The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-09-03
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.
Senate Bill No. /.
4 JOINT RESOLUTION

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A JOINT RESOLUTION
Promising nm amendment TO the Constitution
uf the State Of Louisiana ior the assess
ment, levy and collection OF a tax IN the
Parish OF Orleans and the STATE OF Lou
isiana in aid Of locating ana bulldlhs an
exposition in the city OF New orleans 70
celebrate the completion OF the Pailaina
Canal: said tax to be expended under the
direction Of the World Panama EXPOSE
ton Company.
Section / Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds Of all members elected to each house
cuncuTring. That amendment to the Con
stitution Of the State of Louisiana be sub
mitted 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 as follows:
Tie Worlds Panama Exposition Company
having been organized as a corporation by
act before Percy Sommer Benedict, Notary
Public, the Sth day ot the month OF
April, 1910. for the purpose Of promotlng
an exposition at or near the city OF New
Orleans, in the State of Louisiana, 10 be
held in celebration of the completion OF the
Panama Canal:
Now, for the purpose Of aiding sa 1a
Worlds Panama Exposition Company TO To-
cate and build at near the city of New
Orleans exposition in celebration Of the
completion of the Panama Canal, an annual
tax of three eighths KS Of one mill on the
dollar in all parishes OF the state of Louis,
lana outside Of the Parish of Orleans, and
a tax OF si1eighths l6-8l Of one d MI on on
Louisiana, be and the same is hereby levied
all property subject to state taxation IN
the State of Louisiana and Parish u Or
leans, beginning with the year 1911 ana
collected annually in the year IN which i IS
levied until Four Million $1,000 oo( Dol
lars shall have been collected and paid into
the Treasury OF the State Of Louisiana
The tax thus levied shall be assessed and
collected without costs Or commissions IN
and paid to tie State Treasurer in the same
manner as other State taxes are assessed,
collected and paid in.
The tax herein levied is additional TO- all
other taxes now authorized by the Con
Sttuti0D.
The money realized from the collectiCa
of taxes herein provided for shall remain IN
the State Treasury as other State funds nm,
til It IS finally decided by the Sixty-irst
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 paid
out by the state Treasurer upon the warrant
of the Worlds Panama Exposition Com
pany. approved by the Governor, Treasurer
and Auditor Of the state, or any two OF
thcin for the purpose of securing site and
for the construction, equipment and man
tanning of the exposition.
The site Of the exposition and al i'm
rroyements situated thereon. and all moneys
or other assets Of said World 5 Panama EX.
position Company shall he exempt rom ~
state Parish. municipal and speri3l taxes
while being used for said exposition pur-
pgSPe.
INC tax herein voted for the. purposes +
herein stated sl,a.l constitute binding con.
tract between the State of Louisiana and
the World Panama Exposition Company OF
Louisiana. ana Shall continue in force until
The amount he tein stated shall have been
HE Worlds Panama Exposition Company
shai!. demand. rehdsr account TO me
Grrcrnor. Treasurer and Auditor OF the
State for all money received by it from
the State Treasurer.
If urnn the collection 81 the last year :
faxes more than Four Million $1,000 .00D)
Dollars shall have been raised, or if after
collecting portion OF the taxes hercin pro.
vided for it shall haVe been determined
that no exposition viii be held 1t Or near
the CITY Of New orleans III celebration OF
tie opening Of the Panama Canal, then what
money is collected, in excess q the
-Four Million $1,000 00) 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 /
thereupon all OF said money shall be returned 10
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 /
accrlIing to said parishes under the pro /
visions of the charter Of the Worlds Pan |
anna Exposition Company. Shall be used ex- I
clusively by said parishes for the building |
Of good roads
This amendment to the Constitution shall !
prevail over ell other provisions or the CON !
stitutiOn of the State of Louisiana, which /
may directly or Indirectly, conflict here
with and shall be deemed to be self-execut- |
ing and To confer directly the authority ,
herein granted. without an enabling act of the
Legislature.
Section .. 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,
levying n 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 provd-
ed in the General Election Laws of the
State whether he votes for or against the
amendment.
P. NJ LAMBREMONT
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Fl. G.. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved May oath, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy
JOHN r. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.