The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-09-24
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.
A IoIar RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana for the assess
ment,. levy and collection of tax in the
Parish of Orleans and tine State OF Lou
isiana, in aid OF locating and building an
exposition in the city of New Orleans to
celebrate the completion of the Panama
Canal said tax 10 be expended under the
direction of the Worlds Panama EXPOSE
ton Company.
Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana, Two
thirds OF all members elected TO each house
eoncurTing. That an amendment to the Con
stitution Of the State of Louisiana be sub,
nitted 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 the, Gd 0nS,
following the first Monday of November,
1910 follows:
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
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 promoting
an exposition at near the city OF New
Orleans, in the State of Louisiana, to be
held in celebration of the completion of the
Panama Canal:
Now. for the purpose OF aiding said
Worlds Panama Exposition Company to To-
cate and build at near the city OF New
Orleans an exposition in celebration of the
completion OF the Panama Canal. an annual
TAX of three -eighths y } OF one mill on the
dollar In all parishes of the State of Louis.
lana outside Of the Parish OF Orleans, ana
the dollar in the Parish of Orleans. State Of
Louisiana, be and the same is hereby LEVIED
on all property subject to state taxation IN
the State of Louisiana and Parish of Or.
leans beginning with the year 1911 and
collected annually in the year in which u Is
levied until Four Million ($4,000.000) 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
fhrnmUhnut
and paid &c the State Treasurer in the same
manner NJ other State taxes are assessed.
The TAX herein levied is additional to all
other taxes now authorized by the Con-
stitution.
of taxes herein provided for shall remain in
the State Treasury as other State funds un-
eli il is finally decided by the, Sixty first
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
paSy oy the an apy tMo OF
them for the purpose of securing site and
for the construction. equipment and main
tanning Of the exposition. -, IN -
provements situated thereon. and all moneys
or other assets of said Worlds Panama tx,
position Company shall be exempt from al
while being used for said exposition pur-
poses.
Jhe tax herein voted for the purposes
herein stated shall constitute a binding con-
tract between the State of Louisiana and
the Worlds Panama Exposition Company OF
Louisiana and shall continue IN force until
the amount herein stated shall have been
collected.
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
shall. on demand, render account to the
nd Audi nj hn
State for all money received by it from
the State Treasurer.
II uron the collection q the last years
taxes more than Four Million $4,000. 000)
Dollars shall have been raised. or if after
collecting portion of the taxes herein pro.
vided for it shall have been determined
that exposition will be held ut 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 ts4,000.000) Dollars as above
provided. whatever money is collected and
paid into the Treasury before it is definitely
determined that no exposition shall be held,
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
accruing to said parishes under the pro-
visions OF the charter of the Worlds Pan
anna Exposition Company. shall be used ex-
clusively by said parishes for the building
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 selfexecut-
ing and TO confer directly the authority
herein granted, without an enabling act Of the
Legislature.
Section 3 Be IL further resolved etc,
That the oficinl 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 a tax in aid of the exposition
celebrating the opening Of the Panama
Canal
and the words:
against the proposed amendment
20 the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana. levying tax in aid of the
exposition celebrating the opening of
the Panama Canal -
and each eIector shall indicate. as provid-
ed in the General Election Laws of the
State, whether he votes for 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.
j. Y. SANDERS.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
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