The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-10-15
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.

\ JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing al amendment 10 the Constitution
of the State Of LOG!siaIA Tor lAe assess
nent. levy ard collection q TAX II .Ae
Parish 81 Orleans and the state OF Lou
islaLa. in AID Of locating aLd bul!dlIg an
exposition IL the CITY Of New Orleans 70
celebrate The completion OF the Panama
Canal; SAID TAX 10 De expended under the
direction Of the World . Panama LApos--
Section !. BE il resolved by The General
Assembly Of the State OF Louisiana, two
thirds % a. members elected - each mouse
cuIcurr!Lg ia! al ameLd nent - the tJA-
stIturiou III the STATE Of Louisiana be SUB
United 10 tie qualified electors o. the state
tor their approval or rejection as required
b. Article 32l u the Constitution Of the
State Of Louisiana al the Congressional
following the first Monday Of November
Tie Worlds Panama Exposition Company
hayiEs been organized as a corporation ION. oy
Public, On the 6th day Of the month o.
April, 1910. for the purpose Of promn2 t.
e. exposition At or near ne cly Of Nv ~
held in celebration Of the completion OF the
Panama Canal:
Now. for the purpose OF aiding said
Werlds Panama Exposition Company TO To-
cate and build al or near the city OF New
Orleans an exposition in celebration Of the
completion Of the Panama Canal, an annual
tax of three eighths ~ Of one mill on the
dollar in all parishes OF the State Of Louis
lana outside Of the Parish Of Orleans. and
tax Of six eghths f68) OF one mill on
the dollar in the Parish Of Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, be and the same is hereby leFled
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 i IS
levied until Four Million 50 900, 000) 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
collected and paid in.
The tax herein levied is additional to all
other taxes now authorized by the Con
stitution.
The money realized from the collection
Of taxes herein provided for shall remain in
the State Treasury as other State funds un-
or Sixty second Congress Of the United
States that an exposition for the purposes
the City 81 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 ste snd
for The construction. equipment ana man
tanning of the exposition.
The site Of the exposition and all in
provements situated thereon. and all MONEYS
position Company shall be exempt from all
state Parish, municipal and special taxes
while being used for said exposition pur-
The tax herein voted for the purposes
herein stated sl.a.l constitute binding con,
tract between tbs State ~ LOUISIANA ana
the World Panama Exposition Company OF
Louisiaua. and shall continue IL force until
tie amount he.ein stated shall have been
collected.
The worlds Panama Exposition Company
~
Governor. Treasurer and Auditor OF the
State for al money received by 1t from
tie State Treasurer.
II uTon the collection Of the last years
taxes more than Four Million (Sto0)009i
Dollars shall have been raised. or il after
collecting portion Of the taxes herein pro
that no exposition viii be held at or near
the City Of New Orleans in celebration Of
the opening OF the Panama Canal. then what
ever money is collected in excess OF the
-Four Million $4,000. 0OO) Dollars above
provided, or whatever money Is collected and
paid into the Treasury before il is definitely
determined that no exposition shall be held.
all Of said money shall be returned 70
the various parishes. and the Parish Of Orleans,
each The funds thus received by the vari-
GUS parishes of the State, including all funds
accruing to said parishes under the pro
visions Of the charter Of the n World 70, 5 Pan,
clusively by said parishes for the building
of good roads
This amendment to the consultation 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 10 be seIf-exeeut-
ing and to confer directly the authority
herein granted, without enabling act OF the
legislature
Section 2 Be it 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, |
levyng a ts4 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 a tax in aid of the
exposition celebrating the opening of
the Panama Canal
md each elector shall indicate as provid-
I'd in the General Election Laws of the |
State. whether he votes for against the
proposed amendment.
P NJ LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
H. G. DUPRE.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved: May oath 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor Of the State of Louisiana.
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