St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-09-17
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
AoF &c. 3.

A JOINT RESOLUTION
4xopoasng an smendmsat to tbs Constitution
~ fae State Of Louisiana for she assess,
GEM lsyy and collection of Q tax IN sns
9arish OF Orleans and the State OF Lou.
aSlana, IN aid of leeaSfng and BUILDING ~
exposition in the city Of New Orleans te
cetepTate the completion OF the Pana ~
ganali said tax 10 be expended nnaer tae
direction Of the WorId's Panama Expos1'
9on Company.
Section /. Be it resolved by the General
tss.s51apiy ot the State OF LOUISIANA sw I'VE
tnlFns Of all members elected 10 eaeh houss
ssneprring, That an amendment. TO the ~
stlIntlon Of the State Of Louisiana Pc 81
9sssed TO the qualified electors OF me ed "A
M Article 82I Of the Constitution OF sng
state OF Louisiana at the GongTeshs naSa
slssston to be held on the Hrst Iuesoay ~
following the frst Monday OF November
4g10, as follows: -
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
aayang been organized IS g cotRo SntaTy
Public, on the 9th day OF the month "
april, 1910, for the purpose OF promarst dgs
"a exposition az or near the CITY Oh fS nv
Orleans, in the State OF Louisiana 70 ps
held In celebration Of tho completion Of the
Panama Canal: ia
New, for the Purposs OF siding sa Sol
worlds Panama Exposition company " ~
cate and build at or near the city OF New
Orleans IN exposition in celebration or ths
completion of the Panama Canal, an annual
dollar in ali parishes q 81 the State OF Louis;
lana outside 81 the parish of Orleans, and
Q tax Of gix-eighths (6-s) OF one mllL OF
the dollar in the Parish Of Orleans, STAYS Q!
Louisiana, be and the same IS hereby levleo
On Ill property subject to- State taxation N
the State Of Louisiana and Rsrlsn o. ~
leans. beginning With TIE ys - v jSea Il is
levied until Four Million $4,000 600, pol-
lars shall have been collected and paid into
the Treasury Of the State Of Louisiana;
The tax thus levied shall 90 assessed S9e
collected without costs OF commissioning IN
the various parishes throaEnous me ssaSs
and paid to The state TREASURER ~ me sans
manner as other State taxes are asseSSsu'
collected and paid in. -, =,
other taxes now authorized by the Con-
The money realized from the collection
Of taxes herein provided for sasll gensh IN
Che State Treasury IS other state Ianas W.
or sixty-second Congress oi the United
States that al expedition 9or me purposes
herein set forth will be hgd ct or near
Ehs City Of New Orleans. When this facf
is thus definitely determined, then the money
from the collection OF this tax shall be pala
cut by the State Treasurer upon ne Warrant
psny, approved by the Governor, Treasurer
and Auditor OF the State, or any TWO Of
them for the purpose Of securing : ste aho
for the construction, equipment snd matn'
The site Of the exposition and al i'm.
provements situated thereon ana al nonsys
or other assets OF said Worlds Panana III II
position Company shall be exempt from az
State, Parish, municipal and special taxes
while being used for said exposition pur-
poses.
herein stated shall constitute q binding con,
tfaet between the State OF Louisiana anG
the Worlds Panama Exposition company o9
Louisiana. and shall continue IN toEgs until
shs amount herein stated shall hs7s been
Ths Worlds Panama Exposition Company
-WsT --- H-.L5s. aaanw 4n this
deverpor, Treasurer and Auditor Of the
State for al money received By 1t from
the State Treasurer,
If upon the collection Of the last years
taxes more than Four Million (s4000,00ol
Dollars shall haye been. raised, gr II after
collecting q portion Of the taxes herein pro.
yided for It SHALL have been determined
the City OF New Orleans IN celebration Of
the @pening of the Panama Canal, then What
ev@ money is collected IN excess Of the
provided, or whatever money iB 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 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
a~ccruing to said parishes under se pro-
visions of the charter of the Worlds Pan.
sna Exposition Company, shall be used ex-
c~lusively by said parishes for the building
This amendment to the Constitution shalI
prevail over Gil other provisions of the Con
a~titution of the State Of Louisiana, which
may, directly or indirectly, .%confiict here
with, and shall be deemed to be selfsexecut
ing and to, confer directly the authority
negeiu granted, without an enabling act Of the
Section 3. Be it further resolved, etc..
That the official ballot TO be used at the
said election shall hsye printed thereon the
aTor the proposed amendments to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana,
levying d tax in aid of the exposition
celebrating the opening OF the Panama
Canal
and tine words:
Against the proposed amendment
to The Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, Ievying a tax In aid of the
exposition celebrating the opening Of
the Panama Canal
and each elector shall indicate, as proyid
ed in the General Election Laws OF the
State, whether be votes for or against the
proposed amendment.
P. M. LAMBREMoNT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
II. G. DUPRE,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
Approved; May Gath, 1910.
y. X. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN 4. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.