The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-09-17
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT 20. q.
ACT 70. q.
senate Bill 10. /.
a JOINT RESOLUTION

ACG kOs +
Bsnase Bill 10. /.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana for the assess
ment, levy and collection of a tax in the
Parish OF Orleans and the State Of Lou
tsiana, in aid Of locating and building an
exposition in the city Of New Orleans to
celebrate the completion Of the Panama
Canal said tax to be expended under the
direction OF the Worlds Panama Exposl-
Section l.. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds of all members elected to each house
eoncurring, That an amendment to the Con
stitution 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
election to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday Of November
1e1o, as follows:
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
having been organized as corporation Dy
act beiore Percy Sommer Benedict, Notary
Public, ca the 9Th day Of the month OF
April. 1870, for the purpose of promoting
Orleans, 'l1' in the e. State cot Of Louisiana, to be
held in celebration of the completion Of the
Now Now. for 'At the purpose Of aiding said
World's Panama Exposition Company to To-
cate and build at near the city OF new
Orleans an exposition in celebration OF tng
completion of the Panama Canal, an an annual tid
tax of three eighths KID of one mill on the
dollar in all parishes of the State. of Louis
lana outside of the Parish OF Orleans, ana
Q 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
on ell property subject to State taxation ~ IN
the State of Louisiana and Parish OF Or,
leans, beginning with the year 1911 ana
collected annually in the year in which i IS
levied until Four Million ($4o00,oOo) Dol
lars shall have been collected and paid INTO
she Treasury of the State Of Louisiana.
The tax thus levied shall be assessed and
soeeted without costs oT or 6on tbe State
end paid to the State Treasurer in the same
manner as other State taxes are assessed
The tax B herein levied is additional to all
other taxes now authorized by the Con
Stitution
of taxes herein provided for shall remain in
the State Treasury as other state funds nm
tiI Il is finally decided by the tbs si1TK Kn;asd
States that an exposition for the purposes
herein set fsrth will be held at OF. Or near rear
the CITY Of New Orleans. When this tact
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
pany. approved by the Governor Treasurer F
and Auditor OF the State, or any two OF
them for the purpose OF securing as sife ainl ana
for the construction, equipment ana maln'
tanning of the exposition. -
The site Of the exposition and all I'M
provements situated thereon, ana all moneys t1y
position Company shall be exempt from all
State, Parish municipal and special taxes
while beiRg used for said exposition pur-
g7he tax herein voted for the. purposes
herein stated shall constitute binding con,
tract between the State Of Loqisiana and az
the Worlds Panama Exposition Company OF
Louisiana. and shall continue in force until
the amount herein stated shall have been
The worlds Panama Exposition Company
shall, on demand render account to the
Governor, Treasurer and Auditor of the
State for all money received by 1t from
If upon the collection of the last years
taxes more than Four Million $4,000, 0o0l
collecting portion of the taxes herein pro;
ivided for it shall have been determined
that no exposition will be held st or near
the opening of the Panama Canal, then what
ever money is collected in excess Of the
Four Million ($4, 4,ooo,ooo) Dollars as above
paid into the Treasury before 1t is definitely
determined that no exposition shall be held
Ehereupon 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 varl-
Gus parishes Of the State, including al funds
visions of the charter OF the worlds Pan
anna Exposition Company. shall be used ex
clusively by said parishes for the building
This amendment to the Constitution shall
prevail oyer all other provisions OF the Con
atitution of the State Of Louisiana, which
may, directly or indirectly, conflict here
with, and shall be deemed to be self-execut
Sng and to confer directly the authority
herein granted without enabling act of the
I Section q Be 1T further resolved, etc.
That the official ballot TO be used at the
said election shall have printed thereon the
s'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 provid-
lad in the General Election Laws of the
State, whether he votes for against the
P NJ. LAMBREMONT,
lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
H G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
Approved: May 24th, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN II MICHEL,
Serratary Of State