The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-30
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.
geuate Bill No. /.

ACT NO. 2.
geuats Bill No. 1.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Promising an amendment to the Constitution
Of the, State of Louisiana TOR the assess,
ment, levy and collection OF tax IN tne
Parish OF Orleans and the State Of Lou.
isiana, IN aid Of locating AID building an m
exposition in the city. OF New orleans cans, W
celebrate the completion OF the Panama
Canal; said tax to be expended uhaer tiie
direction of the Worlds Panama IApoS'
Section HV i. B. 1T resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State OF Louisiana, Two,
thirds OF all members elected to each mouse ol
eoucurring That an amendment 70 tne Con
:. etituton Of the State of Louisiana be SUD.
mitted to the qualified electors OF the state
Cor their approval or rejection as requ'r re-,
By Article a2l Of the Constitution OF 1nI
elsotion to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday OF November
1910, as follows:
The Worlds Panama EXPOSITION C t;aI ~,
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 pfomoMll a,g
crle enpoS in the State Of Louisiana to be
bold in celebration OF the complexion "a 'A'
Panama canals .;d
NV for the Purpes; Ct dom aaps to 'h io
Orleans an exposition in celebration Of the
completion of the Panama Canal, an annual VA
TAX Of three t Of 2 statn ' oil G Iou ss
isna outside Of the Parish Of Orleans s;, ana M
tax of six eightbs (6.9) of one mil mlil on t
she dollar in the Parish Of Orleans, S'a 1ar;e ID
louisiana, be and the same IS netepS in
tha State OF Louisiana and Parish OF or,
isans, beginning with the year 1911 i ana "a
collected annually in the yesr n IN w ne9 = Do
Iars shall have been collected and pald INTO
He Treasury of the State of Louisiana;
The tax thus levied. shall be assessed ana ne,
collected without costs or cohnt ~ State
and paid to the State Treasurer in the san, same
manner as other. State taxes are assessed
collected and paid ill.,, ,,.,., - oil
The tax herein levied IS adoitlon1ai W ro Hl
oiher taYes now authorized by the Con
The money realized from the collection u?
OF taxes herein provided for shall remain III, IN
:he State e1T1r ge as eihG By the Sky
or sixt It second Congress of the United ted
States That an exposition for the purposes
herein set forth vii be he Mho at t or 1 faet
the City Of New Orleans M than th ,n's money
from the collection of this tax shall be pa!.
out by the State Treasurer upon the "a[raaa'
81 the Worlds Panama Exposition com.
pany, approved by the Governor Treasurer 81
sRem Tor, the purpose of securing site anu
fpr thu construction, equipment and man
tanning of the exposition. ~ ;,n
r92 hs ss , IF eS ssRsso and t ali
r. other assets Of said Worlds Panama NIX
position Company shall be exempt from tax "a,
Ntate, Parish, municipal! ana speelal 'aA 's.
while being used for SAID exposition p''
The tax herein voted for the purpose
herein stated shall constitute binding con
act between tn. State 81 ho9 Gomnany a'
louisiana and shall continue in force u UNI
the amount herein stated shall have beer
collected. ~. n,,on
shall, on demand, render account to tn tn
Governor, Treasurer and Auditor OF IN
sta,e for all money received by it iron
III State Treasurer. 80
II uron the collection of the last year
taxes more than Four Million ($4,o 900 ooo
Dollars shall have been. raised, or II a1te
collecting portion Of the taxes herein pre-
gided for ii shall have been determine
that exposition will be heia ,a At or nea
the opening of the Panama Canal, then wh "a
aver money is collected, In excess OF tn
-Four Million ($4,ooo0O0) Dollars, as abov
provided Or whatever money Is i c? 9.
determined that no exposition shall De hel,
shereupon all Of said money shall be returned
he various parishes. and the Parish q o tad
55. IN proportion TO tne talhoulit Coi,'A
Zach. The funds thus received by the var
aus parishes Of the State, including all funt
kccruing to said parishes under the pr
s, Visions of the charter of the Worlds Pa1
ANA Exposition Company shall pc usea e.
olusively by sad parishes for the Dulldir
Of good roads.
This amendment to the Constitution sh I
prevail over all other provisions OF the 70
may, directly or indirectly conflict her
With. and shall be deemed to be self-eSecu!
Inc and to confer directly the authori
herein granted, without an enabling act OF Il
Legislature. :.
That the official ballot to be used at T
words:
''Tor the proposed amendment to the
0 Constitution Of the State of Louisiana,
1evying a tax in aid Of the exposition
celebrating the opening OF the Panama
Canal
and the words:
to the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana, levying q tax in aid OF the
exposition celebrating the opening of
the Panama Canal, =
is and each elector shall indicate, as prov
I'D in the General Election Laws, of !
III State whether he votes for or against
Sfopo'e's an'P p. M. LAMBREMONT
lieutenant Governor and President OF
9t Senate.
Speaker Of the House Of Representative
Approved; May gath, 1919: rp
Governor of the State of louisa
5 1sSi s'R r MICHEL,
Secretary of State.