St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-10-29
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.
esnats Bin M. l.

ACT NO. 2.
Senate Bin Ma. 1.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the State OF Louisiana for the assess
mont, levy and collection of tax in the
Parish OF Orleans and the 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
lanai said tax to be expended under the
direction of the Worlds Panama EXPOSE
Section :. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana. two
ehirds OF all members elected to each house
stitution Of the State of Louisiana be SUBJ
nitted to the qualified electors of the State
xor their approval or rejection as required
State of Louisiana at the Congressional
election to be held ON the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday of November,
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
1Aving been organized as corporation by
Cot before Percy Sommer Benedict. Notary
April, 1910, for the purpose of promoting
sn exposition at or near the city of New
Orleans, in the State of Louisiana, to DO
Aeld In celebration of the completion Of the
Now, for the purpose Of aiding said
Worlds Panama Exposition Company to To-
gate and build at or near the city of New
Orleans an exposition in celebration of the
completion of the Panama Canal. an annual
a in al parishes 81 the State Of LOUIE
lana outside of the Parish of Orleans, and
Z. tag Of six-eighths (e-s) of one mill on
Louisiana, be and the same is hereby levied
on all property subject to State taxation in
ne State of Louisiana and Parish of Or;
collected annually in the year in in which il is
levied until Four Million (s4.ooo9oool, Dol
the Treasury of the State of Louisiana
The tax thus levied shall be assessed and
collected without costs or commissions in
psd so s sste in the
manner as other State taxes are assessed,
collected and paid in.
stitution
The money realized from the collection
the State Treasury as other State funds un.
I'll IT is finally decided by the, sixty.irs.
q si1.y.second Congress Of I'll the United
he City Of New Orleans. When this fact
= thus definitely then the h n,;
Of the Worlds Panama Exposition Com
Of ~ he State on any
Them for the purpose of securing site and
Tor the construction. equipment and main
The site Of the exposition and all i'm.
provements situated thereon, and all moneys
o. other assets of said Worlds Panama Elk,
position Company shall be exempt from all
state, Parish, municipal and special taxes
while being used for said exposition pur-
poses.
herein stated shall constitute binding con,
tract between the State Of Louisiana and
the Worlds Panama Exposition Company 81 81
Louisiana. and shall continue in force unt.l
the amount herein stated shall have been
Tbs Worlds Panama Exposition Company
~H,oI1
Governor, Treasurer and Auditor OF tho
State for all money received by 1t from
taxes u more ' than s0 Feur Million
Dollars shall have been raised, or II after
G ded fer p0l shall have been determined
that no exposition will be held at or near
NE City Of New Orleans in cele b rat Of
-Four Million $4,000 ooo) Dollars as above
provided, or whatever money is collected ana
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
Visions of the charter Of the worlds Pan.
anna Exposition Company. shall be used ex-
elusively 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 self-execut' |
ing and to confer directly the authority |
herein granted without an enabling act OF the
Section O. Be IL further resolved, etc.
That the official 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
to the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana, levying tax in aid of the
exposition celebrating the opening OF
the Panama Canal
and each elector shall indicate, as provfd- |
ed in the General Election Laws of the |
State, whether he votes for or against the |
vroposed amendment. "
lieutenant Governor and President Of the |
Senate.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives. |
Approved: May oath, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisiana. |
4 true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.