Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-09-30
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.
Senate Bill No. I.
A JOINT RESOLUTION


ment levy and collection of tax IN the
Parish of Orleans and the State OF Lou
isians. in aid of locating and building an
exposition in the city OF New orleans 10
celebrate the completion Of the Panama
Canal; said tax to be expended under the
direction of the Worlds Panama Exposi-
Section :: be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all members elected to each house
atitution Of the State of Louisiana be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the state
for their approval or rejection as required
State Of Louisiana at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday of November
1910, as follows:
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
having been organized as corporation by
act before Percy Sommer Benedict, Notary
Public ON the 9Th day of the month OF
April 1910. for the purpose of promoting
an exposition at or near the city OF New
Orleans. in the State of Louisiana, TO De
held in celebration Of the completion OF the
Panama Canal:
Now. for the purpose Of aiding said
Worlds Panama Exposition Company TO 10
cate and build at or near the city OF New
Orleans an exposition in celebration OF the
completion of the Panama Canal. an annual
tax Of three -eighths OF one mill on In ,ne
lana outside of the Parish Of Orleans, and
tax Of six-eighths (6-s) OF one mil on
the dollar in the Parish OF Orleans state OF
Louisiana, be and the same is hereby LEVIED
on all property subject to State taxation In
the State of Louisiana and Parish OF UT,
leans. beginning with the year iylt anu
collected annually in the year in which II Is
levied until Four Million ($4,000,0OOD Dol
lars shall have been collected and paid into
the Treasury of the State OF Louisiana;
collected without costs or commlSslons IN
the various parishes throughout the State
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 for shall remain in
Gil il is finally decided by the Sixty hrs,
or Sixty-second Congress of the United
States that an exposition for the purposes
herein set forth will be held at or near
the CITY of New Orleans. When this fact
is thus definitely determined, then the money
from the collection OF this tax shall be pald
Of m. Worid's Panama Exposition Com
pany approved by the Governor, Treasurer
and Auditor of the State. or any two OF
them for the purpose of securing a site ana
tanning of the exposition.
The site OF the exposition and all i'm
provements situated thereon. and all moneys
or other assets Of said Worlds Panama Tx,
position Company shall be exempt from all
btate. Parish. municipal and special taxes
while being used for said exposition pur'
Ths tax herein voted for the purposes
herein stated shall constitute binding con,
tract between the State of Louisiana ana
the Worlds Panama Exposition Company OF
Louisiana. and shall continue in force until
the amount herein stated shall have been
The worlds Panama Exposition Company
shall. on demand, render account to the
Governor Treasurer and Auditor OF the
State for all money received by II from
the State Treasurer.
II upon the collection of the last years
taxes more than Four Million ts400O,00O
Dollars shall have been raised. or II after
collecting a portion Of the taxes herein pro.
vided for it shall have been determined
that no exposition will be held at or near
the City OF New Orleans in celebration OF
the opening OF the Panama Canal. then what
ever money is collected, in excess of the
Four Million ($40OO.O0o) Dollars as above
provided. or whatever money is collected and
paid into the Treasury before it is definitely
determined that no exposition shall be held,
Shereupon all OF said money shall be returned to
the various parishes, and the Parish OF Orleans,
in proportion to the amount contributed by
each. The funds thus received by the vari'
Gus parishes of the State. including all funds
sccruing to said parishes under the pro
visions of the charter Of the Worlds Pan
anna Exposition Company, shall be used ex-
clusively by said parishes for the building
This amendment to the Constitution shall
prevail over all other provisions OF the Con-
sti,ution of the State Of Louisiana. which
may directly or indirectly, conflict here
with and shall be deemed to be sef-execut
ing and to confer directly the authority
herein granted. without an enabling act of the
Legislature.
Section 2. Be II further resolved, etc,
That the official ballot to be used ut the
said election shall have printed thereon the
words
''For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana.
levying 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 q tax in aid of the
exposition celebrating the opening OF
the Panama Canal
and each elector shall INDICATE. provid-
ed in the General Election Laws of the
State. whether he votes for against the
proposed amendment. -
P. NJ. LAMBREMONT.
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate
IT, G.. DUPRE,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
Approved: May cath 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisians.
true copy:
JOHN It. MICHEL.
Secretary OF State.