St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-29

AMENDMENTS
AOT 10. e.
bsGats Bill so. /.
A JoTET RESOLUTION

Sszats Bill 20. J.
A JorET RESOLUTION
Proposing an amsndnsnt to tks CSaSGintlea
"a the state q Louisiana taE tns asSess-
1snt, levy and collection o. : sas
iEIaaa, IA aid n Ioesting and Building a
e1pe1itaon IN the dty CT Rs" &c
SsSeerats she completion Of t4s EslE
S4naLi said tax 20 be sxp5a4. E
Ssetion l. Be j: resolved by tee ssnsral
1SssSnbly Of ths stsS Of L91slsaS sEo.
fnkToE Of all members elected 70 sasL GSaae
tS3soFEing, That an ame1dne1t S9
s4tutton Of the State Of Louisia4a % SUB.
Mltted 10 ths qualified e~!eot9Es o. 'Is stals
a& their approval or reiection Is EsqalFsd
By ArasIs Szi Of he Constitution OK Tie
Esste OF Louisiana 81 the Ss5s@&oaal
Slfetisn 70 pc held on the first 1asSesy Tsxs
13liowiug the FIRST Monday Oh Nofs1Rer,
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
haV1nS been organized IS a So.R ~
set before Percy sonner BeascAGLs S9tsEy
FubIies on the 9Th day Of ths nontn q
April, 1919, for the purpose OF pFesettng
an exposition at or near tbs city % Aew
Orleans, in the State Of Louisiana e bs
BED in celebration Of the complexion q he
NoW, Tor the purpose Of aiding aid
worlds Panama Exposition company Ss To-
cate and build at or near the eiFy q ss6
Orleans an exposition in eelsbrsaon Of the
completion Of the Panama Canal sA annual
tax of three-eighths ~ Of one mill o. the
dollar In all parishes of the state OF LenlE-
lana outside of the Parish Of Orleans and
. tax Of six-eiRhths t6-S) OF one mk On
the dollar IN the Parish of Orleans, stats OF
Louisiana, be and the same IS hereby lsyied
en- all property subject to state taGaGna In
the State Of Louisiana and Parish ct Or
leans. beginning with the yeAr 3s11 and
collected annually in the year II whisa L is
lars shall have been collected and pEfi into
the Treasury Of the State Of Louisiana
The tax thus levied shall be assessed Bnd
Eollected without costs or eommlsss919 Ia
the various parishes throughout the Ststs
md paid to the State Treasurer In the sans
manner as other State taxeE are assessed,
collected and paid in.
The tax herein levied is additional TO al
other taxes now authorized by the Con-
~Etitution.
The money realized from the collection
& texes herein provided for saai Fsasin Z
or sixty-second Congress of the united
ststs that n exposition pos on t95 '9s Purposes ss
ghe City Of New Orleans. When fhig faes
10 thus definitely determined, fhen th9 money
from the collection of this tax shan be paid
out by the State Treasurer Ipon ths warrant
Of the Worlds Panama Exposition Com.
psny, approved by the Governor, Treasurer
and Auditor Of the State, or an! TWO OF
them for ths purpose OF securing q site and
for the construction, equipment and maiR'
tanning of the exposition.
The site Of the exposition and al i'm
provements situated thereon, and All moneys
or ether assets of said Worlds Panama Ex.
position Company shall be exempt from ell
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 8 binding con.
tract between the State OF LonisiAna and
the Worlds Panama Opposition o2mpsny n q
the amount herein stated shall have been
tn Worlds Panama Exposition Compan,
shall, on demand, render account TO tbs
Governor, Treasurer and Auditor Of thi
State for all money received by 1t from
the State Treasurer.
If upon the collection Of the last yeag'
taxes more thar -Four Million $4,000, 900
Dollars shall have been raised, or Il Sftel
collecting q portion of the taxes herein pro
yided for y shall have been asfsrmlneS
the City Of New Orleans in celebration g
the opening Of the Panama Canal, then what
ever money is collected, in excess Of tn
Four Million (S4, oo0l Dollars az ahovt
provided, or whatever money IS collected AM
paid into the Treasury before it is dednitel!
determined that no exposition shall be held
thereupon all Of said money shall be returned T
the various parishes, and the Parish Of Orleans
In proportion to the amount contributed 9;
each. The funds thus received BY the VAR
GUS parishes of the State. including al funa
secruing to said parishes under the pro
visions of the charter of the Worlds Pan
ANA Exposition Company, shall be used ex
clusively, by said parishes for the buiidini
of good roads.
This amendment to the Constitution shall
prevail over all other provisions 5f the Con
etitution of the State of Louisiana, whic
may, directly or indirectly, conflict here
with. and shall be deemed to be gelf-execnf
Ing and to confer directly the authorit
herein granted, without an enabling act Of tn
Section q. Be it further resolved. etc
That the official ballot to be used at tn
said election shall have printed thereon tn
For the proposed amendments to the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana,
leyying q tax in aid of the exposition
celebrating the opening Of the Panama
Canal,
and the words:
fAgainst the proposed amendment
to- the Constitution of the State %
Louisiana, levying a tax IN aid OF the
exposition celebrating the opening OF
the Panama Canal :,
and each elector shall indicate, as proyie
"a Ia the General Election Laws Of q
State. whether he votes for or against th
pFoposeu y. NJ. LAMBREMONT,
Lieutenant Governor and President of 70
Senate. 14yppv
Speaker Of the House of Representative
Annroyed: May oath. 1910.
!. Y. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisian'
A true copy ,rrrxre1.