The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-08
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. q.
1snsts Bill No. 1.
Joint RESOLUTION

@Snste Bin mo. L.
A 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 the State of Lou
.Ipositon IN The ic city q New Orleans to
celebrate the completion of the Panama
Canal; said tax TO be expended under the
direction of the Worlds Panama Exposl'
Section /. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana. two
thirds of all members elected to each house
roncurring, That an amendment to the Con.
atitHEiOn of the State of Louisiana be sub
united to the qualified electors of the State
by Article 32I of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana at the Congressional
election to be held on the frat Tuesday next
following the first Monday OF November
The World S Panama Exposition Company
Earring been organized as corporation by
net before Percy S0mmer Benedict, Notary
Public, on the 9th day of the month Of
April, 1910, for the purpose of promoting
9n exposition at or near the city OF New
Orleans, in the State of Louisiana to be
keld 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 or the city OF New
Orleans an exposition in celebration OF the
completion of the Panama Canal, an annual
dollar in all parishes Of the State of Louis,
sana outside of the Parish of Orleans, and
. tax of sixeighths (6-8) of one mill on
She dollar in the Parish of Orleans, state OF
louisiana, be and the same is hereby leVled
all property subject to State taxation IN
she State of Louisiana and Parish OF VI,
tsans, beginning with the year 1911 and
collected annually in the year in which It IS
kevied until Four Million $4,000 0ool Dol
lars shall have been collected and paid INTO
The tax thus levied shall be assessed ana
anllected without costs or commisslonss ~. IN
s us P stas in the
manner as other State taxes are assessed,
SOLICITED and paid in. -
The tax herein levied is additional to all
s4her taxes now authorized by the Con-
The money realized from the collection
Ehe State Treasury as other State funds un.
81 it is finally decided by the Sixty hrss
or Sixty-second Congress of the United
States that an exposition for the purposes
herein set forth viii be held at or near
Che City. of New Orleans. When this fact
Is thus definitely determined, then the money
trom the collection of this tax shall be paid
out by the State Treasurer upon the warrant
Of the World Panama Exposition Com
pany approved by the Governor, Treasurer
and Auditor of the State, or any two OF
4hern for the purpose of securing site and
for The construction equipment and main
Naming Of the exposition.
The site of the exposition and ali I'M
proYenents situated thereon, and all moneys
or other assets of said World s Panama Elk,
position Company shall be exempt from all
State. Parish municipal and special taxes
while being used for said exposition pur-
yhe 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
dIouisiana. and shall continue in force until
She amount herein stated shall have been
SOLICITED.
Tbs Worlds Panama Exposition Company
ghail, on demand, render account to the
State Tor all money received by 1t from
Che State Treasurer.
II ulton the collection OF the last year
tsxss more than Four Million $4,000 0o0)
Dollars shall have been raised, Or If after
collecting a portion of the taxes herein pro;
Eided for it shall have been determined
khnt no exposition win be held at or near
khe City of New Orleans in celebration OF
che opening of the Panama Canal, then what
-four Million ($A, oo9, 000) Dollars above
provided, or whatever money is collected and
paid into the Treasury before it is definitely
determined that, no exposition snail be bsla,
the YaTious parishes and the Parish Of orleans,
Ia proportion TO the amount contributed by
each. The funds thus received by the var.
accrning to said parishes under the pro
visions of the charter of the Worlds Pan
anna Exposition Company, shall be used ex-
eiusively by said parishes for tho building
This amendment to the Constitution shall
prevail over all OtneT Provisions OF the ION
6tifution of the State of Louisiana, which
hay, directly or indirectly, conflict here
with and shall be deemed to be self-execut
sng and to confer directly the authority
herein granted. without an enabling act of the
Section 2. Be It further resolved, etc,
Chat the official ballot to be used at the
aRid election shall have printed thereon the
For 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,
and Che 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 =
and each eleetor shall indicate, as provid-
Sd in the General Election Laws of the
State whether he votes, for or against the
'.N'.sss P. NJ LAMBREMoNT,
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
a. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved: May gath, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
a true copy;
JOHN r. MICHEL.
GarrSfarx of GtafA