The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-07
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.
Senate BIT NO. I.
A JOINT RESOLUTION


A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Cons' aaloss.
81 the State OF Louisiana Tor the es'e 10
ment levy and collection OIL taA - Lon.
Parish Of Orleans and the state ,;, o. LAY AZ,
isiana, in aid OF o on New New Orleans to
celebrate the completion OF 1ne : , a The
Canal: said tax to be expended un4e ino wi.
direction Of the Worlds fahalna ''~p'''
t sect,o T0mpsn B. i. resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State OF Lo ,n aach house
thirdg Of all members elected 10 eat H. " On
soacurring That an amenG nomisa N be sub
so;tted to the qualified electors OF the n ;ed
Tor their approval or rejection as 1e ~ the
hy Article 32l OF the Constitution o. ,aI
si.otjon to be held on the first Tuesday mex hen'
following the first Monday Of NoVe"De''
1910, as follows: -:.: r,mnanv
The World Panama Exposition S st;an Nv
having been organized as corpola'1on ny
act before Percy Sommcr Benedlct, NI'"l -
pnb,ic on the sth day of the month n,;a %.
April, 1910, for the purpose OF pfo on Nas
sn sxp0Slt IN the State Of Louisiana to be
Mold in celebration Of the conlp'e''on "a Wv
Panama Canal: =, ;d;no amid
Now ior the purpose Of tom n'u,rs to SI To-
Worlds p tm1 ho op near the city of New
Hr,sons an exposition i'll celebration OF tn1
eompletion Of the Panama Canal an az, aah va
az Of eshhSs II t S 81? stae Of Louis
aol,ar u III Il" of the Parish Of Orleans and
tax OF sxeighths l6,s? OF one G nv of of
The dollar in the Parish OF Orleans o'1 1ov;ed
louisiana be and the same IN State Is e taxation in
~ g State Of Louisiana and Parish OF W
ssns beginning with, the year , igdh "a t' is
collected annually a the year n IN W noe5 Dol
fsrs shall have been collected and pald 'h'o
e. Treasurv OF the State of Louisiana;
The tax thus levied shall be asSes sens an" in
collected without costs shr or the State
and Maid to the State Treasurer in the SAM
manner as other State taxes are asses''u'
s'iee,ea a. anu ber piru levied is additional to all
I'm uns t ,an now authorized by the Con-
S" Tha money realized from the collechon
Of taxes herein provided tor s sha fvmds UNI
81 s''n is nay decided by the si1 tZnitsd
or sixty second Congress OF the un1seu
States That an exposition for the purposes
herein set forth Wi be he Wbe Nv this fact
thus definitely determined, then the II mon aiG
sronn the collection Of this tax shall be part
ant Inv the State Treasurer upon tne "at ro,,.
OF the Worlds panam eor nxpoSl''Tf' Treasurer
rrnd Auditor of the State, or any two .n VI
thsm for the purpose Of securing sue INV
Tor tho construction, equipment anu ""'u
tanning OF the exposition. and all i'm
nrovements situated thereon, and all mon ~
~ cher assets of said Worlds Panama L *
position Company shall be exempt IRON tax 20.
State. Parish, municipal anu a,nppsition Dur
'os ~ tax herein voted for the purpose,
herein stated shall constitute pi!au.as . on,
tract between thu State OF Louisiana an ~
t hs'' worlds Panama Exposition COMPANY ~
i,onsiana and shall continue IN iorce w,
The amount herein stated shall nave oeo
collected. r.;.;on comnan
.bcu on demand, render account 10 IN IN
crvernor. Treasurer and Auditor OIL ~. IN
sta,e for all money received by II 1ro'
the State Treasurer. -. ,os. war,
.,lss u more tn than Four Million $4,000 900
Dollars shall have been raised, or !; NV nv
collecting portion Of the taxes herein erm pr,
ded for it shall will h1v Be 1 heid at or ne'
nc the' C;tv Of New Orleans in celebration,
the opening Of the Panama Canal, then VIVA "a
aver money is collected, in excess OIL u
-Four Million oooo pG % coe si Oar al
ppa;d into the Treasury before it is definite
setermined that no exposition, shall be hGl
thereupon all Of said money shall De re'H n1e.r
the various parishes and the tar cnntr ii
Zach. The funds thus received by the va VA
GUS parishes of the State, including an 1un
nccruinp to said parishes under tne y, pi
visions of the charter OF the World "a
ANA Exposition Company, shall pc 4se e;a
elusively by said parishes for the ou''o'
OF good roads. ~, c,,..;t,,t;on CHI
preyaiI over all other provisions OF the =:
stitution Of the State of Louisiana, VIM
mav directly or indirectly, conflict he
with. and shall be deemed to be self'e1ec
incand to confer directly the author
herein granted, without an enabling act OF
Section 2. Be it further resolved. e.
.3 That the official ballot to be used at
said election shall have printed thefeoh
T''For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution OF the State Of Louisiana
levyine a tax in aid of the exposition
3 celebrating the opening of the Panama
Canal
.'Against the proposed amendment
to the Constitution OF the state &, o
Louisiana, levying a tax IN ana OF IN
exposition celebrating the opening
the Panama Canal,
and each elector shall indicate. as prov
ed in the General Election Laws OF
atate whether he votes for or against
proposed amendment: .,,n,r,,oD1
lieutenant Governor and President OF
Senate. = a n,,nnr
Sneaker of the House of Representa-
Approved; May 24 N e lolT;
Governor of the State of Louisi
: JOHN III foRRy +. MICHEL;
Secretary Of State.
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