The Donaldsonville chief., 1910-09-24
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
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4 JOINT RESOLUTION
SBEoPosinG an amendment. to the Constitution
Of the State of Louisiana for the assess
8aent, levy and collection of a tax in the
Parish of Orleans and the State Of Lou
isiana 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 EXPOSE
ton Company.
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, two
shirds of all members elected to each house
eoneurring, That amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana be sub
Hitted to the qualified electors of the State
4or their approval or rejection as required
by Article 321 of the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana ct the Congressional
election to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday Of November
1910, as follows:
&aying been organized as eorporatlSen. a6y
set before Percy Sommer Benedict Notary
Public, sa the 9th day of the month OF
April 1910, for the purpose Of promoting
an exposition at or near the city Of New
Orleans in the State of Louisiana, to pc
Asld in celebration Of the completion OF the
Now, for the purpose Of aiding said
Worlds Panama Exposition Company to 10
cate and build at or near the city OF new
Orleans an exposition in celebration OF the
completion of the Panama Canal, an annual
tax of thFee-eighths as of one mill on the
dollar in all parishes of the State OF LOUIS
. 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 ieVlea
on all property subject to State taxation IN
she State of Louisiana and Parish OF Or,
leans, beginning with the year 1911 ana
collected annually in the year in which It IS
lars shall have been collected and palo INTO
ahe Treasury of the State Of Louisiana;
The tax thus levied shall be assessed ana
SOLICITED without costs or commits slonS IN
the various parishes throughout the state
and paid to the State Treasurer IN the same
manner as other State taxes are assessed,
The tax herein levied is additional to all
other taxes now authorized By the Oon-
Stitution.
of taxes herein provided for shall remain in
fhe State Treasury as other State funds un.
" i is finally decided by the tbs sizIK 9Knited
States that an exposition for the purposes
herein. set forth will be held at or near ssar
the City of New Orleans. When this fact
is thus definitely determined, then the money
from the collection of this tax shall be paid
cut by the State Treasurer upon the warrant
Of the WORLDS Papama Exposition on. synn- Com
and Auditor OF the State, any two OF
them for the p1rpose OF securing site ana
for the construction, as equipment . ana ms'1'
The site of the exposition and all i'm
provements situated thereon, and all moneys
or other assets of said Worlds Panama anna E11 y,
State, Parish municipal and special taxes
while being used for said exposition pur-
y'he tax herein voted for the purposes
Aerein stated shall constitute binding con,
tract between the State Of Louisiana and
the Worlds Panama Exposition Company 81 81
Louisiana. and shall continue in force until
the amount herein stated shall have been
collected.
The worlds Panama Exposition Company
shall, on demand, render account to the
Governors Treasurer and Auditor OF the
State for all money received by it from
the State Treasurer.
If upon the collection of the last years
faxes more than Four Million ($4,o0o,000)
Dollars shall have been raised, or II after
soliciting portion Of the taxes herein Is. pro;
that no exposition will be held at or near
che City Of New Orleans in celebration OF
che opening of the Panama Canal, then what
aver money is collected. in excess of the
Four Million ($4.oo0,ooo0 Dollars as above
provided, or whatever money is collected and
paid into the Treasury before 1t Is definitely
determined that no exposition shall be held,
khereupcn 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 varls
Gus parishes of the State, including all funds
iaecruing to said parishes. under the pro
ons of the oeaeT 0t the boz used aR
elusively by said parishes for the building
This amendment to the Constitution shall
stitution 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
Section 2. Be it further resolved, etc.
THAT the official ballot to be used at the
said election shall have printed thereon the
For the proposed amendment to the
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana,
levying 3 tax in aid of the exposition
celebrating the opening of the Panama
Canal
@nd the words:
''Against the proposed amendment
10 the Constitution of the State Of
louisiana levying tax in aid of the
exposition celebrating the opening of
the Panama Canal
land each eector shall indicate, as proyid
led in the General Election Laws of the
State whether he votes for or against the
'U4epSss P. NJ LAMBREMONT,
lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
+. Approved: May gath, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State of Louisiana
a true copy:
JOHN r. MICHEL