St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-09-03
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AMENDMENTS
ACE 20. D

A JOINT RESOLUTION
proposing an amendment to the Constitution
Of the State of Louisiana for the assess
Bent lazy and collection Of a tax in the
Parish OF Orleans and the State of Lou
islana, IN aid of locating and building an
exposition IN the CITY Of New Orleans to
celebrate the completion of the Panama
Sanati said tax to be expended under the
direction OF the Worlds Panama EXPOSE
ton Company.
Section i. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all members elected to each house
concurrIng, That an amendment to the Con
sututIon OF the State of Louisiana be sub
united to the qualified electors OF the State
LOT EAelf approval or rejection as required
State OF Louisiana al The ConcressionaI
ELECTION to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday of November,
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
having been organized as a corporation by
act before Percy Sommer Benedict, Notary
April, 1910, for the purpose of promoting
sn eXposltlon at or near the city of New
orleans, IN the State Of Louisiana, to be
held IN celebration of the completion of the
Panama Canal:
Nov, for the purpose Of aiding said
Worlds Panama Exposition Company to To-
cate and build at or near the city of New
Orleans an exposition in celebration of the
completion of the Panama Canal, an annual
tax Of three-eighths I'D Of one mill on the
dollar IN all parishes Of the State of Louis.
lana outside of the Parish of Orleans, and
u BA4 OF BlA-BiEhG4S tO-S) OF one mlll On
9he dollar in the Parish Of Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, be and the same is hereby levied
on AL 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 it is
levied until -Four Million $4,000, 900. Dol
lars shall have been collected and paid into
the Treasury of the State of Louisiana.
The tax thus levied shall be assessed and
collected without costs or commissions IN
the various parishes throughout the State
and paid to the State Treasurer in the same
manner as other State taxes are assessed,
The tax herein levied ia additional to all
other taxes now authorized by the Con-
s~titution.
The money realized from the collection
Of taxes herein provided for shall remain In
Che State Treasury as other State funds I'M:
Gil 1t is finally decided by the Sixty-arst
OF sixty-second Congress- Of the United
States that an exposition for the purposes
herein set forth will be held At or near
the City OF New Orleans. When this fact
is thus definitely determined, then the money
from the collection Of this tax shall be paid
out by the State Treasurer upon the warrant
of the Worlds Panama Exposition Com
pany, approved by the Governor, Treasurer
and Auditor of the State, OF any two Of
for the construction, equipment and main.
tanning of the exposition.
The site OF the exposition and all I'M
proYements situated thereon, and all moneys
or other assets Of said Worlds Panama En-
position Company shall be exempt from all
State, Parish, municipal and special taxes
FAAAS bCANb "N@0
The tax hereIn voted for the purposes
herein stated shall constitute q binding con.
tract between the State of Louisiana and
the Worlds Panama Exposition Company Of
Louisiana. and shall continue IN fierce until
the amount herein stated shall have been
ne Worlds Panama Exposition Company
shell, on demand, render account 70 me
Governor, Treasurer and Auditor Of the
State for all money received by 1t from
the State Treasurer.
taxes more than Four Million ($A,o00,0o01
Dollars shall have been raised, or if after
collecting d portion Of the taxes herein pro-
vided for it shall have been determined
that no exposition will be held at or near
Che City Of New Orleans in celebration OF
the mpening Of the Panama Canal, then what.
evGE money is collected, in excess Of the
Four Million ($A0o0,000) Dollars as above
provided, or whatever money Is collected ana
paid into the Treasury before it is definitely
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 yari.
Gus parishes Of the State, including all funds
accruing to said parishes under the pro
visions of the charter OF the Worlds Fan
ANA Exposition Company, shall be used ex.
c~lusively by said parishes Tor the Dulidlng
Of good roads.
prevail over all other provisions IT the Con
~sBitution Of the State Of Louisiana, which
NAV. directly or indirectly, conflict here
with. and shall be deemed to be seIf.execut-
ing and to confer directly the authority
herein granted, without an enabling act OF tha
Section q. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That the official ballot to be used at the
said election shall have printed thereon the
s'For the proposed amendment 70 the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
i~evying a tax in aid of the exposition
celebrating the opening of the Panama
Canal
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 indicatei as proyid.
ed in the General Election Laws Of the
State, whether he votes for or against the
p. H. LAMBREMoNT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
H. q. DUPRE.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
Approved: May oath, 1870.
J. Z. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN II. MTQHEL.
Secretary Of State.