The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-09-09
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.
kSUHUEC oIII NU. I.
A JOINT RESOLUTION

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF the State of Louisiana for the assess
ment,, levy and collection of tax in tn
Parish OF Orleans and the State OF Lou
iisiana, IN aid Of locating and building al
exposition In the city OF New Orleans II
celebrate the completion of the Panam,
Canal; said tax to be expended under tn.
Section i. Be it resolved by the Genera
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all members elected to each house
>stitution Of the State of Louisiana be sub
pjtted to the qualified electors Of the Stat,
for their approval or rejection IS required
by Article 32l of the Constitution Of tn
election to be held on the first Tuesday mex
following the first Monday Of November
1910, as follows:
The World s Panama Exposition Compan,
having been organized us corporation b!
Public, on the 9Th day of the month Of
April, 1910. for the purpose of promoting
.sn exposition at or near the city OF Ne"
) Orleans, in the. State of Louisians, to be
Panama Canal: .
Now, for the purpose Of aiding said
Worlds Panama Exposition Company to 10
cate and build at or near the city OF Ne"
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
lama outside of the Parish OF Orleans, and
d tax of sixeighths (68) of ono mill on
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
4he State of Louisiana and Parish OF Or,
collected annually in the year in which it is
aovied until Four Million ($4,ooo0oo) Dol
lars shall have been collected and paid into
4he 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. =,
other taxes now authorized by the Con-
Htitution.
The money realized from the collection
OF taxes herein provided for shall remain in
ell it is finally decided by the, Sixty first
or Sixtysecond Congress of the United
States that an exposition for the purposes
herein. set forth will be held at or near near
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 Panama Exposition Com
end Auditor Of the State, or any two Of
for the construction, equipment and main.
Gaining of the exposition.
The site of the exposition and all I'M
proyements situated thereon, and all moneys
or other assets of said World Panama Elk.
position Company shall be exempt from all
State Parish, municipal and special taxes
while being used for said exposition pur'
poses
9'he tax herein voted for the purposes
herein stated shall constitute a binding con.
4 tract between the State Of Louisiana and
the Worlds Panama Exposition Company Of
Louisiana. and shall continue in force until
q Fhe amount herein stated shall have been
ii collected.
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
& she'll on demand, render account to the
Governor, Treasurer and: Auditor of the
4 The State Treasurer.
NJ II upon the collection Of the last year s
taxes more than Four Million, $4,000. oo0)
Dollars shall have been raised. or il after
I vided for it shall have been determined
chat no exposition will be held at or near
p the City Of New Orleans in celebration Of
che opening Of the Panama Canal, then what
Fonr Million $4,000, Oo0) Dollars as above
provided, or whatever money is collected and
paid into the Treasury before 1t ia definitely
& determined that no exposition shall be held,
the various parishes, and the Parish Of Orleans
On proportion to the amount contributed by
each The funds thus received by the vari
If Gus parishes of the State. including all funds
3 accruing to said parishes under the pro.
visions Of The charter of the Worlds Pan.
& anna Exposition Company, shall be used ex.
Il clusively by said parishes for the building
OF good roads,
This amendment to the Constitution shall
& prevail over all other provisions Of the Con-
y Stitution OF the State OF Louisiana, which
4 may, directly or indirectly, conflict here
81 with, and shall be deemed to be sef.execut-
% ing and to confer directly the authority
a,arein granted, without an enabling act of the
Section q Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That the official ballot to be used at the
Z said election shall have printed thereon the
words:
Eor the proposed amendment to the
s5 Constitution OF the State Of Louisiana,
celebrating the. opening of the Panama
Canal, a.. s FRI ,5.t
Against the proposed amendment
20 the Constitution Of the State Of
Louisiana, levying a tax in aid of the
s ssxpssltion celebrating the opening Of
+ and each elector shall indicate, as provid.
cd in the General Election Laws Of the
State. whether he votes for or against the
L DYopoBed amendment.
P. M. LAMBREMoNT,
lieutenant Governor and President Of the
35 Senate.
AZ n. q. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
as Approved: May oath, 1910.
]. 7. SANDERS,
Governor Of the State Of Louisians.
s JOIN isas tSs r. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State
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