The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-22
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.

4 JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment TO the Constitution
ii the State Of Louisiana for the assess
melt levy and collection Of tax IN the
Parish OF Orleans and the State OF Lou
s.aua. in aid Of locating ana pulldlhs an
exposition il the city OF New dreams 70
celebrate the completion OF the raAalna
Canal. said TAX to be expended under the
direction of the World ) Panama EXPOSE
Section i. Be i. resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana two
thirds OF all members elected to each mouse
coEcurring. That amendment to the Con
stltut!un u the State Of Louisiana be SUD
nittei to the qualified electors Of the State
for their approval or rejection as required
By Article 32l Of the Constitution OF the
State Of Louisiana at the Congressional
election TO be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday OF November
1910, follows:
The World Panama EXPOSITION e t;a- ~
having been organized as a corporation by
act before Percy Sommer Benedict, Notary
Public, on the 9Th day of the month OF
April, 1910 for the purpose Of promoting nm.
an exposition at or near the city OF Ne"
Orleans, in the State OF Louisiana, 70 pc
held in celebration Of the completion OF the
Panama Canal: :,
Now for the purpose Of aiding said
Worlds Panama Exposition Company to To-
cate and build at near the city OF Ne"
Orleans an exposition in celebration OF the
| completion Of the Panama Canal annual
/ tax Of three eighths Is OF one mill on the
dollar in all parishes Of the State, OF Louis,
/
tax Of six eghths l6 81 Of one mill on
! the dollar in the Parish OF orleans, STATE u
4 Louisiana be and the same IS hereby levied
! on all property subject to State taxation IN
/ Tie State OF Louisiana and Parish Of Or,
! leans beginning with the year lell ana
! collected annually in the year in which i IS
| levied until Four Million $4,000. oo0l Dol
| lars shall have been collected and pald lhto
4 the Treasury Of the State Of LOUISIANA;
/ The tax thus levied shall be assessed and
4 collected without costs or commissions IN
~ throughout the
Y and paid to the State Treasurer IN the same
H manner as other State taxes are assessed,
The tax herein levied Is additional TO- all
other taxes now authorized by the Con-
/ stitution. r;on
The money realized from the collection
/ Of taxes herein provided for shall remain IN
the State Treasury other State funds IN.
til It is finally decided by the Sixty irs !
states that an exposition for the purposes
| herein set forth will be held at or near
the City Of New Orleans When this lacl
| i thus definitely determined. then the none
from the collection of this tax snail ne pald
out by the State Treasurer upon the warrant
OF the Worlds Panama Exposition CoIn-
! and Auditor Of the State. or any two q
them for the purpose OF securing SIC AN
for the construction, equipment ana maui,
tanning Of the exposition H., !;
4 The site Of the exposition and al IN.
provefnents situated thereon and al moneys
or other assets Of said World Panama EH *
! State Parish, municipal and special taxes
I willie being used for said exposition pur'
Tbe tax herein voted for the purposes
herein stated sla.l constitute binding con,
! tract between the State Of LOUISIANA ana
the Worlds Panama Exposition Company o.
! Louisiana and shall continue n force untli
tie amount herein stated shall have been
! collected. c
shall on demand, render account to ne
/ Grvernor Treasurer and auditor OF the
State for all money received by It from
the State Treasurer.
! taxes more than Four Million s4,ooo.oob)
| Dollars shall have been raised Or i after
collecting portion Of The taxes herein PRO- p
that no exposition will be held at or near
| the City Of New Orleans in celebration q
the opening Of the Panama Canal then what.
ever money is collected. in excess OF the
-Four Million (s4, 100.000) Dollars as above
provided whatever money IS collected ana
| paid into the Treasury before 1t Is denniteiy
| determined that no exposition shall pc ned,
| thereupon all of said money shall ne returned 10
! the various parishes, and the Parish Of Orleans,
in proportion to the amount contributed oy
Gus parishes Of the State, including Al funds
accruing to said parishes under the pro
visions Of The e5ar1er q s sa ba nssd
clusively by said parishes for the building
Of good roads.
prevail over all other provisions Of the Con
stitution of the State Of Louisiana. which
| NAV. directly or indirectly, conflict here
i with and shall be deemed to be self-execnt-
! ing and to confer directly the authority
herein granted. without an enabling act Of the
/ Legislature.
| Section 2 Be it further resolved, etc.
| That the official ballot to be used at the
! said election shall have printed thereon the
| words
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana,
levving 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. 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.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
Approved: May oath 1910.
/ J. r. SANDERS
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana.
| JOHN T. MICHEL.