The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-08
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.


A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment TO the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana for the assess
ment, levy and collection OF a tax IN inc
Parish of Orleans and the State OF Lou
asiana, in aid OF locating and building an
exposition in the city Of New Orleans 10
celebrate the completion OF the pana M
Canal; said tax to be expended under ths
direction of the Worlds Panama Exposi'
Section l. Be Il resolved by the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana Two
thirds Of all members elected to eaeh h %
soneurring That amendment TO the COZ
sH tt % o. the us sif,e Electors Of the state
Tor their approval or rejection as requires
by Article 321 of the Constitution OF the
State Of Louisiana at the GongIessionsii
-slsotion TO be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday OF November
1910, as follows:
having been organized as 2 corRora'iSn, py
,eet before Percy Sommer Benedict. Notsry
Public. on the 9th day OF the monsn OF
Orleans. 'i in the State Of Louisiana, to be
held in celebration Of the completion OF the
Now. for the purpose Of aiding said 10
Worlds Panama Exposition Company 70 TO-
Orleans an exposition in celebration Of the
completion of the Panama Canal, an annual
tar of three eighths % Of one mill on tne
dollar in all parishes of the state OF Louie,
lana outside of the Parish Of Orleans and
= tax of six-eighths (6-s) of one mill on
the dollar in the Parish OF orleans, otste vi
Louisiana. be and the same is hereby ievied
On all property subject to State taxation IN
the State of Louisiana and Parish OF VI,
leans, beginning with the year dynb - sn %
levied until Four Million (S4,Ooo,oool Dol.
lars shall have been collected and paid INTO
fhe Treasury OF the State OF Louisiana:
The tax thus levied shall be assessed and
collected without costs commissions IN
the various parishes throughout the stare state
and paid 10 the State Treasurer in the same
manner as other State taxes are assessed.
collected and paid in. - N
The tax herein levied is additionsl 70 al
other taxes now authorized by the Con-
The money realized from the collection
Of taxes herein provided for shall remain si IN
al it is finally decided by the Sixty .sd
or Sixty second Congress OF the United
that an eHpGySe t bsa 'h at on
the City OF New Orleans. When this iact
Il thus definitely determined, then the money
cut by the State Treasurer upon the warrant
OF the Worlds Panama Exposition Com
pany, approved by the Governor, Treasurer
and Auditor of the State, OF any two OF
them for the purpose Of securing site and
Tor the construction, equipment and main
tanning of the exposition.
The site OF the exposition and all I'M
Srovements situated thereon, and all moneys
Sr other assets of said Worlds Panama Ey,
position Company shall be exempt from az,
H.
while being used for said exposition puf'
The tax herein voted for the purposes
herein stated shall constitute binding con,
tract between the State of Louisiana ana
Shs Worlds Panama Exposition Company O,
Louisiana. and shall continue IN force nntil
Che amount herein stated shall have been
collected.
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
sha on demand render ads s sesGSn of the
State for all money received by it from
the State Treasurer.
II upon the collection Of the last year :
taxes more than Four Million $4,000 o0o)
Dollars shall have been raised. or II after
collecting portion of the taxes herein pro,
that no exposition win be held at or near
the City OF New Orleans in celebration OF
the opening of the Panama Canal. then what.
ever money is collected in excess OF the
-Four Million (s4. 00o.ooo) Dollars as above
provided. whatever money is collected and
paid into the Treasury before It Is definitei9y
deternined that no exposition shall be held
shereupon all of said money shall be returned to
the various parishes, and the Parish Of Orleans
In proportion to the amount contributed py
ZACH The funds thus received by the vari
aus parishes of the State, including AL funds
6ccrning TO said parishes under the pro
visions Of the charter o. me w hn nsss am
slusively by said parishes for the building
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
fng and to confer directly the authority
herein granted, without enabling act Of the
Section 2. Be IT further resolved. etc.
That the official ballot TO be used at the
said election shall have printed thereon the
words:
s'For 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
xand the words:
against the proposed amendment
to 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 th'
state, whether he votes for or against thu
proposed amendment
lieutenant Governor and President Of thu
Senate.
Fl g. DUPRE.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
Approved: May Gath. 1910.
!. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.