The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-11-12
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.
Senate Bin so. /.

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment 20 the Constitution
OF the Stale OF Louisiana Tor the assess
meut. bex3' and collection OF q tax in the
Parish OF Orleans and the State OF Lou
isiana, an aid OF locating and building an
expedition in the city OF New Orleans %
celebrate the completion of the Panama
Cana. said tax to be expended u,der the
direction of the Worlds Pansma Exposi-
ton Company.
Section L. fse it resolved by the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all members elected to each house
sopcurrinY That an amendment to the CON
ssitutiol Of the State OF Louisiana be SUD,
uitted to the qualified electors OF the state
for their approval rejection as required
By Article 32i OF the Constitution or the
State Of Isuuisiana at the Congressional
election 30 be he'd on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday of November,
1910, as follows:
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
having been organized as corporation by
act before Percy Sommer Benedict. Notary
Public, on the Sth day of the month of
April, 1910. for the purpose OF promoting
Orleans. n the State OF Louisiana. to be
held in cs,Sbration of the completion OF the
Now, fof the purpose of aiding said
cate and build at or near the city OF New
Orleans an exposition in celebration OF the
completion q the Panama Canal. an annual ,ha
dollar In all parishes OF the State OF Louis,
lana oafsida OF the Parish of Orleans, and
. tag of SIX -eighths l6-s) OF one mil on on
the dollar in tho Parish of Orleans. State OF
Louisiana be- and the same is hereby levied
on all properly subject TO State taxation in
the State of Louisiana and Parish OF Or,
leans beginning with the year 1911 ana
soliectcd annually in the year in which il is
levied Until -Four Million (S4,000,000) 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
the various parishes throughout the state
and paid to the State Treasurer in the same
manner as other State taxes are assessed
collected and paid in. IN
The tax tefein levied is additional to all
other faxes now sauthorized by the Con
Tho money realized from the collection
Of taxes herein provided for shall remain in
the State Treasury as other State funds un.
I'll il Is finally decided by the Sixty -hrst
or Sixty-second Congress of the United
States that an exposition for the purposes
herein. set forth viii be held at or near
the Oity of New Orleans When this fact
Is thus definitely determined. then the money
from the collection of this tax shall be paid
emit by the State Treasurer upon the warrant
Of the Worlds. Panama Exposition Com
many nppro~ed by the Governor. Treasurer
and Auditor Of the State, or any two OF
them for the purpose of securing site ana
for tho construction. equipment and main
tanning of the exposition.
The site Of the exposition and all i'm
provements situated thereon. and all moneys
or other assets of said Worlds Panama tx,
position Company shall be exempt from all
State Parish municipal and special taxes
while being used for said exposition pur
poses.
The fax herein voted for the purposes
herein staftd shall constitute binding con.
tract between the State of Louisiana and
the Worlds Panama Exposition Company OF
Louisiana. and shall continue in force until
thc amount herein stated shall nave Deen
The worlds Panama Exposition Company
shah, On demand. render account to the
Governor. Treasurer and Auditor of the
tie Stare Treasurer.
IL upon the collection Of the last year s
taxes more than Four Million, $4,000, oool
Dollars shall have been raised. or II after
collecting portion OF the taxes herein pro.
vided for II shall have been determined
that no exposition will be held at or near
the opening of the Panama Canal. then what.
ever money is collected. in excess OF the
Four Million (S4,o00, 000) Dollars as above
proydss 9s whatever money Ssc Is eGes sais aIa
determined that no exposition shall be held,
thcreupon 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
sccruing TO said parishes under the pro-
ANA Exposition Company. shall be used ex-
elusively by said parishes for the building
Of good roads.
This amendment TO the Constitution shall
prevail over all other provisions of 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 2. Be 1t further resolved ETC..
That the official ballot 10 be used at the
said election shall have printed thereon the
words;
Constitution of the State of Louisiana,
levying q tax in aid Of the exposition
celebrating the opening Of the Panama
Canal"
and the words
Against the proposed amendment
10 the Constitution OF the State of
Louisiana. levying a tax in aid of the
exposition celebrating the opening of
the Panama Canal
and each elector shall indicate. as provid.
ed IN the General Election Laws OF the
State, whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment.
p. NJ LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
II. G. DUPRE
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives.
Approved: May 24th 1910.
]. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
JOHN 55Sa s' r MICHEL.
II Gk.t.