The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-28
CONSTITUTIONAL,
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.
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A JOINT RESOLUTION

-. jOlNT RESOLUTION
xtoposllng an amendment to the Constitution
o. the State OF Louisiana for the assess.
Rent, levy and collection OF tax in the
Parish OF Orleans and the State of Lou
asiana, IN aid OF locating and building an
exposition in the city Of New Orleans to
cGeleorate the completion Of the Panama
0sna!i said tax to be expended under the
& s u;ileetlon OF the Worlds Panama Exposi-
Section '4 ~ g. it resolved by the General
assembly OF the State OF Louisiana, two
shisds OF all members elected to each house
so!ncurrlhg, mat an amendment to the Con-
atitution Of the State OF Louisiana be sub
nltted to the qualified electors of the State
1or their approval or rejection as required
oy Article 32l of 1.-The Constitution of the
state OF Louisiana at the Congressional
s sis to pc held on the first Tuesday next
1910, as follows:
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
having been organized as corporation by
eet before Percy Sommer Benedict, Notary
april. 1910. for the purpose Of promoting
a. exposition at or near the city of New
Orleans, in the State of Louisiana, to be
geld IN celebration of the completion of the
Panama Canal:
Now, for the purpose OF aiding said
World s Panama Exposition Company to 10.
cate and build at or near the city of New
orleans al exposition in celebration of the
completion Of the Panama Canal. an annual
t 1S, Of three eighths ~ of one mill on the
lana outside of the Parish Of Orleans, and
tax Of six-eighths (6-8) of one mill on
the dollar in the Parish of Orleans. State of
Louisiana. be and the same is hereby levied
the State OF Louisiana and Parish OF Or;
oans, beginning with the year 1911 and
collected annually in the year in which ii is
levied until -Four Million (s4,ooo,ooo!), Dol
lars , shall have been collected and paid into
The tax thus levied shall be assessed and
collected without costs or commissions in
she various parishes throughout the State
and paid to the State Treasurer in the same
manner as other State taxes are assessed,
collected and paid in.
The tax herein levied is additional to all
other taxes now authorized by the Con-
Htitution.
The money realized from the collection
the State Treasury as other State funds un,
I'll it is finally decided by the Sixty-frst
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
OF the Worlds Panama Exposition Com.
psny, approved by the Governor, Treasurer
them for 'the purpose of securing site and
for tho construction, equipment and main.
tanning Of the exposition.
The site Of the exposition and all inn
provenents situated thereon. and all moneys
or other assets of said Worlds Panama Ex.
position Company shall be exempt from all
State, Parish, municipal and special taxes
while being used for said exposition pur-
poses.
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 force until
the amount herein stated shall have been
collected.
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
shall, on demand. render account to the
Governor, Treasurer and Auditor of the
State for all money received by it from
the State Treasurer.
If upon the collection Of the last years
taxes more than -Four Million ($4,000,00o)
Dollars shall have been raised, or if after
collecting q portion Of the taxes herein pro.
yided for it shall have been determined
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 ($400o000) Dollars as above
provided, or whatever money is collected and
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,
an proportion to the amount contributed by
Gus parishes of the State, including all funds
accruing to said parishes under the pro.
visions of the charter OF the Worlds Pan.
anna Exposition Company, shall be used ex'
elusively by said parishes for the building
OF good roads
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 selt-execut.
ing and to confer directly the authority
herein granted, without an enabling act of the
Legislature.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That the official ballot to be used at the
said election shall ha9ee printed thereon the
words:
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana,
I. levying tax in aid of the exposition
4 celebrating the opening Of the Panama
Y Canal, -
and the words:
Against the proposed amendment
4. to the Constitution of the State of
Il Louisiana, levying a tax in aid Of the
ssa exposition celebrating the opening OF
y the Panama Canal -
and each elector shall indicate, as proyid.
I'D in the General Election Laws Of the
State, whether he votes for or against the
\ si0p0's ?. NJ LAMBREMONT,
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
. Senate.
. n. g. DUPRg.
= Speaker Of the House Of representatives.
y J. y. SANDERS,
D Governor of the State of Louisiana.
J J JOIN t5Sf sfoRRy r. MICHEL.
= f@ Secretary Of State.