The Comrade., 1910-11-04
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
Senate Bill No. j.
"a a JOINT aRESOLUTION
ACT NO. q.

q SehotG Bfit NO. j..
I a JOINT RESOLUTION
YEaposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the State Of Louisiana for the assess.
4 Eaen* fsyy and collection OF a tax IN the
PesiSh OF Orleans and the State, OF Lou
asiaia in aid of locating and building an
exposition in the city. of New Orleans ID
celebrate the completion Of the Panama
Canal; ssid tax to be expended under the
direction of the Worlds Panama tAposi'
tsUn Company.
Section i. Be ii resolved by the General
Assembly Of tho State, OF Louisiana ,wso Two,
Z thirds OF ail members elected to each house
eoacurring, That an amendment to the Con
stsSution OF the State OF Louisiana be SUB.
Snfttsd to the qualified electors Of the s!aIe
Soy their approval or rejection as rcQulreh
by Article 321 of the Constitution OF the
Gtsto of louisiana at the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tuesday next
following The first Monday OF November,
1910, as follows:
having been organized as corporation py
act before Percy Sommcr Benedict, Notary
Public; ON tho stl day of the month OF
April, 1916, for the purpose Of promotlhs
On exposition at or near the city OF Ne"
Orleans, in the State Of Louisiana, to be
held in celebration of the completion OF ths
Panama Canal: ;,
Nov, for The purpose OF aiding SAID
Worlds Panama Exposition Company TO TO-
cate and build at near the city OF New
Orleans an exposition i'll celebration OF the
COMPLETION OF Tie Panama Canal, an annual
tax OF areeeghtlls ($s of one mill on tne
dollar IN all parishes OF the state OF LOUIS,
lana outside of the Parish of Orleans, ana
! q tax OF six.cighths (GS) of one mill on
the dollar in the Parish of Orleans. State OF
Louisiana, be and tho same is hereby leviea
ON all property subject to State taxation ~ IN
tho State of Louisiana and Parish of Or,
-1eans beginning with the year 1911 and
collected annually in the year in which It is
levied until Four Million ($4,00o,0oo) Dol.
lars shall have. been collected and paid INTO
she Treasnry OF the State of Louisiana;
The tax thas levied shall be assessed and
collected without costs or commissions III
+ cha various parishes throughout the State
and paid to the State Treasurer i'll the same
snarneT us Other State taxes are assessed
collected and paid in.
The tax herein levied is additional to all
other taxes now authorized by the Con-
stitVsion. u..,:o,
{ Of i tnsss % herein provided for shall remain in
6 che State Treasury as other State funds un.
3 Ell it is finally decided By the, Sixty.hrsi
g or Sixty.secOnd Congress OF the United
States that an exposition TOR the purposes
4 herein set forth will be held at or near
the City Of New Orleans. When this fact
s 10 this definitely determined, then the money
from sbe collection Of this tax shall be paid
ont by the State Treasurer upon the warrant
L az The Worlds Panama Exposition Com
h pany, approved by the Governor. Treasurer
h and Auditnr OF tho State, or any two OF
3 them for the purpose OF securing site and
4 sor TIC construction equipment and main
H tanning OF the exposition.
- ssas Tsss sita of the exposition and all i'm
proynmants situated thereon. and all moneys
s5cr5 other assets of said Worlds Panama TX,
position Company shall be exempt from an
q Btate, Parish, municipal and special taSes
whils being used for said exposition pur'
me fax hcrrjn voted for the purposes
hesein. stattd skal! constitute binding con,
tract between the state Of Louisiana ana
q The World, s pauama Exposition Company Of Of
Z Louisiana. and shall continue in force until
4 tlrs5 amount he:ein stated shall have been
ahs Worlds Panama Exposition Company
shall on demand render account TO 70 the me
Stats Tor all money received by it from,
& tlse State Treasurer.
III tip0n the collection Of the last year, $
taxes more than Four Million $4,000, ,0o0)
collecting portion Of the taxes herein pro; pro;
svided for it shall have been deterplneds
5 ahat no exposition will be held ct or inear.
iic city OF Rev Orleans in celebration of
lie opaning of the Panama Canal, then what.
Il ever money is collected in excess OF the
& Four MiIlinn4 s4,000000l Dollars as above
81 prayisIsd aSoT whatever money is collected and
raid into the Treasury before it is definitely
thereupon all OF said money shall be returned TO-
fhA various parishes, and the Parish OF Orieans,
8 Ers pfbpoftioi to the amount contributed ny
Il each Tho funds thus received by the Tari.
I I sus parishes Of the State including az funds
{ teerning 20 said parishes under the pro
II II aSiona of the charter OF the Worlds Pan,
/ ma Exposition Company, shall be used ex'
y einsiveiy by said parishes for the building
sas good roads. ]..ss.s st.al ),
ghia amendment TO the Constitution shall
! prevail over I'LL other provisions of the Con.
Stitftion OF the State Of Louisiana. which
may. directly aor indirectly, conflict here.
With and shall be deemed to be self-execut.
81 fns and TO confer directly the authority
b as ssin granted, without an enabling act OF the
q ssss section D. Be it further resolved, etc.
MAS Siis official ballot to be used at the
ssid election shall havo printed thereon the
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution OF the State Of Louisiana,
sSyyiiiE q tag in aid OF The exposition
celebrating the opening OF the Panama
Eanajl Z
and the words I:
AgsiDst the proposed amendment
fn she Constitution OF tbs State OF
iDpis;ana, leysing 81 H. e tag {, u AID o. the
the Panama Canal t5 ;5
AND eash slsctor shall indicate as provid.
n sI in the H General Election Laws of the
gtats, Wltathar he votes for CRY against the
d proposed amendment 4. I, !, J, T., =,
Lisa,ssans 81 Governor and President q the
9s',,is ii q. DUPRE,
Speakarsof the House OF Representatives.
Approved :as May Gath, 191 0.
j. =. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
spas ssas i'Ry 3 MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
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