs to loo
cate and build at or near the city OF New
Orleans an exposition - celebration OF the
completion Of the Panama Canal an annual ia.
dollar in all parishes of the State OF Louis,
lama outside Of the Parish Of Orleans ana
. tax Of x-eigbths $50 OF one mil on on
the dollar in the Parish Of Orleans. state o.
Louisiana, be and the same is hereby LEVIED
on all property subject to State taxation IN
the State Of Louisiana and Parish OF or,
leans beginning with the year 1911 and
collected annually in the year in which il i
levied until -Four Million $4,000 OO) Dol
lars shall have been collected and paid into
the Treasury Of the S's S Of he assessed and
collected without costs or commissioning ~
che various parishes throughout the stats
and paid to the State Treasurer in the same
manner as other State taxes are assessed
collected and paid in. - =,
other taxes now authorized by the Con
The money realized from the collection
Of taxes herein provided 9or shall remain IN
the State Treasury as other hv ,bs
i ans 0 eonsres. Of the United
6tates that an exposition for the purposes
herein set forth will be held at or. or 1 fsei
Is thus definitely determined. then the money
from the collection Of this tax shall be PAID
cot by the State Treasurer upon tne waf Tn,
vsny. approved by the Governor. Treasurer
snd Auditor of the State, or any two 0,
them for the purpose Of securing site ano
20. sho so1 ,ss stnos;,i eSup"'A'
The site Of the exposition ana "a al a, I'M
or other assets of said Worlds Panama anna, E "A
State. Parish, municipal and special taas'
while being used for said exposition pur
The tax herein voted for the purposes
herein stated shall constitute 9 binding con
tract between the State OF Louisiana AM
the Worlds Panama Exposition Company O.
che amount herein stated shall have beer
Ths worlds Panama Exposition Comp.n!
$Gs o"srpo or T treasurer and Auditor Of IN,
State for all money received By from
the State Treasurer. 49,, ..,
SaIes more than Four Million $4.O00. 900
Dollars shall have been raised, or II afteI
collecting . portion Of the taxes herein pro
asd 70, ;an viii h1' 5. al or
fhs City Of New Orleans in celebration O
che opening Of the Panama Canal. then what
ever money collsStsd In n.es's OF ,e tn,
provided. or whatever money is collected snt
paid into the Treasury before II Is definitely
determined that no exposition shall be hsid
the various parishes. and the Parish Of Orleans
An proportion to the amount contributed o.
eec6. The funds thus received by the vari
:ss 70 81 al. she & under
visions of the charter of the Worlds Pan
anna Expos'tion Company. shall be used ex
elusivelY by said parishes for the building
This amendment to the Constitution shall
prevail over ell other provisions OF the Con
situon Of the STATE Of k0ui :anac T hsE.
With. and shall be deemed to be self-e1ecus
ing and to confer directly the authorit,
herein granted. without an enabling act Of tn
Section q. Be II further resolved. etc.
That the oficial ballot to be used at tn
said election shall have printed thereon tn
words:
''For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana,
ievying Q tax In aid Of the exposition
celebrating the opening OF the Panama
CANAL
and the words:
AGAINST the proposed amendment
to the Constitution Of the State OF
Louisiana, levying . tax in aid of the
exposition celebrating the opening OF
the Panama Canal
and each elector shall indicate, as provid
ed In the General Election Laws Of tn
State, whether he votes for or against tn
p'op'''1 P. M. LAMBREMoNT,
lieutenant Governor and President Of Ii
H.G. DUPRE.
Speaker Of the House Of Representative
approved: May Gath. 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiant
JOHN r. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.