The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-02
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.
Senate Bill No. /.

"A JOlNI RESOLCIlOS
9sopos}lPpg an amendment to the Constitution
ol Tie State OF Louisiana for the assess
ment, levy and collection Of tax in the
rarlsh OF Orleans and the State of Lou
asiana IN aid Of locating and building an
exposition in the city of New Orleans to
EeieOfate the completion OF the Panama
Canal said tax to be expended under the
eIn OF the Worlds Panama EXPOSE
t,on Company.
Section l.. BE it resolved by the General
assembly OF the State of Louisiana, two
ahlfds Of all members elected to each house
concurrlng That an amendment to the Con-
sstutlon OF the State OF Louisiana be sub.
united TO the qualified electors OF the State
2y Article 32l of the Constitution of the
state Of Louisiana at the Congressional
election election to be held on the first Tuesday next
1 1onli,o%lns the first Monday of November,
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
naVlng been organized as IL corporation by
act before Percy Sommer Benedict, Notary
Iupiic' on the 9th day OF the month OF
april, 1910, for the purpose Of promoting
a nl, exposition at or near the city OF New
Orleans, in the State Of Louisiana, to be
heid 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 near the city of New
orleans an exposition in celebration of the
completion of the Panama Canal, an annual
tax Of three eighths (ss) Of one mill on the
dollar in all parishes Of the state of Louis,
zana outside of the Parish Of Orleans, and
a tax of six,eighths l6.s) Of one mill on
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 it is
levied until Four Million ($40OO,O0O) Dol
lars shall have been collected and paid into
SAe 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 p levied is additional to all
other taxes now authorized by the Con-
stitution
The money realized from the collection
d. 's stae ior s ends IN
or sixty-second Congress of the United
States that an exposition for the purposes
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
pany, approved by the Governor. Treasurer
and Auditor OF the State, or any two OF
them for the purpose of securing site and
for the construction. equipment and man
The site of the exposition and all i'm
provements situated thereon. and all moneys
or other assets of said Worlds Panama Elk
position Company shall be exempt from al
State, Parish, municipal and special taxes
while being used for said exposition pur
poses.
The tax herein voted for the purposes
herein stated shal! constitute binding con
tract between the State of Louisiana ant
the Worlds Panama Exposition Company O
Louisiana. and shall continue in force unit
the amount herein stated shall have beer
collected
The Worlds Panama Exposition Compan!
shall, on demand render account to I'M
Governor, Treasurer and Auditor of thu
State for all money received by it from
The State Treasurer.
taxes more than Four Million, ($4,ooo 900
Dollars shall have been raised, or if afte
collecting portion of the taxes herein pro
yided for it shall have been determines err nae
the City Of New Orleans in celebration Q
the opening of the Panama Canal, then what
ever money is collected. in excess of tn
-Four Million ls4ooo,oool Dollars asa ab sT
paid into the Treasury before it is dehnite;
determined that no exposition shall be held
81 shereupon all of said money shall be returned t
sF the various parishes, and the Parish Of Orleans
in proportion to the amount contributed D.
each. The funds thus received by the yar ri
Gus parishes of the State. including all fund
accruing to said parishes under the pro
visions OF the charter OF the World's Pan
ANA Exposition Company, shall be used eS
clusively by said parishes for the bulldln
of good roads.
This amendment to the Constitution shal
prevail over all other provisions of the Con
stitution of the State Of Louisiana, whlc
may, directly or indirectly, conflict here
with. and shall! be deemed to be self.execu1
ing and to confer directly the authorlt
herein granted, without an enabling act OF tn
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc
That the official ballot to be used at tn
said election shall have printed thereon tn
words:
Constitution of the State of Louisiana,
e ieyying tax in aid of the exposition
celebrating the opening of the Panama
s5SE Canal,
& and the words
to the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, levying tax in aid OF the
exposition celebrating the opening OF
the Panama Canal,
ssd in the General Election Laws of tn
state, whether he votes for or against tn
PROPOSED ' '''' "li'e''o'P P. M. LAMRREMoNT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF tn
Senate. n,,,nn
Sneaker Of the House OF Representative
Approved May Gath, 1910.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
= Join 15df s0 T, MICHEL,
Secretary of State.