The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-09-17
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.
Eenate Bill No. /.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
| of the State of Louisiana for the assess
ment, levy and collection of tax IN the
| Parish Of Orleans and the State OF Lou
lslana, IN aid OF locating and building an
exposition in the city OF New Orleans tc
celebrate the completion of the Panama
! Canal; said tax to be expended under the
direction OF the World Panama EXposi
ton Company.
sssGn Be It resolved by the Genera wa
thirds of all members elected to each house
concurring, That an amendment to the Con
stltution Of the State Of Louisiana be sub
mitted TO the qualified electors of the State
for their approval or rejection as required
BY Article 321 OF the Constitution Of the
State OF louisiana at the Congressional
following the first Monday OF November,
1910, as follows:
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
act before Percy Sommer Benedict. Notary
Public, on the Sth day of the month of
April, 1910, for the purpose Of promotins
| an exposition at or near the city OF New
Orleans. in the State of Louisiana to be
held in celebration Of the completion OF the
Panama Canal:
Worlds Panama Exposition Company to To-
cate and build at 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
the dollar in the Parish of Orleans. State Of
Louisiana. be and the same is hereby levied
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 II is
levied until Four Million $4,000 .0O0( 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
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 authorized by the Con-
gtitution.
The money realized from the collection
OF taxes herein provided for sha II remain IN
the State Treasury other State funds un.
I'll it is finally decided by the Sixty first
or sixty-second Congress of the United
herein set forth will be held at or near
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 World Panama Exposition Com
pany approved by the Governor, Treasurer
them for the purpose of securing site and
for the construction, equipment and main
taining of the exposition. :
The site Of the exposition and all i'm
provemen1s situated thereon, and all moneys
other assets of said World Panama ETi
position Company shall be exempt from an
State, Parish, munlclpal ana spetlal taxes
while being used for said exposition pur'
The tax herein voted for the. purposes
herein stated shall constitute binding con,
tract between the. State OF Louisiana ana
the World Panama Exposition Company OF
Louisiana. and shall continue IN force uhtli
the amount herein stated Shall have beeh
collected 49,
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
shall, or demand, render account to the
Governor Treasurer and Auditor OF me
State for all money received by 1t from
the State Treasurer
If upon the collection Of the last years
taxes more than Four Million tS4,oooo00
Dollars shall have been raised, or If after
collecting a portion of the taxes herein pro.
vided for it shall have been determined
that no exposition will be held at or near
the opening Of the Panama Canal, then what
ever money is collected. in excess of the
Four Million ($40 ,000) 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 otgahs.
In proportion to the amount contributed by
each The funds thus received by the var
Gus parishes of the State. including all funds
accruing to said parishes under the pro
visions of the charter Of the Worlds Pan
ANA Exposition Company, shall be used ex-
cusively by said parishes for the building
Of good roads. ,
prevail over all other provisions of the Con
stitftion of the State of Louisiana. 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 Of the
Legislature.
Section 2 Be 1t 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,
leyying a tax 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 tax in aid of the
exposition celebrating the opening Of
the Panama Canal,
and each elector shall indicate, as pr0vid'
ed 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.
true copy:
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