St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-09-10
CONSTITUTIONAL,
AMENDMENTS
prono.;r = JOINT RESOLUTIONS

Prono.;n JOINT RESOLUTION
~ ossttng an amendment - 49,
msnt state Of Louisiana for thn na1as
Parish 81 o sIo collection Of tax in the
iaiana, In aid ie ~ !, and the State of Lou
ssIsbraon in the city of a Nsw o0E rIaang an
Canal: o; me completion of the Panama
direction ~ ~. AZ TO- be expended under the
4. :sssIss ]. :. i. resolved BY tn. a.a.r.,
shirds Of ali nan,h state of Louisiana, two
stitns,ang, That an amendment e. eat en- mouse Sa
nittsd0 = q the State of Louisia~a 'h No suh.
sor their s ps qualified electors Of the State
S.t article Of the Is re ~ rec
election " Louisiana at the Ooneressionai
following y re PC held on the first Tuesday next
1910, as folIow.n.." Monday of November,
havinnsr Worlds sald Panama Exposition Company
Get before i Ps Organized as corporation BY
1ur;1c' on the 9th day Of the month ~
q ~. s, aylo for the purpose Of promoting
Orleans IN the a. s e. near ~ the city of New
esid In celebration Of the counias;n, % pc
BANANA Canal: WAC so"pie'ion Ok tas
worlds world 81 Psn. the purpose Of aiding said
O az and build at or near the city of New
enn vahs an exposition in celebration of the
ss1 p ~ ION. OF the Panama Canal an annual
dollar & St G State mill IL On Tot the
: -. outside Of the Parish Of Orleans, and
she 'a do,1 81 s:x,sighths {6s Of one mill on
~ louisiana. be and the same is hereby levied
az ~ property subject to State taxation in
leans '1 he., OF Louisiana and Parish of Or:
collected annually in the year in which it is
Ss evi until Four Million ($4,ooo,oOo) Dol.
~ r snail have been collected and paid into
Me p, treasury OF the State of Louisiana.
Inc tax thus levied shall be assessed and
ssncliscted without costs or commissions in
and paid st.ss the State
manner as other State taxes are assessed,
collected and paid in.
Inc tux herein levied Is additional to all
stitution. -
The money realized from the collection
a. q taxes n herein provided for shall remain in
Or sixty-second Congress- of the United
SSsa. se that an exposition for the purposes
the City Of New Orleans When this fact
y thus definitely determined, then the money
from the collection Of this tax shall be paid
OF the Worlds Panama Exposition Com
pany, approved by the Governor, Treasurer
and Auditor of the State, or any two Of
for tho construction, equipment and main.
tanning of the exposition.
The site Of the exposition and all i'm.
Or other assets Of said Worlds Panama Elk;
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 shall constitute o binding con-
words ans Espoon oompany
Louisiana. and shall continue in force until
the amount herein stated shall have been
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
Gove;rno or treasurer and Auditor OF the
State for all money received by II from
II upon the collection Of the last year
taxes more than Four Million $4,000, oool
Dollars shall have been raised. or # ate. tier
& vided for 1t shall have been determined
that no exposition will be held at or near
e. s 9 q fS P. ssms Il sisSsasa
Four Milo Million issoooooo> Dollar: as .bov:
provided, or whatever money is collected ana
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 vari'
GUS parishes of the State. including all funds
accruing to, said parishes under ne pro pro.
visions of the charter OF the Worlds Fan
anna Exposition Company, shall be used i,: ex.
slusively by said parishes for the building
This amendment to the Constitution shall
prevail over all other provisions Of the Con n
stitution of the State. of Louisiana. which which
may directly or indirectly, conflict here
with. and shall be deemed to be self-execut'
ing and to confer directly the authority
herein granted, without an enabling act ct the
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
That the oficial ballot to be used at the
said election shall have printed thereon the
ssFor the proposed amendment to the
Constitution OF the State OF Louisiana,
lowing tax in aid of the exposition
celebrating the opening OF the Panama
Canal
sno IA painst the proposed amendment
20 the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana, levying tax. in aid OF the
opposition celebrating the opening OF
fhe Panama Canal -,
and each elector shall indicate, as PROVO
~ in the General Election Laws OF thu
State. whether he votes for or against thu
proposed amendment ,u,.o>,u
lieutenant Governor and President OF thu
Senate. n nrrppu
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
Anproyed; May oath, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
a JOHN 11Is G0 4. MICHEL.
Secretary OF State.