St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-22
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.

a 5SA&L GA9CLSAASN
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
d the State Of Louisiana Tor TIE asses
msnt, levy and collection Of Q &z IN rms
RaFlsh Of Orleans and the State 81 L9 Sn
exposition IN the Stty. OF New Orleans 20
celebrate the couSlssion Of the 9ana ths
Canal SAID ID tai a.. t 9re be esp9 PSnsm9 NIX Exposi-
ssetsos /. b it resolved by the General
thirds u ali members elected to each h9 TSso
c6nsurriug, That an amendment. to tae SO b
~stttution Of the State of Louisiana Do s 9
for thejF approval or rejection as TeqpttSSe H.
By Article 321 of the Constlt1tlon o. sST
State Of Louisiana I1 a. + +. the aSs. TT 0nsdssSt next
following the first Monday OF No'sWN'-'
The World's Panama Exposition Company
act before Percy Sommer Benedict, Notary
Public, on the 9th day of the month %
Is exposition at or near the city Of New :.
Orleans, in the State Of Louisiana 70 +b Ps
held in celebration of the completion 0A =
Nov, 5oT the Purpose Of aiding to 'f u.
Worlds Panama Exposition Company u Nav
cate and build at or near 81 ,d the sti9 @ Of the
Completion of the Panama Canal, an ann ~
tax of three-eighths (%) of one mill On Sne
Jana outside of the Parish Of Orleans, AM
Q tax Of six-eighths g6-8) OF one mat 9 nf
Bhe dollar in the Parish OF Orleans, %oTisd
an ali pToperty subject to state taxation in
the State of Louisiana and Parish o. nd
leans, beginning with, the year l t2at - s9 is
S S9Esd until a1n Fouy N Million iis "a, 0oo,o 900, Dol.
lars shall have been collected ana paio lh'0
Che Treasury Of the State OF Louisiana; .n6
The tax thus levied shall be assessed ana
solIected without costs OK conmlsslons 80
Che various parishes taroagaoTt, IN 'f the same
manner az other State taxes are assesS9u'
collected and paid in. ~ all
The tax herein Levied = soa h ! ~ Con.
The money realized from the collection n
sSs St treasury al. other State funds a IN
q sixty-aecond Congress of the r, gn1sse
hsrsin set forth will be held at or Hsaf
Shs City Of New Orleans. When TINS IaSs
ID thus definitely determined, Shen the money
from The collection of this tag shall be pala
ouf by the State Treasurer upon the warrant
Of the Worlds Panama Exposition 0 ~
and Auditor Of the State, @ any two .D Of
$hem foF the purpose of securing 8 ste ana
for the construction. equipment anu "
The site Of the exposition and al I'M =
proyements situated thereon, and all moneys ~
or other assets Of said WorAa-s Psn $rom ali
State. Parish. municipal and special Jas
while being used for said exposition por'
INC tax herein voted for the purposes
herein stated shat constitute Q b1nalng con-
tract between the State Of Lo9lsssns =
Louisiana, and shall continue in force until
tie amount herein stated shall have been
me worlds Panama Exposition Company
shall, on demand, render acs9nnt o9 ~
Governor, Treasurer and AudlSoE Oh -
State for all money received by 1t from
Il Il nnon the collection Of the last year
taxes more than Four Million. ($4,o0o'o9ol
Dollars shall haye been raised, or y @ 1ro.
vided for il shall have been determined
that no exposition will be held at OF neal
fhe Citv Of New Orleans in celebration OF
he apening of the Panama Canal then wat
ev&f money is collected, in excess OF INC
-Four Million l94,ooo,oool Dollars as aoo rS
paid into the Treasury before il, Is dehnlteig
determined that no exposition ghal De hsla
thereupon all of said money shall De re10rneu Is
The various parishes, and the Parish Of orleans
In proportion to the amount contributed by
each. The funds thus received by the YaEl
GUS parishes Of the STATE, ine ln1ar a. ths i1 nro
visions of the charter of the WORLDS ran
anna Exposition Company, shall be usea ex
clusively by said parishes for the ouliolna
This amendment to the Constitution shat
prevail over all other provisions 0f the gon
s~tttution of the State of Louisiana, whleE
NAV, directly or indirectly, conflict mere
with, and shall be deemed to be self+execnS
ing and TO confer dlrecLIy tne auhhoEtS1
herein granted, without an enabling act OF tins
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc,
That the official ballot to be used at tbs
said election shall have printed thereon th'
words:
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
to the Constitution of the State of
Louisiana, levying q tax in aid of the
exposition celebrating the opening OF
the Panama Canal, o.,
and each e1ector shall indicate. as provid
ed in the General Election Laws of tn
State. whether he votes for or against tn
proposed amendment.
lieutenant Governor and President of tn
H. O. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved: May oath. 1910.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN Il. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.