St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-10-15
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
ACT NO. 2.
gsnate Bill No. |.
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A JOINT RESOLUTION

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
OF tbs State of Louisiana for the assess
mentY levy and collection of a tax in the
Parish Of Orleans and the State OF Lon.
aslanas IN ala OF locating and building an
opposition N the atty. Of New Orleans to
eetebFate the completion of the Panama
Canal said tax to be expended un4er the
direction Of the Worlds Panama Exposi-
son Company.
Assembly Of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds Of all members elected to each house
eoneurTing,. That an amendment to the Con-
mitted to the qualified electors OF the State
t0r the1f. approval or rejection as required
Ry Article -321 OF the Constitution OF the
election to be held on the first Tuesday next
following the first Monday Of November,
1910, as follows:
The Worlds Panama Exposition Company
having been organized as q corporation by
act before Percy Sommer Benedict, Notary
April, 1919. for the purpose Of promoting
Orleans, In the State Of Louisiana, to be
held in celebration of the completion Of the
N9Y, foE the purpose Of aiding u4id
Orleans an exposition in celebration Of the
completion of the Panama Canal, an annual
aax of .three-eighths (9s) Of one mill on the
lana outside of the Parish of Orleans, and
9 tax Of six-eighths (6-s) Of one 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
the State of Louisiana and Parish Of Or.
Leans, beginning WITH the year 1917 and
levied until -Four Million (S4,o 600, ooo) Dol
lars shall have been collected and paid into
The tax thus levied shall be assessed and
collected without costs or commissions In
che 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 sill
other taxes now authorized by the Con-
The money realized from the collection
taxes herein provided for shall remsih In
the State Treasury as other State funds UNI
81 II is finally decided by the sixty-Arst
or sixty-seeond Congress of the United
sss:is t sss forth 81 s1 R2iI Or LEI the p oI 9sss
the City Of New Orleans. When this fact
Is thus definitely determined, then the money
from the collection of this tax shall be paid
Of the Worlds Panama Exposition Com
pany, approved by the Governor, Treasurer
and Auditor of the State. or any two Of
them Tor the purpose Of securing q site and
for the construction, equipment and main
tanning Of the exposition.
proysments situated thereon, and eli moneys
or other assets Of said Worlds Panama Ex;
position Company shall BIS exempt from al
H0EGDEf2 L ~ HAA4CAp&A @1A 9RGSahA INV
while being used for said exposition pur-
poses.
herein stated shSil constitute . binding son.
tract between the State Of Loqisiana and
the Worlds Panama Exposition Company OF
Louisiana, and shah continue in Sores until
the amount herein stated shall have been
collected.
Ths Worlds Panama Exposition Company
sRSIa, on 4 4rsasafer F'a a6i i is62sn' & e s5s
State for ell money received by 1t from
the State Treasurer.
If upon the collection Of the last years
taxes moro than -Four Million ia, 000. o0o)
Dollars shall have been raised, or IL after
collecting q portion of the taxes herein pro.
that no exposition will be held ct or near
the City OF New Orleans In celebration Of
the g@peninE Of the Panama Canal then what
Four Million ($4,ooo,ooo) 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 Orleans,
IN proportion TO The amount contributed py
each. The funds thus received by the .vari-
Gus parishes of the State, Including all funds
a~ccrninE to said parishes under the pro-
visions OF the charter Of the Worlds Pan
anna Exposition Company, shall be used ex-
clusively by said parishes for the building
Of good roads.
prevail over all other provisions If the Con
s~titution OF the State of Louisiana, which
may, directly or indirectly, conflict mere
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 3. Be it further resolved, ETC.,
That the official ballot to be used at the
said election shall have printed thereon the
1sFor the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the State Of Louisiana,
lsvying q 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 a tax in aid of the
exposition celebrating the opening Of
the Panama Canal, >
and each elector shall indicate, as provid-
ed IN the General Election Laws Of the
State, whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment,
P. NJ. LAMBREMoNT,
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the
Senate.
II. G.. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
Approved May oath, 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true eopy:
JOIN r. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.